A great basic all-in-one.
The Canon Pixma is a great printer/scanner for those who can do without such features as auto document feeding and automatic duplex (both sides of the paper) printing, or faxing. What it does do it does well, and is good as anything I have used.
Down sides include having to fill it with ink from a bottle, which could be messy, but then you never have to buy expensive cartridges again! It does use a LOT of ink during setup, about 1/4 quarter to 1/3 depending on color, but the remaining ink will last me possibly for years. Obviously that will vary greatly based on what you print. The scanner is surprisingly noisy, but that's a minor annoyance. Most importantly, print quality is excellent, and a test scan produced an image close enough to the original, the only thing that is different is the paper it is printed on
Installation and set up are a mixed bag. installing into Windows 10 was easy and includes useful software and user info.
Linux however is frustrating and disappointing. Provided instructions are vague and pretty much useless. After reviewing linux commands in a book, I got the drivers installed. As Linux users probably know, Linux commands are a lot like DOS with an old PC. It's important to get good information and enter commands into the terminal carefully. Something as small as a misplaced period, (that's this . )can cause problems. To add insult to injury, the driver software you install, is crude and has very limited functionality. It looks much like a program installed in DOS years ago. Welcome back to 1984! Seriously, Canon needs to update their Linux support!
Some reviewers say installing into a wireless network can be difficult as well. I haven't tried it so I can't comment on that.
Overall the printer is a great value. As always, patience and research may be required for set up,. but it's all worth it in the end.
Verified purchase: Yes