Canon Pixma MG3620 Wireless All-in-One Color Inkjet Printer with Mobile and Tablet Printing, Black

This Canon Pixma MG3620 works really well for everyday printing. The setup was pretty simple with WiFi, and I like that I can print directly from my phone and tablet. The print quality for documents and color photos is clear and sharp. It’s a compact size, so it doesn’t take up too much space on my desk. The functionality as a copier and scanner is also very handy. Ink runs out a bit fast, but for the price it’s good value. Overall, a reliable all-in-one printer for home and office use.

Oh, how I loved my old Pixma MG3620 before it fell victim to a faulty set of ink cartridges. I knew when it came time to replace it that I needed the same model. Luckily, Amazon still sells this one, but at half the cost of my old one. Score!The printer connected to our WiFi with no problem and was extremely easy to set up. Since this unit replaced an older printer of the same model, I'm already familiar with its function. The test prints I made were clear and crisp; the colors were vibrant and the black printing legible with no print artifacts left on the page. I still haven't had the opportunity to test a photo print because I haven't located my photo paper, but as soon as I do, I expect nothing less than a perfect photo print because that's where Canon printers excel.I use my phone and the Canon PRINT app on my Galaxy S23 to scan photos. I love that I can scan up to 100 photos in one batch, or scan documents in PDF format and save them into one file. I've never loved a printer and its functionality more than I have this particular Canon model, which is why this is my second Pixma MG3620. I hope I have much better luck with this one, and it won't be brought down by a set of inferior ink cartridges like its predecessor.

****UPDATE: We resolved the reliability problem by never using wireless printing for more than one or two pages (after confirming with our service provider and testing on multiple routers that it is *not* a problem with our wifi), but we've discovered further issues as we've used this printer over the past year that make me regret this purchase.(1) Double-sided printing is also unreliable and only works with certain mobile devices despite the settings being exactly the same (we've never succeeded in getting it to work with a computer, only phones).(2) Borderless printing results in a drastic decrease in the quality of the image even when all other settings are the same. Apparently this has been a known issue among users with many different Canon printers since at least 2014 (!!!) but Canon has refused to acknowledge the problem, let alone attempt to fix it. Some reviewers on the help forums recommend switching to an HP printer if you plan to do a lot of borderless printing.(3) As usual, ink runs out quickly. But on top of that, the printer will switch to printing out lower quality/washed out images even before ink is used up. Presumably this is to prolong the ink that is left, but the result is that you start getting washed out prints after using less than half of an ink cartridge. The first time this happened, I made the mistake of replacing the ink in order to get full-color print-outs again -- what a waste of money! A work-around for this problem is to delete the printer and reinstall it on your computer; this will prevent the computer from automatically sensing remaining ink levels and lowering the quality to compensate, unfortunately you have to do this every time you start a new print job. What a waste of time.Overall, I would NOT buy this printer again and would definitely NOT recommend it to others. It's not worth the money unless you need a super cheap way to scan in and make copies of your standard text documents. It's too much hassle and money to use for photos and images -- save yourself the headache and buy yourself a nicer home printer (and just get prints made somewhere where at least they're accountable for the quality). ****Original Review Below:Astoundingly unreliable! I would say that it drops print jobs upwards of 70% of the time, which means wasted ink and sheets of half-printed pages and (if you're trying to handle a double-sided print job) sometimes even more if the remaining pages then get printed out of order. If you're printing anything longer than a few pages, you have to sit and monitor it while it prints to make sure this doesn't happen. I'm thinking we'll probably have to buy a cord to connect the printer to the computer directly in order to ensure no more dropped jobs, so it was a waste of money to get a wireless printer. I know for sure this is not a problem with our wifi connection, as no other wireless device in our home has this kind of trouble and the printer sits in the same room as our router.Also, when we first set up the printer (several months ago now) it was an incredible hassle and took three hours of trouble-shooting. The set up *would not work* with our computer. I had to download the app and use my smart phone to set it up b/c there was no way to use a computer to input our wifi password -- this functionality is only available if you use the mobile app. WTF WHY?! This is absolutely idiotic and frustrating, since the majority of printing is done from a computer, not your phone. Also, there was no indication in any of the trouble-shooting FAQs provided by Canon that this very simple step was not available via computer, only on the mobile app (even just pointing that out in the manual would have saved me hours of wasted time trying all sorts of work-arounds).The printing itself is... fine.** [See update. It's not fine.] No complaints. Haven't tried the photo printer yet. The scanner is not super great quality for images but will work fine for copying printed documents. But if you want a wireless printer/scanner, I can't recommend this -- it's a nightmare of counter-intuitive steps to set up and once it's set up, it's a coin toss whether or not the printer will drop its connection and cancel your print job without finishing.

