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 6,300 user and expert reviews and 60+ awards from hundreds of different review sites on 420+ inkjet printers to impartially compare each inkjet printer brand.

Canon are recognised for their good selection of mid-range and award winning 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 $750 for the PIXMA PRO-1 which has a print speed (colour) of 1ppm and is a 4800 x 2400 inkjet printer. The average price of a new Canon inkjet printer is $209.

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 $209, 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 14 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		61
4 stars		118
3 stars		19
2 stars		3
1 star		0

User Reviews

5 stars		2,390
4 stars		1,026
3 stars		285
2 stars		180
1 star		377

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 was easy to use. Their inkjet printers have also 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
	86% 16 reviews	80% 1 review	100% 1 review	80% 1 review
	81% 13 reviews	73% 3 reviews	80% 1 review	80% 1 review
	77% 6 reviews	77% 6 reviews	80% 2 reviews		70% 2 reviews
	83% 14 reviews	80% 1 review
	77% 13 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
	77% 6 reviews
	72% 5 reviews	100% 1 review
	85% 6 reviews
	75% 2 reviews	75% 2 reviews	80% 1 review
	75% 3 reviews	89% 2 reviews
	76% 3 reviews			79% 1 review
	60% 4 reviews
	88% 3 reviews	88% 1 review
	88% 2 reviews	89% 2 reviews
	67% 1 review	100% 3 reviews
Other Expert Sites	69% 55 reviews	74% 15 reviews	65% 2 reviews	80% 1 review	33% 1 review
Average	77% 194 reviews	84% 45 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 40 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
	2	2	1
	1	1	2		1
	4
	4
	3
		3
	2
	2
	2
	1	1
			1
		1
	1
	1
		1
	1
	1
	1
	1
Other Expert Sites	3	2
Total	40	12	5	1	1

How Reliable Are Canon Inkjet Printers?

We checked over 6,300 reviews to find comments about the reliability of Canon inkjet printers. 130+ 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

Good Build Quality

Really dependable

Second one ive had very reliable

NOT RELIABLE

broke within a few weeks

It is broken already

the website they tell you to use is not trustworthy

Poor Build Quality

What is the Best Budget Choice Canon Inkjet Printer?

Canon MG5750

4800 X 1200 DPI

9ppm PRINT SPEED

12.6ppm PRINT SPEED (BLACK,

100 Sheets STANDARD INPUT

At only $144.64 and with a Kagoo Score of 81 the Canon MG5750 makes a great budget choice.

Features We Love:

Supports colour printing

Wi-Fi

Supports borderless printing

A fully featured and award winning 9ppm 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. Customers report that this inkjet printer produces very good quality prints, it's very easy to setup but noisy.

94 Reviews	416 Reviews + 3 Awards
83 Features	Fully-Featured
79 Value for Money	Very Good
81 Kagoo Score	Excellent

Multiple reviews mentioned that Canon MG5750 has great expert reviews and good user reviews with an average overall rating of 88%, based on 416 reviews.

Canon PIXMA MG5750 Unboxing CZ

Canon Pixma MG5750 WiFi Setup

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