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Customer Reviews for PIXMA MX512
PIXMA MX512
Bring excellent quality, speed, and ease of use to your home office all in the name of increased productivity.
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7 out of 15(47%)reviewers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for PIXMA MX512
Review 1 for PIXMA MX512
Nickname: Freeze
Location: Silicon Valley, CA
Used this product for: 6 to 12 months
Expertise Level: Casual User
Mostly used for: Printing Documents
Canon Enthusiast: Less than 1 year
Product replacement: No
Better then I expected
Overall Rating
Features
5
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5
Performance
5
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5
Price/Value
5
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5
Quality
5
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5
Satisfaction
5
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5
Date:March 25, 2013
Pros: reliable, Small Footprint, High Quality Output, fast print speed, easy to use
Cons: Difficult Setup
I don't print much, but when I do this printer does exactly what I need it to do. The ink price is reasonable. My only issue is setting up the wireless function.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Review 2 for PIXMA MX512
Nickname: Nw-Ohio girl
Location: Ohio
Used this product for: 1 to 3 months
Expertise Level: Professional or Expert
Mostly used for: Small/Home Office
Canon Enthusiast: 6 to 10 years
Product replacement: No
Firmware update needed
Overall Rating
Features
5
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5
Performance
5
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Price/Value
5
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5
Quality
5
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5
Satisfaction
4
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5
Date:March 6, 2013
Pros: Small Footprint, High Quality Output, fast print speed
I received this printer as a gift after specifically requesting this. It was on Apple's list of Airprinters, and I own 4 Apple products.
My 2 laptops worked like a charm right away with the printer but for my iPhone and ipad I had to download and install updated firmware before they would print to the MX512.
Canon does mention in the fine print of their instructions that this download may need to be done. I would suggest though that instead of just locating this in the fine print, that it be put in a more prominent spot, along with prominent links to instructions on HOW to download and install this update.
7 of 8 people found this review helpful.
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Review 3 for PIXMA MX512
Nickname: Anonymous
Overall Rating
Date:February 26, 2013
Nice instructions for receiving a fax, but nothing about how to send one!
1 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Review 4 for PIXMA MX512
Nickname: 123
Location: Charlotte, NC
Used this product for: 3 to 6 months
Expertise Level: Casual User
Mostly used for: Printing Documents
Product replacement: Yes
Works well for wireless printing
Overall Rating
Features
5
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5
Performance
5
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5
Price/Value
5
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5
Quality
5
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5
Satisfaction
5
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5
Date:February 3, 2013
Pros: Easy Setup, easy to use
Cons: Large Footprint
Was easy to set up and start using. Have used copy, scan, print & wireless print from iPhone with no problems. Haven't tried fax as I don't need. All worked well. While not this printer's fault, I was disappointed that Costco doesn't carry ink for it. Will need to find a new cheap & convenient place to buy. Also, printer is kind of big. Not enormous, but a consideration if you have small space.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Review 5 for PIXMA MX512
Nickname: tom
Location: ns
Used this product for: Less than 1 month
Expertise Level: Casual User
Canon Enthusiast: 6 to 10 years
Product replacement: Yes
needs to be returned
Overall Rating
Features
3
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5
Performance
1
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5
Price/Value
3
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5
Quality
1
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Date:January 24, 2013
Cons: Difficult to use, Difficult Setup, unreliable, hard to turn on, fax not working
copier is fine, fax not working turns off after pushing fax setting, hard to turn on --several tries, will be returning to staples [ should have not replaced the old canon]
0 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 6 for PIXMA MX512
Nickname: Anonymous
Used this product for: 1 to 3 months
Expertise Level: Hobbyist/Enthusiast
Mostly used for: Printing Documents
Canon Enthusiast: 6 to 10 years
Product replacement: Yes
Nothing But Problems!!!
Overall Rating
Features
3
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5
Performance
2
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5
Price/Value
2
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5
Quality
1
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5
Satisfaction
1
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5
Date:January 20, 2013
Cons: unreliable
Have had nothing but problems with this printer. Not satisfied at all!
2 of 8 people found this review helpful.
