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

Since 1995 I've used many printers starting off with a Canon bubble jet. Since then I've used Brother, Canon, Lexmark and Epson. Admittedly for print quality Epson's sub lim dye is the best printing you're going to get. Their ink also lasts longer in regards to photo-life. As far as cost and availability of their ink at stores though is another question. Cost-wise they're all pretty much on par with each other for all brands these days. You can improve the print quality on Canon printers but you'll have to fool with the settings to get there which I don't mind doing. You'll also use a little more ink but that's the cost of quality. The Windows App made setting this printer very easy and kudo's to Microsoft and Canon for that. This is my first tank printer which I'm looking forward to using but you have to keep in mind that if you don't use the printer at least some what regularly, the ink to the printhead WILL dry out if you leave it idle for too long. Keep that in mind for EVERY printer unless you're using a laser jet. After adding the ink and updating the software I printed out my test page, simply scanned it and the printer itself set the print alignment to it's best settings. Super easy! Print outs aren't the fastest which is fine I'm not looking for speed to be honest. Print quality is very good on standard settings but I'll probably set it for best print quality later. Canon printers inherently have a sequence of sounds that hasn't changed in 28 years lol. Same for most other brands too. Not annoying but not silent either so don't expect that. It's no louder than the other brands. Canon has always done good black and white printing well before the other printer brands and their color quality has improved significantly as well. Having tanked ink versus having to buy cartridges is VERY cost effective! You essentially pay double for the printer but save long-term in the amount of printing (the REAL cost). We used to have a Cartridge World store that would sell refurbed ink tanks that worked 100% of the time but that location closed recently and sadly. If you have one near you I highly recommend them! I had recently bought an Epson XP4200 AOI printer but finding the cartridges took some time and forget locating them in your local store unless you get lucky, then came the cost. The XL cartridges range $30-$50 which is about what I paid for the printer new. Even off brand ones aren't that cheap. Having a tankless printer saves me time in finding ink and saves me a ton of money over having to buy overly expensive cartridges. Many of the 3rd party ones don't always work either so it's iffy in regards to cost savings. If at some point I have to do the printhead bath to clean them I don't mind, it's well worth it for not having to buy outrageously expensive cartridges. I'm done with them! I definitely recommend this printer even if you're only doing average home use. Just remember to use it every week even if just once. Update: I'm almost 2 years into using this now and I'm still using the original ink that came with it! How's that for REAL cost savings? Over that same time frame for ALL my other printers I would have bought at least 6-8 ink cartridges MINIMUM! At an avg. cost of $33 each that works out to $264 in just ink and then add in the cost of the avg. printer and your now at over $300 easily. In savings alone, I've almost doubled my money! The printer and ALL of it's functions still work 100% of the time and I've probably printed way more than double what I would normally have done. In black ink I'm still over 50% full too! This undoubtedly IS the way to go without question. Yes, it is an upfront investment of sorts but it pays for itself very quickly.

We kept buying Epson printers which we always had problems with and finally decided to try another brand. We are so happy we tried the Canon printer because it is amazing. It is very easy to use and set up. The picture quality is great and we have never had a paper jam. We love that this printer comes with mega refillable ink cartridges. It will save us a lot of time and money. Great printer all around.

I've had Canon printers for years. I prefer the ability to remove the print heads, when needed after a few years of use. This model also does that. Don't worry about it only being four colors; Canon has won "shootouts" for photo quality against 6 color printers many times before. Most importantly, for me, was that this G3270 is backward compatible with older operating systems in my Macs. If you have older standalone photoshop versions, you will love this model. It prints photos on Glossy paper with amazing quality. I was so sick of dealing with cartridges(aftermarket etc.) on my older I850 and I9100 Canons. Having bulk tanks is HUGE for me. People complaining about wireless issues should just use an USB cable. These new devices in our lives are not yet "toasters" and require a bit of reading and getting used to protocols on this model's LCD. It's actually fairly Logical, IMHO, to scroll through settings on this printer. ONE thing I found a bit annoying is that you have to turn off it's paper detection setting, so that you can switch papers from plain to glossy without the printer halt and needing to click "Use set paper" in the LCD's dialogue box. I would recommend this printer to any person who knows their way around printers or connectivity stuff.

