Amazon is selling a $324 Canon printer for $174 that 'works well beyond its price'

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Buying a new printer can be as frustrating and exciting as buying a new car. And like cars, there are far more lemons in the printer world than you'd expect.

The $324 Canon Pixma Wireless Home Printer is on sale for $174 at Amazon, and it's a perfect all-in-one home printer for all your professional and creative printing needs. Shoppers love it, calling it “the ultimate crafting printer.”

Canon Pixma Wireless Home Printer, $174 (was $324) at Amazon

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Why do shoppers love it?

A dependable printer is something every home needs, whether you're looking to print out important documents or need to create visual aids for your kids' science projects. Canon Pixma can do it all, and it can do it without any of the headaches associated with modern printers. Firstly, it can handle print jobs big and small, with sizes up to 12 inches long by 12 inches wide. There are two easy ways to load it with paper, and it can hold up to 200 sheets at a time. Its 4.3-inch touchscreen makes interfacing so easy, even kids can do it.

Like many printers these days, it's also a scanner and a fax machine. Instead of scanning documents one at a time, you can automate the process by using the handy document feeder. This alone is worth the price of admission. However, what is perhaps the coolest thing about this printer is how it's also a great way for artists to flex their creative muscles. This printer grants access to the PosterArtist online platform for free, where you can tap into countless ready-made templates to make posters, flyers, and other bold and beautiful print tasks.

Details to know

Dimensions: 18.5 inches long by 14.5 inches wide by 7.6 inches high.
Max paper size: 8.5 by 14 inches.
Max print speed: 10 pages per minute for color and15 pages per minute for monochrome.

“I bought this one in an emergency situation, and it prints spectacular edge-to-edge photo prints with great color,” one shopper said. “The print resolution approaches that of commercial presses. The scans are great, too. I've been very pleased with this printer. It's very satisfactory, and works well beyond its price.”