Side by Side Comparison of: HP vs Canon

Very happy with this printer. This is your basic printer, nothing fancy. Extremely easy to set up up and use. Probably took about 10 minutes and that was with my cat helping. If you just want a printer without all the bells and whistles, this is it. Does what it's supposed to do.

I'm very, very happy with this printer. It's so quiet when printing, I have to look at it to make sure it's working.
The scanning is fast and comes out perfect. It's only for my own home use although, I do use it a lot. The price was amazing, as is this product. I'd buy it again, if needed.

It was easy to set up, does it just about all by itself with the disk. The color print adjusts itself, my last printer would run a test page and you had to choose the 'bullseye' that looked best for set up, the HP does it's own adjustments. Already printing coupons with it.

It fit my needs and more . Easy to install, clear instructions. The price was right for my budget. I recomend it.

Only had the printer for a few weeks, but it is working fine and has met my expectations. I have had several HP Deskjet 1512 Printers and if this one works as well as them I'll be well satisfied.

The Canon MX922 is by far the best color printer I've ever had:
1. The quality of color prints is fabulous, especially on high-quality photo paper e.g. Kodak Metallic
2. The quality of black and white print is really good too
3. Unlike other printers, ink cartridges can be used until they actually run dry, and not only until the point that warning messages are displayed and the printer refuses to print
4. Scan quality is great too

Down sides? Sometimes it's slow to react but that's often when my computer is tired and needs a reboot. But I use it in my home and not for commercial purposes, so at the price it's really nothing to complain about.

I received my Canon PIXMA MX922 Wireless Office All-In-One printer very quickly and packaged very nicely. I previously had an "Ink devouring HP All-In-One printer which had many problems". However, this Canon PIXMA MX922 Wireless Office All-In-One provides all of the services at a affordable cost and has not run out of Ink in over two months, :-). I am just amazed at the quality of picture reproduction, even my family now has the Canon products. The Canon PIXMA MX922 Wireless Office All-In-One works seamlessly with your computer, and wirelessly provides all of the services you will need. All while saving you money for the cost of reproduction and giving BEST quality of any All-In-One printer on the market currently. I highly recommend to everyone who needs an excellent printer, that you purchase the Canon PIXMA MX922 Wireless Office All-In-One and you will be extremely happy you did and save money on each reproduction. I did not receive any benefits for my review of this amazing product, I just wanted everyone to know how great this printer is from Canon.

Like many people I had used HP printers for years. However, i was not happy with the print quality of my photos and I was particularly unhappy with how loud the printer was. When I saw this Canon on sale I decided it was time for a change. It was a great move on my part as this printer delivers all that it advertises and more. The print quality is superb and for an home inkjet printer it is reasonably quiet. It doesn't really disturb me while i'm in the same room and is barely noticeably from anywhere else (my last HP could be heard from 2 rooms away). I haven't done a paper count to see how much ink I'm actually using compared to the company's estimate but the difference from my HP, if there is one, hasn't been noticeable.

The quality of the print is excellent, especially the photos. I don't know how many people still print photos but my wife still loves to have prints to one day eventually put into albums someday in the future and the print quality of the photos from this Canon is superb. I have a hard time distinguishing which ones I printed and which ones were sent out to be printed.

All in all I couldn't be happier with this printer..

This is the most incredible piece of electronic hardware I have ever purchased as far as printers, scanners, and fax machines goes. And I've had plenty of competing brands (Epsom, Brother, HP, etc.). None have ever come close to the absolute sleekness and perfection of the print quality, and it is quite simply the easiest to set up and use, even if it is your first time for an "all in one" piece. My four year old granddaughter could breeze through this with no problem!
I am so very glad I did over an hour and a half, or more, to research and compare all the others out there. At $99, there is simply no comparison. I did buy the "ink4work Set of 20 pack PGI-250XL backup set of cartridges due to the fabulous reviews I read from other Amazon buyers, and although I haven't used any yet, it is a good feeling for $20 to have all of these as backup in case I blast through one or more colors on a specific project. One problem: Canon did not send me the cartridges in the package when I opened it and started following the very simple "fast set up" directions. Bummer! Thank goodness I had already purchased and received the generic backups - I was good to go! I will be calling Canon to let them know that I went through the box and the shipping materials very carefully, thinking maybe I threw them out by accident. No such luck. Hopefully they will make good on sending me what should have come with the unit.

I would recommend this for the novice as well as us who depend on these products to run our businesses from home a vital tool. If I can think of it, I'll update in a couple of months to let you know how it works. Total FIVE STARS. Great price on Amazon.

