Canon MP270

The state of the All-in-One printer market has been annoying me recently. Over the past 6 months I have gone through 3 All-in-One. I went for bargin basement models as I thought they would be most economical. I was wrong.

Recently I needed a printer for my niece so I decided to go for a slightly more expensive model. I have been let down by Epson and Lexmark so I went for the Canon MP270 as it was on offer in Tesco. This printer seems to fit the bill so far.

The installation was fine, the quality of the print outs are fine. The price of replacement ink is around £30 per set so it isn't linked to the price of gold as with some other printers. The ink doesn't dry out if not used for a while. I think this is a very important point because the majority of printers that I have used recently dry up if not used frequently. This means you have to replace the ink cartridges even when they are half full. Very annoying. I haven't really tested the scanning and copying features so can't comment on them.

Overall I am quite impressed with the Canon MP270 as it does what it is supposed to do and does it well. It has printed out my nieces homework when she needs it and just works when required. I think this is all the majority of people need.

Finally my niece likes it when the output tray automatically opens when required! She says its cool!

Thanks