I have a small business and we have bought a number of these printers. They get very light use.
They last about 6 months before something packs up. They are always beyond economic repair so we throw them away.
However I have just got 1403 on one which has been in service for only a few months, and now that has to go in the skip! This is ridiculous... such junk.
I took out the print head and cleaned it. No change.
Should we save these printers up and send several to Canon and perhaps they can send us a new one for every 2 or 3 we return?
It makes one cry to be chucking out some a big and complex piece of equipment, just because it is not worth repairing?