That said, I don't try different brands so I can compare them, so I may be biased. My camera equipment is Canon (for many years) and so my last printer was a Canon IP6000, purchased in 2006, for printing 4x6 photos (and documents). It worked great until recently when it suddenly slowed way down, which is what prompted me to go shopping. Naturally I read the reviews for Canon printers (and some other brands) and it appeared that this one was the newest technology and already had favorable reviews, including from people with home businesses.

Now, let's switch gears. My printing needs have diminished over the years as I have become increasingly more digital in document storage, online financial transactions, etc. Basically, if I can do it digitally, then that is the route I take. This includes my photo collection which is stored on my iPad for showing off. :-) I also bought a CanoScan 8600F (flatbed scanner) in 2006, which is still in use.

So, imagine my very pleasant surprise when I discovered the awesome speed and stream-lined functionality of the multi-sheet scanning feature! If one sets up a directory (in the accompanying software utilities) ahead of time, then it's as simple as loading your documents, hitting either start button (black or color) and very quickly a pdf file shows up in the pre-set directory. Did I mention it has an ethernet port and is quickly (and painlessly) recognized on the network once the drivers are installed? I don't like Wi-Fi for home networking, I prefer ethernet (gigabit speed) when ever I can get it, so this port was a big plus for me. All of my computers see and work with the Fax driver, Printer driver and Scanning driver.

Now, let's mention some little things that make this machine great. I never turn it off as it has a low-power state (automatic after a few minutes of inactivity) where everything powers down with only one small, blue light glowing. If I send something to the printer it immediately comes to life, takes a few moments to warm up and (this is cool) the paper output tray *automatically* opens and the extension support flips out! It's the little things that make me smile. :-) Also, if I place one or more documents in the scanner slot (while in low power mode) then it instantly springs to life and takes a few moments to warm up.

Having stated that I print less and less these days, I must say I was impressed with the ink cartridges. They all have small, red LED lights that confirm they are plugged in correctly and in working order! Another smile. :-) Now I don't FAX much these days, but it's nice to know that it is hooked into the "clone" line through my PhonePower VOIP adapter (2 ports) and therefore is available upon demand. Oh, btw, the top lifts up like a flatbed scanner also, so I guess I will be donating the CanoScan 8600F soon.

Final analysis: This machine's capabilities pleasantly exceeded my expectations, even after reading the specs and reviews. It has proven to be fairly equal in functionality to the Xerox multi-function machine at work, but at a fraction of the cost. The only thing it can't do is print 11x17, but that isn't an issue at this time. I will try to get back in a year to report on it's longevity prospects.

UPDATE: I have knocked the rating down to 4 stars because there is no secondary sheet feeder. (My rating for this is actually 4.5 but that choice isn't available). Occasionally I have need to print on 8.5 x 14 (legal). With this unit one must remove the regular paper from the lower (main) paper tray, extend it out (at least they did build that into the unit) and load the 8.5 x 14 paper. I suppose I have been spoiled by top (secondary) sheet feeders on previous printers, so this is a small let-down. I guess I assumed the scanning feeder could be used as a secondary sheet feeder (for printing) but due to the design of the machine it cannot.

UPDATE, 11-24-13: I had occasion to send my sister a letter today (she hates email) so I typed one up and hit the print button. I have not printed anything for several months, and the print cartridges are now 7 months old. My letterhead includes a small photo of a sunset over a local river at the bottom. After hitting the print button the machine woke up, flipped out the print tray, spent a minute doing a self-diagnostics, then printed out my one page in about 7 seconds. Apart from a slight smudge at the top (probably due to inactivity for several months) the letter printed out flawlessly, including the photo. I reprinted the letter and there were no smudges or flaws. Since I have not needed "legal" size paper anymore, I am changing my rating to 5 stars since this machine is doing everything I need it to do.

UPDATE, 05-25-14: I lost my mother on Feb. 1 and inherited her estate. I was forced to move temporarily from WA to KY to liquidate the estate. My first priority was to set up my office so I could deal with the legal, financial and medical accounts and issues. I am also Trustee so there were many Will disbursements to deal with. I did not bring my MX922 from WA, instead I bought a new one once here. After 4 months of scanning, copying, and printing, I can now say I have given this machine a workout, including the printing function. It has performed most excellent. I also needed to buy more ink cartridges and discovered an alternate source (here on Amazon) for cartridges that are: (a) a fraction of the cost of Canon cartridges, (b) still have the same red LED's on them that communicate with the printer and (c) are relatively CLEAR, so one can see how much ink is left. I still cannot comment on photo printing as I am all digital these days when it comes to photography. But I can give this unit 5 stars for being a workhorse in all other areas! I can also say that if one schedules their need for printing envelopes in batches, this unit does that professionally as well.

