Neither Canon Pixma Pro-100 nor HP Photosmart 7520 were recommended by experts this month
On 4 Mar 2024 (24 days ago) we went through 71 Printer expert endorsements , however neither Canon Pixma Pro-100 nor HP Photosmart 7520 were included in any of those recommendations. Since neither Printer received a single endorsement, as far as expert recommendations go, it's technically a tie. We do, however, recommend taking a look at Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850 or other critically acclaimed Inkjet Printers of this month.
For reference, Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850 received 3 endorsements this month, from Rtings.com (29 Feb 2024), PCMag (2 Mar 2024) and PC Guide (5 Jan 2024).
Rank | Change | Price | Printer | reviewed.usatoday.com | BestReviews | Rtings.com | Digital Trends | LD Products | PhotoWorkout | PCMag | TechRadar | Gadget Review | PC Guide |
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1 | - | Check price | Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850 The Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850 is a versatile all-in-one supertank printer that produces high-quality prints with sharp details and vivid colors, offers a wide range of connectivity options, and has scanning, copying, and faxing capabilities, making it a great investment for home or office use. | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 1 |
N/A | N/A | $940 | Canon Pixma Pro-100 | - | - | - | - | - | - | -
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N/A | N/A | Check price | HP Photosmart 7520 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rank | Change | Price | Printer | reviewed.usatoday.com | BestReviews | Rtings.com | Digital Trends | LD Products | PhotoWorkout | PCMag | TechRadar | Gadget Review | PC Guide |
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1 | - | Check price | Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850 The Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850 is a versatile all-in-one supertank printer that produces high-quality prints with sharp details and vivid colors, offers a wide range of connectivity options, and has scanning, copying, and faxing capabilities, making it a great investment for home or office use. | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 1 |
2 | - | $110 | Brother MFC-J1205W The Brother MFC-J1205W is a versatile printer with high-quality prints, multiple connectivity options, and the ability to handle different types of paper and media, but lacks automatic duplex printing and an ADF. |
- | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
3 | - | Check price | HP OfficeJet Pro 9015 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - |
4 | +2 | $135 | Brother MFC-J4335DW The Brother MFC-J4335DW is a versatile all-in-one printer suitable for home and small office use, offering good print quality, decent speed, reliable paper handling, and efficient ink usage. | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
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Expert reviews [15]
- with a score: 9
- without a score: 6
Highest score by Steve's Digicams | 100 |
Average score based on 15 reviews | 89 |
Lowest score by TechGearLab | 79 |
Score distribution:
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- Bundle includes: Value pack ink colors; black, gray, light gray, cyan, magenta, photo cyan, photo magenta and yellow
- 8 Dye based inks for amazing gradients and color, 3 of which are dedicated grayscale inks for beautiful black & white prints
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Technical summary
Canon Pixma Pro-100 is a $940 wireless injket printer.
It prints at the speed of 1.2 ppm (1.2 ppm in color).
Canon Pixma Pro-100 allows printing via Wi-Fi, a mobile phone/tablet, AirPrint, a USB cable and an Ethernet cable.
HP Photosmart 7520 is a wireless injket printer with a built-in scanner, copier and fax.
It supports automatic two-sided printing, borderless printing and prints at the speed of 14.0 ppm (10.0 ppm in color). It's recommended montly page volume is 200 and maximum allowed page volume is 1250.
It can scan a stack of up to 25 papers (using Automatic Document Feeder), as well as custom-sized documents (such as passports) with its flatbed scanner. It has a couple of extra perks: sending scans to an email and converting scans to PDFs.
HP Photosmart 7520 allows printing via Wi-Fi, a mobile phone/tablet, AirPrint, a USB cable and an Ethernet cable.
Are they good for Occasional Home Use
- Wireless Printing
- Recommended Printing Volume
- No build-in Scanner/Copier
- Two-Sided Printing not supported
- No status display
- No touchscreen
- No flatbed scanner
- No ADF Scanner
Are they good for Small Office Use
- Wireless Printing
- Recommended Printing Volume
- Two-Sided Printing not supported
- No Status Display
- No Automatic Document Feeder
- Can't scan to email
- Can't scan to PDFs
- No TouchScreen
- No Flatbed Scanner
- No Fax
- Ethernet
Are they good for Heavy Office Use
- Wireless Printing
- Recommended Printing Volume
- Two-Sided Printing not supported
- Does not have a status display
- No Automatic Document Feeder
- Print speed is 1.18 pages per minute
- Scan-to-Email not supported
- No TouchScreen
- Can't scan to PDF
- No flatbed scanner
- No fax
- Ethernet
Which one is better?
- It
is a noticeably quieter . - It
can produce higher quality black prints
- It
supports double-side printing , butCanon Pixma Pro-100 does not . - It
has a built-in scanner & copier , butCanon Pixma Pro-100 does not . -
HP Photosmart 7520 has an LCD status display , butCanon Pixma Pro-100 does not . - It
prints faster in black-and-white - It
prints faster in color - It
can produce higher quality color prints
- HP Photosmart 7520
supports double-side printing , butCanon Pixma Pro-100 does not .Automatic duplex printing (also known as two-sided printing) refers to a printer's ability to print on both sides of the paper, without having to manually flip it. - HP Photosmart 7520
has a built-in scanner & copier , butCanon Pixma Pro-100 does not .Scan and copy technology have a large hardware overlap. If a printer supports scanning, it will likely support copying. -
HP Photosmart 7520 has an LCD status display , butCanon Pixma Pro-100 does not .LCD status displays are very useful. Your printer can tell you if ink is low or paper is jammed. - Canon Pixma Pro-100
is a noticeably quieter .When printing, HP Photosmart 7520 has a loudness of 50 dB (decibels), while Canon Pixma Pro-100 measures at 38 dB.
