Should You Buy a Canon Inkjet Printer?

Canon is one of the most popular inkjet printer brands as well as being well known for its digital cameras, photo printers and camcorders.

We've collated all the key information on Canon inkjet printers in this handy guide. We've analysed over 5,500 user and expert reviews and 60+ awards from hundreds of different review sites on 480+ inkjet printers to impartially compare each inkjet printer brand.

Canon are recognised for their good selection of award winning and moderately popular inkjet printers. Their inkjet printers start at $142 for the iB4020 which has a print speed (colour) of 5ppm and is a 1200 x 600 inkjet printer and go up to $295 for the TS3150 which has a print speed (colour) of 4ppm and is a 4800 x 1200 inkjet printer. The average price of a new Canon inkjet printer is $210.

Is Canon the Best Inkjet Printer Brand?

So are Canon inkjet printers any good? We give every inkjet printer a Kagoo Score by analysing its specs, reviews and prices and comparing this to its competitors. By aggregating this data across all inkjet printers we are able to impartially rank all the inkjet printer brands.

Our detailed analysis taking into account all of the above factors found that Canon is the 3rd best inkjet printer brand out there.

Let's look at how Canon inkjet printers compare to the other inkjet printer brands across each of the key facets that make up the Kagoo Score.

Canon have better reviews than the typical inkjet printer brand, with the average rating of a Canon inkjet printer being 78%.

There's a smaller selection of Canon inkjet printers available compared to other inkjet printer brands, with only 8 Canon inkjet printers currently on the market in the US. Canon inkjet printers also tend to be cheaper than most other inkjet printer brands however they are still a less popular choice with consumers.

What Do the Canon Inkjet Printer Reviews Say?

We've added up all the reviews for every Canon inkjet printer to work out the average distribution of reviews for Canon and then compared this to the other inkjet printer brands.

Expert Reviews

5 stars		58
4 stars		116
3 stars		16
2 stars		2
1 star		0

User Reviews

5 stars		2,028
4 stars		858
3 stars		244
2 stars		160
1 star		357

Over 91% of expert reviews and 79% of user reviews for Canon inkjet printers are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 90% and 80% respectively across all Inkjet Printer brands.

Purchasers of Canon inkjet printers frequently mentioned that the product produced good quality prints and was easy to use. Their inkjet printers have also won 40+ awards.

In the table below we compare the average review score given to Canon inkjet printers by some of the most popular technology review sites against their reviews for other inkjet printer brands. The best review score from each review source is highlighted in green.

Average Review Score	Canon	Epson	HP	Brother	Ricoh
	82% 18 reviews	80% 1 review
	87% 14 reviews	80% 1 review	100% 1 review	80% 1 review
	81% 11 reviews	73% 3 reviews	80% 1 review	80% 1 review
	77% 6 reviews	76% 5 reviews	80% 2 reviews		70% 2 reviews
	78% 12 reviews	90% 1 review
	79% 10 reviews	76% 2 reviews
	83% 9 reviews	80% 2 reviews
	72% 9 reviews
	74% 7 reviews
	72% 5 reviews	89% 2 reviews
	77% 6 reviews
	85% 6 reviews
	72% 5 reviews
	75% 2 reviews	75% 2 reviews	80% 1 review
	75% 3 reviews	89% 2 reviews
	76% 3 reviews			79% 1 review
	67% 1 review	100% 3 reviews
	81% 3 reviews
	88% 2 reviews	88% 1 review
	73% 3 reviews
Other Expert Sites	70% 50 reviews	74% 17 reviews	65% 2 reviews	80% 1 review	33% 1 review
Average	77% 185 reviews	82% 42 reviews	81% 7 reviews	80% 4 reviews	52% 3 reviews

How Many Industry Awards Have Canon Inkjet Printers Received?

After checking thousands of expert review websites we found 43 industry awards for Canon inkjet printers. This means that Canon has more awards for its inkjet printers than any other brand. The table below compares the number of awards received by Canon to other popular inkjet printer brands. The largest number of awards provided by each review source is highlighted in green.

Compare all award winning inkjet printers

Number of Awards	Canon	Epson	HP	Brother	Ricoh
	10	1	1	1
	1	1	2		1
	2	2	1
	4
	4
		3
	3
	1	1
	2
	2
	2
	2
	1
	1
		1
		1
			1
	1
	1
	1
Other Expert Sites	5	2
Total	43	12	5	1	1

How Reliable Are Canon Inkjet Printers?

We checked over 5,500 reviews to find comments about the reliability of Canon inkjet printers. over 230 of these reviews mention reliability of which 76% were positive. Therefore the vast majority of Canon inkjet printer owners and reviewers thought the product was reliable.

So, most people think that Canon inkjet printers are good quality. Now let's take a look at some of the reviews for Canon inkjet printers that mention reliability:

RELIABLE

Flexible printer reliable for fairly heavy use

Excellent Build Quality

Canon products are always reliable

It doesn't look broken

NOT RELIABLE

broke within a few weeks

Build quality it a little lacking as well

I guess I'll have to research a suitable printer from scratch

Poor Build Quality

What is the Best High End Canon Inkjet Printer?

Canon PIXMA TR150

4800 X 1200 DPI

5.5ppm PRINT SPEED (COLOUR,

If you're looking for a high end Canon inkjet printer then the Canon PIXMA TR150 takes some beating. It has a Kagoo Score of 83, but is a bit more expensive at $199.98.

Features We Love:

Supports colour printing

Wi-Fi

Supports borderless printing

A fully featured and award winning 5.5ppm print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Le inkjet printer, with an affordable price. It supports colour printing and borderless printing and has a Wi-Fi.

94 Reviews	8 Reviews + 1 Award
84 Features	Fully-Featured
78 Popularity	Quite Popular
80 Value for Money	Very Good
83 Kagoo Score	Excellent

Our review analysis indicates that Canon PIXMA TR150 has good expert reviews and terrific user reviews with an average overall rating of 85%.

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