UPDATE, 08-24-15: Earlier in the year I decided to start creating my own greeting cards (using CorelDraw) and printing out 5x7 photos for b-day gifts to relatives and friends (from PhotoShop). Both machines are still working great, and they produce exceptional photos. There are settings within the Canon print drivers that one can play with to improve the photo quality as well. I can also endorse the much cheaper ink cartridges that I buy from Blake Printing Supply on Amazon. I have gone through 2 sets (10 cartridges in a set) and they work great as well. For those wanting to find them, do a search on Amazon for "MX922 compatible ink cartridges" and look for Blake Printing Supply.

This is a very good entry-level printer for people who don't have extremely specific printing needs. As a student, I generally only need to print papers or various assignments for classes, and this means that I'm usually printing 3-5 pages of black and white material. This printer meets these needs very well, and is relatively affordable. Let me elaborate:FEATURES:• Wired Connection - I did not require a wireless connection, so this feature was perfect for me. The USB printing cord comes with the printer. I plugged it into my Mac, and was prompted to download the drivers for the printer, and was able to print within 5 minutes. I have only used this with Mac, but I know for a fact that it works with Windows as well.• Scanner - The lid of the printer opens up and features a scanner. I've used a few different scanners, HP and otherwise, and this is the best quality one I have used so far. If you're scanning on a Mac, I recommend using HP Easy Scan, which can be found on the Mac App Store. It makes scanning very easy. On PC, just use the built in Scanner and Fax program. The scanner produces high quality images, but is a bit bigger than a normal sheet of paper, so you may have to do some cropping on the PDF/Photo file.• Printing - I was able to use this product and print with ease. I rarely have misprints, and the prints come out very good. This printer is not as good for photos, since it is not designed for it, but for PowerPoints and Word Documents, as well as PDFs, it works great.• Ink - This printer uses HP 61 Black & Tri-color Original Ink Cartridges, 2 pack (CR259FN), and this is a huge pro because this ink is extremely cheap compared to other printers inks that I've come across.I do, however, have a few issues with this product, which is what caused me to take one star away.• Occasionally (twice), I have had the printer feed 2-3 sheets instead of 1, which causes the paper to crumple and the print to be messed up.• When inserting a new cartridge of ink, the printer prints out a test sheet, which wastes ink and cannot be turned off.• If there is not paper or ink present, you must cancel the print job on the printer and go again, it will not automatically start back up when you feed paper back in.• The paper "reservoir" does not hold very much paper. Only about 15-20 sheets.Overall, this is a great entry level printer and is a great price. I would recommend this to people who print infrequently, or students on a budget.

I really enjoy this printer. I still have and use it to this day. I even consider it portable as I take it with me along with my laptop when I travel. Everything I expected in this purchase met my expectations. I searched thoroughly before buying a printer to make sure I could get one for a good price and this was it. The fact that it prints very quietly is a plus also. I find it to be very durable. I have a two year old who thinks he is a business man and this printer has survived all his attacks. The set up was incredibly easy, once I inserted the disk it pretty much set itself up. I am a fan of simplicity so this printer was a perfect fit for me.

My fancy printer decided to stop working right before I needed to send out invitations for my friends shower. I ordered this one as a (temporary) replacement. I knew that it doesn't network so it wouldn't work for us for long. But it got me through printing the invites and envelopes. Then I printed volunteer schedules and a few other things that I needed before the fancy printer got fixed. Now, because it doesn't network and needs to be directly plugged into my computer to print, I only use it for making copies. It makes great copies. Color or black and white. I copy drs notes before I send the original to school so I have a copy, I copy my kids artwork when they ask me (IDK why) and crayon colors come out so if you are standing a few feet away you can't tell which is the original and which is the copy. I have no problem with the paper feeding. I even got card stock for the invites, and envelopes to feed just fine. Setting up the printer was no problem and I installed it on two different computers. I have not used the scanner function so I can't comment on that.

My father was looking to not spend a lot for a color printer, for light use, and after much research online we settled on this one. That was about a month ago and the printer is holding up fine. We both have iMacs (he is running Mavericks, I'm running Yosemite) and there was absolutely no problem installing on either (I showed him how to hook it up here, then he took it home with him and hooked it up himself there). He had been worried that he would also need to but a CD player to load the software; I told him he wouldn't, and that held true. It is super easy to download the driver (and the manual if so desired). The printing comes out darker than he likes and I haven't gotten up there to see if there's an easy way to adjust that or not. But, for the price and the level of use, this has been a good choice. (Not able to speak to the scanning or copying functions at this point.)

UPDATE: AUGUST 2015: We bought a second one of these since my daughter wanted a color printer and all we had was my old black-only LaserJet. It has been about a month and we've had no problems and we're still working on the ink that it comes with. So I might even say now that for the price this is a good printer for Medium Use as well.

