Should You Buy a Canon Laser Printer?

Canon is well known for its inkjet printers, digital cameras, camcorders and photo printers.

If you are thinking about buying a Canon laser printer then our handy guide provides you with all the key info at a glance. Our objective, impartial comparison of laser printer brands is compiled by analysing over 8,800 user and expert reviews and 70+ awards from hundreds of different review sites on 710+ laser printers.

Canon are recognised for their wide selection of moderately popular and good quality laser printers and start at $25 for the LBP251dw which has a print speed of 30ppm and is a 1200 x 1200 laser printer and go up to $637 for the LBP6780dn which has a print speed of 40ppm and is a 1200 x 1200 laser printer. The average price of a new Canon laser printer is $275.

Is Canon the Best Laser Printer Brand?

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

Our detailed analysis taking into account all of the above factors found that Canon is the 7th best laser printer brand out there.

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

Canon have better reviews than the typical laser printer brand, with the average rating of a Canon laser printer being 72%.

There's a smaller selection of Canon laser printers available compared to other laser printer brands, with only 10 Canon laser printers currently on the market in the US. Canon laser printers also tend to be cheaper than most other laser printer brands however they are still a less popular choice with consumers.

What Do the Canon Laser Printer Reviews Say?

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

Expert Reviews

5 stars		3
4 stars		24
3 stars		11
2 stars		0
1 star		0

User Reviews

5 stars		225
4 stars		81
3 stars		19
2 stars		20
1 star		46

Over 71% of expert reviews and 78% of user reviews for Canon laser printers are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 79% and 78% respectively across all Laser Printer brands.

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

Average Review Score	HP	Xerox	Canon	Samsung	Lexmark
	73% 15 reviews	75% 8 reviews	70% 9 reviews	75% 4 reviews	70% 1 review
	100% 2 reviews	84% 5 reviews	80% 2 reviews		80% 2 reviews
	50% 2 reviews		60% 1 review	80% 1 review	90% 4 reviews
	60% 2 reviews	80% 3 reviews	70% 2 reviews	100% 1 review
	70% 2 reviews	80% 1 review	73% 3 reviews	75% 2 reviews
	70% 1 review	77% 3 reviews	80% 2 reviews	60% 1 review	80% 1 review
	60% 2 reviews		60% 1 review	80% 1 review	90% 4 reviews
	74% 1 review	72% 3 reviews	79% 1 review	75% 2 reviews
	70% 3 reviews		70% 1 review	73% 3 reviews
	92% 1 review	90% 2 reviews	90% 2 reviews	80% 1 review
	90% 3 reviews	83% 3 reviews
	60% 1 review	68% 2 reviews		70% 1 review	80% 1 review
	63% 3 reviews	80% 1 review	70% 1 review
	71% 2 reviews		70% 2 reviews
	63% 3 reviews
		87% 3 reviews
			57% 3 reviews
	70% 1 review	70% 2 reviews
	100% 2 reviews			80% 1 review
	80% 2 reviews				60% 1 review
Other Expert Sites	68% 23 reviews	68% 11 reviews	61% 6 reviews	52% 4 reviews	50% 5 reviews
Average	73% 71 reviews	78% 47 reviews	71% 36 reviews	75% 22 reviews	67% 19 reviews

How Many Industry Awards Have Canon Laser Printers Received?

After checking thousands of expert review websites we found 6 industry awards for Canon laser printers. The table below compares the number of awards received by Canon to other popular laser printer brands. The largest number of awards provided by each review source is highlighted in green.

Compare all award winning laser printers

Number of Awards	HP	Xerox	Canon	Samsung	Lexmark
	3		2	4	2
	3	2	1
	1	3
		4
			1	2
		1	1	1
		2
	1	1
	1				1
					2
	1				1
	1
		1
					1
		1
		1
					1
					1
	1
			1
Other Expert Sites	2	1			1
Total	14	17	6	7	10

How Reliable Are Canon Laser Printers?

We checked over 8,800 reviews to find comments about the reliability of Canon laser printers. 10 of these reviews mention reliability of which 88% were positive. Therefore the vast majority of Canon laser printer owners and reviewers thought the product was reliable.

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

RELIABLE

Practical fast speed durable this is the 3rd printer I am buying for the office same model runs trouble free

You can't go wrong with this printer if all you're looking for is dependable b/w document printing

very very reliable

NOT RELIABLE

The instruction manual isn't up to scratch either

almost like it is broken

What is the Best Budget Choice Canon Laser Printer?

Canon imageCLASS LBP6030W

2400 X 600 DPI

19ppm PRINT SPEED

7.8s TIME TO FIRST

49.2dB PRINT NOISE LEVEL

150 Sheets STANDARD INPUT

At only $64 and with a Kagoo Score of 79 the Canon imageCLASS LBP6030W makes a great budget choice.

Features We Love:

Quieter than average printing noise level (49.2dB)

600 x 600 DPI (2400x600 DPI)

Lightning quick warm-up time (10s)

A fully featured and positively reviewed 2400 x 600 DPI laser printer, with a reasonable price. Our review analysis indicates that this laser printer is very easy to setup, reliable and easy to use.

87 Reviews	102 Reviews
82 Features	Fully-Featured
82 Value for Money	Very Good
79 Kagoo Score	Very Good

Our review analysis indicates that Canon imageCLASS LBP6030W has good user reviews but below average expert reviews with an average overall rating of 65%, based on 102 reviews.

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