Canon Office and Business MX922 All-in-One Printer, Wireless and Mobile Printing

This is an update of my previous review after using it for one month. I previously stated: The setup was easy with an illustrated step by step guide. But to go beyond the basics you must use the supplied disk to install the software and to download the on-screen manual. The printer, scanner, and copier work very well…I have not used the fax. Unlike some other reviewers, I found it to be reasonably responsive and not too noisy. The on-screen manual is very thorough and complete, but I would rather have a hard copy so I have printed one out. This was a long tiresome process, but worth it to me. The manual covers everything from loading paper to cleaning the ink jets and how to do and maintain anything you can think about. It did not use as much ink as I expected. I have printed about 250 pages of the manual, which includes a lot of pigment black and a fair amount of color. In this process it has used from half to 2/3 of the ink that came with it (depending on the color), and for me that’s good. I agree with others that Canon OEM replacement ink is expensive, but for home use it is not excessive. There have been good and bad reports about non OEM compatible inks, but for my use I will not take a chance with them. If I used it for a business, I would try the compatible inks, and certainly use a laser printer for B&W printing. The color prints of photos are the best I have seen from an inkjet printer. I previously had an Epson Stylus Photo R1900 (which cost about $500) and gave great color prints…….but the prints from the Canon PIXMA MX922 are significantly more vivid and brighter. The R1900 used pigment inks which are expected to last at least 100 years without fading, but dye based inks used in the MX922 should last a very long time unless exposed to sunlight. I like that it has two paper trays, one for standard paper, and another for either 4X6 or 5X7 color print paper. The manual states that it will also print to other size paper, legal paper, envelopes and printable disks but I have not tried these yet. The bottom paper holder turns over to hold a printable disk. Here is my update: The capabilities of the MX922 are amazing. The on screen users manual covers more information that I have time to discuss. I prefer a hard copy, so I printed it out all 470 pages using the Canon MX922. In my opinion it is reasonably fast and it’s use of ink is moderate compared to my previous Epson Printer. o For scanning, I have compared it to my stand alone Epson V33 in scanning newspaper clippings. The difference in output quality is outstanding. Here’s some data: o At 300 dpi the quality of the Epson was “poor”…(hard to read words). At the same dpi the Canon quality was “good”. o At 600 dpi the quality of the Epson was “fair” while the Canon was “excellent”. o At 1200 dpi the Epson was “good”, but not excellent, and it took 3 times as long to scan as the MX922, and the file size was 6.1 MB compared to just 733 kb when using the Canon at 300 dpi. Which gave beter quality. But the Canon is more clumsy to use, while the Epson sand alone scanner is very easy. Scanning a page from a large book was not possible with the MX922. I expect this is the case with any all-in-one device. The lid is just too large. A ton of software comes with the MX922, some useful, others not. One applications is called “My Image Garden” which can easily organize photos and documents, and can make a variety of corrections to your photos. One neat feature is that you can see an image before and after making a correction and make a choice.

