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More…The Canon Pixma MP960 is similar to the MP950 model. The MP960 features the same stunning 3.5-inch color LCD, but the new iPod-like Easy-Scroll Wheel makes navigating the menus and previewing images on screen quick and easy. The $399 price tag (as of 10/25/06) seems a little steep compared to other models--such as the $200 Canon Pixma MP600 we also tested this month--considering that the main difference is the MP960's addition of film scanning capabilities.
Canon PIXMA MP960 All-In-One Printer (22 PPM, 9600x2400 DPI, Color, PC/Mac)
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Media Handling
| Maximum paper size, height | 14 inches |
| Maximum paper size, width | 8.5 inches |
| Minimum paper size, height | 3.39 inches |
| Minimum paper size, width | 2.13 inches |
| Maximum sheet capacity with standard tray | 300 sheets |
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| Standard input sheet capacity | 300 |
Vendor Rated Speeds
| Black-and-white print speed | 30 ppm |
| Black-and-white copy speed | 30 ppm |
| Color print speed | 22 ppm |
| Color copy speed | 22 ppm |
| Color photo print speed | 35 ppm |
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| PictBridge compatible | Yes |
Resolutions
| Black-and-white horizontal resolution | 600 dpi |
| Black-and-white vertical resolution | 600 dpi |
| Color vertical resolution | 2400 dpi |
| Color horizontal resolution | 9600 dpi |
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Pros
Fast printing and scanning
Big LCD; duplexer; dual paper trays
Cons
A little bulky
Pricey
Bottom Line
A big LCD and scroll wheel make the MP960 a snap to use. This MFP prints top-quality photos quickly, and it scans film.
Canon Pixma MP960
PIXMA MP960 All-In-One Printer (22 PPM, 9600x2400 DPI, Color, PC/Mac) Review, by Paul Jasper December 20, 2006
You can scan documents up to letter-size from the glass platen, and a backlight built into the cover lets you scan film. The film holders accommodate up to 12 negatives or 8 slides, and tuck away neatly in the lid when not in use. You can preview images on the screen and perform simple edits, such as red-eye removal and cropping. Two media slots behind a door on the front panel accept most formats, but you'll need a third-party USB adapter to read xD-Picture Card, Memory Stick Duo, and Mini SD Card formats.
You can print directly from most digital cameras through the PictBridge port, which also accepts an optional $80 Bluetooth adapter for printing from suitably equipped camera phones and PDAs; but unlike with many photo printers, you can't print from images stored on a USB flash drive. An IrDA port can receive and print photos beamed from handheld devices that support infrared communication.
Given the MP960's focus on photography, it's not surprising that it lacks office features such as a built-in fax and an automatic document feeder. Nonetheless, it does offer excellent paper capacity. The dual paper trays each hold up to 150 sheets. The built-in duplexer enables double-sided printing, pausing briefly for the first side of the paper to dry before printing on the reverse. Canon even sells double-sided photo paper that makes for nice album pages.
Photo enthusiasts will like that the MP960 uses seven individual ink cartridges; in addition to the standard cyan, magenta, and yellow inks, you get light cyan and light magenta, and both dye and pigment blacks. The cartridges have red LEDs that flash when the ink runs low.
Photo prints on glossy paper looked spectacular. Our judges praised the sharp detail, smooth gradations, vivid colors, and natural skin tones. Our judges noticed a few faults in the MP960's prints on plain paper, however. Text characters had fuzzy edges, and the solid areas of large fonts were patchy. Our challenging line-art sample showed some wide horizontal banding and diagonal interference patterns in blocks of closely spaced lines. With the exception of some graininess, photos printed on plain paper stood up well for an inkjet printer, with good contrast and shadow detail.
Like many of the inkjet MFPs we've tested recently, the MP960 produced acceptable scans, but failed to score top marks. As a photocopier, however, the unit delivered very good reproductions of both text and photos.
