Pros

  • Low purchase price
  • Nice text output

Cons

  • No manual duplexing support for the Mac
  • Pricey black ink
  • Short, 90-day warranty

At A Glance

The MX372 is a decent, inexpensive MFP for PC users, but its black ink is pricey, and it has no duplexing support for the Mac.

Manufacturer’s Description

Bring excellent quality, speed, and ease of use to your home office all in the name of increased productivity. An integrated 30-sheet Auto Document Feeder, FastFront are just some of the features that can allow you to easily multi-task while your PIXMA MX372 is at work. This can bring office efficiency to all-new levels and reduce cost at the same time.

The Specs

Pricing
Part Number 5781B002
Requirements
Operating System Compatibility
  • Macintosh OS X 10.5.x
  • Macintosh OS X 10.6.x
  • Microsoft Windows 7
  • Microsoft Windows Vista
  • Microsoft Windows XP
Display
Photo preview 0
Text Only 1
Touchscreen 0
Display type Monochrome (fixed-character)
Ports and Connections
USB Yes
Green
Energy Star compliant 1.0
Faxing
Fax page memory capacity 50.0
Dimensions
Height 7.9 inches
Weight 18.5 pounds
Depth 15.2 inches
Width 18.1 inches
Media Handling
Optional Trays Available 0
Dedicated photo tray 0
Automatic Document Feeder 1
Media Sizes Accepted Legal inches
Standard Number of Input Trays 1
Manual Feed Slot 0
Maximum sheet capacity with standard trays 100.0 sheets
Resolutions
Monochrome vertical optical resolution 600 dpi
Color horizontal optical resolution 600 dpi
Monochrome horizontal optical resolution 600 dpi
Color vertical optical resolution 600 dpi
Scanning
Maximum Scan Size Letter
Vertical Optical Scan Resolution 2400
Scanner Type Flatbed
Horizontal Optical Scan Resolution 1200
Maximum External Bit Depth 24-bit
Platform Support
Printer languages supported GDI/Host-based
Printer Type
Number of Colors 4
Colors Available
  • Cyan
  • K (Black)
  • Magenta
  • Yellow
Cost Per Page
4-color page (cheapest vendor ink) 13.8 cents per page
Plain Text Page (Highest yield vendor ink) 6.3 cents per page
Vendor Rated Speeds
Monochrome print speed 8.7 ppm
Color print speed 5 ppm
Color 4x6 photo speed 46 seconds
Warranty
Warranty information 90 Days

Performance

PCWorld Test Center (Quality)
Print quality: Color photo Good
Scan quality: Color photo Good
Print quality: Text Very Good
Copy quality Very Good
Scan quality: Line art Fair
Scan quality: Text Very Good
PCWorld Test Center (Speed)
Copy speed rating Superior
Copy speed 6.6  ppm
Print speed: Text 5.9  ppm
Print speed rating: Text Good
Print speed rating: Color photo Good
Print speed: Color photo 1.6  ppm