Works great! I bought this for my daughter to use for her school reports and assignments. It's very easy to install and use. Too bad the cartilage's are smaller than what they were back in my time as a middle/high schooler. Times have changed, so be prepared to buy ink if you run out of one or the other. Can't print with out both being halfway full. The printer is big, so make sure you have space.

I had the prior model of this, the 890 series, but after about two years it suddenly stopped printing and the Canon technician said it cannot be fixed. The printer was perfect – it did everything I needed. So I bought this next generation, this MX922. It seems to be identical except for one real bummer: they removed the external paper feeder, which I used all the time. Now you have to dig down and pull the drawer out to add paper or to see what's there. A pain, but doable. Would have given this five stars if they have that external paper feeder.

I've had the printer for a few months now, and it's great! Never had a double-sided printing printer before, but this is so convenient! I use it to print lab reports and powerpoint notes for school constantly. The deep paper tray has me running only to collect my homework, and not to refill the paper again. It connects to laptops by Wifi, and it's so simple to use!
The only thing is sometimes this printer switches trays on the automatic option, and it will say the printer is empty, when it's really just trying to print your full sized document onto photo paper (which I took out of the upper tray because of this). Also, the paper they give you for the bottom tray is essential to keep at the bottom of the paper pile, it helps the printer align, and it doesn't print correctly without it. To me, this printer is a fantastic buy, and even with the quirks, I'd but this one again.

Overall, this is an outstanding product and does exactly what it's supposed to do. You can print directly onto CD's or paper. You can scan, fax, or copy. And you can do it all wirelessly. Trust me, printing from your phone at any time while connected to your home network is an incredible feeling. I have had issues doing this using other printers, but a streamlined process with this one.
I do, however, wish this printer was a little quicker. It really seems to take a while to get going once you've clicked the print button on your device.
Also, you will notice the cost-per-page is higher than average - although the ability to buy separate ink cartridges for each color is a nice benefit, and can help save some money.
So overall, I give this product 4 out of 5 stars! I am very satisfied with this product and will continue to buy from Canon and Amazon as well.
Thank you!

(Included images show album artwork & printed CD using the Canon PIXMA MX922)

This is my first review on any product on Amazon, this review will be on the Canon PIXMA MX922 Wireless Color Photo Printer with Scanner, Copier and Fax. After reading almost 75 reviews this will be focusing on the reviews with 1-2 stars. First to the complaints on the wireless air-print from Ios or Android, if you setup the printer using WPS your phone will never pick up the printer or will appear offline. You have to select WLAN Setup from Menu on the printer then select other setup options on the LCD screen then select standard setup and find your router then select and type in your password then connect. Also you have to make sure your phone is on the same channel, so especially if you have a dual-band router and your phone is on the 5ghz channel and the printer is on the 2.4ghz channel you will also run into problems. So every thing has to be on same channel, phone on 2.4ghz then the printer has to be on 2.4ghz channel then you will have absolutely no problems printing from your phone. Then with the complaints about noise there is a Quit mode selection in the menu when turned on it reduced all printer noise by at least 75%. Now to the ink consumption this printer is one of the best in the simple fact that if one of your cartridges runs out it will continue to print. Also the printer by default will print even all Black and White documents in the color setting because it brings a better quality this can simply be changed in your printer settings in your control panel to Black and White so most regular text documents will use the XXL cartridge which lasts for ever. With this setting changed if the page has color it stills prints in color.Compared to other printers when one cartridge runs out the printer will not continue to print until the ink cartridge is changed. The Canon PIXMA MX922 is one of the best printers I've used regarding ink, as a plus you can buy a color and XXL Black cartridge set from Amazon for a total of $60. As far as the scanner and copier go's it is one of the best I've used on a printer under $200. Have not had a chance to use the Fax so I can't reply in this review on that subject. One of the few downfalls of this printer is the size it really is a rather large printer compared to other all in one printers in it's class so take that into consideration. Photos are absolutely beautiful when used with Cannon Pro Platinum photo paper at 4x6 100 sheets for $20 on Amazon. As far as setup and install program wise it's pretty much standard procedure. I've had the printer for about two weeks now and really I am so impressed for only $99. To those saying about break downs well with the SquareTrade 3-Year Electronics Protection Plan ($75-100) for only $14.20 how can you go wrong? There is another slight downside if you don't have a router or wireless access the printer doesn't come with the USB cable to direct connect, but one can be purchased on Amazon for $5.49 the Mediabridge USB 2.0 - A Male to B Male Cable (10 Feet) - High-Speed with Gold-Plated Connectors - Black. For those people giving this printer 1-2 stars it really is not their fault they are just ignorant to technology. Throwing off people into second guessing in purchasing this amazing piece of home all in one equipment. The auto 35 page duplex is also so time saving and conserves so much on paper consumption. I really hope this review finds people who are interested in purchasing this machine. The VERY few downsides like the USB and shear size is the only reason I didn't give this product a 5 star rating. I hope this review was helpful in letting you disregard the people giving this product 1-2 stars. Thanks for taking the time to read a real review!

