Canon PIXMA MG4120 Wireless Inkjet Picture All-In-1 (5290B002)
- Complete High definition Film Print software program turns your favourite High definition movie clips captured with your suitable Canon EOS Electronic SLR or PowerShot cameras into lovely prints
- Accumulate, mix and edit multiple internet pages to print your personal layout employing “Effortless-WebPrint EX”
- Print photos from your suitable iPad, Apple iphone, iPod touch and Android Units with the free Easy-PhotoPrint printing app
- Functions Pigment Black Ink for crisp, sharp text
Compact Wireless Photo All-In-One Printer with two.four Liquid crystal display
Record Value: $ 129.99
Cost: $ 72.99
Very happy, easy to use printer,
This is the second Canon PIXMA printer that I’ve owned. I gave my other PIXMA to my mama-in-law and she’s been happy with it.
Right out of the box, this printer was easy to setup. Remove the packaging, follow a few steps and Windows 7 was up and running. There was some bloat-ware that came on the CD and I opted not to install some of the additional photo editing utilities. Just something to be aware of. You need to install most of the packages if you want to scan images.
The nice part about this printer is that the paper loads horizontally on the bottom of the printer. This eliminates that curl that you get in paper in some printers where the paper tray is in the rear of the printer and vertical.
Another huge feature on a small printer like this is that it duplexes. I really hate going through extra paper and it’s very easy to find the duplex option. It’s been working like a charm.
That being said, I wish I could give you more details in this review regarding the card reading, and the scanning. I haven’t used the scan very much. Wireless setup was a piece of cake with Windows. No issues there. I have used the copy feature a few times and that worked quite well.
I can’t speak too much regarding the ink usage. All ink jet printers seem to just suck ink dry if you print constantly. At least this is split into a single black cartridge and another one for color. It’s still easy to go through a ton of ink without doing much.
All in all, this printer does a lot of things quite well. I definitely recommend it.
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|A Good Choice for iPhone and iPad Users,
I found this printer easy to set up on my wireless network, and it prints like a charm from my iPad and iPhone. I also enjoy being able to scan images and send them to my iMac wirelessly. The duplex printing feature saves on paper, and I found the drivers for Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) on Canon’s website. I don’t have a landline, so I haven’t tried the fax feature.
So why not five stars? First, the scanner does not have a document feeder. To merit five stars, not only should the scanner have an automatic document feeder, but the document feeder should support duplexing. After all, the printer does.
Second, the printer uses one cartridge for all of the color inks. This means that when you run out of one color, you have to buy the ink for all the colors. Granted, this generates more ink sales for Canon, but at the expense of your pocketbook, and it’s such a waste.
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|Great all in one, but lacking some features,
I am a big fan of Canon printers. My past 4 printers have all been Canon. The print quality is always fantastic and this is no different. I highly suggest using Canon branded photo paper for the best photo printing results.
As for set up, it is very easy. Wireless is a little bit trickier than USB, but still easy to go and get up and running. I use a Mac and don’t install the included software. I find printing installs by itself and I use Image Capture for scanning- which also works great. If you Mac does not see the printer or scanner you might have to turn to the CD for drivers.
I have two complaints about this printer.
1. The ink color ink is the older style of an all in one cartridge. Instead of individual ink tanks for color printing you have one cartridge. I find this wastes a lot of ink. However, my grandmother hates single ink cartridges and prefers her color printers to have one color cartridge.
2. iOS printing needs and Airprint update. True you can print photos using the Canon app on your iPhone, iPod, or iPad, but that is very limiting. I don’t understand why Canon (who has other Airprint printers) can’t release a firmware update to make this a true airprint printer so you do not have to print through an app or other means.
I am not a fan of on board photo editing and haven’t really played with those features much. However, if you want a great all-in-one printer that is wireless this is an inexpensive option.
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