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 4,200 user and expert reviews and 60+ awards from hundreds of different review sites on 660+ laser printers.

Canon are recognised for their good selection of mid-range and moderately popular laser printers. Their laser printers start at $84 for the LBP6030 which has a print speed of 19ppm and is a 2400 x 600 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 $369.

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 6th 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 74%.

There's a smaller selection of Canon laser printers available compared to other laser printer brands, with only 11 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		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 80% and 85% respectively across all Laser Printer brands.

Looking at just the expert reviews, 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	Canon	Xerox	Samsung	Lexmark
	74% 11 reviews	71% 10 reviews	70% 2 reviews	75% 4 reviews	70% 1 review
	100% 2 reviews	80% 2 reviews	80% 5 reviews		100% 1 review
	70% 3 reviews	75% 2 reviews	70% 1 review	73% 3 reviews
	60% 2 reviews	70% 2 reviews	73% 3 reviews	100% 1 review
	80% 1 review	60% 1 review		80% 1 review	90% 4 reviews
	60% 1 review	60% 1 review		80% 1 review	90% 4 reviews
	74% 1 review	79% 1 review	74% 3 reviews	75% 2 reviews
	70% 1 review	73% 3 reviews		80% 3 reviews
	90% 3 reviews		90% 3 reviews
	90% 1 review	90% 2 reviews	90% 1 review	80% 1 review
		80% 2 reviews	80% 1 review	60% 1 review	80% 1 review
	71% 2 reviews	70% 2 reviews
	63% 3 reviews	70% 1 review
	100% 1 review	67% 1 review		83% 1 review	83% 1 review
		57% 3 reviews	100% 1 review
	60% 1 review			70% 1 review	80% 1 review
	80% 3 reviews
	65% 2 reviews
		60% 1 review			80% 1 review
	80% 1 review			60% 1 review
Other Expert Sites	66% 15 reviews	60% 3 reviews	74% 10 reviews	67% 7 reviews	58% 3 reviews
Average	75% 54 reviews	70% 37 reviews	80% 30 reviews	76% 27 reviews	73% 17 reviews

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 given to 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	Canon	Xerox	Samsung	Lexmark
	2	2		4	2
		2	1	2
	3	1
	1		3
			4
		1	1	1
	2
	1				1
					2
	1				1
	1
			1
					1
					1
	1
			1
		1
	1
			1
			1
Other Expert Sites	1			1
Total	14	7	13	8	8

How Reliable Are Canon Laser Printers?

We checked over 4,200 reviews to find comments about the reliability of Canon laser printers. 10 of these reviews that 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

very very reliable

Canon printers are reliable

a sturdy unit for the price

NOT RELIABLE

The instruction manual isn't up to scratch either

almost like it is broken

What is the Best Mid-Range Canon Laser Printer?

Canon i-SENSYS LBP215X

1200 X 1200 DPI

38ppm PRINT SPEED

5.5s TIME TO FIRST

72.2dB PRINT NOISE LEVEL

250 Sheets STANDARD INPUT

A great mid range choice, priced at $393.33 is the Canon i-SENSYS LBP215X, which has a Kagoo Score of 77.

Features We Love:

1200 x 1200 DPI

Supports Wi-Fi

Supports duplex printing

Lightning quick time to first page (5.5s)

Touchscreen

A cheap and fully featured 1200 x 1200 DPI laser printer. It supports Wi-Fi, duplex printing and secure printing and has a touchscreen.

81 Features	Fully-Featured
74 Value for Money	Good
77 Kagoo Score	Very Good

The cheapest price that we could find for the i-SENSYS LBP215X in the US is $393.33 but in total we found only 2 prices for it.

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