Terribly inefficient connection, unreliable color accuracy, and confusing support from Canon (or lack thereof) I thought I had found the perfect budget printer for starting my art business.. the glowing reviews online and the promise of longlasting inks compared to other companies. Suffice to say, after hours of frustration, bouts of rage and wasted paper, I am extremely disappointed. I think the ONLY net positive about this printer is the fact that the inks look like they will outlast any of the cartridges from other printers like Epson, while also being so much cheaper to refill. Which is WHY I am so angry and disappointed at this piece of junk. Unfortunately, I'm going to have to go back to Epson, which I DID NOT WANT! And here's why: 1. Excruciatingly slow and inefficient wifi: This printer's ability to connect to wifi and stay connected is ABYSMAL, it constantly goes offline between prints, it struggles to reconnect and you will spend up to 30+ minutes waiting for a single sheet to print while having the dreaded "Unable to Locate Printer" screen loading forever and ever. As a small business owner with deadlines, the constant connectivity issue is impossible to sustain. To top it off, it doesn't come with any ethernet port, and you're forced to buy a special printer/usb cable just so you can reliably use this printer. I don't want to have to pay an additional cost for something that should have been included with this printer, just to fix a problem that shouldn't even exist! I never had this issue with my Epson, or any other device! It makes no sense! 3. But this was the dealbreaker: DULL, WASHED OUT COLORS AND INCONSISTENT RESULTS ACROSS ALL SETTINGS AND PAPERS!! I have tried every single iCC that canon offers (which by the way, are not available in photoshop for some weird reason, despite all the epson paper settings being there without me having to do anything. I've installed the driver on my mac and even had to ask chatgbt for help to no avail) and different papers. My blacks are printing gray on cardstock, then brown on another paper, no matter what I did, it never prints black correctly!! I printed another design with the same exact paper on Epson, and compared that with Canon. The Epson print looks vibrant and matches the colors on my monitor perfectly, while the Canon print is COMPLETELY WASHED OUT AND DULL by comparison. Same exact settings, same exact print, tried all the other settings, NO IMPROVEMENT! There was like 1 print that came out where the blacks were close to accurate, yet with the same exact paper and settings it has never happened again! I've wasted so much paper for nothing!! 4. Lack of a physical manual or a link to an actual guide, you are forced to download their app and go through several hoops to find a visual setup procedure. There are no videos or troubleshooting steps I could find from the website. The printer automatically comes with a useless feature that tells you there is no paper loaded when there is, and you're forced to figure out how to turn it off on your own. Navigating the settings on the printer's tiny screen is equally confusing. Now, I can suffer through this thing's abysmal wifi by paying extra for that cable, I can suffer through the lack of a physical manual and useless/confusing setup guides from Canon's app, but the color inaccuracies and lack of steps to fixing them are a huge no for me. The only reason I returned my Epson was because it smears any paper with gloss in it, and there is no fixing that. The massive HEADACHE and mental turnoil I've suffered from having to DIY my way out of every endless caveat with canon's pixma g3270 is simply not worth it. I'm returning this thing ASAP

The printer was packaged very securely (including the print heads and ink bottles), was easy to unpack and the set up instructions (online) were pretty straightforward. I was surprised at how "plasticky" (is that a word?) it feels but that's probably the standard these days. (I haven't bought a new home printer in years.) Beyond attaching the power cord, you'll have to insert two print heads (for black and color printing) but they go in as easily as a typical ink cartridge. it's not an issue at all and if they ever need replacing it will be very easy to do so. Instead of cartridges with limited ink volumes, this printer comes with four bottle of ink from which you fill four reservoirs in the printer. That sounds scary (and potentially very messy) but it's actually very easy and quick and the bottles are notched to fit securely into each reservoir. I didn't time it but I'd guess the bottle was fully emptied in about a minute or so. And they are supposed to last for thousands of pages. If true, that makes paying more for this printer (vs. one that uses ink cartridges) a no-brainer. I'm only operating wirelessly from an Android tablet and, with some glitches, I've been able to get it going pretty well. Two keys: you'll have to install a specific Canon print app and select the printer that's associated with it. That was either never explained or perhaps I missed it but I found that recommendation in an online search. If you don't select the printer associated with the app, you won't be able to access the printer. Also, initially the print speed was ridiculously slow. It appears that the printer was defaulting to color and, oddly enough, photo paper. I changed the setting to black and white and letter-sized paper and the print speed was significantly better. The only other negative: the LCD screen is very small. You can get a larger screen on more expensive printers but my theory going in was that once I get the setup working, I really shouldn't have to look at the display anyway. If you will be using the display, though, consider getting a printer with a larger one.

I LOVE this printer, and I bought it without reading the critical reviews, and I'm glad I did. I normally read ALL reviews before spending my hard earned money, but this time, knowing Canons quality, I just read the first 5 or 6. After using it a week or so, I was very happy with the quality, even though I will mostly use this printer for everyday printing, and not world class photos. But right before this review, I did print a photo that I took that had many colors, and it came out beautifully. Nothing washed-out etc. Also before writing this review, I read the comments from people who gave the printer 1 to 3 stars. Half of them complained about the WiFi. I dont use WiFi, never did and never will. And since I already had another Canon printer that I was no longer using, I used the cable from that one for this new one. Perfect. Now.... as far as print quality: I see nothing wrong with it whatsoever. It works exactly as it should with no problems. The text is perfect and the colors great. But as I said, I wouldnt use ANY printer with a scanner on top to make archival color prints, so thats not even a deal breaker. Here are my settings, and as you can see, it has ALL the features that some people stated that it didnt. I dont know what software they're using, but it obviously isnt the best ones.

Took a while to connect to our PCs but once connected the printer works great and so glad that we don’t have to worry about cartridges running out so quickly!

Works as described. Good price. I watched a YouTube video for setup. The included paperwork wanted me to QR scan to go to a website for how to operate. Why? I use the plug direct-to-laptop verses wireless options. It takes trial and error to operate, but relatively easy to use. It makes some noise, and does not operate at lightning speeds, so don't buy this if that's what you're looking for. I scanned a piece of fabric and it was nice quality. I just can't figure out how to reduce the storage space MP's.

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.