Canon Pixma MX850

Reviews say Canon's Pixma MX850 is the best multifunction inkjet printer at its price, offering the best combination of speed and print quality, plus copying, scanning and faxing. The Canon Pixma MX850 has been replaced by the Canon Pixma MX860 (*Est. $200), but testers aren't as enthusiastic about the new model. Business users should note that the Canon Pixma MX850 has a relatively low-capacity automatic document feeder (35 pages) and slow duplex printing. Several reviewers and owners have a hard time setting up the Pixma MX850 for networking. Some reviews note some paper curls and banding and that the color isn't perfect on scans and prints. If photo printing is more important to you than printing documents, the Canon Pixma MP980 (*Est. $280) gets the best reviews at its price, but there's no fax. Another caveat is that the Canon Pixma MX850 is heavy (30 pounds).

Several computer magazines test the Canon Pixma MX850 in depth. PCMag.com's review is the best of these, and the printer gets an overall rating that can be used to compare it with other tested printers. A review in Macworld is also based on hands-on tests, but the magazine hasn't tested as many multifunction printers as PCMag.com. We also found a very detailed review at PrinterInfo.com. Owner reviews at Amazon.com complete the picture.