That said, I don't try different brands so I can compare them, so I may be biased. My camera equipment is Canon (for many years) and so my last printer was a Canon IP6000, purchased in 2006, for printing 4x6 photos (and documents). It worked great until recently when it suddenly slowed way down, which is what prompted me to go shopping. Naturally I read the reviews for Canon printers (and some other brands) and it appeared that this one was the newest technology and already had favorable reviews, including from people with home businesses. Now, let's switch gears. My printing needs have diminished over the years as I have become increasingly more digital in document storage, online financial transactions, etc. Basically, if I can do it digitally, then that is the route I take. This includes my photo collection which is stored on my iPad for showing off. :-) I also bought a CanoScan 8600F (flatbed scanner) in 2006, which is still in use. So, imagine my very pleasant surprise when I discovered the awesome speed and stream-lined functionality of the multi-sheet scanning feature! If one sets up a directory (in the accompanying software utilities) ahead of time, then it's as simple as loading your documents, hitting either start button (black or color) and very quickly a pdf file shows up in the pre-set directory. Did I mention it has an ethernet port and is quickly (and painlessly) recognized on the network once the drivers are installed? I don't like Wi-Fi for home networking, I prefer ethernet (gigabit speed) when ever I can get it, so this port was a big plus for me. All of my computers see and work with the Fax driver, Printer driver and Scanning driver. Now, let's mention some little things that make this machine great. I never turn it off as it has a low-power state (automatic after a few minutes of inactivity) where everything powers down with only one small, blue light glowing. If I send something to the printer it immediately comes to life, takes a few moments to warm up and (this is cool) the paper output tray *automatically* opens and the extension support flips out! It's the little things that make me smile. :-) Also, if I place one or more documents in the scanner slot (while in low power mode) then it instantly springs to life and takes a few moments to warm up. Having stated that I print less and less these days, I must say I was impressed with the ink cartridges. They all have small, red LED lights that confirm they are plugged in correctly and in working order! Another smile. :-) Now I don't FAX much these days, but it's nice to know that it is hooked into the "clone" line through my PhonePower VOIP adapter (2 ports) and therefore is available upon demand. Oh, btw, the top lifts up like a flatbed scanner also, so I guess I will be donating the CanoScan 8600F soon. Final analysis: This machine's capabilities pleasantly exceeded my expectations, even after reading the specs and reviews. It has proven to be fairly equal in functionality to the Xerox multi-function machine at work, but at a fraction of the cost. The only thing it can't do is print 11x17, but that isn't an issue at this time. I will try to get back in a year to report on it's longevity prospects. UPDATE: I have knocked the rating down to 4 stars because there is no secondary sheet feeder. (My rating for this is actually 4.5 but that choice isn't available). Occasionally I have need to print on 8.5 x 14 (legal). With this unit one must remove the regular paper from the lower (main) paper tray, extend it out (at least they did build that into the unit) and load the 8.5 x 14 paper. I suppose I have been spoiled by top (secondary) sheet feeders on previous printers, so this is a small let-down. I guess I assumed the scanning feeder could be used as a secondary sheet feeder (for printing) but due to the design of the machine it cannot. UPDATE, 11-24-13: I had occasion to send my sister a letter today (she hates email) so I typed one up and hit the print button. I have not printed anything for several months, and the print cartridges are now 7 months old. My letterhead includes a small photo of a sunset over a local river at the bottom. After hitting the print button the machine woke up, flipped out the print tray, spent a minute doing a self-diagnostics, then printed out my one page in about 7 seconds. Apart from a slight smudge at the top (probably due to inactivity for several months) the letter printed out flawlessly, including the photo. I reprinted the letter and there were no smudges or flaws. Since I have not needed "legal" size paper anymore, I am changing my rating to 5 stars since this machine is doing everything I need it to do. UPDATE, 05-25-14: I lost my mother on Feb. 1 and inherited her estate. I was forced to move temporarily from WA to KY to liquidate the estate. My first priority was to set up my office so I could deal with the legal, financial and medical accounts and issues. I am also Trustee so there were many Will disbursements to deal with. I did not bring my MX922 from WA, instead I bought a new one once here. After 4 months of scanning, copying, and printing, I can now say I have given this machine a workout, including the printing function. It has performed most excellent. I also needed to buy more ink cartridges and discovered an alternate source (here on Amazon) for cartridges that are: (a) a fraction of the cost of Canon cartridges, (b) still have the same red LED's on them that communicate with the printer and (c) are relatively CLEAR, so one can see how much ink is left. I still cannot comment on photo printing as I am all digital these days when it comes to photography. But I can give this unit 5 stars for being a workhorse in all other areas! I can also say that if one schedules their need for printing envelopes in batches, this unit does that professionally as well. UPDATE, 08-24-15: Earlier in the year I decided to start creating my own greeting cards (using CorelDraw) and printing out 5x7 photos for b-day gifts to relatives and friends (from PhotoShop). Both machines are still working great, and they produce exceptional photos. There are settings within the Canon print drivers that one can play with to improve the photo quality as well. I can also endorse the much cheaper ink cartridges that I buy from Blake Printing Supply on Amazon. I have gone through 2 sets (10 cartridges in a set) and they work great as well. For those wanting to find them, do a search on Amazon for "MX922 compatible ink cartridges" and look for Blake Printing Supply.

