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Pros

  • Automatic duplex printing
  • Automatic document feeder

Cons

  • Pricey black ink
  • Inefficient control panel

At A Glance

This competent, low-volume multifunction printer offers good output and speed, but costly black ink and some design oddities are drawbacks.

Manufacturer’s Description

Bring excellent quality, speed, and ease of use to your home office all in the name of increased productivity. This begins with built-in Wi-Fi for printing and scanning virtually anywhere in your home from computers and compatible mobile devices. This also includes AirPrint, which lets you wirelessly print photos, emails, web pages, documents and more from compatible iPad, iPhone or iPod touch devices to a compatible Canon PIXMA Wireless All-In-One. An integrated 30-sheet Auto Document Feeder, built-in Auto Duplex Printing, a Dual Function Panel, and FastFront are just some of the features that can allow you to easily multi-task while your PIXMA MX512 is at work. This can bring office efficiency to all-new levels and reduce cost at the same time.

The Specs

Pricing
Part Number MX512
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 1
Text Only 0
Touchscreen 0
Display type Color
Display size 2.5 inches
Ports and Connections
USB Flash Port Yes
Wireless connection Yes
MultiMedia Card (MMC) or MultiMediaCard (MMC) MultiMedia Card (MMC)
PictBridge Yes
USB Yes
Green
Energy Star compliant 1.0
Faxing
Fax page memory capacity 50.0
Dimensions
Height 7.8 inches
Weight 19.3 pounds
Depth 18.1 inches
Width 16.4 inches
Media Handling
Optional Trays Available 0
Dedicated photo tray 0
Automatic Document Feeder 1
Maximum sheet capacity with standard trays 100.0 sheets
Media Sizes Accepted Legal inches
Standard Number of Input Trays 1
Automatic Duplexer Standard
Manual Feed Slot 0
Storage Media
SD card
  • SD Card
  • SDHC Card
Memory stick Memory Stick PRO Duo
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) 7 cents per page
Vendor Rated Speeds
Monochrome print speed 9.7 ppm
Color 4x6 photo speed 46 seconds
Color print speed 5.5 ppm
Warranty
Warranty information 1 Year

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 Good
Copy speed 3.9  ppm
Print speed: Text 6.9  ppm
Print speed rating: Text Good
Print speed rating: Color photo Fair
Print speed: Color photo 1.5  ppm