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Canon PIXMA MP780 Photo All-In-One Printer (25 PPM, 4800x1200, Color, PC/Mac)

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At a Glance
Allows dual-sided printing
Print directly from your camera.

Performance: Very Good: 84
Features: Very Good: 81
Design: Very Good: 81

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

Performance
5 x 7 Photo (secs)	76.95
Color Output Quality	Good
Color Photo (secs)	17.94
Color Photo Quality	Superior
Color Photo, Best Quality Settings	76.95
Color Photo, Normal Settings	17.94
Copy Output Quality	Very good
Copy Quality	Very good
Final Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi	11.71
Final Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi	8.01
Final Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi	16.65
Line Art Output Quality	Fair
One-Page Copy	14.53
One-Page Copy (secs)	14.53
One-Page Grayscale Graphic	18.64
One-Page Grayscale Graphic (secs)	18.64
Output Score, Color Graphics, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Color-Default)	Good
Output Score, Color Photo, Best Quality Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Color-Best)	Superior
Output Score, Line Art, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-LineArt-Default)	Fair
Output Score, Text, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Text-Default)	Very Good
Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi	8.62
Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, Maximum Resolution (formerly pf-MFPs-pv2x2maxmax-Average)	8.62
Preview Scan, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi	8.72
Preview Scan, Line Art, Maximum Resolution (formerly pf-MFPs-pvLAmax1-Average)	8.48
Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi	8.54
Ten-Page Word Document	87.38
Ten-Page Word Document (secs)	87.38
Tested Color Graphics Speed (formerly pf-PCWColorSpeed)	2.5
Tested Color Speed (ppm)	2.5
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm)	0.8
Tested Photo Speed (formerly pf-PCWPhotoSpeed)	0.8
Tested Text Speed (formerly pf-PCWBWSpeed)	6.9
Tested Text Speed (ppm)	6.9
Text Output Quality	Very Good
Three-Page PowerPoint Document	86.26
Three-Page PowerPoint Document (secs)	86.26
Three-Page Word Document	47.1
Three-Page Word Document (secs)	47.1
Total Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi	11.71
Total Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, Maximum Resolution (formerly pf-MFPs-2x2maxmax-Average)	42.48
Total Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi	8.01
Total Scan Time, Line Art, Maximum Resolution (formerly pf-MFPs-LAmax1-Average)	829.38
Total Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi	16.65
Two-Page Excel Document	41.33
Two-Page Excel Document (secs)	41.33

Scanning
Preview scan, 2-by-2-inch document, 600 dpi	8.62
Preview scan, 4-by-5-inch document, 100 dpi	8.72
Preview scan, one-page Word document, 300 dpi	8.54
Preview scan, one-page Word document, 300 dpi	8.54

Text Printing
Text output quality	Very Good

Performance
Rated print speeds	25 ppm monochrome; 17 ppm color, normal mode
Tested print speeds	6.9 ppm text; 2.5 ppm color graphics; 0.8 ppm 4-by-5-inch color photo in best mode
Print quality: text/graphics/photo (best mode)	Very Good/Good/Outstanding
Time to scan one-page text document at 300 dpi, 1-bit	25 seconds
Time to scan 4-by-5 color photo at 100 dpi, 24-bit	17 seconds
Monochrome quality (text and line art)	Fair
Color quality (2-by-2-inch scan at highest resolution and 4-by-5-inch scan at 100 dpi)	Fair
Monochrome copy time/quality	15 seconds/Very Good
Overall quality	Very Good
Documentation	Fair
Ease of installation	Good
Design	Very Good
Paper handling	Outstanding
Features	Very Good
Maximum paper size	Legal
Paper capacity (standard)	2 trays; 300 pages input, 100 pages output
Scan area	8.5 by 11.7 inches
Maximum optical resolution	2400 by 4800 dpi
Maximum fax resolution	203 dpi
Ports and slots	One USB 2.0, PictBridge
Dimensions (w/d/h) and weight	18.5 by 19.1 by 12.0 inches; 30.0 pounds
Other	Color faxing, automatic document feeder, two-sided printing
Support policy score	Fair
Support policies	One-year warranty, 18-hour weekday toll-free support

What You Should Know about the PIXMA MP780 Photo All-In-One Printer (25 PPM, 4800x1200, Color, PC/Mac)

Duplex Printing a Must for Busy Offices

A printer with duplex capability contains an internal mechanism for turning the paper over to print on the other side. (This is not to be confused with the manual duplexing that some printers offer, where driver software walks you through the process of turning over the paper yourself.) Any high-volume office should seriously consider this feature. The duplexing process slows down your print job a bit, but it also immediately cuts your paper use in half -- good for your budget, good for the environment.

Reviewed by: doittoit

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: all outputs, very easy to use

Weaknesses: none after following directions. Except the ink doesn't last too long, esp. the black.

Overall Evaluation: My only problem was putting in the cartridges, I tried to put them upside down, but finally relized the error of my ways. wish the ink cart. where a bit bigger. Printing very good Quality very good. Best maching I ever had, I've had several hp printers and have had trouble with everyone. My Epson was good but only printed.
Reviewed by: artmann99

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: Specifications outshine reality

Weaknesses: Will not work with all of my new computers, and paper does not feed straight

Overall Evaluation: I had high expectations of what htis new printer was going to do for me in my home office environment. But it seems to be the first time I've been dissatisfied with a Canon product. While it can receive and send faxes and copy fine, it rarley feeds the paper through straight. So there is always a noticeable angel to the text on the page. However, the main problem is that it does not want to work with my year old ASUS laptop running Windows XP Pro. I've tried installing it many times, with always the same error: "specified port is unknown". No matter which USB port I use, the same error occurs. I've spent hours with both ASUS and Canon support, and neither one can help. I've connected the printer to a new P4 desktop - no problem. I've connected it to a 5 year old refurb Compaq laptop that my youngest child now has, also no problem. I realzie it seems to point to something on the ASUS laptop, but what it is seems to be beyond any resources I can find.