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Canon Pixma MP950

B&W Pages per Min.: 29 • Color Pages per Min.: 22 • Max. B&W dpi: 600-by-600 • Max. Color dpi: 9600-by-2400 • Max. Scanning dpi: 3200 by 6400 • Tray Capacity, pages: 150 • Price When Reviewed: $400
Canon Pixma MP950 (Front)
Canon Pixma MP950 (Front)
76.5 Good
Last updated
October 06, 2006
Test Center Reviewed by
Paul Jasper
Pros
  • Stunning 3.6-inch color LCD screen
  • Supports film scanning
Cons
  • Lacks faxing and an ADF
  • Scan quality could be more consistent
  • Pricing:Very Expensive: $400 (8/21/2007)
  • Performance:Very Good: 87
  • Features:Good: 79
  • Design:Very Good: 89
Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing Very Expensive: $400

Very Expensive: $400
Standard-Capacity Black Cartridge - $16.25
Standard-Capacity Color Cartridge - $14.25

Performance Very Good: 87

Very Good: 87
Text Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Text Speed (ppm) 8.4 
Three-Page Word Document (secs) 36.65 
Ten-Page Word Document (secs) 71.01 
Text Output Quality Very Good 
Color Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Color Speed (ppm) 2.4 
Two-Page Excel Document (secs) 41.57 
Three-Page PowerPoint Document (secs) 84.95 
Color Photo (secs) 21.04 
Color Output Quality Very Good 
Color Photo Printing (Glossy Paper, Best Settings)
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) 1.3 
5 x 7 Photo (secs) 46.71 
Color Photo Quality Superior 
Grayscale Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
One-Page Grayscale Graphic (secs) 19.9 
Lineart Printing (Plain Paper, Best Settings)
Line Art Output Quality Fair 
Scan Tests (in seconds)
Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi 8.36 
Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi 8.85 
Final Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi 12.7 
Preview Scan, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi 8.18 
Final Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi 8.12 
Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi 8.85 
Final Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi 14.92 
Copy Tests
One-Page Copy (secs) 13.63 
Copy Output Quality Very good 

Features Good: 79

Good: 79
Memory (in MB)
RAM Installed 0 
Maximum Amount of RAM 0 
Dimensions
Dimensions 18.5 by 16.5 by 10 
Weight (pounds) 28.2 
Vendor Rated Speeds
B&W Pages per Min. 29 
Color Pages per Min. 22 
Resolutions
Max. B&W dpi 600-by-600 
Max. Color dpi 9600-by-2400 
Language & Emulation
Printer Emulation Type None 
PCL Emulation n/a 
PostScript Type n/a 
Interfaces
Parallel Port No 
Serial Port No 
USB 1.1 Yes 
USB 2.0 Yes 
Ethernet No 
Media Card Readers CompactFlash, Memory Stick, SD Card, SmartMedia, xD-Picture Card 
PictBridge Yes 
Other Interfaces Optional Bluetooth 
Drivers
Macintosh Yes 
Windows 98 Yes 
Windows NT No 
Windows 2000 Yes 
Windows XP Yes 
Linux No 
Power
Maximum Power Draw (watts) 22 
Standby Power Draw (watts) 2 
Multifunction Printer Specs
Scan Area (inches) 8.5 by 11.7 
Max. Scanning dpi 3200 by 6400 
Maximum Enhanced Scan Resolution (dpi) 19200 by 19200 
Scanning Image Sensor Type CCD 
Scanner Type Flatbed 
Maximum Scan Color Depth 48-bit 
Maximum Scan Grayscale Depth 8-bit 
Fax Resolution (dpi) n/a 
Fax Memory (pages) 0 
LCD Type Color 
Paper Handling
Number of Input Trays, Standard 2 
Number of Input Trays, Maximum 2 
Tray Capacity, pages 150 
Maximum Sheets With Optional Paper Trays 150 
Manual Feed Slot No 
Maximum Paper Size Legal 
Output Tray Capacity 150 
Auto Duplexer Yes 
Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years) One 
Parts Warranty (years) One 
Weekday Support Hours 16 
Saturday Support Hours 10 
Sunday Support Hours 0 
Toll-Free Support Yes 
Vendor-Supplied Data (in Pages)
Monthly Duty Cycle 0 
Monochrome Ink/Toner Yields 870 
Color Ink/Toner Yields 633 
Bundled Items
Included Hardware Film adapter, power cable 
Included Software ArcSoft PhotoStudio, ScanSoft OmniPage 
Reliability & Service
Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category Readers rate Canon better than average in practically every reliability and support category. This stellar performance is even more impressive when you consider that Canon aced our last R&S survey too. 
Reliability of brand's products in this category
Reports of products arriving with problems Better than Average 
Reports of products with any significant problems Better than Average 
Reports of problems that render a product unusable Better than Average 
Buyers' rating of products ease-of-use Better than Average 
Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category Better than Average 
Service & Support Quality
Time spent holding for phone support Better than Average 
Overall quality of vendor's phone support Better than Average 
Reports of problems unresolved after contacting service Average 
Overall quality of service Better than Average 

Design Very Good: 89

Very Good: 89
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