I have had several of these printers and I have to say my experiences with them are highly varied.- It is a wonderful printer- It is a terrible printerFrom what I can tell these printers self-destruct after awhile. The self-destruct process is invoked by the printer dumping ink by its ink sensor THEN after a certain amount of ink flow, the ink sensor renders the printer inoperative.The idea is that Canon thinks that if you print a lot and flush ink past the sensor, after some amount of volume is flushed the printer is no good anymore. Now you can open the printer easily and suck the ink out of the overage trays. Not hard to do. But I _think_ the sensor is closer to the head itself so even if you clean the printer out the device is going to fail.These printers do require occasional cleaning and you have to be careful not to jar anything loose when cleaning ink slop out of the printer. It also seems to be the case that if you print your photos with white borders [ie no ink], the amount of ink shed into the trays will be lessened. If you print with black borders it appears the printer is much more likely to dump ink into the trays, shortening the printer's usable lifespan! Interesting design.I do not know if a factory reset of the printer before it is disabled due to ink being tossed into the bins will fix the problem. Could be.On the flip side...This printer can be had for a very good price, especially at certain times of the year.The quality of output (in both color photos and black+white) is stellar, for an inkjet printer. Really amazing!For this reason I have gone from satsified, to incensed, to almost satisfied again after owning two of these printers.If you can get this printer for a good price or are going to only use it for occasional printing I think it's a very nice deal.I will add that I only had luck with USB printing. I do not try and use this printer wirelessly. If you are going to use it wirelessly you may want to read the comments on doing so. I set up my first printer to do wireless printing and was not happy. Neither was my computer w/ the new drivers, etc.Eventually I did a factory reset+restored the printer to as-arrived firmware and it worked better for me.With a little work, Canon could make provide a workhorse printer that lasts for years. Further, if they turned off the ink overflow counter it would be possible to come up with a modified case that lets you drain the ink out of the trays now and then, eliminating any chance of spillage, which would indeed be messy!Okay, Canon has a great product here. They just need to do a little work to straighten it out. I think they can't be happy what I assume is many returns. I really think hmm- with just a few changes this could be one of the best printers of its kind in a generation (since the Epson MX-80, say).As such, I'm changing my former one-star review to a four-star review. Yes, I'm on my third printer. It's true. However if I can stretch them out to last at least a year... at these prices I'll be happy.BTW I found out recently that I could return my first printer to Canon to receive a replacement printer. They sent me a Canon TS3700, which only prints, doesn't scan. It is also sub-par in terms of performance, print quality and has a sensor-alignment problem, causing some images to be printed slightly diagonally!So altho' i have that TS3700 and it works ok I'm purchasing a third MG3620.I'm doing this partly because it's a great printer and also because I want to see how long I can make it last if I disassemble, baby+clean it regularly. Finally they are cheap enough right now that I feel I can take another shot at it.In closing, this is a printer I have spent a lot of time with on the repair bench. I have done a lot of research on its capabilities and features. I have taken the time to learn many of its Idiosyncrasies. I took one of these printers apart many times to clean+fix things that went wrong. Overall I have found it to be a good design. I hope Canon will make a few improvements to help these printers last longer when used heavily.OK this is probably not the review you were expecting but I think it may have some useful information in it that you can use to evaluate what printer you want to buy next!Regards.