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Review 7 for PIXMA MX512
Nickname: Cowsintexas
Location: Texas
Used this product for: Less than 1 month
Expertise Level: Professional or Expert
Mostly used for: Small/Home Office
Canon Enthusiast: 1 to 5 years
Product replacement: No
Adequate, not wonderful
Overall Rating
Features
5
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5
Performance
5
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5
Price/Value
5
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5
Quality
5
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5
Satisfaction
4
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5
Date:January 18, 2013
Pros: reliable, durable, High Quality Output, fast print speed, easy to use
Cons: Difficult Setup, menus are confusing
Allow 2 hours to set up, settings are a bit difficult to understand. Having trouble figuring out how to receive fax without answering machine getting it. Some print settings are hard to set. Otherwise, the print quality is WONDERFUL, it is quiet, looks great and i LOVE the Wi-Fi capability! Would buy again
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Review 8 for PIXMA MX512
Nickname: Disappointed
Location: San Diego
Used this product for: 1 to 3 months
Expertise Level: Professional or Expert
Mostly used for: Printing Documents
Canon Enthusiast: 6 to 10 years
Product replacement: Yes
Disappointed
Overall Rating
Features
4
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5
Performance
2
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5
Price/Value
4
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5
Quality
1
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5
Satisfaction
2
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5
Date:January 12, 2013
Cons: Slow Print Speed, unreliable, long lag with wireless printing
I bought this printer to replace a previous Canon I had for 8 years. I've had three issues with it.
1. Paper falls on the floor, even when the tray is extended. Very poor engineering design.
2. There is a huge lag when printing wirelessly. The dialog box to the computer says Printer not responding, and then it prints about 5 - 10 seconds later.
3. In the copy mode, it is very slow. I try to set it to the Fast Mode, and it won't accept the Fast Mode.
1. Paper falls on the floor, even when the tray is extended. Very poor engineering design.
2. There is a huge lag when printing wirelessly. The dialog box to the computer says Printer not responding, and then it prints about 5 - 10 seconds later.
3. In the copy mode, it is very slow. I try to set it to the Fast Mode, and it won't accept the Fast Mode.
Didn't have any of these problems with the previous Canon printer.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 9 for PIXMA MX512
Nickname: texasjherrera
Location: austin, tx
Used this product for: Less than 1 month
Expertise Level: Professional or Expert
Mostly used for: Small/Home Office
Canon Enthusiast: Less than 1 year
Product replacement: Yes
good printer
Overall Rating
Features
4
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5
Performance
4
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5
Price/Value
5
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5
Quality
4
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5
Satisfaction
4
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Date:December 22, 2012
Pros: reliable, durable, High Quality Output, fast print speed, easy to use
I just got this printer and I got it for a good deal, some of the people complaining about the paper tray is just silly.
I've printed several pictures already and am pleased with the quality, have used the multi paper scan and I really like that(my old printer didn't have this feature), and the same with copy.
I liked how fast my copies print and the printer looks good. Setup was longer than any computer I've had to setup but what ever.
I've printed several pictures already and am pleased with the quality, have used the multi paper scan and I really like that(my old printer didn't have this feature), and the same with copy.
I liked how fast my copies print and the printer looks good. Setup was longer than any computer I've had to setup but what ever.
6 of 6 people found this review helpful.
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Review 10 for PIXMA MX512
Nickname: Runna
Location: Novato, CA
Used this product for: 3 to 6 months
Expertise Level: Hobbyist/Enthusiast
Mostly used for: Printing Documents
Canon Enthusiast: 6 to 10 years
Product replacement: Yes
New user
Overall Rating
Features
3
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5
Performance
3
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5
Price/Value
3
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5
Quality
3
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5
Satisfaction
2
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5
Date:December 15, 2012
Cons: Difficult Setup
I have only used this printer for a short time and thus have not used all the features (fax, scan, photo) but I have not liked this printer from day one. The print quality is good and it's fine if you don't mind picking the paper up off the floor when it comes out of the printer. After a few months of use I just discovered that you have to pull out two more tray extensions to keep the paper from falling on the floor. Whoever designed this printer obviously doesn't have to use it. I is also very noisy (annoying)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 11 for PIXMA MX512
Nickname: duffydog
Location: GA
Used this product for: Less than 1 month
Expertise Level: Casual User
Mostly used for: Printing Documents
Canon Enthusiast: Less than 1 year
Product replacement: No
setup
Overall Rating
Features
4
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5
Performance
4
out of
5
Price/Value
4
out of
5
Quality
4
out of
5
Satisfaction
2
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5
Date:December 8, 2012
Cons: Difficult Setup
this is the hardest printer I have ever bought to set up on my wireless network
an I have the MX510 which is not even in here
my other printer, put sec. code done, this thing keeps saying can connect when the printer is all ready set up with code.
