Canon PIXMA MP510 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Canon's Pixma MP510 is an affordable combination of printer, scanner, and media card reader. The $150 (as of 10/25/2006) model lacks the frills that come with many multifunction printers, such as film scanning and faxing, but you can get the basics ...

Pros: Low price, dual paper trays ; Top-quality photo prints

Cons: Small LCD ; Limited in-printer editing

Verdict: The Canon Pixma MP510 makes an excellent choice if you're looking for a straightforward printer/scanner combo capable of printing good-looking photos, though its color LCD could be bigger

Review summary: This is an All In One from Canon that, on first glance, appears to have no controls on it at all, just a grey, silver and black rectangular box with a lid on the top of the flatbed scanner.

Verdict: The is 43x34x15cm when closed. Lift the paper storage tray at the rear and place some A4 in it and this adds 20cm to the 15cm height. The controls all sit under a flip up lid on the right top edge at the front of the unit including the 4x3cm TFT ...

Review summary: Well-equipped printer does the business

Verdict: Stunning prints with a copier and scanner thrown in

Review summary: The Canon Pixma MP510 is a middle-of-the-road photo all-in-one, but we like what you get for the price.

Pros: Simple bluetooth printing, Good quality prints, Simple to set up and operate, Good quality prints, Reasonably fast print times, Copying and scanning functions add flexibility

Cons: No LCD Screen, No photo card slots, Tricky to install just the printer drivers, Printer cable not included, Software takes some getting used to

Verdict: The MP500 is easy to use and is a great machine if you want to do a variety of things such as make cards, print different photo sizes for frames or print labels onto CDs and DVDs.

Pros: Very inexpensive ; allows for manual control of photo enhancement ; built-in IrDA ; lots of layout options ; decent print speeds ; good graphics and photo print quality

Cons: Text and scan quality should be improved ; can't use PictBridge port as a USB port for external storage devices ; lacks a feature to automatically save contents of a memory card to a PC ; lacks dye-based black ink

Verdict: The Canon Pixma MP510 is a middle-of-the-road photo all-in-one, but we like what you get for the price.