Pros

  • Low purchase price
  • Nice text output

Cons

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

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
Display type Monochrome (fixed-character)
Photo preview 0
Text Only 1
Touchscreen 0
Ports and Connections
USB Yes
Green
Energy Star compliant 1.0
Faxing
Fax page memory capacity 50.0
Dimensions
Width 18.1 inches
Depth 15.2 inches
Height 7.9 inches
Weight 18.5 pounds
Media Handling
Standard Number of Input Trays 1.0
Maximum sheet capacity with standard trays 100.0 sheets
Optional Trays Available 0.0
Manual Feed Slot 0.0
Media Sizes Accepted Legal inches
Dedicated photo tray 0.0
Automatic Document Feeder 1.0
Resolutions
Monochrome horizontal optical resolution 600 dpi
Monochrome vertical optical resolution 600 dpi
Color vertical optical resolution 600 dpi
Color horizontal optical resolution 600 dpi
Scanning
Scanner Type Flatbed
Maximum Scan Size Letter
Horizontal Optical Scan Resolution 1200.0
Vertical Optical Scan Resolution 2400.0
Maximum External Bit Depth 24-bit
Platform Support
Printer languages supported GDI/Host-based
Printer Type
Number of Colors 4.0
Colors Available
  • Cyan
  • K (Black)
  • Magenta
  • Yellow
Cost Per Page
Plain Text Page (Highest yield vendor ink) 6.3 cents per page
4-color page (cheapest vendor ink) 13.8 cents per page
Vendor Rated Speeds
Monochrome print speed 8.7 ppm
Color print speed 5.0 ppm
Color 4x6 photo speed 46 seconds
Warranty
Warranty information 90 Days

Performance

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