UPDATE: I've been through two of these in 4 years. Each only lasted just under two years before failing. I do not recommend the printer as it's just not reliable long term. Both failures had the same issues: printing is no longer clear - it's jagged (you can tell it prints horizontally and it's not matching up it's alignment from line to line. So within a letter or image you'll see part of it slightly offset leading to jagged printing). Printing is not complete - you'll be missing parts of what should be printed. So it looks more like it was stamped and some ink was missed. One or more of the colors will stop working - even if full. even if replaced. I have tried cleaning EVERYTHING (spent a lot of time on youtube and can pretty much clean every part of this printer) and IF it works, the fix is only temporary before it fails again. Printer tells me its' in use by another system when it's not - I have to turn the printer off then on to get it to work. **************** I always buy the all-in-ones that are able to automatically print duplex and that include a fax since I still need to fax upon occasion. In the past I've had HP, but haven't had great experiences with their printers lately (the last one I had starting failing one month after the 1 year warranty expired. HP said "tough luck" essentially, even though I read that my issues were VERY common with their products. They had no sense of ownership...). So I moved on to Canon. This model, while shorter than my past printers, has a bigger footprint. My husbands exact remark when I unpacked it was "So I see you decided to go with the small model." Yes, he's a bit sarcastic :) . What is great about it so far (I haven't played with all the features yet; I'll update as I do that): 1. Unpacking it is relatively easy. It's bulky and a bit heavy, but Canon put it in a bag. So you can lift up the handles and it pulls the printer right out of the box. This is the first time I've seen this. It was so much easier than my printers in the past where I had to smash my hands down in the box, try to get a grip, and then try to coax the printer out of the box. 2. It was very easy to install. The install takes about 14 minutes, but the install program warns you of this. And since all you have to do is wait it's very easy. 3. It has a user guide that comes with the printer. Now don't get too excited - it's not printed. BUT it is added to your system upon installation and the sw that is installed on your system also has links to it online. This is the first time I've actually found it easy to get a user guide since they stopped providing the printed copy in the box. I may actually like it better than the printed copy since it's just a click away. And I'm a person who uses the guide since I like to use advanced features 4. It is bluetooth capable. I find this is the easiest way to print pictures from my phone (even my 6 year old can do it) so this is a plus. Do I wish the bluetooth was built in? Yes. But since I had an extra adapter laying around this wasn't an issue. I plugged in the adapter and it instantly was ready. So easy. 5. It is wi-fi ready and the wi-fi works. This was the first thing to go on my last printer, so working wi-fi makes me happy. We'll see how long it lasts, but I haven't heard of major issues with the Canons so I'm not worried. 6. It is cloud ready. I set it up to connect to Google Cloud Print. And I put that app on my tablets. So now I can easily print from my samsung tablet. The setup was easy to do - I followed the steps in the user guide. 7. The tray that catches the paper can fold up to stay out of the way when you aren't printing. I like this because I've got pets and I hate the thought of fur getting into my printer. And, the best part (and my favorite gee-whiz feature hands down) is that it automatically opens when you send a print job. I l-o-v-e that. It's the little things in life, right? :) What I'm not so crazy about: The menus and lack of touch screen. Maybe it's because I'm changing brands, but the menus are not as intuitive as I'd like. I find myself referencing the guide more than I'd like to so I can find what I need in the menus. And since it's not touch screen you've got to navigate using a keypad off to the side. I find that cumbersome. But I'm sure I'll get used to both these things as time goes on. Oh, and I wish someone would invent a black printer that didn't show every dust particle. Ooh, a stainless steel printer would be nice; it would then match my kitchen appliances and look quite snazzy in my office. So far I've set up multiple computers, printed wirelessly, printed via cloud, printed via bluetooth, printed pictures and set up my fax preferences. I haven't scanned or faxed yet, but all the printing has been good quality. It's a bit quieter than my HPs which is nice. And the starter ink that was included seems to be going a long way. When I get a chance I'll put it through the paces (I WILL try every feature in the guide. I'm just one of those people) and I'll update my review. In the meantime, I definitely recommend the printer for ease of setup and solid performance.

