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More…Canon's Pixma MP210 multifunction printer costs $80 (as of 9/12/07), as little as an entry-level, single-function printer. Because its copy functions are so limited, however, serious multitaskers should look elsewhere; and novice users may pause at its inscrutable control panel.
Canon Canon Pixma MP210
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Media Handling
| Maximum paper size, height | 23 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 | 100 sheets |
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| Standard input sheet capacity | 100 |
Vendor Rated Speeds
| Black-and-white print speed | 22 ppm |
| Black-and-white copy speed | 22 ppm |
| Color print speed | 17 ppm |
| Color copy speed | 17 ppm |
| Color photo print speed | 46 ppm |
General Features
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| Interface connection | USB - Universal Serial Bus 2.0 |
| PictBridge compatible | Yes |
Resolutions
| Black-and-white horizontal resolution | 600 dpi |
| Black-and-white vertical resolution | 600 dpi |
| Color vertical resolution | 1200 dpi |
| Color horizontal resolution | 4800 dpi |
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Pros
Very inexpensive
Nice photo quality
Cons
Control panel is confusing
Copy functions are sparse
Bottom Line
Jump at the low price only if you can take a confusing control panel and sparse copy capabilities.
Canon Pixma MP210
Canon Pixma MP210 Review, by Melissa Riofrio September 25, 2007
Installing the MP210 via the included CD is nearly automatic. The documentation is mostly good: A detailed poster guides you through the setup process, and a quick-start guide describes the machine and its major functions. The HTML-based on-screen manual is thorough, but because it covers two similar models it can be confusing.
Nicely featured photo editing and scanning applications come with the printer. In addition, Canon's Solution Menu dialog box leads you quickly toward documentation, utilities, and help files. A My Printer icon, installed in your Windows system tray, lets you view the print queue, change settings, or troubleshoot.
The Pixma MP210 performed competently in our tests. It printed plain-text documents at 8.6 pages per minute (ppm). Letterforms looked nicely dark, but a little fuzzy at the edges--a detriment to intricate or closely spaced fonts. Its speed in printing various graphics ranged from 1.5 to 4.1 ppm--about average overall for the category. The images sometimes looked faded and vague on plain paper, but using Canon's own papers made everything crisper and brighter (albeit at a much higher cost). Scans proceeded quickly and looked good overall. The cost per page (at 5 percent coverage per color) is reasonable: about 5 cents for black-only, or 29 cents for a page with all three colors plus black.
The machine's breadbox-like profile looks neat, but some aspects could be improved. To use the machine, you pull the input slot's two-part, hinged guide up from the back, and flip the output tray from the front. The trays are flimsy and tend to rattle. The ink-cartridge bays seem carelessly designed, as their shallow slots provide minimal guidance for seating the tanks correctly.
The control panel suffers from a shortage of visual cues. Even though the 'Scan' button is labeled, it's hard to find because it's the same size and color as less-important buttons. The buttons labeled 'Black' and 'Color' are for copying, but the vaguer word 'Start' sits above them instead. An LED cluster with an adjacent '+' button is not otherwise labeled, even though it has multiple roles (such as showing the number of copies, or displaying single-letter status codes), none of them obvious. You press an unlabeled button to toggle among three different media types; a small light next to each shows which is chosen, but nothing indicates that this is a copying option.
Unhelpful controls aside, the copying options themselves are limited. You cannot reduce or enlarge, only fit to page automatically using a button. You can choose high-speed copying (on letter or A4 paper only) by pressing longer on the 'Black' or 'Color' button. You cannot alter the brightness of a copy, and the maximum number of copies is 20. At least copies come out reasonably fast and look pretty good.
The Pixma MP210's real attraction is that it offers extra functions beyond printing for a printer-like price. But if your copying needs extend far beyond the occasional, look for a model that has better capabilities and controls, such as Canon's Pixma MP470, which costs only $20 more.
