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Canon - PIXMA MX870 Wireless All-in-One Printer
Average customer rating
4.1
(181 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 181 reviews
5 Stars
103
4 Stars
33
3 Stars
15
2 Stars
13
1 Star
17
77%of customers recommend this product.
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135 out of
176)
Customer Reviews for Canon - PIXMA MX870 Wireless All-in-One Printer
Customer Rating
5
on February 19, 2011
Posted by: Brad
from Milwaukee
Great Duplex ADF All-in-One for the price! It doesn't do Duplex in one pass (printer flips the document, goes for a second scan) which leads to my papers coming out in a different arrangement than I put them in. But it's a small price to pay.
The printer interface for scanning is a tad bit confusing, but the computer software makes it stupid simple! Wireless networking was simple to set up.
I will admit I don't really do photo printing, but the basic black & white and color printing I have done has turned out fantastic!
The MX870 It doesn't have some of the newer features like quick start and Wireless N, but is reliable and affordable on some major electronics sites.
All in all a winner in my book!
Pros: reliable, easy to use, duplex adf, affordable - great value
Cons: Large Footprint
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com
Customer Rating
4
Overall good but wireless frustration
on March 21, 2011
Posted by: ScottTX
from Houston, TX
We have been very happy with this printer but twice now on two different PC's we sent a document to print and the printer cannot be found and we have to try to re-connect to our network. Connecting via a cable is more reliable.
Pros: Easy Setup, durable, fast print speed, easy to use
Cons: wireless connection - when it doesn't work
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com
Customer Rating
5
AWESOME MACHINE !!!
on May 14, 2011
Posted by: NAS
from CONNECTICUT
THE BEST ALL IN 1 THAT I HAVE PURCHASED. i HAVE HAD A MY SHARE. LAST ONE WAS A INK O HOLIC..
I HAVE THROWN EVERYTHING I HAD, PRINT WISE STRAIGHT OUTTA THE BOX...HANDLING IT WITH OUT PAUSE... MUST HAVE FOR MIN-MED OUTPUT PRINT JOBS..
Pros: reliable, Easy Setup, durable, Low Ink Consumption, Sharp Tones & Colors, fast print speed, easy to use
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com
Customer Rating
3
Disappointed
on September 12, 2011
Posted by: mel
from Caroga Lake NY
Uses WAY too much Ink!! Ink Is WAY Too Expensive- very bummed out. Difficult to use all the options on it.
Pros: Compact Design
Cons: Difficult to use, Slow Print Speed, Large Footprint, Difficult Setup, Dull Tones & Colors, High Ink Consumption, unreliable
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com
Customer Rating
5
High Quality & Loaded w/ Features
on January 18, 2012
Posted by: Bob
from WI
If you do not want to shell out for a color laser multifunction, the Canon PIXMA MX870 is the Absolute Solution to your home office needs. It's loaded with almost every feature you could possibly need. To name a few; Auto Duplex, Wireless & other connections, Auto Sheet Feeder, Color Fax, Copy Print & Scan, Borderless Photo Printing, Memory Card Reader, 2 Paper Loaders, Pass Through To Add A Telephone, & Many Customizable Settings. 5 individual cartridges allows you to only have to replace the cartridge that runs out, not the whole cartrige that still has 2 colors in it, saving money & ink. It's a truly awesome deal & as you can tell, I highly recommend it.
Pros: 4-in-1: fax copy print scan, auto duplexing, auto sheet feeder, wireless or wired, load 2 types of paper, borderless photo prints, easy setup & customizable
Cons: slightly slower speed than some color lasers
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com
Customer Rating
4
Worked great, until the heads disaligned
on April 11, 2015
Posted by: Anonymous
from Seattle, WA
There are some pretty amazing features on this printer. Love that you can print blank staff paper for musical compositions. The ink runs dry pretty quickly, but I have gone for weeks after it told me that the cartridges were empty. We used the printer regularly for over two years before it started acting wonky. Sometimes it would just lock up and need to be rebooted (which also takes a lot longer than it should). Finally, replacing the ink caused one of the heads to be knocked out of alignment. Using the paper-based realign head feature just seemed to make it worse. The cost of getting a professional to look at the machine would have been more than a new printer would cost. (We replaced it with another Canon printer.)
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com
Customer Rating
4
3 year review
on July 19, 2014
Posted by: dehuge
from NYC
It does the job ok. WiFi set was easy I have had this printer for a while now. I had to buy it in a pinch and it was cheap...that said, I've easily spent 3x on ink since purchase. The inks are small and expensive. Look into a printer's toner yield before making a purchase. The printer is cheap, but they more than making up for it on replacement toner.
Pros: cheap
Cons: toner is expensive
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com
Customer Rating
1
Worst Printer Wireless Joke
on January 31, 2012
Posted by: familysha1
from Ny, NY
This is one purchase I seriously regret making.
I purchased this because it claimed to be WIRELESS capable. It is not. The connection drops repeatedly. In the middle of print job the printer stops and tells me it cannot connect to the printer. Huh? Some days it works sometimes it doesn't even when it shows that it is properly wireless connected. I spent 3hours trying to print something yesterday morning before giving up. This morning the printer woke up and printed the item from yesterday. Again there is no rhyme or reason to when the printer works and the canon updates, software and support sites are all useless.
If you ever want to use this printer in wireless form you will be sorely disappointed.
PS My computer savvy brother has spent time helping me with this issue and told me that this printer is defectively engineered and will never work properly.
I will never purchase another Canon printer.
I purchased this because it claimed to be WIRELESS capable. It is not. The connection drops repeatedly. In the middle of print job the printer stops and tells me it cannot connect to the printer. Huh? Some days it works sometimes it doesn't even when it shows that it is properly wireless connected. I spent 3hours trying to print something yesterday morning before giving up. This morning the printer woke up and printed the item from yesterday. Again there is no rhyme or reason to when the printer works and the canon updates, software and support sites are all useless.
If you ever want to use this printer in wireless form you will be sorely disappointed.
PS My computer savvy brother has spent time helping me with this issue and told me that this printer is defectively engineered and will never work properly.
I will never purchase another Canon printer.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com