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.

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.

It's been a smart purchase. Printer works excellent for my home needs. Easy to setup and connect to the wifi. Color images are not the best but optimal for my kid usage.

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

I was going to buy a laser printer but I wanted color printing and went back and forth on which printer to get since inkjets are notoriously bad at eating ink. I decided to take a chance on this one and it does the job. TLDR: it takes a long time to run out of ink, but actually getting it to print is a little bit of a nuisance. Print quality: fair/good. It will pick up most details, I wouldn't use this to print nice quality photos though. Ink longevity: Excellent! I've had this for 4 months and printed maybe 200+ pages and the ink is still sitting very close to the "full" mark. Speed of printing: fair/good. It's not slow, but it's not fast either. Ease of setup/connectivity: Poor. Setup was fairly easy the first time, they have a QR code that walks you through the setup process. After that though, good luck. I've gotten it to print everything I've needed it to, but each job takes at least 10 minutes of fiddling with it. You have to turn it on, then your computer on, then do some magic by telling it to print and canceling the print jobs until it finally determines that the printer is online and connected. Thankfully I have time and don't have to print every day. If you're doing some serious printing throughout your day, maybe invest in something better. Jams: only encountered one jam when I loaded the tray improperly(my fault), it was easy to fix though. Size: large. While I wouldn't call this thing HUGE, it's definitely not compact. Get ready for it to take up a good chunk of your desk corner, and for it to be on the heavier side. I have the space so it doesn't bother me, but if you're looking for something with a tiny footprint in a small office, this isn't it. Overall price-for-quality: reasonable. It's bulky, it's got weird connection issues, and it doesn't have a lot of fancy features, but it's got solid print quality and the real win here is what you won't have to pay for later in ink. I've seen tiny printers for less than $100 that cost $50 in ink refills every 100 pages. The ink it comes with will have you printing for a long while before you need to fill it back up, that was worth it for me.

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.

Easy to use and so crisp! Prints on photo paper and normal paper. Handles heavy cardstock and no more annoying cartridges. I’m genuinely in love with this printer and the app is easy to use too. No annoying prompts for subscriptions like other printers and it’s very straightforward with no instructions necessary to navigate. The first photo shows a business card on glossy cardstock. The second is standard document print with no cmyk optimization on the photos. It’s still so crisp and detailed even when printing on low quality

Bought this for my partner for her artesanal cosmetics business and she absolutely loves it. I can't recall the exact GSM but she prints on card stock like business card thickness and it works well. We print the occasional photo on proper photo paper and they come out well. Obviously not lab quality but fine for a casual 6x9 mantelpiece frame or scrapbook. The selling point was its rechargeable cartridges. This is great for the wallet and the environment. Be kind to our earth 🌎

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.