Question 1

will this  work with XP pro and  windows 7?

Accepted Answer

Works with windows 7, since that's what I have.  The neat part of the whole thing is that it's wireless.  If your home network works with both XP and win-7, then you'll love the printer.  If you have to use USB, you'll still love it. Very sharp, works fine on photos, reasonable on ink.

Question 2

I have a MacBook Air that does not have a CD/DVD slot. Is there another way, besides using the CD/DVD, to install the printer on my laptop?

Accepted Answer

I have a MacBook Pro ... but didn't need the optical drive to install the printer.  I actually never connected the printer to the laptop.  I used wi-Fi to set up the printer from the printer display panel. My wife and I are able to print from mac and windows laptops... and from our iPads and iPhones... all wirelessly.  If the printer came with a CD/DVD... I never used it.   Your MBA should have no issues printing to this printer - it was incredibly easy to set up - considering we have 7 or 8 devices printing to it wirelessly.

Question 3

If I took this printer with me on a trip would I be able to print from my ipad while I was in a hotel room?

Accepted Answer

Yes you could, both thru the app mentioned above by Dan W, but also if you had a USB cable that goes apple to usb2.0/3.0. It w9uld essentially add your device as an external drive, than you could browse your device and print directly from it. This works for apple, android, and windows mobile.

Question 4

Is this compatible with windows 8.1 ?

Accepted Answer

Absolutely. Been using it with windows 8.1 for at least 6-8 months. Also works great with google print, so if you have an android phone, u can print directly from it.

Question 5

does this have a back loader?

Accepted Answer

No, this printer does not have a back loader.  There are two cassettes that load from the front.  I keep 8 1/2 x 11 inch sheets in the lower cassette. I have never counted the number of sheets that it will hold, but I would guess it would be at least 70.  The upper cassete I use for 4 x 6 photo paper.

Question 6

can this scan multiple pages at once, like the way canon mp530 does through an automatic sheet feeder?

Accepted Answer

There is no document feeder. Single sheet flat-bed scanner only.

Question 7

Can I scan with this printer?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it scans and more quickly than my flatbed scanner and with higher resolutions.  Very happy with the scanner portion.

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