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 11,000 user and expert reviews and 90+ 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 mid-range and award winning inkjet printers. Their inkjet printers start at $60 for the TS3355 which has a print speed (colour) of 4ppm and is a 4800 x 1200 inkjet printer and go up to $750 for the TS8351 which has a print speed (colour) of 10ppm and is a 4800 x 1200 inkjet printer. The average price of a new Canon inkjet printer is $344.

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 76%.

There's a smaller selection of Canon inkjet printers available compared to other inkjet printer brands, with only 9 Canon inkjet printers currently on the market in the US. Canon inkjet printers also tend to be more expensive than most other inkjet printer brands making them 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		81
4 stars		130
3 stars		19
2 stars		3
1 star		0

User Reviews

5 stars		4,321
4 stars		1,751
3 stars		535
2 stars		391
1 star		1,146

Over 91% of expert reviews and 75% of user reviews for Canon inkjet printers are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 88% and 76% 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 50+ 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	HP	Epson	Brother	Ricoh
	80% 19 reviews		80% 1 review
	77% 7 reviews	82% 5 reviews	76% 5 reviews		70% 2 reviews
	79% 12 reviews	70% 2 reviews	73% 3 reviews	80% 1 review
	85% 13 reviews	80% 2 reviews	80% 1 review	80% 1 review
	77% 12 reviews	60% 2 reviews	90% 1 review
	78% 9 reviews	64% 1 review	76% 2 reviews
	83% 10 reviews		80% 2 reviews
	72% 9 reviews	73% 2 reviews
	79% 9 reviews			79% 1 review
	74% 8 reviews
	80% 6 reviews		89% 2 reviews
	74% 5 reviews		89% 2 reviews
	77% 6 reviews	60% 1 review
	75% 2 reviews	80% 3 reviews	75% 2 reviews
	79% 5 reviews		89% 2 reviews
	85% 6 reviews
	87% 5 reviews		89% 1 review
	91% 3 reviews		90% 3 reviews
	81% 3 reviews	60% 2 reviews
	73% 3 reviews	55% 1 review
Other Expert Sites	72% 67 reviews	66% 24 reviews	73% 17 reviews	80% 1 review	33% 1 review
Average	79% 219 reviews	68% 45 reviews	82% 44 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 57 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	HP	Epson	Brother	Ricoh
	12		1
	9	1	1	1
	2	3	1		1
	2	2	2
	3	1
	4
			3
	3
	3
	1		1
		2
	2
	2
	2
	2
	1	1
	1
			1
			1
	1
Other Expert Sites	7	3	2
Total	57	13	13	1	1

How Reliable Are Canon Inkjet Printers?

We checked over 11,000 reviews to find comments about the reliability of Canon inkjet printers. over 330 of these reviews mention reliability of which 75% 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 remains to be seen how reliable it is

Fairly well built

reliable Canon Pixma MG6350 was great until the black stopped printing for some unknown reason (head alignment

is reliable for the job it does

NOT RELIABLE

It broke after 2 weeks

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

Poor Build Quality

the website they tell you to use is not trustworthy

What is the Best High End Canon Inkjet Printer?

Canon PIXMA TS8351

4800 X 1200 DPI

10ppm PRINT SPEED

15ppm PRINT SPEED

6 PRINT CARTRIDGES

100 Sheets STANDARD INPUT

If you're looking for a high end Canon inkjet printer then the Canon PIXMA TS8351 takes some beating. It has a Kagoo Score of 75, but is a bit more expensive at $749.59.

Features We Love:

Six print cartridges

Supports colour printing

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.

91 Reviews	56 Reviews + 1 Award
80 Features	Fully-Featured
64 Value for Money	Good
75 Kagoo Score	Very Good

Customers report that Canon PIXMA TS8351 has great expert reviews and good user reviews with an average overall rating of 82%, based on 56 reviews.

The cheapest price that we could find for the PIXMA TS8351 in the US is $749.59 but in total we found only 1 price for it.

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