Should You Buy a Canon Laser Printer?

Canon is well known for its digital cameras, inkjet printers, 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 3,700 user and expert reviews and 60+ awards from hundreds of different review sites on 680+ laser printers.

Canon are recognised for their good selection of mid-range and moderately popular laser printers. Their laser printers start at $43 for the imageRUNNER 2520 which has a print speed of 20ppm and is a 600 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 $276.

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.

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 73%.

There's a smaller selection of Canon laser printers available compared to other laser printer brands, with only 14 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		27
3 stars		11
2 stars		0
1 star		0

User Reviews

5 stars		150
4 stars		56
3 stars		9
2 stars		8
1 star		22

Over 73% of expert reviews and 84% of user reviews for Canon laser printers are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 79% and 84% 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	72% 5 reviews	70% 1 review
	100% 2 reviews	80% 2 reviews	80% 5 reviews		100% 1 review
	60% 2 reviews	67% 3 reviews	73% 3 reviews	100% 1 review
	70% 2 reviews	75% 2 reviews	70% 1 review	73% 3 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
	80% 1 review	60% 1 review		80% 1 review	90% 4 reviews
		77% 3 reviews	80% 1 review	70% 2 reviews	80% 1 review
	63% 3 reviews	70% 2 reviews
	100% 1 review	67% 2 reviews		83% 1 review	83% 1 review
		57% 3 reviews	100% 1 review
	100% 2 reviews		90% 2 reviews
	71% 2 reviews	70% 2 reviews
	60% 1 review			70% 1 review	80% 1 review
		90% 2 reviews	90% 1 review
	80% 2 reviews
	80% 1 review	80% 1 review
	80% 1 review			60% 1 review
	60% 2 reviews
Other Expert Sites	62% 11 reviews	55% 3 reviews	74% 10 reviews	60% 8 reviews	63% 4 reviews
Average	75% 47 reviews	71% 41 reviews	80% 29 reviews	75% 29 reviews	73% 17 reviews

How Many Industry Awards Have Canon Laser Printers Received?

After checking thousands of expert review websites we found 8 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	3		4	2
		2	1	2
	3	1
	1		3
			4
		1	1	1
	1			1
	1				1
					2
	1				1
	1
			1
					1
					1
	1
			1
		1
	1
			1
				1
Other Expert Sites	1
Total	13	8	12	9	8

How Reliable Are Canon Laser Printers?

We checked over 3,700 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

Well made printer

very reliable to date

a sturdy unit for the price

NOT RELIABLE

almost like it is broken

The instruction manual isn't up to scratch either