Pixma MX922

by Canon

3/5

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Pros
  • Automatic duplex printing and scanning
  • Nice output quality
  • Reasonably priced inks
  • Two-year warranty
  • Impressively long feature list includes NFC and CD/DVD printing
  • Good speed
  • Good color scanning
  • Low purchase price
  • Good text quality
Cons
  • Control panel design can be confusing
  • Inks are a little pricier than average
  • Copying two-sided documents is a tedious, manual process
  • No duplex scanning support for the ADF
  • Pricey toner
  • Color graphics are mediocre
  • Control panel lacks a menu button
At A Glance

For a moderate-volume small or home office the Pixma MX922 has good features and performance, but inks are a little pricier than average.

Specs

Requirements

Operating System Compatibility Macintosh OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard)|Macintosh OS X 10.7 (Lion)|Macintosh OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion)|Microsoft Windows 7|Microsoft Windows 8|Microsoft Windows Vista|Microsoft Windows XP Mac|Microsoft Windows 7|Microsoft Windows 8|Microsoft Windows Vista|Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows 2000|Microsoft Windows 7|Microsoft Windows 8|Microsoft Windows Server 2003|Microsoft Windows Server 2008|Microsoft Windows Vista|Microsoft Windows XP Linux|Mac|Microsoft Windows 7|Microsoft Windows 8|Microsoft Windows Vista|Microsoft Windows XP

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Ports and Connections

Available Interfaces Bluetooth|Fast ethernet|USB 2.0 USB   USB 2.0
Ethernet Type 10/100 Mbps 10/100 Mbps 10/100 Mbps 10/100 Mbps
Wireless connection 802.11b|802.11g|802.11n|Bluetooth|Wi-Fi 802.11b|802.11g|802.11n 802.11b|802.11g|802.11n 802.11b|802.11g|802.11n
PictBridge Yes Yes    

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Faxing

Fax page memory capacity 250.0 200.0    
Maximum Fax Speed 33.6 kpbs 14.4kbps 33.6 Kbps  
Tansmission Time (Per Page) Black: 3 seconds, Color: 1 min      

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Dimensions

Width 19.4  inches 16.1  inches 16.0  inches 16.1  inches
Depth 15.6  inches 14.7  inches 13.3  inches 18.3  inches
Height 9.1  inches 7.1  inches 15.1  inches 9.4  inches
Weight 25.7  pounds 20.1  pounds 24.47  pounds 39.0  pounds

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Media Handling

Standard Number of Input Trays 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Standard Input Sheet Capacity 250 100 250 250
Optional Trays Available 0.0   0.0 0.0
Automatic Duplexer Standard Standard Standard Standard
Media Sizes Accepted Legal|Letter  inches Legal|Letter  inches Legal|Letter  inches Legal|Letter  inches
Paper Handling Support Envelopes|Photo Paper   Card Stock|Envelopes|Labels Labels
Automatic Document Feeder 1.0 1.0 1.0  
ADF Sheet Capacity 35.0 20.0 40.0  
Manual Feed Slot     1.0 1.0

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Scanning

Scanner Type Flatbed|Flatbed with ADF Flatbed with ADF Flatbed with ADF  

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Printer Type

Number of Colors 4.0 4.0 1.0 4.0
Colors Available Cyan|K (Black)|Magenta|Yellow Cyan|K (Black)|Magenta|Yellow K (Black) Cyan|K (Black)|Magenta|Yellow

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Vendor Rated Speeds

Monochrome print speed 15.0   ppm 33.0   ppm 29.0   ppm 23.0   ppm
Color print speed 10.0   ppm 27.0   ppm   23.0   ppm
Color 4x6 photo speed 21  seconds      

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Storage Media

Memory stick   Memory Stick Duo|Memory Stick PRO Duo    
SD card   SD Card|SDHC Card|SDXC Memory Card    

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Platform Support

Printer languages supported   GDI/Host-based GDI/Host-based|HP PCL 6 HP PCL 6|PostScript Emulation

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Cost Per Page

Monthly Duty Cycle   2500 20000 30,000
Plain Text Page (Highest yield vendor ink)     3.3  cents per page 2.8  cents per page
4-color page (cheapest vendor ink)       3.72  cents per page

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Warranty

Warranty information   2 Year Limited Warranty   1 Year Limited

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Performance

PCWorld Test Center (Speed)

Print speed: Text

ppm

 8.6 7.9 19.3 12.2
Print speed rating: Text

Good Good   Good
Print speed: Color photo

ppm

 1.6 0.9 5.5 2.9
Print speed rating: Color photo

Good Poor   Very Good
Copy speed

ppm

 6.8 3.2    
Copy speed rating

Superior Fair    

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PCWorld Test Center (Quality)

Print quality: Text

  Very Good Superior Superior
Print quality: Color photo

  Good Fair Fair
Scan quality: Text

  Superior    
Scan quality: Color photo

  Fair    
Scan quality: Line art

  Good    
Copy quality

  Very Good    

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