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Canon Pixma MP280

alaTest has collected and analyzed 576 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers really like the noise and value for money. The print quality and usability also get good opinions, but some have doubts about the connectivity and control panel.

performance, usability, print quality, value for money, noise

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Printers the Canon Pixma MP280 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 86/100 = Very good quality.

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Buyer Beware!!!

 

Do not buy any Canon products! This product comes without a USB cable cord that you need to use this printer! I find it unbelievable that a company like Canon can't put a 8-10 dollar cord in with their products. What a joke.

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Canon Pixma MP280

 

At just $70 (as of August 20, 2010), the Canon Pixma MP280 color inkjet multifunction printer (print/copy/scan) is priced to tempt budget-minded users. It offers impressive output quality, but its minimal features and higher-than-average ink costs mean...

Low purchase price ; Exceptional text and image output

Black ink is expensive ; Control panel can be hard to understand

The no-frills MP280 multifunction printer may fall short on features, but its speed and print quality are as good as you'll find on pricier models.

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Canon Pixma MP280 Photo All-in-One Printer

 

The MP280 sticks to the basic all-in-one functions (printing, copying, and scanning). Its connectivity is limited to a wired USB connection to a computer, and it lacks any ports for printing from (or scanning to) other sources—memory cards, USB keys,...

Only $70. Good photo printing speed for its price. Solid output quality, especially for text and graphics. HD Photo Print

Connectivity limited to USB. Can?t print from memory cards, PictBridge-enabled cameras, or USB thumb drives. Rudimentary display

For $70, you get in the Canon Pixma MP280 Photo All-in-One Printer a basic MFP that will produce decent output at a good speed for its price.

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Review: Canon Pixma MP280 multifunction printer

 

Canon Pixma MP280 color inkjet multifunction printer is priced to tempt budget-minded users.

The Pixma MP280's speed is middling. On a PC, plain-text pages averaged 5.6 pages per minute, and photos came out at 1.5 ppm. Its text speed was identical on a Mac, but the higher-resolution photo we used in that test understandably took longer....

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Canon Pixma MP280

 

The MP280 delivers quality photo and document printing at a very low price, but it lacks some features that small offices may consider essential.

Excellent output; inexpensive; easy to use

No wireless networking; no document feeder; ink cost higher than average

Again, this is a nice budget machine with exceptional output quality for the price. But its lack of convenience and time-saving features, primarily wireless networking, document feeder, and fax, makes us think twice whether its low price really is a...

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Short Life!

 

Do not buy this product unless you buy extra Warranty!

Great colors when printing, easy to handle and fast! Easy installation in computer Great scanning and copy! Self off when not in use! Good price

Consumes ink very quickly (both color and black), paper jams easily, poor warranty, instruction for troubleshooting are confusing

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Amazon review summary for the Canon Pixma MP280

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 163 user reviews of the Canon Pixma MP280 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.5/5 for other Printers on Amazon.com.

value for money, performance, usability, multifunction, print quality

69% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

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costly to oporate

 

i can only find ink cartridges in a set of black and color. the black runs out quickly so i have several unneeded color cartridges and cant print what i need to cause the black is out. i'm going to college and have to print a lot sometimes, seems like...

sound quality, runs out of ink to quick

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Could be better, could be worse

 

I bought this printer in the spring. I didn't have much time to research, as my printer died the morning a large paper was due and I avoid the school computers like the plague because the network they are on is painfully slow - which is outright...

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EKJ

 

The Canon MP280 All-in-one Printer is the BEST I ever had. It prints, copies, and scans. The only downfall about this product is that the replacement printer cartridge is pretty costly to replace.

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MUCH value for the price

 

Wonderful product BUT you best go through the preferences and find the "quiet operation" choice, or it is noisy in operation. Once I found that setting, and also the "print last page first" setting, it is an excellent machine. Unfortunately, they are...

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