Canon MX310 Prints poorly with Leopard

When I upgraded to Leopard, my printer failed to print properly, then a cartridge strap broke, so I bought a new printer at the Apple Store to ensure I had a printer that worked with Leopard. The specifications on this printer on the Apple Store's web site state, that it works with 10.5.x. While it does print text documents, full color images are washed out. Photoshop CS3 prints images terribly and Photoshop CS prints less so, but still unacceptable.
I don't think it's the paper quality, as one poster suggested on the review page in the Apple Store's site.
I've gone to Canon's web site to download the latest driver and found no difference.
What printer DOES work with Leopard? I don't want to revert to Tiger. Any suggestions?

I think you will find that many printers work on Leopard. We use a number of Canon printers for proofing (albeit dedicated printers and not All-In-Ones) and they print fine from 10.5. Note that the paper can make a difference. When you say washed out, if you mean the colours are not vibrant, then the paper can make a difference because plain paper will absorb the ink, some more than others. Photo papers don't absorb the ink as much so the colours can appear brighter. Also, the colour profiles for the printers vary for different paper stocks. If you have some photo paper, try setting the quality & media > media type to photo paper pro and then print.
PaHu

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