Canon Pixma MP490

203 reviews

Apr, 2024

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price (33)
reliability (10)
multifunction (8)

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paper handling (1)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 203 reviews of Canon Pixma MP490. The average rating for this product is 4.4/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviews about the design and reliability are overall positive. The price and performance are also appreciated. Some have doubts about the paper handling and noise.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Canon Pixma MP490 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 86/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Canon Pixma MP490

alaTest has collected and analyzed 30 user reviews of Canon Pixma MP490 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.2/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. People really like the multifunction and design. The performance and price are also mentioned favorably, whereas many are critical about the noise.

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90% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Expert review by : Susan Silvius (pcworld.com)

Canon Pixma MP490

Canon's Pixma MP490 color inkjet multifunction printer (MFP) has a superlow price ($100 at this writing) and a simple-to-use design that should appeal to home and student users. If you print a lot, however, look elsewhere, as its ink costs are high.

Inexpensive; excellent documentation ; Simple, intuitive control panel

Garish skin tones; expensive black ink ; Poor paper tray design

It's a surprisingly decent machine for the price, but its high black ink costs are the tradeoff.

Oct, 2009

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Canon PIXMA MP490 Photo All-In-One Printer

Canons home printer range is vast and the aim appears to be to provide an option for every situation. The added benefit of the Canon PIXMA MP490 over other units is the LCD preview screen and memory card slot, whilst still offering the USB connectivity...

4800 x 1200 DPIMemory Card SlotPhoto Preview screenUser friendly software

No network capability

Canons PIXMA MP490 is an all-in-one multifunction printer with additional..

Nov, 2009

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Expert review by : James Hutchinson (goodgearguide.com.au)

Canon PIXMA MP490 inkjet multifunction

An inexpensive inkjet multifunction with decent photo print quality

Good photo print quality, direct scanning, easy to use

No front paper cassette, no PictBridge USB port, poor LCD, expensive consumables

Not quite a bargain bin printer, Canon's PIXMA MP490 inkjet multifunction is still a decent impulse buy. It provides decent quality photo and document printing and an easy-to-use interface.

Nov, 2009

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Expert review by : Simon Williams (trustedreviews.com)

Canon PIXMA MP490

Canon shows the way with this excellent, affordable all-in-one inkjet printer.

If you have a limited budget and want good quality printing, scanning and copying, the PIXMA MP490 should be at the top of your shortlist. Canon has sensibly concentrated on the basics, but has still managed to include a useful LCD screen and card...

Oct, 2009

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Expert review by : Susan Silvius (techadvisor.co.uk)

Canon Pixma MP490 review

We don't expect much from a machine this inexpensive, so to its credit, the Canon Pixma MP490 has some thoughtfully designed features. A small, front swing-out door protects the three media slots.

The £79 price range of the Canon Pixma MP490 MFP means tradeoffs. The high ink costs are bearable if you print infrequently; otherwise, look for a model with lower-cost inks (and a higher purchase price), such as HP's OfficeJet 6500 Wireless.

Oct, 2009

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Expert review by : Susan Silvius (techworld.com)

Canon Pixma MP490 printer review

The Canon Pixma MP490 colour inkjet multifunction printer (MFP) has a super low price and a simple-to-use design that should appeal to home and student users. If you print a lot, however, look elsewhere, as its ink costs are high.

Mar, 2010

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Expert review by : mfereday (gadgetspeak.com)

Pixma MP490 : Canon PIXMA MP490

As part of its new season range of printing devices, Canon has released the Pixma MP490 All-in-One unit.

Printing a 102-word monochrome document in Fast, Standard and High quality modes produced 18, 16 and 6ppm. While there was a noticeable difference in quality, the Fast mode would be more than satisfactory for internal use with Standard or High being...

Feb, 2010

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Canon - PIXMA MP490

Multifunction printers are all the rage these days and so Canon has been responding to the surge in demand by producing a number of machines that cater for all budgets and workloads and can still be ...

If your home printing needs are modest and you can afford to spend more on ink than some of its rivals, then the Canon PIXMA MP490 produces relatively good quality images for very little outlay.

Jan, 2010

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Expert review by : Simon Williams (macuser.co.uk)

Canon Pixma MP490

Canon's large, showy all-in-ones have made quite a name for themselves over the past few years, but mainly in the 100-200 price band. At the cheaper end, a few corners have had to be cut, particularly with LCD displays, but the cheap-as-chips Pixma...

The Pixma MP490 may cost a bit more to run than some of its rivals, but it's reasonably quick, very easy to maintain, well featured for a machine at its price and, above all, it produces good-quality, plain paper prints and copies, and excellent photo...

Jan, 2010

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

MP490

I got the printer from F-r-y-s with a very low price. Given the price it is a OK printer for documents. It would not be my choice for photo printing.

cheap (relatively), looks very beautiful. A lot of features

Color is very bad when printing photo. Looks like wash out. I have tried all kinds of settings still can not even close to the colors on my LCD screen. It has no comparison to the photo from my HP ink printer ; The scanner is OK, you can easily tell...

Dec, 2009

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