Should You Buy a Canon Laser Printer?

Canon is well known for its digital cameras, inkjet printers, photo printers and camcorders.
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 4,900 user and expert reviews and 70+ awards from hundreds of different review sites on 710+ laser printers.
Canon are recognised for their good selection of mid-range and moderately popular laser printers. Their laser printers 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 $999 for the MF416 which has a print speed of 33ppm and is a 1200 x 1200 laser printer. The average price of a new Canon laser printer is $307.
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 4th best laser printer brand out there.
#1 |
United States
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95% |
95%
109 reviews
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#2 |
United States
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94% |
94%
1,167 reviews
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#3 | 85% |
85%
367 reviews
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Japan
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83% |
83%
300 reviews
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#5 | 82% |
82%
10 reviews
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South Korea
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80% |
80%
1,366 reviews
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78%
143 reviews
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United States
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71% |
71%
2 reviews
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71%
1 review
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Japan
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69% |
69%
0 reviews
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Pantum
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62% |
62%
0 reviews
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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.
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Canon Laser Printers |
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 16 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.
No. Of Laser Printers |
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$0 | $100 | $200 | $300 | $400 | $500 | $600 | $700 | $800 | $900 | $9,099 |
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Average Price
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$0 | $100 | $200 | $300 | $400 | $500 | $600 | $700 | $800 | $900 | $6,099 |
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 | 10 | |
2 stars | 0 | |
1 star | 0 |

User Reviews
5 stars | 149 | |
4 stars | 56 | |
3 stars | 9 | |
2 stars | 8 | |
1 star | 20 |
Over 73% of expert reviews and 85% of user reviews for Canon laser printers are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 81% and 85% 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 |
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74%
11 reviews
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73%
7 reviews
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71%
10 reviews
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72%
5 reviews
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1 review
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2 reviews
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80%
5 reviews
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3 reviews
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1 review
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2 reviews
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1 review
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1 review
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73%
3 reviews
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74%
1 review
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73%
4 reviews
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79%
1 review
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75%
2 reviews
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60%
2 reviews
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73%
3 reviews
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70%
2 reviews
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1 review
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60%
1 review
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60%
1 review
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80%
1 review
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90%
4 reviews
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77%
3 reviews
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80%
2 reviews
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60%
1 review
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80%
1 review
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80%
1 review
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60%
1 review
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80%
1 review
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90%
4 reviews
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90%
1 review
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90%
2 reviews
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90%
2 reviews
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80%
1 review
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90%
3 reviews
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90%
3 reviews
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60%
1 review
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68%
2 reviews
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70%
1 review
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80%
1 review
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63%
3 reviews
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80%
1 review
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70%
1 review
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80%
3 reviews
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60%
1 review
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100%
1 review
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67%
1 review
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83%
1 review
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83%
1 review
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100%
1 review
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57%
3 reviews
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71%
2 reviews
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70%
2 reviews
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87%
3 reviews
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80%
1 review
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100%
1 review
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60%
1 review
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80%
1 review
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80%
1 review
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Other Expert Sites |
65%
16 reviews
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70%
14 reviews
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55%
3 reviews
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65%
8 reviews
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63%
4 reviews
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Average |
76%
54 reviews
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81%
51 reviews
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71%
37 reviews
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75%
29 reviews
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72%
18 reviews
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How Many Industry Awards Have Canon Laser Printers Received?
After checking thousands of expert review websites we found 7 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 |
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Other Expert Sites |
2
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2
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2
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Total |
14
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20
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7
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9
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8
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How Reliable Are Canon Laser Printers?
We checked over 4,900 reviews to find comments about the reliability of Canon laser printers. 10 of these reviews mention reliability of which 82% 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



NOT RELIABLE


What is the Best Budget Choice Canon Laser Printer?
Canon imageCLASS LBP162DW
$149.00
Adorama
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Buy Now |

1200 X
1200 DPI |
28ppm
PRINT SPEED
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6s
TIME TO FIRST
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51dB
PRINT NOISE
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250 Sheets
STANDARD
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At only $149 and with a Kagoo Score of 78 the Canon imageCLASS LBP162DW makes a great budget choice.
A fully featured and low cost 1200 x 1200 DPI laser printer. It supports Wi-Fi and duplex printing and has a built-in display and a time to first page of 6s.
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Fully-Featured |
80
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Very Good |
78
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Very Good |
The cheapest price that we could find for the imageCLASS LBP162DW in the US is $149.00 but in total we found only 1 price for it.
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In stock
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$149.00
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In stock
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$271.00
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Out of stock
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$314.00
Delivery unknown
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