The Canon Pixma MP240’s low price and excellent print quality make it a favourite multifunction printer (MFP). The MP240 has PictBridge and USB interfaces so you can print your favourite photos directly from your digital camera and mobile phone. Your photos come out with vivid, true colors, while your documents display text that’s clear and smooth-edged even in draft mode. Printing speeds are up to 19ppm mono and 15ppm color. One caveat: The MP240 could be a bit noisy when in use, and you have the option to activate the silent mode (which affects overall speed). Copy quality (both mono and color) is also excellent, with clear reproduction of text as well as accurate colour and shading. While many budget MFPs are limited to nine photocopies in a single run, Pixma MP240 can be set up to 20 copies. What’s more, this Canon unit also creates accurate scans. With maximum resolution of 1,200dpi, which is higher than that of most budget MFPs, the CIS scanner is great for scanning photos for the web. The scanner interface closes after each scan (default), although this can be set to remain open.
The Canon Pixma MP240 uses a tri-color cartridge plus a cartridge dedicated to black ink for standard document printing. The tri-color cartridge needs to be replaced if any one color runs out. To save on your ink costs, purchase your ink refills from ClickInks.com. The company offers remanufactured Canon ink cartridges which are safe to use come with ClickInks 100% money-back guarantee. These ink cartridges print the same number of pages as the originals, at less cost.