thinking of sending it back
should be way easy than this
an I have the MX510 which is not even in here
my other printer, put sec. code done, this thing keeps saying can connect when the printer is all ready set up with code.
thinking of sending it back
should be way easy than this
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 12 for PIXMA MX512
Nickname: hpski
Location: ny ny
Used this product for: 3 to 6 months
Expertise Level: Advanced Amateur
Mostly used for: Printing Documents
Canon Enthusiast: Less than 1 year
Product replacement: No
faxing?
Overall Rating
Features
3
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5
Performance
1
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5
Price/Value
3
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5
Quality
3
out of
5
Satisfaction
2
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5
Date:June 24, 2012
Pros: High Quality Output
Cons: Difficult to use, unreliable, faxing
machine will not accept faxes, when sending, feeder jams more often than not. Bringing it back to Costco pronto.
12 of 13 people found this review helpful.
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Review 13 for PIXMA MX512
Nickname: JRM
Location: Rockville Centre, NY
Used this product for: Less than 1 month
Expertise Level: Professional or Expert
Mostly used for: Small/Home Office
Canon Enthusiast: 1 to 5 years
Product replacement: Yes
Disappointed
Overall Rating
Features
3
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5
Performance
3
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5
Price/Value
3
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5
Quality
3
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5
Satisfaction
2
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5
Date:May 22, 2012
Cons: Slow Print Speed, paper falls to the ground w/out making 3 adjustmen
I purchased this printer to replace a prior cannon printer (MP620). After opening the package and doing the test prints, I decided to return it because of the following:
1) the paper tray must be opened if there is paper in the docking station (MP620 had a concealed paper tray);
2) you have to move three levers/slides to ensure that your printed paper does not fall to the floor. This is the main reason why I am returning this product. The Canon looks so nice, but I could not imagine having to move three separate things in order to prevent printed paper from falling on the floor.
1) the paper tray must be opened if there is paper in the docking station (MP620 had a concealed paper tray);
2) you have to move three levers/slides to ensure that your printed paper does not fall to the floor. This is the main reason why I am returning this product. The Canon looks so nice, but I could not imagine having to move three separate things in order to prevent printed paper from falling on the floor.
Canon clearly made this product to appease people who have a more patience than myself.
JRM
7 of 9 people found this review helpful.
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Review 14 for PIXMA MX512
Nickname: Lee
Location: Baileys Harbor, WI
Used this product for: Less than 1 month
Expertise Level: Advanced Amateur
Canon Enthusiast: 11 to 20 years
Excellent qualitry and value
Overall Rating
Features
5
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5
Performance
4
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5
Price/Value
5
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5
Quality
5
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5
Satisfaction
5
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5
Date:April 18, 2012
Pros: good quality and value
Cons: somewhat noisy during operation
I had to replace another Canon all-in-one - a Pixma MX850 which I loved. After four years it needed replacement, and Canon recommended the 882 but didn't have any in stock so the next item they recommended was this 512. The packaging and set-up instructions were excellent, and the quality of the unit is much better than other competitive units available. I am pleased with all funtions of the unit however it is somewhat noisy during operations, what with the clickety-clack of the machine. That not withstanding, it is a great all-in-one machine.
26 of 26 people found this review helpful.
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Review 15 for PIXMA MX512
Nickname: Jack
Location: Wisconsin
Used this product for: Less than 1 month
Expertise Level: Advanced Amateur
Canon Enthusiast: 6 to 10 years
Product replacement: No
Easy Set Up
Overall Rating
Features
5
out of
5
Performance
5
out of
5
Price/Value
4
out of
5
Quality
5
out of
5
Satisfaction
5
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5
Date:April 12, 2012
Set up was easy and straight forward, getting all the shipping tape off the product was the only challenge. Windows laptop connected wirelessly without issue. Going to the Canon support website and following instructions got my wife's iPad printing wirelessly in 15 minutes. You need to read and follow the instructions carefully for installing Airprint for the Apple products, plug and play may cause some frustration.
24 of 24 people found this review helpful.
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