Canon PIXMA MX420 Wireless Office All-in-One Printer (4789B018)

Product Description

The Canon Pixma MX420 Wireless Office All-in-One Printer (4789B018) features Built-in Wi-Fi lets you print and scan from any room in your home, Multifunction Devices: Printer, Scanner, Copier & Fax. Energy Star, while a built-in, fully integrated 30-sheet Auto Document Feeder means fast copying, scanning and faxing of your originals, Auto Document Feeder means fast copying, scanning and faxing of your originals so you can increase your multitasking. Built-in Wi-Fi lets you print and scan from any room in your home while a built-in, fully integrated 30-sheet.Built-in Wi-Fi lets you print and scan from any room in your home while a built-in, fully integrated 30-sheet Auto Document Feeder.

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Product Details

• Brand: Canon
• Model: MX420
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 7.80" h x 16.40" w x 18.10" l, 19.30 pounds
• Display size: 2.5

Features

• The new Full HD Movie Print turns your favorite HD movie clips
• Built-in Wi-Fi lets you print and scan from any room in your home
• Multifunction Devices: Printer, Scanner, Copier & Fax Energy Star
• While a built-in, fully integrated 30-sheet Auto Document Feeder means fast copying, scanning and faxing of your originals
• Auto Document Feeder means fast copying, scanning and faxing of your originals so you can increase your multitasking

Customer Reviews

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222 of 229 people found the following review helpful.
Does A Lot for Its Price and Size
By Lewis A. Edge Jr.
Over the years I've installed many network printers. This is one of Canon's newest models and it was the easiest yet to install. The PIXMA MX420 also functions as a network sheet-feed or flat-platen scanner, color or black and white photocopy machine and a fax machine all in one low-cost package. I tested its capabilities and they all worked quite well. This device will work just fine when it's connected to a single computer with a USB cable (not supplied) but what is really handy is being able to share its many functions with everybody on the network.

Although this device will also work with a CAT-5 network connection, my installation was a good test for this device's Wi-Fi sensitivity. I located this multi-function machine on the second floor and at the opposite end of my home from my wireless router, which is in my cellar. During the set-up process the printer quickly found my Wi-Fi signal. After entering my WEP encryption code into the printer it was ready to be "found" on the network by the installation software. Installing the software and registering the printer on-line went without a hitch.

Unlike Canon's higher-end models, such as the PIXMA MX882 which uses five separate ink cartridges (three for color and two for black and white), this model uses only two ink cartridges; one for black and white and the other for color. Using Canon brand glossy photo paper this printer delivered excellent, lab-quality photo prints. Prints on other brands of glossy photo paper were disappointing. On plain photocopy paper, text and graphics look very good.

Color prints can also be made directly from compatible cameras and memory cards, simply by plugging them into the appropriate place on the front of the PIXMA MX420 and then using the small LCD color screen to choose what you want to print and how. The scanner works directly with TWAIN compatible applications such as Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, Corel Photo-Paint or via the Canon utilities included with this device on the installation disk.

If you ever have a problem, Canon has support people who are in the USA, actually answer the phone and can communicate clearly in the English language. My first-hand experience with Canon's support people has been very positive. In summary, this device packs multiple capabilities into a single low-cost package that can be accessed by any computer on the network where it's installed. A step-up to Canon's PIXMA MX882 for an additional cost of $50 to $60 will add a second software-selectable paper source and separate ink tanks for better photo reproduction and lower ink cost on all brands of glossy photo paper.

62 of 64 people found the following review helpful.
Very Good Home Office Printer
By Katawampas
This is my second Canon printer. I previously owned the MP520 which is still going strong at a friend's house.

This new printer is faster & has the wireless feature which we really like. We have this new printer out of the way in a closet since there are no wires to connect to the computer. Setup was simple and the print quality is excellent. Make sure you follow instructions for setup and that you have the correct settings checked on your computer for top quality prints when printing photos.

This printer has 2 ink cartridges vs. my old version that had 5 cartridges. There is good & bad with this setup. The good is that you only need 2 cartridges. The bad is that you will need to replace the whole color cartridge when ink is low; with the 5 cartridge system you can replace just the ink color that was low.

The "XL" cartridges have more ink in them for less money per ml.
PG-210XL (black) & CL-211XL (color)

Canon PG-210XL Cartridge (Black) in Retail Packaging
Canon CL-211 XL Cartridge (Color)

UPDATE 2/2012: This printer is still working like new.

33 of 33 people found the following review helpful.
Great Printer - Great Price
By James Connor
I researched this printer against higher priced HP printers at Costco. This printer had better ratings so I bought it. The first thing I noticed was the installation compared to my old wireless HP 6980 (which it replaced) was awesome. 3 Laptops wirelessly connected and a desktop usb connection all within 30 minutes. Just connect it to your wireless SSID with the password, put in the disk load the software and it works for XP, Vista and Win 7 (comes with a MAC disk but I am too poor to afford one of those) the disk software will find the printer for you and connect it laptop or whatever. Do try to do it in windows by adding a printer and browsing the network or by going to your router to add it, none of that is needed, in fact it probably won't work if you try to do it that way which I did by habit. I printed out test pages from each and the print quality was great. I don't plan on using this for photos, that's what costco online is for at 9cents a 6x9 who would be foolish enough to do prints on a Inkjet anyway? This mainly going to used for letters, printing from the internet, scanning and copying.
Also the ink cartridges cost considerably less than my HP ones that are $72 bucks for a combo pack. HP is going to goodwill. Also you can load the entire installation CD on a thumbdrive or hard drive and keep it there so you don't have to hunt around for a CD or you can load multiple systems at the same time. I would give it 5 stars but it is a bit loud, no reason not to buy. I would recommend the printer to a friend.

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