

The did a fairly average job of maintaining color accuracy, but it does struggle a little bit with the blues. For a multifunction printer, the color performance is quite good. It doesn't exactly go toe-to-toe with a pro-photo printer, but the MX512 is impressive in its own right by the numbers. If you've read the review and are fine with its few idiosyncracies, you could do a lot worse than the. Though the doesn't have the test scores of a pro-photo printer, it is a more affordable option that will do what's expected of it. For what you'd pay, you get a lot of printer. For its price point, it's a solid option if you're OK with having a CMY and a black ink cartridge. The does a fairly good job of printing photos, and it isn't the slowest printer we've tested. While you're saving money in the short run by buying a more affordable printer, there are other members of the Canon MX line that are more economical with ink cartridges-namely, the Canon MX882 that will end up saving cash in the long run. If you're looking for an office printer that can handle scanning, faxing, copying, and photo printing, the is a great option for the price, but with a few drawbacks. Overall, the is a printer that offers an acceptable level of service. XYZprinting da Vinci Mini First Impressions Review #10 Envelopes, the handles most needs that might be thrown at it in a home office environment.

Able to print on all of the standard paper sizes under 13 inches, including 4 x 6 prints, 5 x 7 prints, 8 x 10 prints, letter, legal, and U.S. While it doesn't have the same range of media options as, say, a pro-photo printer, it does have an impressive range of options for the home office. Fair detail and color performanceįirst and foremost, the is a home office printer, able to scan, print, fax, or copy. You can always hook up your printer to your computer directly via the USB port, but you lose the ability to share if you do so, and a precious USB port on your computer. For faxing, you can also make use of the telephone port on the back. Like most modern office printers, the has an internal 802.11n wireless card, as well as an ethernet port, and can be shared over a home network with multiple computers. If that's not enough, the also supports PictBridge and parallel printing. If you're an avid photographer with a camera that uses an SD card or MemoryStick, you'll be happy to note that there are slots on the front-left of the printer that allow you to print files directly from your memory cards.
