Canon MG4120 Ink
PIXMA MG4120 Ink Cartridges

Canon MG4120 Printer Review

In the same fashion as the inkjet photo printers that have come before it, the Canon PIXMA MG4120 has set a new bar for excellence in personal printing. The features and functions that come with this affordable device make it one of the best values on the market. The level of quality when printing pictures is impressive but the MG4120 offers so much more, including copying and scanning capabilities. Still it is compact at 17.7x12x6 inches with a weight of 13 pounds and the outside of the machine is fresh and stylish.

So what is it that sets this unit apart from previous models in the same series? The speed, for one, as almost 10 pages per minute using only black Canon MG4120 ink and 6 pages per minute can be printed in full color. A 4x6 inch borderless color photo takes only 44 seconds, as well. Another difference is the connection options. Older models offered only a simple USB port but the MG4120 has available memory cards slots and a wireless option.

Cyan, magenta and yellow printer ink are all held in one Canon MG4120 ink cartridge and can render a maximum resolution of 4800x1200 dpi. The black PIXMA MG4120 ink can generate a maximum resolution of 600x600 dpi for standard text documents. There are a total of 1,792 nozzles, 640 for black and 1,152 for color. These nozzles are essential in the drop-on-demand inkjet printing technology as they dispense the minute drops of Canon MG4120 ink onto the paper. Up to 400 prints can be printed before the tricolor PIXMA MG4120 ink cartridge expires, and the black printer ink can yield only 300 pages.

When making duplicates, users can adjust the size of the image once it is scanned and the flatbed scanning surface allows users to copy thick documents, such as textbooks, adding yet another level of versatility to the Canon MG4120.