Canon MP960 Ink
PIXMA MP960 Ink Cartridges

Canon MP960 Printer Review

The Canon MP960 inkjet printer is virtually a replica of the previous all-in-one released by Canon, the MP950. The two brother units have most of the same features and test the same for speed and quality. Like its predecessor, the MP960 is a triple threat acting as a scanner, copier and printer. It is aimed to catch the interest of photographers looking to make lab quality prints in the comfort of their own home. As far as office use, there are key features missing from this Pixma MP960 inkjet device such as an automatic document feeder and faxing capabilities.

Canon Full-photolithography Inkjet Nozzle Engineering (FINE) technology is the system used in most printers by this manufacturer. In this system, 3,584 nozzles drop hundreds of tiny dots of Canon MP960 ink over every inch of the page. The more nozzles, the higher the resolution; and this printer certainly has one of the highest resolution on the market at 9600x2400dpi using color Canon MP960 ink and 600x600dpi in black.

The new Smart LED tanks that contain the Canon MP960 ink alert consumers when the printer ink is running low with blinking LED lamps, which blink even faster when the cartridge is empty. There are 7 individual tanks in this unit which makes replacing printer ink much easier and waste conscious. Replacement Pixma MP960 ink cartridges run at around $15 and have page yield of close to 300.

The two best features of the Canon Pixma MP960 are the scroll wheel that simplifies navigation and the ability to scan slides and negatives. These are the two attributes that set this Canon inkjet apart from competing printers and previous models. Consumers and experts prefer the MP960 over most others in the same price range of $350-$400.