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, camcorders and photo printers.

We've collated all the key information on Canon inkjet printers in this handy guide. We've analysed over 6,100 user and expert reviews and 60+ awards from hundreds of different review sites on 430+ 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 $28 for the G1100 which has a print speed (colour) of 5ppm and is a 4800 x 1200 inkjet printer and go up to $499 for the Pixma iP3600 which has a print speed (colour) of 17ppm and is a 9600 x 2400 inkjet printer. The average price of a new Canon inkjet printer is $181.

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.

At an average purchase price of $181, Canon inkjet printers tend to be cheaper than most other inkjet printer brands. Canon also have better reviews than the typical inkjet printer brand, with the average rating of a Canon inkjet printer being 79%.

There's a smaller selection of Canon inkjet printers available compared to other inkjet printer brands, with only 13 Canon inkjet printers currently on the market in the US.

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		60
4 stars		114
3 stars		17
2 stars		4
1 star		0

User Reviews

5 stars		2,400
4 stars		1,008
3 stars		284
2 stars		172
1 star		373

Over 89% of expert reviews and 80% of user reviews for Canon inkjet printers are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 89% and 81% respectively across all Inkjet Printer brands.

Purchasers of Canon inkjet printers frequently mentioned that the product produced good quality prints, and they have won 40+ awards.

Looking at just the expert reviews, 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
	87% 15 reviews	80% 1 review	100% 1 review	80% 1 review
	81% 12 reviews	73% 3 reviews	80% 1 review	80% 1 review
	77% 6 reviews	77% 6 reviews	80% 2 reviews		70% 2 reviews
	81% 14 reviews	80% 1 review
	78% 12 reviews	85% 2 reviews
	79% 10 reviews	76% 2 reviews
	82% 10 reviews	80% 2 reviews
	72% 9 reviews
	74% 8 reviews
	72% 5 reviews	89% 2 reviews
	74% 7 reviews
	85% 6 reviews
	72% 5 reviews
	75% 3 reviews	89% 2 reviews
	75% 2 reviews	75% 2 reviews	80% 1 review
	88% 3 reviews	88% 1 review
	67% 1 review	100% 3 reviews
	88% 2 reviews	89% 2 reviews
	76% 3 reviews			79% 1 review
	60% 3 reviews
Other Expert Sites	69% 52 reviews	74% 15 reviews	65% 2 reviews	80% 1 review	33% 1 review
Average	77% 188 reviews	82% 44 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 41 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 given to 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
	2
	2
	1	1
	2
	1
	1
	1
		1
		1
			1
	1
	1
	1
Other Expert Sites	4	2
Total	41	12	5	1	1

How Reliable Are Canon Inkjet Printers?

We checked over 6,100 reviews to find comments about the reliability of Canon inkjet printers. 140+ of these reviews that 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

It turned out to be a printer with no scanner built in

Excellent Build Quality

Seems to be sturdy

NOT RELIABLE

broke within a few weeks

fragile products when

Poor Build Quality

It does feel a bit fragile

What is the Best High End Canon Inkjet Printer?

Canon TS8150

4800 X 1200 DPI

10ppm PRINT SPEED

10ppm PRINT SPEED

6 PRINT CARTRIDGES

20 Sheets STANDARD INPUT

If you're looking for a high end Canon inkjet printer then the Canon TS8150 takes some beating. It has a Kagoo Score of 76, but is a bit more expensive at $263.31.

Features We Love:

Supports colour printing

Six print cartridges

Wi-Fi

Supports borderless printing

A fully featured and award winning 10ppm print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Le inkjet. It supports colour printing and borderless printing, has a Wi-Fi and takes 6 print cartridge. Customers report that it produces superb quality prints, has outstanding features but it's expensive.

92 Reviews	111 Reviews + 1 Award
80 Features	Fully-Featured
67 Value for Money	Good
76 Kagoo Score	Very Good

Customers report that Canon TS8150 has great expert reviews and very good user reviews with 100% of buyers recommending this inkjet to others.

The cheapest price that we could find for the TS8150 in the US is $263.31 but in total we found only 1 price for it.

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