EDIT: Concerning the ink level monitor, I've discovered what many people are complaining about, the ink level warnings, are simply not true. I replaced the original cartridge when the warning said ink has run out (not ink is low) with a generic cartridge. I'm letting that one go just to see how long it takes to run out after the ink is out warning. Well, it has run for about a month after the low ink warning, printing at least a dozen sheets every day, in grayscale mode, no fading at all. So the ink monitor is there to get you to change your cartridges well before they're empty, something I should have expected from Canon. My old MX850 meant what it said, if the ink level said out of ink it was really just about out of ink. Also, the Arthur Imaging jumbo pack of cartridges being sold on here seem to be perfectly acceptable substitutes for the Canon brand. I can't see any difference in color, unlike generic cartridges for the MX850 which had ink of different shades than the Canon. Finally as far as the endless cleaning cycles, they seem to use very little color ink. The original carts are a little bit below the level they were at on the printer status popup after I ran a big batch of color prints a couple months ago. So if yours is sucking up ink running cleaning cycles it might be a problem with the printer. I was planning on buying an MX870 or MX982 because the reviews were generally more favorable, but I was stuck with this model for a reason (see below). After printing for less than a week, I can say that, for what I use it for, it seems to perform well. Set up the LAN flawlessly from the display. I have it hardwired into the LAN adapter (EDIMAX 6478 which consider to be the best of the reasonably priced adapters), so I can't say if it will work as well when configured wirelessly. I am amused by people who expect to plug it in and immediately start printing from wireless devices. Like most devices these days, you have to download the latest drivers from Canon's support site. I never ever use a setup CD, their drivers are almost always out of date. Don't even put in your drive, just chuck it. Install these drivers on every single device on your LAN if you can, I can't speak to any smartphones or any OS other than Windows 7 64-bit Professional. Also never let Windows pick a driver for anything, they are stale, generic drivers that can cripple any device. One of my wireless PCs stopped printing to the old printer for no reason I can find (it was almost out-of-the box new), but it immediately printed to this one after installing the drivers from Canon's site. It doesn't go offline for me, but it's not connected via WI-Fi, and I've never turned it off. That's a big mistake many people make, the printer essentially has to perform every setup step all over every time you turn it back on, so the complaints about taking forever to print the first job after turning it on are asking too much of this printer. I don't think its too slow to print, it's lightning fast compared to the model I am replacing. I am still on the original cartridges so I can't speak to ink use or using 3rd party or refillable carts. The color seems to be more-or-less faithful to my screen, but I do manage the colorspace of the monitor and printer closely to get faithful photo prints (you probably don't want to get into that, it's a byzantine nightmare if you aren't familiar with the process). One thing I have noticed is that the print to DVD seems to produce a bit darker image than printing on paper or self stick label paper, which is better, but not perfect. Printing to plain paper is a much better match. I had to replace an aging MX850, which after years of good performance has killed 2 replacement printheads in a row, and they're impossible to find in new condition, and even refurbished heads are ridiculously expensive. That model printed produces a bit lighter color prints, and the ink colors weren't all that great, so it looks like Canon has corrected the problems, but they may have gone overboard on color saturation. The print to DVD is something I use frequently, and at least they didn't monkey with that. One thing is it seems to not detect a properly inserted DVD fairly often, so I need to take out the tray and reinsert it, which is the exact same behavior as my MX850. Canon should have recognized that and fixed it by now. One annoyance for me is that Canon ditched the rear feed paper tray, I found it to be incredibly useful to print to labels, keep a supply of used paper so I can print on the reverse, and use heavy stock, or legal size paper. I am anticipating that it probably won't print to heavy weight greeting card stock, which is pretty much universally heavier than the printer's advertised max. of 90 weight paper stock. That's why there used to be read feed trays, the feed from the front rolls the paper through a 180 and using heavy stock will make that practically impossible. I do like the extra front tray, it's very handy for storing photo paper for when I need it, and printing to paper first to check the print quality is something everyone should do, unless they don't mind wasting expensive photo paper. The scanner seems to work well, as does the ADF and duplex printing (which is pretty slow, but that's true for most inkjet printers). The scanning utility is vastly superior than my MX850's utility, and much more intuitive. The scanner does run slower, that's a minor annoyance to me. Faxing works as expected. The reason I was more or less stuck with this model over the MX982: I planned on using a Continuous Ink Supply System or CISS, because I can't find a quality system that promises to work with a 982. Well I paid over $100 for one that was a piece of junk and never worked. It magically disappeared from the seller's website after I asked for my money back. Just so you know they are Earthinkjet.com and they're bottom feeding scum. They hide behind a phony address and server so you can't track them down when they never answer emails or their phone (which is probably a phony number anyway). PS. All of you who can't print black or individual colors anymore are experiencing a printhead clogging issue. I'm not surprised that Canon tech support won't tell you that; they want to sell you a new model rather than having to send you a new printhead. You can't magically fix a terminally clogging printhead no matter how many cleaning and deep cleaning cycles you try. There are good articles out there but as with virtually all printers an overnight soak in printhead cleaning solution (not water, or window cleaner, or 50% rubbing alcohol, or anything else) will almost always completely unclog the printhead (if it's toast it will clog up again very fast).

