Canon Pixma MX455 review

Canon's PIXMA MX455 is a small inkjet multifunction peripheral (MFP) for home offices. It can scan, print, copy and send and receive faxes. It doesn’t have a wired Ethernet port, but it can connect to a wireless network for sharing among several users. The only feature we miss is automatic duplex (double-sided) printing, but the driver will help you do it manually.

The MX455 isn't as flashy as some PIXMA models, but we like its refreshingly no-fuss design. There's no memory card reader and no colour display, but we found the simple LCD screen and dedicated function buttons less confusing than the context-sensitive screen-and-button system found on many mid-range PIXMAs.

The scanner lid incorporates a 30-sheet automatic document feeder, and is secured by hinges that extend upwards to let the lid close flat when scanning thick originals on the platen. Initially, the single paper input tray seems longer than necessary and the output tray too short, until you discover that printed pages come to rest across both. It’s an odd arrangement, but it works perfectly well.

Canon claims a 9.7ppm maximum speed for this printer, and it came very close in our tests; reaching 9.3ppm over 25 pages of black text at the default quality. Oddly, switching to the driver's Fast mode actually slowed the performance slightly to 9ppm. Text was crisp and dark black on both settings, but not quite perfect, with a very subtle horizontal tear on a couple of lines.

Graphical prints on plain paper were excellent, with strong colours and no obvious grain or banding, but they didn't print quickly; Canon claims a 5.5ppm colour speed, but we measured just 2.2ppm over 24 pages. Photocopies seemed slow, too. A 10-page mono copy using the ADF took three minutes and 36 seconds. We waited nearly eight minutes for the same job in colour, but at least the results were good. Photos were quicker, with good quality, glossy borderless postcard prints taking a minute and a half each.

Canon's print interface uses quick settings for simplicity, but more options are available

We experienced slow scanning over a wireless connection: a 300dpi A4 scan took 51 seconds and a 1,200dpi photo scan almost four minutes. Over a USB connection the same jobs took just 19 seconds and one minute. Fortunately, scan quality was up to Canon's usual high standard.

Canon's scan interface hasn't changed in years, but it's one of the best

This MFP gave consistently very good, albeit slow, results, but its running costs should be around 6.7p per page if you use the larger of two available sizes. That isn’t the lowest cost, but it’s an excellent figure for a cheap device, which helps make the MX455 a convincing Budget Buy.

Basic Specifications

 

Rating

****

Maximum native print resolution

4,800x1,200dpi

Max optical resolution

1,200x2,400dpi

Output bit depth

24-bit

Quoted Speeds

 

Quoted speed, mono A4

9.7ipm

Quoted speed, colour A4

5.5ipm

Tested Print Speeds

 

Time for two 10x8in photos 1.0

8m 58s

Time for six 6x4in photos 1.0

21m 15s

Physical and Environmental

 

Standard printer interfaces

USB, 802.11b/g/n wireless

Optional printer interfaces

Bluetooth

Size

200x458x385mm

Weight

8.4kg

Noise (in normal use)

42.5dB(A)

Paper Handling

 

Maximum paper size

A4/legal

Maximum paper weight

300gsm

Standard paper inputs

1

Standard paper input capacity

100

Maximum paper inputs

1

Maximum paper input capacity

100

Duplex (code, cost if option)

No

General

 

Printer technology

thermal inkjet

Supported operating systems

Windows XP/Vista/7/8/RT, Mac OS X 10.6.8 or later

Other inkjet features

mono LCD screen

Other inkjet options

none

Buying Information

 

Price

£55

Consumable parts and prices

£17

Price per colour A4 page

3.8p

Quoted life of supplied black cartridge

180 pages (ISO/IEC 24712)

Quoted life of supplied colour cartridge(s)

180 pages (ISO/IEC 24712)

Quoted life of supplied photo cartridge(s)

N/A

Warranty

one year RTB

Supplier

http://www.lambda-tek.com

Details

www.canon.co.uk

Print Quality

 

Number of ink colours

4

Number of ink cartridges

2

Maximum number of ink colours

4

Maximum number of cartridges

2

Quoted photo durability

30 years

Quoted photo durability source

Canon

Tested Scan Speeds

 

Full scan area preview

8s

A4 document at 150dpi

16s

A4 document at 300dpi

19s

6x4in photo at 600dpi

20s

6x4in photo at 1200dpi

1m 3s

Tested Copy Speeds

 

Time for single A4 mono copy 1.0

15s

Time for single A4 colour copy 1.0

30s

Time for 10 A4 copies using feeder 2.0

7m 52s

Photo Features

 

PictBridge support

No

Borderless printing

A4

Direct (PC-less) printing

Yes

Supported memory cards

USB flash drive

CD printing

No

Copy Features

 

Maximum number of copies

99

Fax Features

 

Max mono fax resolution

300x300dpi

Fax memory (maximum mono pages)

50

 

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