Melissa Riofrio
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PCWorld Lab Results
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Performance
| 300dpi Line Art Image (secs) | 14.79 |
| 4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) | 24.56 |
| 4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) | 25.86 |
| Color Output Quality | Very Good |
| Color Photo Quality | Superior |
| Copy Output Quality | Good |
| Copy Quality | Good |
| Final Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 12.76 |
| Final Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 6.58 |
| Final Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 11.5 |
| Grayscale Output Quality | Fair |
| Line Art Output Quality | Fair |
| One-Page Copy | 23.36 |
| One-Page Copy (secs) | 23.36 |
| One-Page Line Art, Maximum Resolution | Good |
| One-Page Webpage (secs) | 30.44 |
| One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | Good |
| Overall Scan Quality | Good |
| Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 6.6 |
| Preview Scan, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 6.64 |
| Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 10.14 |
| Sports Action Shot (secs) | 41.14 |
| Ten-Page Word Document | 90.35 |
| Ten-Page Word Document (secs) | 90.35 |
| Tested Color Speed (ppm) | 2.1 |
| Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) | 1.5 |
| Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) | 2.3 |
| Tested Lineart Speed (ppm) | 4.1 |
| Tested Text Speed (ppm) | 8.6 |
| Text Output Quality | Good |
| Three-Page Word Document | 55.48 |
| Three-Page Word Document (secs) | 55.48 |
| Total Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 12.76 |
| Total Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 6.58 |
| Total Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 11.5 |
| Two-Page Excel Document | 59.26 |
| Two-Page Excel Document (secs) | 59.26 |
Scanning
| Preview scan, 2-by-2-inch document, 600 dpi | 6.6 |
| Preview scan, 4-by-5-inch document, 100 dpi | 6.64 |
| Preview scan, one-page Word document, 300 dpi | 10.14 |
| Preview scan, one-page Word document, 300 dpi | 10.14 |
Text Printing
| Text output quality | Good |
User Reviews
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Reviewed by: subodh44
Strengths: Price & Scanning
Weaknesses: memory card slot, cable, Fax & ink cost.
Overall: Scanner and copy quality & function is great. PictBridge printing is not good. In photo quality, Epson & HP is better then canon. Easy in use & instalation. Use canon photo paper for better performation.
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Reviewed by: lee539
Strengths: The scanner and copy functions work flawlessly. The printer does a good job but I prefer the ip 4000 for printing color photo's.
Weaknesses: Ink usage
Overall: Purchase of this printer is a "no-brainer" for first time users and anyone with a restricted budget. The cost of the replacement cartridges will exceed the cost of the printer after just 2 instances of cartridge replacements.Otherwise a great printer for the price
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Reviewed by: Luke Spragg
Strengths: Great photo printing, PictBridge for quick printing, excellent scanning.
Weaknesses: Scanner design.
Overall: This is a wonderful, quality printer. It produces exquisite photos and scans. The only problem I have with it is that it is slightly slanted so when you are trying to scan, the pictures slide around. You can always fix this by putting something under the front. Maybe I am missing something though... Overall it's a good printer for the price, especially after rebates.
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Reviewed by: sunharry
Strengths: good build quality and finish, convenient pictbridge for photo printing, fast printing speed
Weaknesses: lack of memory slot
Overall: I got this printer with a Canon camera, therefor after the bundle rebate the printer will be free. However, the quality of the printer is far better than those free after rebate item if you ask me. So far I basicly use it for photo printing, and it gives me excellent photos. Considering it can also be used for scanning and copying, it's definitely a great purchase.
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Reviewed by: predatorz6
Strengths: Sleek look, nice upgrade for your printing needs, great price, fast printing.
Weaknesses: I wish it had a fax. White?
Overall: I am using this printer as a replacement for my old HP Officejet 4110 that had recently begun printing blurry letters so that you could barely read it. This printer prints much better, and although it came free with my PC, I would still recommend it for anyone who is shopping around for a new printer. It has great printing/scanning software, and the printing speed is fantastic! 22 pages per minute (that's 10 whole pages faster than my old one!) I believe that if you need a good printer for the price that can do many things, you should buy this printer from a trusted imaging company, Canon.
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