Canon MegaTank G3270 All-in-One Wireless Inkjet Printer. for Home Use, Print, Scan and Copy,White

New box came, I weighed it, 19 lbs. The printer, once unboxed weighed 12 lbs. Instead of reading the destructions, I used some unboxing and set-up videos I found on YouTube. One thing that surprised me is that you have to install the 2 print heads. They just slide right in like it was an old style ink cartridge. One is labeled B (Black only) and the other C (color). Takes 10 seconds but remember to remove the tape on the print heads. It's great that you can easily replace the print heads if they get clogged. Canon sells them for about $30 for black only or $40 for color. This next thing I absolutely love. The ink bottles are keyed. You cannot put them in wrong. The ink bottles drain in the printer for less than 60 seconds. No mess whatsoever As someone who once put the wrong color ink cartridge in an Epson printer, I learned my lesson. That was, of course, a disaster. I had the most difficult time finding the USB port. Its a couple of inches above the power plug port but it's really hidden. But, there is one real down side to this printer. It's the incredibly tiny (1 x 1 inch) display that is very difficult to read and must be used when setting up the printer. It's awful. The contrast is terrible and I have yet to find a way to control it. Once you do get it setup you probably won't have to ever use it again because the App allows you to everything you need from your computer. I have not tried to wirelessly print yet. I’m Old School (emphasis on Old) and I prefer not sending my documents through the air. Update: I didn't use wireless because I thought that I couldn't scan wirelessly but I now can. There's a U Scan utility that I had to download and it works flawlessly. I can print and scan from three different computers (all Window's PC's). I'm not a Mac guy so I can't vouch for that platform. Print quality is very good as is the scanning. It's all brand new so of course everything works. I would rate the quality overall as a SOHO or just an occasional printer use. This is not for a graphics professional, but college student, definitely. Printing speed is a little slow. You can duplex print but only manually. You have to flip the paper. Some pretty cool options in the software. A deep cleaning mode, an actual page count and a graphical representation of ink levels. Update: I can't find the graphical representation of individual ink levels but that was working when I did the initial install of the ink tanks. So now, I just look at the ink level windows. But still, for the money and usability, it's very good. I'm pretty happy.

Pros: Easy setup, 1, 2, 3, follow the instruction, No problem. WiFi with the tiny screen took a second to connect. This is a great little printer. Good quality prints, sharp and clear, good color, Ink lasts a long time. Cons: The printer feels cheap, the quality of the plastic all around feels thin and fragile. I have a Canon Pixma 7120 that feels like a tank, glossy plastic cover, felt strong, still going after 8 years or more of good printing. The little tiny LCD screen, really Canon, its hardly visible. What happened to the giant (in comparison) LCD screen like the one on the P7120??? Only reason I'm replacing it is Windows 11 - printer is not 100% compatible. It will print but I can't scan and I need that feature. Back to the G3270 - Love this little printer, I'm careful opening and working around the covers so nothing will break. Double sided printing is possible but you have to reload the sheets into the try and print the second side. It does not print double sided sheets automatically like the P7120, bummer. Takes up more space, although a smaller footprint because of the rear paper tray. The paper stands tall so you need room above the printer to load the paper. I raised the shelf to 14" above the printer to accomodate the paper tray. It's easiler to load the paper but it takes up space. Beautiful pages of black and white text, color printing is wonderful, really improved over the P7120. Mega Tanks are awesome, easy fill and they remain full after literally 100's of pages of printing. I've been through three reams of paper and still going strong. I'm talking about double sided pages of full text, powerpoint presentations with notes and various signs in color. GREAT. I looked a the big brother the G3290 (with the larger screen) couldn't find one online or at a local store?? Yeah, they are available now after I bought the G3270 WHAT?

I have had this printer a short time but so far I have been very happy with it. I haven't tried printing any photos as of yet but will keep you updated.

Sick of wasting money on ink for cheap inkjet printers. They're not a bargain. This unit will allow you to clean the print heads regularly without blowing ANOTHER cartridge! Pretty much solves the cost problems of inkjet printers.

I'm very happy with this printer. The ink cartridges for my old printer were quite expensive so I'm looking forward to saving a lot of money with these refillable ink tanks. My first colour print was perfect. I copied a page from a pattern book and it looked exactly like the original as far as clarity and colour exactness is concerned. Setup instructions on the printer screen were very clear and easy to follow. Connecting to Wifi was very fast and effortless. The only complaint I have is that the diagram on the printer screen for installing the print heads was not at all clear. Thank goodness for YouTube videos. Canon could have included a sheet of paper showing exactly how to open the print head housing. Some of us are wary of applying any force to delicate equipment unless it's clearly called for. Canon did not include a USB cable to connect the printer directly to a computer. For me it wasn't an issue because I had one already but it's something that potential buyers should be aware of. My Wifi is usually disabled as I use an ethernet cable to access the internet so having the USB option is more convenient & faster than enabling the Wifi. The only other complaint I have is that, to the best of my knowledge, Canon does not offer a downloadable PDF file of the user manual, which can only be accessed from their website. I like to have information available offline as well.

Works great!

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