Canon Pixma MP160 User reviews

By Felisa Yang, CNET.com on 08/09/2006

More Canon reviews , RRP: AU$89.00

The good:

  • Inexpensive
  • Excellent prints
  • PictBridge port

The bad:

  • Subpar scanning
  • Dearth of features
  • Lacks media card slots

The bottomline:

The entry-level Canon Pixma MP160 is a decent all-in-one printer for the price, but don't be tempted by the entry-level machine: the Pixma MP180 costs a mere AU$20 more and provides the same print quality and a ton more features.

Editors' rating:

6.6/10

Users' rating:

4.8/10

Karen
12/01/2007, 04:36 PM

rating
8
/10

I just bought this printer for a very cheap price of $79 plus canon's $20 cash back. So $59 for a multi-function printer is a bargain!

Pros: Easy to use, prints well, excellent photo quality (quite suprised at how good the photos turned out). I think the quality also depends on how good your camera is.

Cons: Scans quality is not all that good.

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invision
02/12/2006, 03:10 PM

rating
3
/10

I was excited by the price that I got the mp160 for but I was very disappointed in the photo print quailty. It look like some of the first digital pics that came out years ago. I dont recomend this for any reason to people that want a entry level photoprinter. Stick to HP or someone else.

Pros: Scans well, prints documents nicely,fast very simple printer. Photo print options are nice and easy to use.

Cons: Photo prints are terrible. Don't waste your paper or ink on this feature. Get and HP.

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Guest
19/10/2006, 09:10 AM

rating
7
/10

Good for price

Thats it

Pros: Fast accurate printing, has a quiet function for smooth noiseless printing. Very good with colour printing (Photo's etc). Overall good for the cheap price tag.

Cons: Although the printer is cheap the Ink tanks are not and they don't exactly last long (Mines used at work all day, everyday). Though these can be drilled into and refilled the printer is smart enough to know your using a re-filled tank so the ink alarm light stays on and its always going to say its low on ink!

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