Digital Cameras Ratings: Canon PIXMA MG8120 Wireless Inkjet Photo All-In-One Printer (4504B002) Review

Average Reviews:
4.8 out of 5 stars

(More customer reviews)This is my first wireless printer and the setup for wireless connection was not too difficult, except that my firewall interfered with being able to connect, so had to shut it off temporarily.If you plan to use this in wireless mode be sure that 1) You already have a wireless router and 2) You know the pass phrase for your router.You have to enter the pass phrase into the printer and it is very time-consuming, but at least you only do it once.You can use the printer with a USB cable if you don't want to set it up for wireless. The software installation on the PC was very time consuming too.It took probably close to 20 minutes or more. This is the first printer that I have had where I had to install the print head myself.The print head (not much more than a tray to hold the ink cartridges) is not difficult to install, but it took me a few tries to figure out how it went in.Finally when I got it tilted just right, it slipped right into place. This is a gorgeous looking printer with a sleek black color and a flip up LED panel with a clear bright display.Menus are easy to understand and obvious.I didn't get confused or stuck on any settings.I am a little concerned about the small size of the ink cartridges, wondering how long before they run out.There are six cartridges, so they may last a while, since printing a color page would only use a little from each one.The printing seems fast compared to my older printers.Initial settings do not print the best quality, so if you want good color printing on plain paper, you have to make a change to "high quality" instead of the default "regular" quality.The first pages I printed in regular quality were a little disappointing, but the high quality ones came out great, obviously using more ink. There are two paper trays; one for plain paper and one for photo paper.Photo printing with photo paper produces excellent quality prints.Another big plus to this printer is that it comes with plenty of really good documentation, so if you read the manual and follow the easy step-by-step instructions, you'll have it set up with no difficulty.It may take a while.Took me well over an hour from the time of unpacking, until I printed my first page from the computer, although some of that time was messing with my pass phrase until I entered it correctly.If you are an impatient type of person who doesn't want to read instructions, this is probably not the printer for you.This is a wonderful printer, but a little pricey and slightly difficult to set up.

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Product Description:
Ultimate Wireless Photo All-In-One Featuring Intelligent Touch System, Gray Ink and a 3.5" LCD

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