I always buy the all-in-ones that are able to automatically print duplex and that include a fax since I still need to fax upon occasion. In the past I've had HP, but haven't had great experiences with their printers lately (the last one I had starting failing one month after the 1 year warranty expired. HP said "tough luck" essentially, even though I read that my issues were VERY common with their products. They had no sense of ownership...). So I moved on to Canon.

This model, while shorter than my past printers, has a bigger footprint. My husbands exact remark when I unpacked it was "So I see you decided to go with the small model." Yes, he's a bit sarcastic :) .

What is great about it so far (I haven't played with all the features yet; I'll update as I do that):

1. Unpacking it is relatively easy. It's bulky and a bit heavy, but Canon put it in a bag. So you can lift up the handles and it pulls the printer right out of the box. This is the first time I've seen this. It was so much easier than my printers in the past where I had to smash my hands down in the box, try to get a grip, and then try to coax the printer out of the box.
2. It was very easy to install. The install takes about 14 minutes, but the install program warns you of this. And since all you have to do is wait it's very easy.
3. It has a user guide that comes with the printer. Now don't get too excited - it's not printed. BUT it is added to your system upon installation and the sw that is installed on your system also has links to it online. This is the first time I've actually found it easy to get a user guide since they stopped providing the printed copy in the box. I may actually like it better than the printed copy since it's just a click away. And I'm a person who uses the guide since I like to use advanced features
4. It is bluetooth capable. I find this is the easiest way to print pictures from my phone (even my 6 year old can do it) so this is a plus. Do I wish the bluetooth was built in? Yes. But since I had an extra adapter laying around this wasn't an issue. I plugged in the adapter and it instantly was ready. So easy.
5. It is wi-fi ready and the wi-fi works. This was the first thing to go on my last printer, so working wi-fi makes me happy. We'll see how long it lasts, but I haven't heard of major issues with the Canons so I'm not worried.
6. It is cloud ready. I set it up to connect to Google Cloud Print. And I put that app on my tablets. So now I can easily print from my samsung tablet. The setup was easy to do - I followed the steps in the user guide.
7. The tray that catches the paper can fold up to stay out of the way when you aren't printing. I like this because I've got pets and I hate the thought of fur getting into my printer. And, the best part (and my favorite gee-whiz feature hands down) is that it automatically opens when you send a print job. I l-o-v-e that. It's the little things in life, right? :)

What I'm not so crazy about: The menus and lack of touch screen. Maybe it's because I'm changing brands, but the menus are not as intuitive as I'd like. I find myself referencing the guide more than I'd like to so I can find what I need in the menus. And since it's not touch screen you've got to navigate using a keypad off to the side. I find that cumbersome. But I'm sure I'll get used to both these things as time goes on. Oh, and I wish someone would invent a black printer that didn't show every dust particle. Ooh, a stainless steel printer would be nice; it would then match my kitchen appliances and look quite snazzy in my office.

So far I've set up multiple computers, printed wirelessly, printed via cloud, printed via bluetooth, printed pictures and set up my fax preferences. I haven't scanned or faxed yet, but all the printing has been good quality. It's a bit quieter than my HPs which is nice. And the starter ink that was included seems to be going a long way.

When I get a chance I'll put it through the paces (I WILL try every feature in the guide. I'm just one of those people) and I'll update my review. In the meantime, I definitely recommend the printer for ease of setup and solid performance.

I would actually give this a 3 1/2 or even, maybe a 4-star rating because it does what I want it to and it was inexpensive. BUT the ink only worked long enough for a test sheet. I didn't use the printer for some time after, so when I realized there was no more ink I didn't bother to complain. (Also if you've ever dealt with HP help you'll know that it really is worse than useless because of the frustration level.) Other not too serious complaints I have is that it's not intuitive to use, the paper feed doesn't hold a lot and the printer occasionally spits out a blank page before it prints. But after all I wouldn't discourage anyone from buying it with just a grain of salt.

Always misaligned. Tried aligning it in all direction. Always prints incorrectly even with all the updates installed. Stupid aligning software....took printing back to the stone age !!!!! EDIT: ANYONE BUYING THIS PRINTER...PLEASE DON'T INSTALL THE HP SOFTWARE BUNDLED ALONG WITH THE PRINTER. USE THE WINDOWS PRE-LOADED DRIVER. YOUR PRINT ALIGNMENT AND QUALITY WILL BE MUCH BETTER.....!!!!

