CanonPIXMA TS5350 Multifunctional Wifi Printer - Black 3773C008AA

This is actually the first printer I have ever bought, but I have used and set up many printers over the years, for friends and family and at work. My previous experiences has led me to believe that printers are notoriously persnickety, unreliable and annoying. We don't print much at home, but after a year of public libraries being mostly closed, decided that we should take the plunge and enjoy the luxury of bring able to print (and scan) whenever we wanted.My priorities in looking for a printer were: price, reliability and ease of use. Quality of printing and scanning would be a bonus, but we weren't looking to print top quality documents. I was cautiously optimistic that maybe these things might finally be obtainable in a printer in 2021...TL;DR: This printer has more than met my expectations in price, reliability, ease of use and quality.Price: Ideally I was looking for something in the £70-100 range, but willing to pay a little more if it would provide reliability, ease of use and quality. I ended up paying £110 for this, which I think is very good value - see below.Reliability: We have only had this for a month so far, but no issues so far with reliability. It seems to be well made, and I would be confident it will still be running in 2-3 years without any problems. I will update this review if we do have any issues.Ease of use: My expectations here were greatly surpassed! I needed this to work with a Linux Ubuntu (20.10) laptop and a Chromebook, and ideally with two Android phones. The set up is possible through the Epson smartphone app, which is so much easier than my previous experiences trying to navigate through printer menus with a few small buttons. My only issue with set up was that if you navigate away from the app part-way through connecting the printer to the network (e.g. to look up your Wifi password in your password manager!) you have to start the printer network setup process again. But other than this it was easy to connect the printer to the Wifi network, by first connecting it to the phone via bluetooth. All this happens step by step in the app, so is pretty straightforward. Once the printer was registered on the Wifi network it was easily recognised by our computers and smartphones, and all can print with no issues. (Installing the printer in Ubuntu took approximately 5 seconds - a far cry from how things used to be 10-15 years ago!) Scanning is also very simple through the app - no need to fiddle with tiny printer menus using just a few small buttons (although I think that is still an option for those without a smartphone).Quality: As I say, I didn't have high expectations or need for quality, but this is excellent, in both colour printing and scanning. It is more than sufficient for our need for printing and scanning documents. I'm even tempted to try to print some photos on photo paper to see how they come out, which wasn't something I was expecting to use this printer for.Summary: Pleasantly surprised by the ease of use and quality for a relatively inexpensive printer. Would highly recommend (although will report back later if any issues develop), including to less tech-savvy friends and relatives!

First time having my own printer, and I wanted a cheaper one to print my notes and a few images here and there. This printer is a good price and works well. Prints with good detail and sharpness, colour is accurate and good and no issues with alignment. The set up was extremely easy, follow a few steps on the booklet and you’re ready to go! It’s also very easy to connect to your phone and laptop took about 5 mins to download the software and that’s it. Print speed is quite fast however when printing bigger pictures (like the two I have attached) when printing it with my phone it was very speedy but on laptop it took a minute I don’t know why. The only fault I have seen so far is that the images print with lines throughout the page, most printers do this so it’s not an issue for me but I’ll still include it. Overall great printer for a good price!

I bought this to replace my trusty Canon Pixma, a good old workhorse which suddenly threw in the towel. When it arrived I did think it looked a bit flimsy compared to the solid Pixma, especially the paper filling tray, but at least it’s lighter and more compact.Set-up: a doddle. You could use the quick set-up booklet provided, but I found the video instructions clearer. At each stage of the set-up a QR code appears on the small screen and takes you to the next video. Every little step is clearly shown, and you can’t go wrong. Even cack-handed dummies like me. Once initial set-up was done, I used the on-line manual to complete the Air Print and scanning stages, bit of a faff, but before long I was Airprinting and scanning from iPad and laptop with merry abandon.The printer/scanner/copier functions are fast and responsive and so far the print quality seems good. The action is generally quicker and smoother than my old Pixma. You can do double-sided printing, and all the usual options are available. The two ink cartridges consist of a large black and a large colour one. I preferred the small individual colour cartridges on the Pixma but it was not to be. There’s a rear feeding tray for photo paper and a USB port in the back.All in all it’s simple enough to operate, does what it says on the tin - and very efficiently too - and a great price. You really don’t need a more expensive one, this does it all.

Despite some of the reviews of this product, I found it very east to install by following the instructions. This is in a home Windows 10 environment. The downloaded install program finds the printer and attaches it to your home wifi network, installs all the printer drivers and printer management and scan utilities, and you're ready to print. Tales less than half an hour from opening the box to first print. Only slight complication is for the second and subsequent PCs. Don't follow the same install process as on the first PC or you will effectively re-install the printer and the first PC will no longer have access to the printer. On the second and subsequent PCs let Windows find the already networked printer and make sure you have the TS printer drivers available then all is well.I had a Canon MG series printer for 5 years or more which was the predecessor to the TS range and I was very pleased with that. Unfortunately the TS uses different printer cartridges as I had just bought new ones for the MG. Compared to the MG, the TS is much better at duplex (double sided) printing, and I much prefer the removeable paper cassette on the TS to the paper feed on the MG.

The printer looks good... that is where the pro's end.. it was a nightmare to setup, worked for about a week and then decided to start playing up.The dual paper loading makes for a fun game. You put it in one end, only for you to be told it was the wrong load. You then put the paper in the alternative load for it to decide, actually you were right the first time.Printing... don't get me started, we can print one page at a time and then be told there is an error and you must turn the printer off and back on again! Printing one page documents isn't so much of a problem, but god forbit there be more than one page to print! The words "pages 1 of 2" now strikes fear into my heart.But the best thing for me, is buying official Canon ink cartridges, installing them and for the printer to tell me that it is an unofficial product and it will not use it... I tried to scan a certificate of authentication to prove my point, but the scanner wasn't working that day.Overall, this really is one of the worst printers I have ever owned.