How loud is that? We made a decibel chart for you to reference. - HP Photosmart 7520
prints faster in black-and-white (14 vs 1.2 PPM)In black-and-white, HP Photosmart 7520 prints at 14 pages per minute (PPM). Canon Pixma Pro-100 measures at 1.2 PPM.
HP Photosmart 7520 would take about 07:09 to print 100 pages, Canon Pixma Pro-100 would take 1:24:45. - HP Photosmart 7520
prints faster in color (10 vs 1.2 PPM)In color, HP Photosmart 7520 prints at 10 pages per minute (PPM). Canon Pixma Pro-100 measures at 1.2 PPM.
HP Photosmart 7520 would take about 10:00 to print 100 pages, Canon Pixma Pro-100 would take 1:24:45. - Canon Pixma Pro-100
can produce higher quality black prints (4800 x 2400 vs 600 x 600 DPI)The black print DPI of Canon Pixma Pro-100 is 4800 x 2400. HP Photosmart 7520 has the DPI of 600 x 600. What is DPI? In short: number of dots a printer "draws" per inch. Higher DPI means higher quality print. It's not the easiest thing to understand, so if print quality is very important to you, we suggest reading an article on DPI.- 600 x 600 is more than enough DPI to print any kind of documents.
- Higher DPI takes more ink to print, draining your cartridge/toner faster.
- Whenever you see 'DPI', it's actually referring to the 'maximum DPI'. Your printer will often choose to lower the DPI where necessary to conserve ink.
- HP Photosmart 7520
can produce higher quality color prints (9600 x 2400 vs 4800 x 2400 DPI)The color print DPI of HP Photosmart 7520 is 9600 x 2400. Canon Pixma Pro-100 has the DPI of 4800 x 2400.- Unless you are a professional photographer, 1200 x 600 DPI will be fine for printing photos.
- Both printers
can print over Wi-Fi Printing over Wi-Fi is a very common feature, available even in most budget models. - Both printers
can print from mobile In most cases, if a printer supports wireless printing, it also supports Wi-Fi printing.
The four main functions of printers are: printing, scanning, photocopying, and faxing. Either your device will be print only, print/scan/copy, or an all-in-one printer that does printing, scanning, copying, and faxing. Note that scanning and copying almost always come together, since the hardware for these features overlaps significantly. Generally speaking, all-in-one printers are larger, so those with space constraints may find this to be an inconvenience. Additionally, printers with a fax feature are typically more expensive. It would be wise to only consider this feature if you plan to fax often. If not, you’ll be satisfied with a print/scan/copy device.
Network printers can be wired or wireless. A printer with a wired network connection uses an Ethernet cord that connects directly to your router. A wireless printer connects to your home or office Wi-Fi network. Any computer also connected to your network can use your printer, whether it’s wired or wireless. You will have to install software, or printer drivers, on the computer before you can print. Also, there is a setup process for the printer to get it on the network. If your printer is not wireless, you’ll need to connect it directly to your computer via USB cable, which is not ideal if you have multiple users that need the printer simultaneously.
Outside of Wi-Fi, there are a number of ways a device can connect to a printer. If the printer is not wireless, you’ll have to connect to your printer via USB cable. Some people prefer using the wired connection because it allows for faster data transfers and quicker printing. Depending on the speed of your Wi-Fi and how strong the signal is, it can take time for the document to send from computer to printer over the network. Using a wired connection eliminates this issue. Other connections you may have are: Ethernet for wired connection to your network; Airprint or Google Cloud Print for quick direct printing over the cloud/internet; USB hard drive or memory card to print directly from storage devices; or PictBridge to print directly from cameras.
Printers with an LCD screen/display give you the option to control some settings directly on the printer, such as a one-touch print, scan, copy, or fax. You may also be able to adjust print quality, preview the print job, and/or view connection settings. Some screens are programmed to offer setup instructions for easy installation. For those who are not particularly tech savvy, this could be helpful.
- A4 (210 x 297 mm)
- A5 (148 x 210 mm)
- A6 (105 x 148 mm)
- B5 (176 x 250 mm)
- C6 (114 x 162 mm)
- DL (110 x 220 mm)
- 300 x 100 mm
- 130 x 180 mm
- 100 x 150 mm
- 32 watts (printing)
- 5.8 watts (ready)
- 1.1 watts (sleep)
- 0.16 watts (manual-off)
Canon Pixma Pro-100 is a popular and one of the most expensive options. It's in the top 3 bestselling printers and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Canon Maxify GX7020 or Epson WorkForce WF-7110 .
Canon Pixma Pro-100 was released in 2012. There are a lot of newer printers on the market. Show newer Printers
Canon Pixma Pro-100 is $590.01 more expensive than an average printer ($349.99).