Print quality was very good in normal, and predictably light in draft mode. We're not sure, but the effect was definitely slower overall print times, as switching to draft speed saw only the mildest of increases to an average eight seconds for a single draft page and 11 pages printed in a one-minute span. Possibly it's re-adjusting to avoid a paper jam, or its buffer was full. We noticed while timing it that the printer tended to take rather long pauses between some printed pages. Printing out text pages, the MP990 managed a single page within nine seconds, and an average of 10 pages per minute in normal black coverage.
Canon pixma mp990 review install#
We'd advise opting for the custom install and ticking off the bits you actually need, unless you need a lot of thinking time. The default installation is very slow, mainly due to all the additional printer utility packages Canon presumes you want.
Canon pixma mp990 review software#
Which is the nice way of saying that it was rather slow, not so much on the physical installation side, but on the software side. Installing the MP990 was a fairly leisurely affair. It's technically Bluetooth capable, but you'd have to lay out extra cash for a Bluetooth adapter to make this happen. On the connection front, the MP990 connects via USB, wired Ethernet or wireless. The scanner is a CCD type with a scanning resolution of 4800x9600dpi, and it's capable of scanning film and slides in with provided adapters for up to six film frames and four slides at a time. Ipm should be more accurate to real life usage, which means our tests should be fairly similar to those in real testing. If those figures feel on the low side to you, bear in mind that Canon's using the ISO 24734 ipm standard rather than the rather shakier old pages per minute speed ratings. This is instead a printer for those wanting quality image printing, and with the inclusion of CD printing and film/slide scanning, it's pitched at the creative crowd.Ĭanon rates the MP990 at up to 11.9 images per minute (ipm) for black text, up to 9.1ipm for colour and approximately 20 seconds for a borderless 10x15cm photo print. Sorry business types, no faxing here, although at an AU$449 price point it might be reasonably expected to be included. The MP990's feature set encompasses print, copy and scan.
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