Pros
- Roomy paper trays; fast, capable scanner
- Automatic duplexer; Wi-Fi connectivity
Cons
- Average to slow print speeds
- Printed photos suffer on plain paper
At A Glance
You get nice print quality plus Wi-Fi and automatic duplexing, but speed is just average overall.
Manufacturer’s Description
PIXMA MX860 Office All-in-One Printer generates a 4 x 6 borderless photo in 41 seconds. Prints and copies in black/white pages with 600 x 600 dpi and in color with 9600 x 2400 dpi. Networkable via an Ethernet connection. Offers an optional BU-30 Bluetooth interface to print wirelessly from a PC or PDA. Copy functions include copy scaling from 25 percent to 400 percent and multiple copying up to 99 pages. Built-in Auto Duplex Printing allows you to print two-sided documents without having to manually flip the pages. Printer features a 150-sheet input tray, 35-sheet automatic document feeder and high-resolution 2.5 color display. Flatbed scanner offers a resolution of up to 9600 x 4200 dpi, and 48-bit internal/24-bit external color depth. Fax function features a modem speed of 33.6 Kbps, a 250-page memory, 100-location speed dialing, redial and remote reception. Black/white page transmits in 3 seconds, and a color page transmits in one minute.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | 3301B002 |
| Requirements | |
| Operating System Compatibility |
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| Display | |
| Display type | Color |
| Ports and Connections | |
| USB 1.1 | Yes |
| USB 2.0 | Yes |
| Wireless connection |
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| Bluetooth | Optional |
| PictBridge | Yes |
| Parallel Port | 0 |
| Serial Port | No |
| Power | |
| Maximum Power Draw (watts) | 21 watts |
| Standby Power Draw (watts) | 41 watts |
| Faxing | |
| Fax page memory capacity | 250.0 |
| Fax Resolution (dpi) | 300 x 300 dpi |
| Dimensions | |
| Height | 8.9 inches |
| Weight | 26.4 pounds |
| Depth | 17.1 inches |
| Width | 19.4 inches |
| Media Handling | |
| Max Input Trays | 2 |
| Standard Number of Input Trays | 2 |
| Maximum Paper Height | 14.0 |
| Automatic Duplexer | Standard |
| Manual Feed Slot | 0 |
| Standard Input Sheet Capacity | 300 |
| Storage Media | |
| Compact flash | CompactFlash |
| SD card | SD Card |
| Memory stick | Memory Stick |
| Compact flash | Yes |
| Resolutions | |
| Color horizontal optical resolution | 9600 x 2400 dpi |
| Monochrome horizontal optical resolution | 600 x 600 dpi |
| Scanning | |
| Scanner Type | Flatbed |
| Maximum Scan Resolution | 19200 x 19200 |
| Maximum External Bit Depth |
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| Optical Scanning Resolution | 2400 by 4800 |
Performance
| PCWorld Test Center (Quality) | |
|---|---|
| Print quality: Color photo | Superior |
| Print quality: Text | Very Good |
| Copy quality | Very Good |
| Print quality: Grayscale photo | Good |
| PCWorld Test Center (Speed) | |
|---|---|
| Print speed: Text | 8.4 ppm |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Overall Scan Quality | Good |
| Color Output Quality | Good |
| Final Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 12.33 |
| Sports Action Shot (secs) | 49.3 |
| Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) | 2.3 |
| Line Art Output Quality | Good |
| One-Page Line Art, Maximum Resolution | Good |
| Three-Page Word Document (secs) | 45.46 |
| Grayscale Glossy Output Quality | n/a |
| 300dpi Line Art Image (secs) | 22.66 |
| Ten-Page Word Document (secs) | 93.33 |
| Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) | 2.6 |
| Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 5.9 |
| Preview Scan, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 5.87 |
| One-Page Webpage (secs) | 30.94 |
| Two-Page Excel Document (secs) | 50.54 |
| Final Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 10.97 |
| Final Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 8.2 |
| One-Page Copy (secs) | 17.08 |
| Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 5.73 |
| 4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) | 28.04 |
| One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | Good |
| 4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) | 26.65 |
| Tested Color Speed (ppm) | 2.2 |
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