Canon PIXMA MP240 All-In-One Photo Printer

by Canon

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 13.1 x 6.1 inches ; 12.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 16 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B001MQ0DVW
• Item model number: 2911B002
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 28, 2008

Product Description

Compact and Stylish All-In-One Photo Printer with PictBridge.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good All-In-One for the price, July 10, 2009

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J. Murphy (Alabama) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Canon PIXMA MP240 All-In-One Photo Printer (Office Product)

I received this printer as a freebie when buying a laptop during the 2008 Black Friday sale. For the price, can not beat it. It replaces an older HP Deskjet 5550. The scanner works great and printing on paper is fast. I would not rely on this for photos. The technology today for photo printing is far superior than what this printer has available but then, this printer is not intended for that. If you are looking for a low cost multi-function printer, I would not hesitate.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Ink runs out FAST, September 7, 2009

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K. Thorpe "Kristen" (Ilinois, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Canon PIXMA MP240 All-In-One Photo Printer (Office Product)

If you're a student, avoid this printer! Four out of five of my classes require printing and bringing articles that the instructor uploaded online, and after about a week of use the ink runs out! At $15 for a cartridge, that's ridiculous! If you have $60 a month you can throw away on ink, then by all means buy this printer. On a positive note, if you ever accidentally kick it in the middle of the night and it flies off of your desk on to the floor, it will work in the morning.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Phantom "paper jam" renders it unusable, December 5, 2009

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a reader - See all my reviews

This review is from: Canon PIXMA MP240 All-In-One Photo Printer (Office Product)

I am a light user. I'd printed maybe 200 pages over the 6 months I've owned it. Documents only. When it worked, it worked well enough -- no complaints about the print quality; mainly text.

BUT -- two weeks ago I printed a few pages with no problems, turned it off, turned it on a few hours later, and was greeted by the main green display blinking an alternating "3" and an "E". It could not be reset and it would not accept any print jobs.

The supplied software diagnosed a paper jam and suggested I clear it. The thing is, there was no paper in the printer at all, not even a jammed scrap, so there was nothing to clear.

The online help suggested turning it off, unplugging everything including the power cable, and waiting a while. (???) I did so, waiting 3 hours. Problem remained.

Emailed Canon, giving them all the details, including of course the printer model. Four days later they write back asking me to give them the model name again. I did, and that was the last I've heard from them.

Maybe mine was defective. Still, Canon is not doing much to remedy the defect. Meanwhile I can't print.


UPDATE

Remembering I'd bought an extended "whatever happens" warranty from the retailer (Currys Digital), I took it back to them. They gave me a new one without any hassle. The new one worked fine a for a few months (printing some 300-400 pages), but then the very same problem happened. Seems like a design flaw rather than coincidence. Avoid this one.

A readers' response to another 1 star review suggests my problem isn't unique.