The MP960 prints very quickly: Text pages arrived at 11.7 pages per minute, compared to the average of 8 ppm; photos printed on plain paper at 3.1 ppm, slightly above the average. Our 5-by-7-inch test photo printed in just 31 seconds, versus the test group's average of almost 1 minute. The MP960 scanned very quickly as well, turning in the fastest time for five of the six scan tests we perform--completing our 4-by-5-inch photo at 100 dots per inch in just 6.2 seconds (the average was 8.9 seconds). Copying speeds were a more moderate 3.6 ppm.
With many photo-centric features such as film scanning, the easy-to-use Canon Pixma MP960 will appeal to photographers who work with both film and digital cameras. It performs most tasks quickly and makes superb photo prints.
Paul Jasper
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Performance
| 300dpi Line Art Image (secs) | 10.66 |
| 4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) | 17.28 |
| 4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) | 17.65 |
| Color Output Quality | Good |
| Color Photo Quality | Superior |
| Copy Output Quality | Very Good |
| Copy Quality | Very Good |
| Final Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 8.5 |
| Final Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 6.2 |
| Final Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 11.66 |
| Grayscale Output Quality | Good |
| Line Art Output Quality | Fair |
| One-Page Copy | 16.57 |
| One-Page Copy (secs) | 16.57 |
| One-Page Line Art, Maximum Resolution | Good |
| One-Page Webpage (secs) | 21.17 |
| One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | Good |
| Overall Scan Quality | Good |
| Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 6.23 |
| Preview Scan, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 6.33 |
| Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 6.08 |
| Sports Action Shot (secs) | 30.64 |
| Ten-Page Word Document | 66.67 |
| Ten-Page Word Document (secs) | 66.67 |
| Tested Color Speed (ppm) | 3.1 |
| Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) | 2 |
| Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) | 3.4 |
| Tested Lineart Speed (ppm) | 5.6 |
| Tested Text Speed (ppm) | 11.7 |
| Text Output Quality | Fair |
| Three-Page Word Document | 35.76 |
| Three-Page Word Document (secs) | 35.76 |
| Total Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 8.5 |
| Total Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 6.2 |
| Total Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 11.66 |
| Two-Page Excel Document | 39.06 |
| Two-Page Excel Document (secs) | 39.06 |
Scanning
| Preview scan, 2-by-2-inch document, 600 dpi | 6.23 |
| Preview scan, 4-by-5-inch document, 100 dpi | 6.33 |
| Preview scan, one-page Word document, 300 dpi | 6.08 |
| Preview scan, one-page Word document, 300 dpi | 6.08 |
Text Printing
| Text output quality | Fair |
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Reviewed by: canu
Strengths: Relatively compact for what it does. Nice big control screen with intuitive inputs. High-quality scans. Automatic scan settings do an excellent job with no fuss.
Weaknesses: Scanning is significantly slower than a top-quality stand-alone. Having the scanning surface so far off the desk makes it a bit less convenient to scan bound materials.
Overall: Good value for a top-quality scanner. This machine works with no fuss. Drivers are very solid on WinXP; I have no experience with Vista. The film scanning capability does exactly what it should and produces excellent results with both negatives and positives. Like just about any all-in-one, the scan and print speeds don't measure up to what you can get from a single-function device, but if you can live with the lower speed, the savings in desk space is welcome.
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Reviewed by: 9upinu
Strengths: The printer makes excellant copies both in color and black and white.Its quiet and has a 3.5 inch lcd readout making operating machine easy and effortless.
Weaknesses: This machine is big and bulky needing alot of space on desktop. Printer is expensive compared to other all in one printers and needs 7 different ink tanks for making copies costing alot of money.
Overall: I am very satisfied with this printer,I had an Epson all in one printer for a number of years but it had software issues . I needed a vista operating system software compatiable printer and I am glad I made the upgrade.
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Reviewed by: 2linedancers
Strengths: Easy to install directions, quick with printing and getting responses from the computer. Scans clearly and copies in color and blank and white.
Weaknesses: Large and 26lbs of weight.
Overall: This is a titan of all in ones and seems to be every thing I need. I'm scanning receipts into my computer to save filing space and hope to do the same for my health care records. This scanner is incredible and the program with it is very nice too. I think it was a smart choice. It is large and takes up a good portion of my desk so that's why I rate it good.
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