Canon Pixma MP520 Driver Download

Printer Reviews– It says a lot about the quality of the Canon printer, almost half way through the testing of MP520, it was clear that the only real cause for concern is the fact that the price was too close to that of the Canon Pixma MP610 Labs winner.

They are the same design, with a flat top and a control panel that can be flipped when needed and stored when not. The controls are identical to the MP610, although they are laid out in a way that is slightly different.

The main difference is in the number of cartridges. While the MP610 has a separate pigment and dye-based black, stick MP520 with pigmented. This means that the text just as thick, dense and legible, but the MP520 can not quite match the quality of photo printing. In our tests can only see the differences in dark areas of the image, the less convincing edge and depth to mold.

It fights back, though, with a superior scanner. Text does not get there with a better scanner from Epson, but the photos are sharp and have good color tone, placing them behind only HP in scores from our judges. MP520 does not produce a copy of the text a little better than the MP610, but in many cases, the results of each differentiated.

Impressive speed, clear of the chasing pack but not as fast as the MP610. The text came out at 8.1ppm in mono and 3.3ppm for color, and a 6 x 4in photo took more than a minute. Canon’s individual ink printers also make cheap to run – just 3.2p per A4 page, and we gave our rundown test 178 photographs before the first of four tanks failed.

So why should you choose the MP610 over this unit? Price is close – there is only £ 26 difference – and that makes you a small premium duplex unit, the ability to print on a CD, and that all-important extra black cartridge. But Pixma MP520 is also only to be replaced with the MP540, so it is likely that the price may drop – if so, it could be a cheap buy very interesting.