Printer Duel: Canon MP650 v Lexmark S605

Both the Canon MP640 and the Lexmark S605 got our top score of five stars when we tested them out.  But are they really equal?  We put them up against each other and compare them point by point in our new weekly feature, duels.

Canon is banking on a familiar formula: the usual excellent quality printing and reduced running costs with some extra features.  Here, WiFi, double-sided printing and a second black ink cartridge to improve photo printing are all new.  Is that going to be enough though, when Lexmark has rejected the traditional models to invent the idea of an ultra-connected, touchscreen printer with programmable features?  Has the young pretender got what it takes?

Canon MP640		Lexmark S605
		MARCHANDS €     Amazon mark...  79.99  Ebay  79.99  Tigerdirect...  79.99  Target  157.09  Pcrush.com  167.41  Compuplus.com  167.89  Compare prices
5 ink cartridges		4 ink cartridges
Black & white: 9.2 ppm - Colour: 8.1 ppm		Black & white: 18 ppm - Colour: 11 ppm
Printer + Scanner + Copier		Printer + Scanner + Copier
WiFi and double-sided printing		WiFi, double-sided printing, touchscreen
Ink drops: 1 picolitre		Ink drops: 4 picolitres

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