I previously gave this a scathing condemnation but since then I've learned to adjust to it's quirks. It's still not the best but perhaps may be the best of it's type for the money. Even though Amazon authorized its return, I've decided it's not worth the trouble. I've used it less than a week and the ink levels are at 50% - obviously NOT FULL CARTRIDGES. We all know this sleezy practice!

Originally, when I bought this, it stated that it supported wireless printing... THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT SUPPORT WIRELESS PRINTING. It also doesn't support the type of printing where you can email the device and print from "anywhere". It only prints via usb cord.

Also, be warned... apparently the ink was pre-used and refilled... so that's kinda lame...

But over all, it prints pretty well. It prints really fast.. and takes great scans... which I am very excited about. :)

Also doesn't fax either... which was -also- part of the of description, when I bought it.
Not going to return this because we need a printer and really other printers in the series do support the things listed in the description... and I suspect that it was listed on this one, because of that... so be careful when buying this product.

It is early in my experience with my new printer/4 way HP 1513, but I am generally disappointed. I bought this item when my previous HP deskjet gave up the ghost after nearly ten years of service great service. I admit I spent half as much as I had on my old HP, but the new one sounds like it will shake apart any minute…and I don't give any printer heavy usage. The "cradle" that holds the cartridges seems loose and just correctly seating the initial cartridges took 10-20x as long as my old machine. Not what I expect from an HP. It is also a bad deal when you don't get a printed manual. I know manuals are available online, but nothing is as good as having a manual in one hand while you you make the necessary adjustments or settings on the machine with the other. Spend a little more and hopefully you will be happier than I am.

Prints fairly slowly; uses a LOT of ink. It is does have a lot of functions but it's gone through an entire set of ink very quickly and I did not use a lot of color printed items and always chose black and white when possible or the ink-saving mode etc.

It is an OK printer. But if you print picture I bet this thing will just suck up the ink like a hog. I only print document and got this for my home for my home office but regretting it with the ink use. I will likely refill or get new ink when it is time, give it another go and see how it does but yeah it's an ink hog.

It also felt a little clumsy unboxin and inserting the paper because there are two drawers but the bottom one doesn't really have a great glide in then in order to set up you HAVE to put photo paper in the little tray above the main tray. Thankfully it came with this set though but was weird. Setting it up and connecting to WiFi etc was a breeze.
Aside from that, it does everything else promised and is a very compact all in one so I can see how tempting it is. I would check out other reviews for this printer or other printers before deciding.

This is not really my favorite to use all in one printer at all. Its huge, its heavy and its slow to spool up and the software sucks. My last Canon lasted me years that's why I am back to purchase another. I just want to easely print stuff for the cheap. I don't do a lot photos (or fax) so I really can't comment on a huge difference in quality. I do think my old Epson Artisan had tad better photo print quality and faster spooling. I do a lot of CD printing and I liked Epson CD printing much MUCH better! This Cannon model you have to manually take out the CD print tray and engage the printer software to except the CD tray into the printer then line it up with the arrows on the the tray, poor engineering. The Epson was much easier, just place CD on the tray and print it, nothing to remove line up or replace. The Canon Cd printing software is lacking as well compared to Epson's simplicity. The Canon software included compared to Epson's, Epson wins hands down. The scan software is no where close to the advanced features of the Epson. I will just use my Epson Perfection V370 Color Photo, Image, Film, Negative & Document Scanner with scan-to-cloud & 4800 x 9600 dpi for scanning important pictures etc.But not only is the Epson models known for their ink clogging issues, the model I had (Epson Artisan 700 series) was a 6 cartridge unit. This is another reason why I chose the Canon again. Before I buy a printer I always check aftermarket print cartridges, they are cheap for this Canon model. I purchased 28pcs for only $23.So my conclusion is what good is a printer if it gets clogged up. Tried unclogging the Epson using several methods, without success. now its in the landfill after just a little over a year or two's use and a bunch of new now worthless cartridges. Nothings perfect in ether printer just hope this Canon gives me good service.

Although a bit heavy, it prints well and the wireless works cleanly. However, there is one major drawback - there are five print cartridges. There is a large black, three color, and a small black for photos. Although I print exclusively in black and white, the printer insists on using the color cartridges for some unknown reason. They run out quickly, being small, and are expensive to replace. This is an expensive downside - I am always replacing color cartridge that I do not need or use. Further, the printer refuses to print at all when any of the cartridges is empty, forcing you to go replace the cartridge you don't want and don't need. Very irritating and expensive.

There are many things to love about this printer. Fast. Good print quality. Easy scanner access. The best wireless support I've ever seen in a printer. Support for Google Cloud Print. Templates, etc.

