Canon PIXMA MP830 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: office all-in-one with duplex printing and scanning

Verdict: The PIXMA MP830 sits at the top of Canon's range of home and home office multifunction devices and the specification list shows enough goodies to get you interested. In most ways it fulfils its promise, though its ability to print on both sides of the pap

Pros: Double-sided scan as well as print., Double-sided scan as well as print., Dual paper trays, Direct printing on DVD/CD

Cons: Slow double-sided printing, Slow double-sided printing, Print costs relatively high

Verdict: Are the extra features available on Canon's top of the range all-in-one worth the high price?

Review summary: This speedy multifunction, which includes fax capability and a duplexing automatic document feeder, produces top-notch prints, copies, and scans.

Pros: Top-notch performance across the board, Includes fax and duplex ADF capabilities

Cons: No Wi-Fi or ethernet networking options

Review summary: The Canon Pixma MP830 multifunction unit is a combined A4 printer, scanner, copier and fax machine. It uses Canon's Chromalife 100 inks in 5 cartridges and the black tank is double the capacity of the other colours.

Pros: The software provided with this unit is excellent with a full suite of applications for scanning, printing (in a variety of formats) and document management.

Cons: The user's manual is on disc and during installation it is copied to the hard drive and a shortcut appears on the desktop. It has no index and no document-wide search facility. It is cheap, annoying and virtually useless. Of all the on-disc manuals we hav

Verdict: The Pixma MP830 is not the recommended printer or scanner for the photographer looking to make great prints. It does make good prints, but Canon's Pixma printer range has other units that do the job as well for less money. This unit is definitely for the