If you are facing problems concerning the decision of which printer to choose, then you have come to the right place. You can easily choose from this article in which we discuss in detail the differences between Epson and Canon printers. Both of them are All-in-one category printers which promise the facilities like printing, scanning and copying etc. all in one device.
Some printer brands perform very well in the reviews and customer rating for their outstanding features and quality. Your decision making will become easier when you are aware of the strengths and weaknesses of each brand where it be inkjet or laser printer.
In this article, we will test and perform the major pros and cons of different printers :
We understand very well that each printer has its own advantages and disadvantages, here are some of the most recent comparison reviews of how printer brands like Canon, Epson and HP have represented themselves when we tested the different tasks that these devices perform.
The comparison bases to test a printer company are text quality, picture quality, cost of ink etc.
INKJET ALL-IN-PRINTERS COMPARISON
Text quality
There are a number of factors when analyzing the text quality such as – book worthy text on high quality paper,duplexer,pdf printer.
Text on high quality paper-The Canon printers such as Canon PIXMA TS6020 and Canon Pixma MG3620 did the most spectacular job when it comes to printing text on high quality paper and indeed are praise worthy for the rich book worthy text print they provided. Following Canon were the HP printers and then lastly printers
Duplexer – duplexer printers help in printing quality two-sided prints. In this segment it was Epson’s workforce WF-6590 which clearly dominated, providing equally rich and sharp prints as one-sided prints. Following epson were canon printers and lastly HP printers.
Pdf Printer- Canon’s TS6020 printer is the best of all the three printers in this segment providing sharpest and sleekest letter forms, following Canon was Hp printers then lastly Epson printers. When it comes to graphical pdf printing HP models such as Envy 5540 and Officejet 4650 won with a clear margin followed by Epson XP-420 and then Canon MG3620
Winner of this overall segment – Canon
Best printer in this segment – canon TS6020 which prints at a speed of 9.8ppm
Photo prints
Canon printers such as TS6020 and MG3620 were the only printers in the comparison list which provided a natural look to the prints and more saturation in red shades when compared to other printers.
Epson printer XP-640 was noteworthy for the fine details provided and saturated color but at times provided less natural yellowish prints.
Unfortunately HP 5540 only offered a bit edge when it comes to certain details in shadow areas.
Winner of this segment – Canon
Best printer in this segment – Canon TS6020
Cost of inks-
It is advised that Low price of ink does not simply mean a good deal when talking about the budget models ink prices. The cost of ink is highly subjected to the amount of prints one makes. Let’s now have a look at the cost analysis of the printers.
Text prints– With standard cartridges
Epson – about 7 cents per page
Canon- 8.3 cents per page
HP-9.2 cents per page
With High-yield Cartridges
Epson- 5 cents
Canon – 6 cents
HP-7.2 cents
Color page print– With standard cartridges
Canon-21.1 cents
Epson-22.1 cents
HP-23.3 cents
With High-yield cartridges
Canon-10.9 cents
Epson-14.8 cents
HP-18.5 cents
If you have extensive printer usage it is advised to subscribe to ink offers provided by the companies.
Winner of this segment- Canon
Best printer in this segment- Canon TS6020
LASER-JET ALL-IN-ONE PRINTERS
When it comes to business usage you really don’t require glossy colour prints etc but more focused on speed. In this comparison we’ll only be talking about HP and Canon printers as Epson only creates inkjet printers.
Printing speed (text)
Canon – 15.9 ppm
HP – 13.5 ppm
Printing speed (graphics)
Canon – 12.2 ppm
HP – 6.1 ppm
*PPM refers to page per minute
INK COST
Canon printers such as Canon imageclas MF229dw($300) and MF217w ($209) printed text at 3.5 cents per page with a toner worth $84 and would last about 2400 pages.
HP printers such as Pro M227fw ($200) prints text at 4.3 cents using a $64 toner and would last about 1500 pages.
Winner of laser-jet segment- Canon
Best laser jet printer- Canon MF217W
EPSON VS CANON VS HP- CONCLUSION
Canon printers undoubtedly have the highest rank in this comparison, out of all the printers and segments explored Canon TS6020 has been the most promising and dominating printer. If you are considering buying a printer we after the through process would recommend Canon’s devices as they provide the best attributes.
