Well, we had hoped that we would’ve liked the Canon PIXMA MP258 (plus personally – that is, myself – have a thing for Canon printers. Let’s put it at brand loyalty), but we suppose objectivity steaming from the obligations of our job would have to blanket over our personal preferences. To get to the point; the MP258 would serve as a competent printer, but it is simply stays just that. To be brutal, it’s merely adequate.
One important thing first, however, we’re rather pleased with the design of the MP258. Most all-in-one printers, especially from Canon, can’t really shed a certain bulk to them. The MP258 might not be small, but it’s certainly slimmer and more streamlined, and takes up less space.
The rest is all standard Canon. It retains the simple porcelain-white with black scheme, and the control panel is now delegated to the top. It does the regular indication of the print copies, ink statuses and paper type, with the quick copy and scan buttons below it. What’s new is a fit-to-page button and a more advanced setting for its quick-scan features.
When it comes to printing, the MP258 handles itself fine, but there’s something to be said about the print quality. Monochrome printing is unproblematic, with an acceptable 7 page per minute speed (this is a photo printer, mind), but when we started printing photos on glossy photo papers, it falls just under par. The colors tend to mellow out, and images end up looking paler. Thankfully they’re sharp and clear enough, but we honestly expected better.
Scanning is otherwise a better function, and the new dedicated scan keys help things out. But aside from the MP258 truly offers nothing over what its predecessors have already introduced in a nutshell, it merely offers enough to function as a serviceable printer and left it at that.
If you’re in need of an all-in-one that’s cheaper, compact and can sustain simple printing needs, the MP258 is serviceable enough, but it’s fairly disappointing print quality and sheer lack of innovation doesn’t differ it from anything else in the market. You can do better elsewhere.
Pros : Compactor in size, Every all-in-one feature
Cons : Print quality isn’t as good, Nothing in the way of innovation
Canon PIXMA MP258 Specifications :
Printing Resolution : Up to 4800 x 1200 dpi
Scanner Resolution : Selectable resolution 19200 x 19200 dpi
Printing Method : Inkjet
Feeder Capacity : 100 sheets
Interface : USB2.0, PictBridge
Dimensions (W x D x H) : 444 x 331 x 154mm
Weight : 5.8kg
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