Canon Color imageCLASS MF753Cdw/MF751Cdw vs Color imageCLASS MF656Cdw/MF654Cdw

Aug 28, 2025 12:00 PM By  Olivier Martin

Hi there, Thanks for bringing this up! Our yield numbers come from hands-on testing rather than the manufacturer’s specs. You can check out the details of our process here: https://www.rtings.com/printer/tests/design/cartridge When we tested the Canon 069, we did start noticing quality issues earlier than with the 067, which is why the reported yield looks lower. Our standard method is to stop counting once the printer warns us the toner is low or when we first see visible defects, so results stay comparable across all printers. That said, we also found it a bit odd, so we dug deeper. Even after the warning, we were able to keep printing regular documents at an acceptable quality for quite a while longer. We don’t include those extra pages in the official yield number, but it’s good context to know that the real-world experience can stretch further than what the strict test results show.

If that data is reliable and can be replicated Canon should be answering questions about their yield estimates. I’m trying to decide between those two models right now and their own estimates should make the 753 a no-brainer that will pay for itself after about the second cartridge change.

Aug 26, 2025 10:55 PM By RtingsUser1167122

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I’d be very interested in the metrics and data that was used to determine that the 067 cartridges used in the 6## series are more economical than the 069 cartridges used in the 7## series. Simply using the numbers available on the Canon website would prove that’s false. This comparison puts a lot of weight on that fact but states off the bat that the 067 cartridges are higher yield than the 069 which is outright false.

Hi there, Thanks for bringing this up! Our yield numbers come from hands-on testing rather than the manufacturer’s specs. You can check out the details of our process here: https://www.rtings.com/printer/tests/design/cartridge

When we tested the Canon 069, we did start noticing quality issues earlier than with the 067, which is why the reported yield looks lower. Our standard method is to stop counting once the printer warns us the toner is low or when we first see visible defects, so results stay comparable across all printers.

That said, we also found it a bit odd, so we dug deeper. Even after the warning, we were able to keep printing regular documents at an acceptable quality for quite a while longer. We don’t include those extra pages in the official yield number, but it’s good context to know that the real-world experience can stretch further than what the strict test results show.

I’d be very interested in the metrics and data that was used to determine that the 067 cartridges used in the 6## series are more economical than the 069 cartridges used in the 7## series. Simply using the numbers available on the Canon website would prove that’s false. This comparison puts a lot of weight on that fact but states off the bat that the 067 cartridges are higher yield than the 069 which is outright false.