Canon PIXMA MX432 Ink Cartridges

Canon MX432 Printer Review

The Canon PIXMA MX432 is a multipurpose inkjet printer with a fax machine, scanner, copier and photo printer that is designed for personal and home use. The device is one of the most affordable of its class, but it suffers from slow speeds, with a maximum of only 10 pages per minute for monochrome projects and around 6 pages per minute for color. If buyers can overlook slower speeds and an entry-level design, the MX432 is both a low cost and quality all-in-one photo printer to have around the house.

One of the unit's more basic components is its control panel, which includes a monochrome LCD that doesn't offer much in regards to scanning and copying management. The panel includes an easy-to-use keypad for faxing and alert notifications when PIXMA MX432 ink is low, as well as USB and PictBridge connections.

In order to facilitate faster scanning, copying, and faxing, the unit includes a 35-sheet document feeder. The device's total paper capacity can only support 100 pages at once, which should suit light-volume home use, and support for specialty photo paper makes it easy to print lab-quality images.

The unit uses Full-lithography inkjet Nozzle Engineering technology and ChromaLife 100 Canon MX432 printer ink to create graphics, text and photo projects that stood well against expert tests. Monochrome projects can print consistently with a resolution of 600x600 dpi, while personal photos and graphics print with a vibrant resolution of 4800x1200 dpi using color PIXMA MX432 printer ink.

Rather than individual color supplies, the device has a one tricolor and one black Canon MX432 ink cartridge. Each black supply can yield around 300 pages and the tricolor Canon MX432 ink cartridge has a capacity of approximately 400 pages.

The MX432 is a very inexpensive multifunction printer, with an all-around satisfactory performance for copies, photos and text documents. If buyers find its primitive controls and minimal paper capacity too basic, slightly pricier units like the HP Photosmart 5220 can provide greater functionality.