Customer Reviews

Canon PIXMA MX320 - Multifunction (fax/copier/printer/scanner) color inkjet - copying (up to): 5.5 ppm (mono) / 2.2 ppm (color) - printing (up to): 7.5 ppm (mono) / 4.5 ppm (color) - 100 sheets - 33.6 Kbps - Hi-Speed USB

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

This is the first Canon printer I've owned. I was attracted to this unit when my old HP started to show signs of being on its last leg. The main attraction to the Canon is that it does what I want in a home printer (copy, scan, and print...plus it can FAX though I doubt I'll ever use that function). I was attracted to this unit when I did a little comparison shopping. Interestingly the comparison wasn't between several printers (though I did do that), but between the price of replacement HP print cartidges and the price of this printer. I was actually able to get this printer for less than it would have cost me for replace both HP cartidges! And, the price of Canon cartridges is significantly less than those required for the HP.

I am happy with this unit overall. It does a good job of printing and copying, and it even prints photos nicely!

It has a reasonably small footprint so it fits on my computer desk just fine. And, when it starts to print it automatically pops open a door on the front of the printer where the printed copies emerge.

The use of this printer is largely intuitive, the installation was easy: set up the unit, install the software, and then hook the unit to the CPU, and you are ready to print.

The only downside of the unit for me is that it's not very quiet. It's too noisey for office use, but it's acceptable I guess for a home unit. Thus the 4 star instead of the 5 star rating.

Physically...

This Canon has an average foot print & a fairly short height for all that it will do, & it has a pleasant, quality "feel" to it when using it. There is a lot of echo in here, & the "quiet mode" print & FAX settings were an unexpected plus. I installed, tested, & used my new equipment & its software with no problems, whatsoever.

Pros...

I find Canon's PC software interface to be very user-friendly, intuitive, easy to use, & quick to navigate. I am very pleased with the selection of print options it offers.

As for printing & copying, Canon's "fast" & "standard" print quality looks great, & its "best" quality rivals laser print. I use "Georgia-Pacific Everyday Copy & Print Paper" (92 Brightness/45 Whiteness/20 Weight)--& my prints & copies come out excellent.

I have not tried printing digital photos as of yet, but the manual indicates I can either print photos from my PC--or directly from my Canon digital camera's PictBridge interface.

Next in importance only to functionality, print quality, & ease of use--Canon's print cartridges are much more reasonably priced than my old printer. Lexmark constantly scalped me for ink, & that's why I refused to buy another one. Lexmark has seen all of the $ from me they will ever get.

Cons...

Although this Canon comes with a highly detailed, fast, easy to use PC manual--plus a printed multi-language "quick start" booklet--I would really prefer to receive a complete printed manual, in English. I can use this machine without one, but I do like printed manuals best.

Also, because this is my first FAX machine, I found the FAX user interface to be workable, but somewhat vague & obscure. I was uncertain my test FAX was actually sent & received, until I emailed to confirm it. If you have previous office FAX experience, you will probably already know what you're doing when sending & receiving FAXes, & you won't be in the dark as I was.

That said, I didn't need to consult the manuals at all to use the copy machine function, & I won't need to FAX too often. When I need it, this FAX will do what I need it to do, which was really all I wanted.

Overall...

My new Canon equipment will produce quality prints, copies, & faxes--for all of sixty bucks. I love mine, & I think it is an excellent choice for both personal & professional use.

I bought this printer about a month ago and I am loving it so much.
It has print/scan/copy/Fax function in one small package. However, I only use it for color copying and it's so easy to use with built-in automatic document feeder (ADF) The quality is amazing and very quiet. I never tried other features yet.

I was able to find a refurbished model direct from Canon. Wow , what a bargain. For the price of the two ink cartridges they throw in the fax/printer/copier in for free.

Run, don't walk to the Canon refurbished sale.


This thing is great. The fax screens your voice calls too, so there is no guess work.


Make sure you buy genuine Canon Ink Cartridges, not the refilled ones , as they will only cause you trouble down the road. I found that out first-hand myself. It was cheaper to get a new printer than to try to figure out what was wrong with the old one or replace the ink cartridges.

Color me one happy camper. This is a great All-in-One Printer.

I found this printer after my epson kept chugging ink like crazy! The only problem I have found so far is I couldn't fax, but wonder if that is because of my phone line...I have never had a home phone hooked up. I bought this a month ago and am still using the ink that was sent with the printer and my husband and I have 4 boys who like to print everything and have written 2 books for school! I'm very happy I bought this printer!

Paid $40 for this printer on sale. My other Canon all in one suddenly stopped working and I threw it out the window and needed an immediate replacement. Set up was easy and it came with everything you need including ink. That was worth more then the printer. The fax does work, but good luck trying to set it up like a regular fax. None of the all in one work that way. Plan on using the fax function here and there to save you a trip. Not good for replacing a stand alone fax machine.
Scanner function works, but the software is hard to navigate. I have found that Epson is the only scanner software that is intuitive to use.
Printer has a very loud BEEP! when you turn it on or off. It's ear piercing and you can't shut it of. The ink cartridges are chipped and you can't reset them if you refill your cartridges. Canon took away the reset function and button in this printer. SO when you print you will get LOW INK warning and will need to click OK to go on.
Printer prints fast when it finally starts to print. Canon printers tend to need a wind up time before printing. Expect 30 second delay between clicking print and the actual printing to start. Printer will bang, click and spin for a bit.
Document feeder is neat, but why is it on this printer? Wasted feature that is slower then using the scanner bed.
It's a good printer for the money, and if you need a multi function for random use then this is a good deal. If you fax and print a lot of documents, then just spend the money and get a high end model.

The Canon MX320 is a good value for the price. Having had a Lexmark that finally died, I needed to find a new machine and this one came up. The scanning is very clean and fast, the printing is clean and speedy as well. In terms of colors and accuracy, it rocks! I haven't tried the fax machine yet, but I am sure that it will work very well too.

It comes highly recommended!

I bought this printer from Walmart for $49.99 and the main reason why I will be returning it is because, my first photo prints have lines on it. I preformed the cleaning and deep cleaning and still I have lines on my photos. I never had to do this with Canon mp730 printer, which is 10 years old and still working. Then I realized, since there are no individual ink cartridges and my printer is already telling my I'm half way through the color cartridge, this is a no go. Before purchasing this item I just didn't think about the ink cartridge. If the printer is low on one color, you will need to replace the whole cartridge. With printers that have individual ink cartridges, you buy the set and only replace the one that is low.

Pros: Ink lasts a long time. I have had the low ink warning for awhile now, and still printed about 15 3x5 glossy color pictures, and numerous regular pages.

Cons: The LCD display is NOT backlit, which makes it impossible to see without direct lighting.

The Canon Pixma MX320 is sold as a multi-function printer/copier/fax/scanner, but if you have a Mac don't be so sure it will scan. Print and copy functions work okay, though ink runs out in a heartbeat. But the most frustrating thing is that it won't scan at all. When I called Canon customer support the tech spent an hour working remotely on my computer trying to figure out why. In the end he told me he needed a hundred dollars to continue to work on the problem. I paid less than that for the entire unit. Might as well buy a separate scanner and be done with it.