Finally, two soft buttons sit directly underneath the screen to navigate through the onscreen menus. The rest of the pad contains the rest of the shortcut buttons, including a Navi button for help with onscreen menus, a home button, instant color and black copy keys, two buttons to increase and decrease the amount of copies, as well as a stop button to cancel a job in progress. Most of the time, we preferred the scroll wheel, but the buttons are also easy to use when you know exactly where to go. The wheel and 'OK' buttons offer a satisfying click with each selection, but there's also a four-way directional pad surrounding the dial if you don't feel comfortable with the wheel. The menu is arranged in a circle, and you use the tactile dial on the base panel to access the different settings. The control panel rests on the lid and houses a bright 3.5-inch color LCD similar to the screen on the Pixma MP970. In addition, the main output tray and control panel fold in to save space. The silver and glossy black body exudes stylish professionalism, and the scanner lid sits so flush against the main body that you can barely tell its there. The all-in-one weighs a hefty 24 pounds because of the auto-duplexer built into the back for double-sided prints, so you probably won't want to move it around a lot on your work space.

The Pixma MP980 AIO takes the same shape as the rest of the Canon's MP series, but this year's model gets the shrinking ray, measuring 7.9 inches high by 18.5 inches wide by 15.2 inches deep.

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