The full-page photo we print from the Mac takes a little less than 4 minutes, or 0.3 ppm–a bit slower than the norm. Text prints at about 5.8 pages per minute on the PC, and 5.7 ppm on the Mac 4-by-6-inch photos print at 2.4 ppm on plain paper and at about half that rate on glossy photo paper.

The output from the Pixma MG2120 is decently fast considering the price and its intended low-volume usage. Fortunately, Apple’s own Add Printer installation found, downloaded, and installed a suitable driver for the unit. Mac users, however, will be disappointed: You’ll find no manual duplexing support for the Mac, and Canon’s solution for supporting Lion (OS X 10.7) was to send me to a website where I could find no download specifically for the Pixma MG2120, only those for more expensive models. The unit has the regular panoply of layout options such as booklet and “n-up,” or tiled, pages (multiple pages reduced in size and printed on a single sheet of paper). There are no media-card slots, nor is there a display for navigating menus or previewing photos.Ĭanon, unlike HP with its Photosmart 5010, offers a full-featured PC printer driver. The single-digit LED and array of flashing-light indicators can be hard to decipher, despite some good labeling. The single input tray handles about 100 sheets, and the output tray directly above it handles 50. On the plus side, the lid for the letter/A4-size scanner telescopes to accommodate thicker material, and you can even push-scan by changing a setting in the scanner dialog. Not surprisingly, given the price, it has no amenities such as an automatic duplexer, or an automatic document feeder (ADF) for the scanner. The Pixma MG2120 will handle low volumes of printing, copying, and scanning easily. On the other hand, if you normally print mixed text and color graphics, this MFP costs about the same to operate as most of the competition. But its black ink is hardly a bargain, so if you print mostly text, you won’t like the ongoing costs. Depending on how much and what you print, the $70 (as of ), USB-attached Canon Pixma MG2120 color inkjet multifunction printer may be adequate for a home user.

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