After doing lots of research, I settled on the Pixma 922, and I'm quite glad I did. Basically, I was looking for a printer that would handle various media, but my priority was special crafts. My main concern was the ability for the 922 to handle cardstock. I did some google searching, and read through the Amazon Q&A section related to this product. Unfortunately, most of the info I sought after was vague. Others had asked about 110lb Cardstock but there appeared to be no straight answer. Thankfully, someone did mention they were working with greeting cards and thick paper. The biggest complaint I read that had me concerned was the removal of the back sheet feeder, which was good for handing envelopes and other types of paper. Apparently, the previous model featured this, but it was nonexistent for the 922. Oh, before you run away, the 922 does handle envelopes through the lower cassette tray. Perhaps it's not as effective as the back tray would have been, but I tend to print labels instead of envelopes so I can't really say. The other concern I had which would greatly affect my decision was ink availability. As a prime member, I want to know I can get ink made by Canon, as well as less expensive OEM brands without dealing with shipping charges or long delivery waits. I don't like having to track down supplies from some over-priced affiliate with an 80% feedback rating. Originally, I was going to go for the more expensive Canon MG7120, but when I saw it had an additional ink (gray), I became concerned. Oddly enough, Canon was selling a four ink value pack with no gray, which meant, you had to hunt down gray on its own. In addition, I only found one OEM dealer who sold a complete, five ink set which included gray, however, the product didn't get such good reviews. Other dealers had ink sets which included two blacks instead of one gray which then solidified my decision to simply go for the 922 instead. After all that, I'm pleased to say the Pixma 922 was the right choice! Installation: A breeze. This is the first time I installed something wireless within 5 minutes. No having to first connect a USB cable. Just plop in your ink carts, watch each ink chamber light up to signal correct contact, install the CD and you're good to go. Ease of use: Simple! No fancy touch screen, just a straight forward LCD with a cool, solid black OLED-like keyboard. The key(s) becomes visible only when it applies to the current option. This makes it pretty much fool proof. For example, only the numbers will light up when you have to type in a number, while the return arrow remains lit as you can always backtrack. The included software, "My Image Garden" is ok for fun print projects, but the user interface is super clunky, and counter intuitive. You'll probably find a much better programs to print with at no cost. Photo Quality: For $99.00, I was blown away by the results. It destroys our previous, much more expensive Epson Artisan 800 and HP PhotoSmart in that department, in fact, on every level. The photo prints were quite impressive. I'm no photographer, but I certainly love what I see. The Epson was so temperamental with paper, that they should have included a large "kick me" button on the front panel. Card Stock? Yes! I was able to feed it 110lb Cardstock through the bottom tray (same tray you'd use for envelopes). Canon's site does not mention this, as they suggest nothing more than 65lb weight. You just need to place thicker paper (like 110lb) in the bottom cassette tray, one at a time. That may be the only drawback... no plopping in 50 sheets of cardstock through the automatic feeder. I had about 20 sheets of plain paper in the cassette, and tried putting one 110lb sheet on top, but it didn't work out. The printer grabbed the single cardstock sheet, along with the next-in-line, plain piece of paper.... simultaneously. So yes, cardstock works fine, as long as you can deal with putting in one sheet at a time. For me, that's not really a problem. If the printer was $400.00, then I'd expect much more. Aesthetics: Not the sexiest piece of hardware. It's pretty chunky, kind of heavy, and quite the fingerprint magnet. It's far from ugly, though! It actually looks better in person. The white leds (keypad) and blue wireless signal lamp are kind of nice. What I did't like: The included software called "My Image Garden". It offers a good range of features (calender creator, papercraft, contact sheets, etc.) which are bogged down by an awful, clunky, non-intuitive interface. In all honesty, I haven't used the copier or scanner just yet. The Fax will most likely never be used. Fax? Really? My review was based on specific functions that were at the top of my list. Hopefully this will help out potential customers looking for the same.

