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Canon Pixma MX700

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Pros
Fast; impressive photos on plain paper
High-capacity input trays
Cons
Confusing paper-tray design
Orangey cast to photos on special paper

$79.99 - $246.43
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Pricing: Average: $200 (9/12/2008)
Performance: Very Good: 85
Features: Very Good: 84
Design: Very Good: 83

Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing

Average: $200

Standard-Capacity Black Cartridge - $16.25

Standard Cyan Ink Cartridge/Toner Cost - 14.25

Standard Magenta Ink Cartridge/Toner Cost - 14.25

Standard Yellow Ink Cartridge/Toner Cost - 14.25

Performance

Very Good: 85

Text Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Text Speed (ppm)	9.1
Three-Page Word Document (secs)	43.31
Ten-Page Word Document (secs)	85.64
Text Output Quality	Very Good

Color Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Color Speed (ppm)	3.2
Two-Page Excel Document (secs)	38.87
One-Page Webpage (secs)	19.58
4 by 6 Color Photo (secs)	16.33
Color Output Quality	Very Good

Color Photo Printing (Glossy Paper, Best Settings)
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm)	1.5
Sports Action Shot (secs)	40.09
Color Photo Quality	Very Good

Grayscale Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm)	3.4
4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs)	17.44
Grayscale Output Quality	Good

Grayscale Printing (Glossy Paper, Best Settings)
Grayscale Glossy Output Quality	n/a

Lineart Printing (Plain Paper, Best Settings)
Tested Lineart Speed (ppm)	5.5
300dpi Line Art Image (secs)	10.87
Line Art Output Quality	Very Good

Scan Tests (in seconds)
Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi	6.2
Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi	6.2
Final Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi	12.92
Preview Scan, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi	6.23
Final Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi	6.23
Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi	6.2
Final Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi	11.16
Overall Scan Quality	Good

Copy Tests
One-Page Copy (secs)	12.42
Copy Output Quality	Very Good

Features

Very Good: 84

Dimensions
Dimensions	18.2 by 18.9 by 9.4
Weight (pounds)	22.3

Vendor Rated Speeds
B&W Pages per Min.	B&W PPM:30
Color Pages per Min.	Color PPM:20

Resolutions
Max. B&W dpi	600-by-600
Max. Color dpi	4800-by-1200

Interfaces
Parallel Port	No
Serial Port	No
USB 1.1	Yes
USB 2.0	Yes
Ethernet	Yes
Media Card Readers	CompactFlash, Memory Stick, SD Card
PictBridge	Yes

Drivers
Macintosh	Yes
Windows 98	No
Windows NT	No
Windows 2000	Yes
Windows XP	Yes
Linux	No

Power
Maximum Power Draw (watts)	21
Standby Power Draw (watts)	4.5

Multifunction Printer Specs
Scan Area (inches)	8.5 by 11.7
Max. Scanning dpi	2400 by 4800
Scanning Image Sensor Type	CIS
Scanner Type	Flatbed
Maximum Scan Color Depth	48
Fax Memory (pages)	100
LCD Type	Color

Paper Handling
Number of Input Trays, Standard	2
Number of Input Trays, Maximum	2
Tray Capacity, pages	300
Maximum Sheets With Optional Paper Trays	300
Manual Feed Slot	No
Maximum Paper Size	Legal
Output Tray Capacity	150
Auto Duplexer	No

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

Cost of Operation Inside of Warranty
Cost per Page, Black	0.08
Cost per Page, Color	0.09

Vendor-Supplied Data (in Pages)
Monthly Duty Cycle	0
Monochrome Ink/Toner Yields	505
Standard Cyan Ink Cartridge/Toner Yield	910
Standard Magenta Ink Cartridge/Toner Yield	665
Standard Yellow Ink Cartridge/Toner Yield	685

Bundled Items
Included Hardware	Telephone line cable, print head, power cord
Included Software	Setup Software & User's Guide CD-ROM

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: 83

Canon Pixma MX700 Color Inkjet MFP Review

by Melissa Riofrio

- The Canon Pixma MX700 color inkjet multifunction printer offers strong overall performance for a comfortably midrange price. While no single multifunction unit could satisfy everyone--I dislike certain aspects of this model's print quality and design, for instance--the Pixma MX700 still deserves credit for its balanced mix of features.

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User Reviews for Canon Pixma MX700

Reviewed by: mdembski

Duration of ownership: 6 Months

Strengths: Print quality is great. Two paper trays is nice option. Works great over a network.

Weaknesses: Scan quality is average at best. Start up time is slow and it needs a lot of space. Software is not well integrated and not very intuitive. If there is a way to get the scanner to "know" to scan from feeder rather than platen without setting it up every time I can't find it. HP's sense something in feeder and do this automatically.

Overall Evaluation: Compared to the reviews, I have been disappointed and find it very much a very average printer/scanner.
Reviewed by: eberners76

Duration of ownership: 4 Months

Strengths: Printing, copying.

Weaknesses: Scaanner output is unusable.

Overall Evaluation: For someone who does not need a scanner it's great. From a sharp, contrasty black/white doc it outputs a fuzzy, gray/white doc or pdf file that is readable only at 125% magnification or higher. From a nice sharp 5x7 color print it outputs a soft-focus or out-of-focus scan with pretty good color, but for me unusable. The scanner cover cannot hold a magazine page against the platen, so large areas of the scan are washed out by scattered light. My digital point/shoot camera can make pix of documents at its lowest quality setting that are readable on the camera LCD and are far superior to the output of this ridiculous scanner.