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Canon Pixma MP280

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User ratings:
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43 user ratings
5 stars
32 %
4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
4 %
1 stars
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Consumer ratings:
4.4 / 5
Editorial reviews:
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2.8 out of 5
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Pros

  • looked nicely black and very smooth
  • it produces decent-quality output at a respectable speed
  • Text quality is fine for schoolwork and adequate for most internal business use

Cons

  • minimal features and higher-than-average ink costs
  • sudden shifts in color rather than smooth transitions
  • monochrome photo showed a slight tint and relatively poor contrast

Key specs

  • yes
  • yes
  • Inkjet
  • yes
  • Monochrome
  • no
  • yes

Canon Pixma MP280 - Pros & Cons

Canon Pixma MP280

Pros

  • looked nicely black and very smooth
  • it produces decent-quality output at a respectable speed
  • Text quality is fine for schoolwork and adequate for most internal business use

Cons

  • minimal features and higher-than-average ink costs
  • sudden shifts in color rather than smooth transitions
  • monochrome photo showed a slight tint and relatively poor contrast
  • occasional scan and save to PDF

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Canon Pixma MP280 - Full Specifications

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General
Copieryes
Scanneryes
Noise level45.5 dB
Supports duplexyes
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Design
Colour of productBlack
Document feederno
Market positioningHome & Office
Card reader integratedno
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Display
Displayyes
Display technologyLCD
Display typeMonochrome
Touchscreenno
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Scanner
ScanningColour scanning
Scanner typeFlatbed
Scan elementCIS
Maximum scanning speed4.0 pages/min
Optical scanning resolution1200 x 2400 dpi
Maximum optical resolution1200 x 2400 px
Maximum scanner document sizeA4
Colour depth24.0 bit
Colour depth (internal)48.0 bit
Scanner color depth24.0 bit
Transparency adapterno
Scan to memoryno
Writes to CD / DVDno
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Fax
FaxingNo
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Connectivity
InterfacesUSB
USB portyes
Direct printingno
Voice enabledno
Ethernetno
Wi-Fino
Bluetoothno
Memory card supportno
Operating system
  • MS Windows XP
  • MS Windows 7
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 - 10.6.x
  • MS Windows Vista
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Certifications
EnergyStaryes
DLNA certifiedno
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Dimensions
Height6.0 in
Width17.8 in
Depth13.19 in
Weight12.13 lb
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Technical details
Color technologyInkjet
Built-in hard driveno
Digital senderno
Max color resolution4800 x 1200 dpi
Max B/W resolution4800 x 1200 dpi
Droplet size2
Number of inks4
Ink typePigment + dye-based
Separate cartridges/cartridges (toner)no
Windows operating systems supported
  • Windows 7
  • Windows 7 Enterprise
  • Windows 7 Enterprise x64
  • Windows 7 Home Basic
  • Windows 7 Home Basic x64
  • Windows 7 Home Premium
  • Windows 7 Home Premium x64
  • Windows 7 Professional
  • Windows 7 Professional x64
  • Windows 7 Starter
  • Windows 7 Starter x64
  • Windows 7 Ultimate
  • Windows 7 Ultimate x64
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows Vista Business x64
  • Windows Vista Enterprise
  • Windows Vista Enterprise x64
  • Windows Vista Home Basic
  • Windows Vista Home Basic x64
  • Windows Vista Home Premium
  • Windows Vista Home Premium x64
  • Windows Vista Ultimate
  • Windows Vista Ultimate x64
  • Windows Vista x64
  • Windows XP
  • Windows XP Home
  • Windows XP Home x64
  • Windows XP Professional
  • Windows XP Professional x64
Operating relative humidity (H-H)10 - 90
Operating temperature (T-T)5 - 35
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Printer
Colour printeryes
Colour4-ink
Printing technologyInkjet
Maximum resolution4800 x 1200 dpi
Maximum print size216 x 297 mm
Duplex printingyes
Automatic duplexingno
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)4.8 ppm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)8.4 ppm
Color print speed4.8 ppm
B/W print speed8.4 ppm
Photo print speed43.0 s
Borderless printingyes
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Copier
CopyingColour copying
Maximum resolution1200 x 2400 dpi
Time to first copy (colour, normal)37.0 s
Time to first copy (black, normal)37.0 s
Maximum number of copies20
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Paper handling
Paper tray media types
  • Glossy paper
  • High resolution paper
  • Plain paper
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)B5
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
  • A4
  • A5
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4
Envelopes sizes
International DL
Standard media capacity100.0 sheets
Total media capacity100.0 sheets
Supported media type
  • Envelopes
  • Plain paper
  • Photo paper
Max document size8.5" x 11"
Media supported
  • Letter
  • Legal
  • A4
  • 4"x6"
  • 5"x7"
  • 8"x10"
  • No. 10
  • A5
  • B5
  • Photo
  • Photo
Feeder capacity100
Tray capacity100.0 sheets
Number of trays1
Color management no
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Power
AC input voltage110.0 V
Power consumption (sleep)0.4 W
Power consumption (standby)0.8 W
Power consumption (average operating)10.0 W
Battery availableno

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Canon Pixma MP280 Canon - Editorial Reviews (7)

2.8
Based on 7 reviews
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Canon Pixma MP280 Canon PIXMA MP280 multifunction printer
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Canon PIXMA MP280 multifunction printer
2.5

The no-frills MP280 multifunction inkjet may fall short on features, but its speed and print quality are solid

Canon Pixma MP280 Canon Pixma MP280: High-Quality Output in a Bare-Bones MFP
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Published: 20.08.2010
Canon Pixma MP280: High-Quality Output in a Bare-Bones MFP
3.0

The no-frills MP280 multifunction printer may fall short on features, but its speed and print quality are as good as you’ll find on pricier models.

Canon Pixma MP280 Canon PIXMA MP280 multifunction printer
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Canon PIXMA MP280 multifunction printer
2.5

The no-frills MP280 multifunction inkjet may fall short on features, but its speed and print quality are solid

Canon Pixma MP280 Canon Pixma MP280
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ProductReview.com.au
Published: 07.09.2015
Canon Pixma MP280

Canon Pixma MP280 (Printer): 3.8 out of 5 stars from 4 genuine reviews on Australia's largest opinion site ProductReview.com.au.

Canon Pixma MP280 Canon Pixma MP280 Review - video Dailymotion
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Canon Pixma MP280 Review : Canon MP280 All In One
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Review : Canon MP280 All In One

This is an inkjet unit that is unlikely to be any smaller if it was only a printer. Yes, the scanner is only a flatbed, but I doubt anyone would use an inkjet to scan dozens of pages as the cost per page would make it uneconomic.

Canon Pixma MP280 Canon Pixma MP280 Photo All-in-One Printer
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Published: 28.10.2010
Canon Pixma MP280 Photo All-in-One Printer
3.0

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