CanonPIXMA TR7820 – Wireless Home All-in-One Printer

I think it's pretty good for the price. It was not connect to my router using my internet sign in credentials. So I tried other options such as the WAP follow the instructions and it connected with no problem but it just wouldn't connect with my username and password they give you other options to connect I use the WAP which is the button on top of your router just follow the instructions. So I'm all up and running. I didn't care whether the Wi-Fi worked or not because I actually have it hooked up to my computer using USB only thing I do wireless is recipes from my phone and maybe photo. It does print on both sides something that I really like. Lot of times when you purchase an item go to YouTube and there are a lot of videos that will give you instructions on how to hook something up because nowadays instructions included hardly tell you anything why I don't know.

I had a HP Officejet printer that I've used since 2011-2012. Nice little all in one printer but I got a printhead not found issue. The issue might have been ink cartridge related and new ink ($110) might have fixed it, but rather than take the risk I figured I would buy a new printer because it wouldn't cost much more than that.Enter the Cannon PIXMA TR7820. $130 delivered and it came with ink. Set up very quickly. Print and copy quality is solid. The auto feeder for scanning is much better than my HP (keeps the pages straight). My only concern buying this was would it integrates with Google Drive, which is where I like to scan my documents to? Sure enough it handles this quite well.You can spend more and get a nicer printer that can scan/copy/print faster and in higher quality, but if you don't need that then why pay for it?As a bonus replacement ink is reasonable. $45 for regular black and color cartridges or $75 for the XL versions.

The media could not be loaded. i’ve looked at so many duplex printers; hp, brother, xerox, canon. none of the other ones even came close in price to this one. i usually buy things based on reviews but for printers, i decided to do my own thing. as someone who is tech savvy and have worked with many people who aren’t, i just can’t trust y’all 😅nothing is wrong with this printer and nothing has gone wrong yet- i print my own inserts for my planner and the one i owned already (an hp) was monochromatic and didn’t duplex. the reviews kept saying this printer doesn’t duplex but it does when it comes to printing and making sure when you’re on your computer that you check the box in the print settings that says ‘print front to back’. i work in PR so i’m used to top notch printers, printing out with speed. this printer is not speedy and some could complain that it’s slow. see the attached video to watch it print one sheet with minimal text, front and backmy only complaint is that it turns itself off after a certain amount of time (which might also be a good thing?) but other than that, i find the ink to be fairly inexpensive, it matches my decor, it’s quiet enough, it prints front and back which was the main thing i wanted, and it works with my macbook + bluetooth just fine

It works fine when it is recognized, but that in there lies the problem. Nearly every time I want to use it with my computer, it says it is offline. I can print from my phone just fine because it is obviously not offline, and I can use the scan function just fine, but printing, nope. At first I tried restarting my computer, which worked but is obnoxious when you are in the midst of work and have a bunch of things open, but then I realized that I can go to the printer settings, and print a test page. That kicks off the original item to be printed and also prints a test page. This is both a waste of time and money (ink and paper).The first time I printed an image, it was muted to all heck. I was like no way this is the way. So I Googled the issue. Now I can't remember how I fixed it, and I am sure I will have to Google it again the next time I want to print an image and actually see the colors.When it does print without issue, the quality is good. It is loud, which I didn't think would bug me because I don't print that often, but it is kind of annoying. Nothing I can't manage though. The scan function takes awhile, but so did my old printer, and this one has a document feeder that my old one did not, and that has been WONDERFUL. The paper tray doesn't pop out automatically, a feature my old printer had, and I miss that because where I have the printer, I don't like to keep the tray out because I fear it will get broken by my wonderful daughter who pays no attention to her surroundings.The software doesn't have Canon in the name, which makes it hard to find if you don't remember that it is IJ blah blah blah. It also looks like it is straight out of the 90s, and just has mediocre functionality. You do need an app to print from your phone. There is a Canon app, but I think the Mopria Print app is the one you want (Android).Basically do not get this printer if you don't have some level of technical acumen or if you don't have admin rights to your computer, and be prepared for having to do some research when things don't go as expected.DISCLAIMER: If you are buying this to use with a work computer to which you do not have administrative rights to create new users, DO NOT get it. This printer requires not just an admin user to install the software but a LOCAL admin user. So calling IT won't get the job done unless they believe you that it needs a local admin user and are willing to create one.