I also have an HP Officejet 6500 A+(wireless) as a backup to the Canon Inkjet. Don't get me wrong, have had problems with HP also but also have had some good Canon and HP LASER printing machines. Have heard some good reports of Brother but not sure...
I called a local tech shop and he agreed to look at it and see if he could find a part (in this case it was the part the cable plugs into). As he told me, Canon no longer makes the part so he was at a dead end. Goodbye Canon, hello HP.
Thanks for your replies to my question about my 35mm film Canon EOS Rebel Ti. It is good to know I can buy just the body for a digital EOS and continue to use the EF lenses.
Thank you folks for the information, haven't got my MX870 back from shop yet. But I also have an HP Officejet 6500A+ that I got about same time as the Canon Printer a few years back. It is working just fine but like all inkjet printers hard to keep...