Yes, I called this printer a beast ... because it's big, and it does everything. I had neglected to read the dimensions (my bad) so did not realize how large it is. If you are looking for a compact printer, this isn't the one. However, if size isn't an issue, and you want a printer that does everything, and does it well, this Canon MC922 is perfect. For home use, and low-quantity business use, this printer is excellent. The one negative is that it is slow by todays standards. One of the selling points on this printer for me is that it uses five separate ink cartridges - pigment ink in black for b/w document printing and dye ink in black, cyan, magenta and yellow. With individual ink cartridges, you just replace each as they empty. I set the printer up so that it uses the large pigment black ink for all documents, and the fast draft printing uses less ink but still prints sufficiently for most of my home needs. Easy to change the setting for documents that need to be best quality. I printed some vacation photos in 4 x 6 to send to an elderly relative, and while I used photo paper, I used standard quality, which prints faster, uses less ink, and for snapshot purposes, works very well. For a larger photo and/or one that is to be displayed or otherwise needs photo quality, it's slower, but turns out great results. I love being able to easily print from mobile devices. It is possible to print a photo or document from facebook or website without downloading, etc. My son needed to print an application that was ten pages and two-sided. He used his iphone to print it, and with just a few taps on his phone, out came the entire application, printed on both sides! I was amazed -- I guess I am behind the times on what printers are capable of these days. He also needed a copy of a document that was two sided, a few clicks on the control, feed it in, and out comes copy, two sided. I've mentioned "slow" a few times. It takes as much as two minutes at times before the printer starts printing. Print speed is relatively fast in fast mode and standard mode for photos; but higher quality is slow. For home use, low printing demand, this is not an issue, but if you need to do production printing, or need a printer that fires up and prints NOW, then look elsewhere. Overall, I highly recommend this printer for general home use, and for photo printing. The print quality is excellent, the features make it the right printer for whatever you need to print. I did not realize how handy duplex printing would be! Or mobile printing! Very happy that I selected this printer beast.