However, I have had this printer for 20 months (bought in March 2013), and now its alignment is faulty. Text is blurry, and all black is printed "double-struck", exactly as shown in this forum discussion: http://forums.usa.canon.com/t5/Printer-Multifunction-Support/MX922-PGBK-Twisted-Grid-see-pix/m-p/114119 . I worked with Canon technical support, and they say that the printer has to be serviced or replaced. Yeah, that's exactly what I need as I try to print my family Christmas letter.

What is it about inkjet printers such that they die about every two years?

This printer is quite large and takes up a lot of space compared to other printers I have owned. IT is very nice looking, sleek and clean but just is large. The printer is great for quality of printing and speed. It was relatively easy to set up and easy to get working accept for the FAX. The FAX set up is relatively easy to do but the manual that came with the printer was not very thorough. It took some time to discover where to find the FAX set up. After struggling through all the various FAX settings I was able to send a FAX but was not able to receive a FAX. I went to the online Canon support site I discovered this printer needs a very specific phone line arrangement in order for it to receive an incoming FAX signal. After much investigating I discovered I HAVE to attach my phone and answering machine DIRECTLY to our PIxma MX922. They can not stand alone in different rooms or hooked up to different but parallel phone jacks. This is the only printer/FAX that I have owned that REQUIRED my phone base and my answering machine to be hooked up directly into the printer/FAX and not stand alone. All my other printer/FAXES could be hooked up parallel with the phone on one jack and the printer in a different room on another jack. My problem is that my phone system is a base system with several remote phones throughout the house. I have my base and answering machine in our downstairs main floor living area where we spend the majority of our time. In my upstairs home office I have a remote phone that does not need a wall jack plus a phone line that the printer/FAX is hooked up. However, this printer REQUIRES that your main base phone/answering machine HAS to be hooked up directly to the printer. I have two choices........1) move my phone base and answering machine up to my small home office where it will not be convenient for checking phone messages since I do not spend the majority of my time in my home office area. or 2) move my printer down into my main living area so my phone base/answering machine can be hooked up directly to the printer. Neither choice is convenient. I guess I do have a 3rd choice. ......return this printer and get one that does not require phone/ answering machine to be hooked into it to receive a FAX. This part of the design is very poor in my opinion but I will keep the printer because I do love the quality and easy way it works, I just don't want this printer sitting in my living room in order to do the required hookup to my answering machine.

Very unreliable. It frequently gives me an error about paper not being in it despite there being paper loaded. I frequently need to turn it off and turn it back on for it to print something. Would not recommend.

You get what you pay for. The things this printer did were very basic. Basic scan, basic print. The things I hated about this, but could do with since I hardly use a printer from home is as follows:
- Scanning something is a pain in the butt. You have to install their software, turn it on, and scan it in. After it's been scanned, it's crooked and really low quality. I've had to bring items into Photoshop after scanning to make adjustments to the quality.
- Printing is loud and slow. I have a baby, so the loudness of this product is not conducive to printing things while the baby is sleeping.
- But the WORST part is that I had this printer for LESS THAN ONE YEAR, and it has already crapped out on me! It will not print. Every time I press print, the loud "prep" noise comes on, but it does not take the paper anymore. Rather, it starts to take the paper, but then it crinkles the paper to the point that it jams before it even leaves the paper feed!
Waste of money and space.

I never write reviews. But after using this for about a month I am really upset, I just had to share my experience:
1. I usually use my school printer to print so I only bought this just in case I forgot to print something at school. So I never printed more than 10 pages per job. So, in total ,over the course of about a month I probably used less than 50 pages. And when I do use my printer I set it as "Quality: draft - black and white" so that it prints faster and waste less ink.
The black ink ran out. After my sporadic use for a month (I used this probably about 6-7 times) with the loosest ink-usage setting, the ink already ran out.
I don't even believe this. And it doesn't warn you if it is low it just starts blinking red light after my last use being absolutely fine and gives me nothing.

2. I also had a lot of trouble on my second use with it not being "connected" with my computer. So I had to go to HP's website and go through the troubleshooting tutorial. It worked out but really? after my second use?

3. Also, the papers fall out. The area that receives the papers don't extend so that's not a material defect but it is inconvenient.

4. The paper gets stuck quite often out of that 6-7times I've used it, it happened twice. Not a big problem but frustrating.
Also you cannot put more than 20-30pg on the top.

On the plus side, it's really cheap but I would rather pay a bit more to get a better printer. In fact, I'm trying to get in touch with the customer service to ask about the ink issue. It's just absurd that it already ran out - if I have to pay 30 dollars for about 50 pages of "draft" paper quality printing, I would rather buy a laser printer that lasts much longer.
Also, it's pretty fast, especially if you have it set at "draft" mode. I think it's too big for its purposes. I think there are laser printers that are comparable to this in size. It's light - not that that really matters because it just sits on my desk. Also, because it's really light, it gets easily pushed back if I have a lot of things on my desk.
Anyways, I'm going to see if I can return this and just buy a better printer.

