Canon Pixma iX6520

Canon Pixma iX6520 Inkjet Business Printer

Add the Canon Pixma iX6520 Inkjet Business Printer ($199.99 direct) to the short list of inkjets that make printing at larger than letter and legal size affordable for a micro or home office. As you might guess from the price, its paper handling is a little limited, but it will let you print on paper as large as 13 by 19 inches, and it prints at reasonably fast speed and reasonably high quality, a combination that makes it worth a close look. The full list of the iX6520's direct competition is a short one, consisting of the Epson WorkForce 1100 ($199.99 direct, 3.5 stars), the HP Officejet 7000 Wide Format Printer ($229.99 direct, 4 stars), and, arguably, Canon's own Pixma iX7000 Inkjet Business Printer ($399.99 direct, 4 stars), the Editors' Choice in the category, but also significantly more expensive than the others. The iX6520 is clearly meant as a more direct competitor to the Epson and HP entries, not just in price, but in features as well. Where the iX7000 offers duplexing (two-sided printing) and a 250-sheet paper tray, for example, the iX6520 offers only a 150-sheet tray and no duplexing, putting its paper handling in the same category as the Epson and HP printers.