Canon PIXMA TR7020a All-in-One Wireless Color Inkjet Printer, with Duplex Printing, Mobile Printing, and Auto Document Feeder, Black, Works with Alexa

I had a previous printer that suddenly stopped taking the paper no matter what I did it just wouldn’t reach down to take the paper in so I had to replace it. I am so glad I did have to replace it because this printer is heads above my previous one even when it was working at its best! Setting it up with my iPhone was a little tricky but I was able to do it with extra steps that they give you if the auto set up doesn’t work. I haven’t set it up with my Mac air yet but I’m sure it will be a breeze. it’s also nice that there is a place in the back of the printer to put photo paper. You don’t have to use the back feeder except for photo paper. The front of the printer has a tray that easily moves out for you to place paper in it and then the catch tray that retrieves what you printed pulls out right above the paper tray. It has a multi page feeder on top for wanting to copy multiple pages, as well as two sided printing and one single page printing if you just lift the top and place the image on the glass. putting the ink in as much easier than my old printer where I had to reach inside the guts. With this printer you just lift the top and you can easily access the printer cartridges. It does come with one color and one black-and-white cartridge but I’m kind of guessing that they’re probably not as full as when you buy a brand new cartridge by itself. But I don’t print very often just the occasional label every now and then so I think I’m going to be fine. I do recommend this printer but not if you have older operating systems only if you have modern ones. I wasn’t able to get it to work with my iMac which is from early 2000. But I have the latest update for the iPhone and I’m using an iPhone 12 Pro Max and I can print from there.PS: the image I am attaching is a full letter size printout of a picture that was about 5 x 6 and printed on regular letter paper, not glossy photo paper. It’s a little on the soft side but when you see it in person, it’s good enough to put in a frame and hang on the wall.PPS: I didn’t rate tech-support because I am thinking they mean over the phone tech-support and not just the how-to for setting it up that you can get online. Since I haven’t used one-on-one tech-support, I decided not to rate that. But as far as what’s given to me online, it was very easy to understand and simple to set up.

Got this to replace an aging TR8600 that suddenly developed a paper feed sensor problem that killed it. I promptly went all office space on it (shattering glass and plastic is so satisfying), and got this printer to replace it. =o) This printer was cost effective and does the job for light duty office work. I really love Canon. I've been using their products for over 2 decades now. They are reliable for a long time, and then provide great stress relieve when they break. =o)

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.

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