My first review was in 2015 when I first purchased this printer. It worked well, which, at the time, I rated it at 4 stars. The printer lasted exactly 2 years before the print head died; not worth replacing. So, having several (expensive) cartridges left to use, I purchased another one. It too lasted exactly 2 years. It died on the date of this review. Costs about $8.33 per month of ownership - NOT including the cartridges... And, unfortunately, I have several extra unused print cartridges. However, cartridges be damned, I choose NOT to purchase another MX922. Instead I'm going for the less expensive ($100 less) TR8520; seems like it does all the same functions as the MX922. As with all of these All-in-one printers, the reviews are "iffy". If you're actually reading this review, I'll let you know how the TR8520 fares once I start using it. Stay tuned. Initial Review 2015: I have had the Canon approximately one month now. I am giving it four stars for several reasons. One of which is Canon’s support - more about that later. Another is, the fact that everything works - The print is clear, relatively speedy, works off the network & Wi-Fi, and scanning and copying work fine as well. It loses the fifth star for several issues, most of which were cleared up and are no longer issues. Most of these issues concerned setting up the printer to do everything you want it to do - getting it to work wirelessly, getting the scanner to work from the computer (I found out how to do that by accident,) figuring out if it is actually working off the ethernet connection to my computer or the wireless connection, and a few other minor disturbances. What remains a definite negative is the time it takes for the first print page to come out after you turn on the printer – some two minutes. So it is best to leave the printer on all day to avoid this. Subsequent pages come out relatively quickly. Prior to this Canon, I purchased Hewlett-Packard printers (at least five have preceded the Canon.) when my latest HP failed after only a year and three quarters. I decided it was time to change manufacturers. So I spent two weeks doing research and reading reviews. The Canon came out on top for having the least number of negative reviews and the cost of the cartridges being less then HP’s. I kept my search limited to printers costing between $75 and $150. The printer arrived DOA! I called Canon tech-support. A real person answered within one minute! He did some diagnostics and concluded the printer was damaged at some point between the factory and my home. He said he would ship me a brand-new one immediately. It arrived a few days later. He also shipped me an additional set of cartridges - I guess, for the pain and suffering. Best tech-support I've ever had on a printer! Since I've only had it a month, I cannot comment on its longevity. That is the one major factor that has yet to be determined. Update - 7 months later... I will leave the review at four stars because it may get more people to read my review. However, it is really only rates 3 1/2 stars. The printer does print, copy & scan well. My chief complaints, after seven months of use, are: 1- The ink cartridges do not last long at all, and I do very little printing. 2- If any one of the color cartridges run out, it prevents me from printing, even if the black ink cartridges have ink. 90% of my printing is with black only ink. 3- it takes forever for the first page to print after I turn on the printer (2-3 minutes.)

I love this printer, we are homeschoolers and this printer has served us well! The first time we bought it, we had it for about a year and a half and the electronic component died. I was pretty sad since it was such a great printer. I contacted Canon on Facebook and they were very responsive and helpful. I did a ton of research on printers and in the end I bought this printer again. There are some features we don't fully utilize, like scanning and photo printing. Pros: 1) There is VERY inexpensive off-brand ink that works really well in this printer (see potential con for this). This is by far the most cost efficient printer for ink. Arthur Ink is only $26 for 28 cartridges: 28 Pack Arthur Imaging Compatible Ink Cartridge Replacement for 250XL 251XL (12 Large Black, 4 Small Black, 4 Cyan, 4 Yellow, 4 Magenta, 28-Pack) Canon Ink is $35 for the color cartridges and $15 for black (trust me, it's cheaper to buy it this way, the pack with color and black is $52 and who uses them at the same rate?) Canon CLI-251 CYAN,MAGENTA,YELLOW Ink, Compatible to MX922,MG7520,MG7120,MG6620,MG5620,iP8720,MG6420,MG6320 and MG5420 2) In 2 years I have had one paper jam, and it turned out that I had messed up the paper tray when I loaded the paper the first time when I got my second printer. 3) WIFI and phone printing are AMAZING! 4) Set up is so easy and maintenance is a breeze 5) Auto feed for the scanner and copier makes life so much easier 6) As homeschoolers, I love having an unlimited supply of kids handwriting paper, graph paper, and list templates 7) I recently discovered that I need glasses, but I could still read the screen on the printer even before I got my glasses Cons: 1) Can't print from Chromebook 2) Using off-brand ink will void any warrantees (this is the case for any printer, but since the cheap ink is SUCH a pro, I feel I need to mention this). After doing the math, we save at least $46 per month using the cheaper ink ($50 for Canon versus about $4 for Arthur Ink, if we were only to change each cartridge once - which is unlikely). That's enough to just replace the printer in a few months if anything were to happen. 3) Instructions tell you to reset your entire wireless system, it caused chaos the first time we did it. Use caution! 4) Tons of people report their electronic systems dying, sometimes as soon as a year after purchase. A warrantee (or extended warrantee) will cover it, but only if you use Canon's expensive ink. We decided at this price point it is worth the money to have the printer for 1 to 5 years and save the money on ink to reinvest into another printer (which ended up being this printer again). I am hoping printer #2 lasts longer than 18 months, but we are prepared if not. So many other printers on the market have ink that is cost prohibitive this really is the best one for the money.