Pros
- Very inexpensive
- Brisk copy, scan, and photo speeds
Cons
- Pricey black ink; slow text speed
- Photos can look pinkish or pale
At A Glance
You get decent features and speed for the price, but the inks are costly and the photos, pale.
Manufacturer’s Description
The PIXMA MX330 brings high performance and versatility right to your door step. Utilize 4800 x 1200 maximum color dpi1 firing at 2pl with the heralded Black and Color fine Ink cartridge system for great detail and a built-in, fully-integrated 30-sheet Auto Document Feeder for fast copying and scanning of your originals so you can multi-task while you're in or out of the office.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | 3300B002 |
| Requirements | |
| Operating System Compatibility |
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| Display | |
| Display type | Color |
| Ports and Connections | |
| Bluetooth | Optional |
| USB 1.1 | Yes |
| USB 2.0 | Yes |
| PictBridge | Yes |
| Parallel Port | 0 |
| Serial Port | No |
| Power | |
| Maximum Power Draw (watts) | 11 watts |
| Standby Power Draw (watts) | 23 watts |
| Faxing | |
| Fax Resolution (dpi) | 300 x 300 dpi |
| Fax page memory capacity | 50.0 |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 18.1 inches |
| Depth | 16.2 inches |
| Height | 7.8 inches |
| Weight | 19.7 pounds |
| Media Handling | |
| Standard Number of Input Trays | 1 |
| Standard Input Sheet Capacity | 150 |
| Manual Feed Slot | 0 |
| Automatic Duplexer | Not Available |
| Max Input Trays | 1 |
| Maximum Paper Height | 14.0 |
| Storage Media | |
| Compact flash | Yes |
| Resolutions | |
| Monochrome horizontal optical resolution | 600 x 600 dpi |
| Color horizontal optical resolution | 4800 x 1200 dpi |
| Scanning | |
| Scanner Type | Flatbed |
| Maximum External Bit Depth |
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| Maximum Scan Resolution | 19200 x 19200 |
| Optical Scanning Resolution | 1200 by 2400 |
Performance
| PCWorld Test Center (Quality) | |
|---|---|
| Print quality: Text | Very Good |
| Print quality: Color photo | Very Good |
| Print quality: Grayscale photo | Good |
| Copy quality | Very Good |
| PCWorld Test Center (Speed) | |
|---|---|
| Print speed: Text | 7.7 ppm |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Overall Scan Quality | Good |
| Color Output Quality | Good |
| Final Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 14.64 |
| Sports Action Shot (secs) | 38.71 |
| Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) | 2.4 |
| Line Art Output Quality | Good |
| One-Page Line Art, Maximum Resolution | Good |
| Three-Page Word Document (secs) | 38.42 |
| Grayscale Glossy Output Quality | n/a |
| 300dpi Line Art Image (secs) | 15.62 |
| Ten-Page Word Document (secs) | 100.75 |
| Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) | 3.8 |
| Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 6.19 |
| Preview Scan, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 6.27 |
| One-Page Webpage (secs) | 28.59 |
| Two-Page Excel Document (secs) | 57.83 |
| Final Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 13.23 |
| Final Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 8.41 |
| One-Page Copy (secs) | 14.58 |
| Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 6.22 |
| 4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) | 21.62 |
| One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | Good |
| 4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) | 25.53 |
| Tested Color Speed (ppm) | 2.2 |
