Canon Pixma MP198

There is one thing about me is that I am kinda conservative person when I have to compare and choose a product. When I am happy and satisfied with a brand, I am tend to buy next product from the same brand.

When I was in Best Denki at Ngee Ann City and was looking for a budget All-In-One (AIO) Machine, I compared some products from various brands priced within SGD 100-150: HP F2410, Canon MP198, Epson TX110, and Brother DCP-195C.

I was a bit confused to choose between the Brother and the Canon. The build quality of Brother DCP-195C is incredible. I love its design and compactness. But after I found the prices of the consumables (the ink catridge and the photo paper) are very expensive (as same as HP), I turned around to the cheaper Canon MP198.

I didn't compare the printing result and I didn't check how good the scanner is, but because its ink catridge and the photo paper are dead cheap (comparable with Epson), although it comes without memory card reader, I decided to buy the Canon Pixma MP198.

Specification:

General
Dimensions (W x D x H): 451 x 353 x 169 mm
Weight: 5.8 kg

Printer
Output type: Color
Print speed (b&w): 19 ppm
Print speed (color): 15 ppm
Standalone printing: Yes

Media Handling
Media type: Plain paper, glossy photo paper, semi-gloss photo paper, matte photo paper
Max media capacity: 100 sheets
Max document size (print): A4

Scanner
Scanner type: CIS flatbed
Sample max color depth: 24bit