Honestly, this is not the worst printer. It's cheap. But again, considering the cost of ink and how fast it runs out it may be a lot more efficient to buy more expensive but less-ink using or printers that have bigger ink cartilage will probably be a better option.

I ordered this printer model based on many positive reviews on Amazon. Printer arrived quickly and was in brand new condition. The installation CD did not function properly and I spent nearly an hour fooling with it before giving up and downloading the information from the HP website to get the printer working. I printed several test 4X6 color photos and got excellent results. I didn't use the printer for the next three days, then decided to print more photos. During this period of non-use, something happened to the printer which caused my computer to not recognize it anymore. Also, every light on the printer came on and flashed constantly. The paper jam indicator blinked furiously even though there was no paper in the printer. Both low ink level warning lights flashed despite the fact that both black and color ink cartridges are almost brand new. I tried to turn off the printer using the on/off button in an attempt to reset it, but it would not turn off, so I cut off the power by pulling the plug. I tried several times using this procedure to get the printer to work but all attempts were unsuccessful. My old HP 1510 worked for 10 years before it finally died.

I contacted Amazon with the intention of exchanging this printer for another identical model, but the only option was a refund. I took the refund, which is pending, and ordered another printer of this same model and should get it soon. Maybe I just got a bad one the first time and will give this model another chance.

I would give this printer a C+ on documents. It's reasonably fast and quality is acceptable but not spectacular. It's noisy. Copies get a C-. They're legible but there is a definite loss of quality from the originals. Scans are nice, I would give them a B+. Where this printer really sucks is printing photographs. My 10 year old Canon would print flawless borderless prints of stunning quality. Canon provided a photo print utility that let you easily tell the printer you were using special photo paper and what type of photo paper you were using. HP has a "print" command. Unprinted margins are not the same all around and are about 5/8 inch wide on the trailing edge even when margins are set to 0.

The ink cartridges are tiny and all the colors are in one cartridge. I suspect that's why the thing is so cheap. HP plans to make a lot of money selling you cartridges.

The most annoying part of this printer is the driver installation. It will not complete unless you give it lots of personal information. Fortunately it accepts bogus information such as no@spam.com for your email and 99999 for zip code.

I haven't decided if I'm going to keep it or return it as a bad job. If all you print is a very occasional B&W document you'll probably be happy with it.

Got this on sale but you'd be better off with another model. I would not buy this is I had it to do over.

Pros:
1. Performs lots of functions; still has dial-up fax capabilities if you need that. Also has scanner bed and functions as standard printer.
2. Relatively low profile - not small, but not too tall and will fit in a space with less clearance than a lot of the HP's with tall paper feeders.
3. Quite good printing quality - both standard letter and photo, though can be very slow. Cannot see a significant difference between this and the MG7720, which uses six inks.
4. Two separate paper trays - the top one is much smaller than the bottom, but the top one can be dedicated for example for 4x6 or 5x7 photo paper. Larger bottom tray is intended for standard letter-sized or similar paper.
5. Has multiple connection options - can connect printer via Ethernet, USB, or Wireless; has traditional phone line connection for fax
6. Ink is easy to replace and the cartridges have red lights which blink when low, though you can't see them unless you access the ink bay.

Cons:
1. No touch screen. Menu is accessed through a physical button pad to toggle and select functions. Probably not a big deal for some, but can really slow things down a bit for some functions.
2. Lower paper tray is small compared to some competitors and at the very bottom of the printer, so any obstacle, if you have a lip on your table, etc might make it difficult to slide open.
3. Doesn't respond or print nearly as fast as the MG7720, though speeds in the specs are similar. MUCH slower than the M7720 for photos. Makes a lot of noise and is idle much of the time during a print job, even with a very strong Orbi network nearby. This is the only one of my six printers that exhibits this behavior, and my HP printer in the same room is much faster.
4. Relatively large footprint and fairly heavy.
5. Maintaining wireless connectivity is an issue....if printer is not used for a day or so, it disconnects from the network and has to be power-cycled to resume connectivity. Extremely annoying, and something my HP printers do not do. Apparently it is a widespread issue and often discussed in tech forums. Canon seems to like to blame the router, but the issue is clearly with the printer and it's the client's responsibility to sustain a connection to the network. Cannot find anything in the settings to prevent this.
6. Sucks ink - but then, so do most inkjet printers. Canon ink replacement cartridges are quite expensive, one complete replacement set is almost as expensive as the printer itself was. This printer uses five separate inks.

Four tries over the course of the past six months, and it finally seems as if I have received a Canon MX922 printer that works properly. I say 'seems' because I haven't put this one through its paces yet. I've printed some Word documents and test picture prints on 8.5”-by-11” copy paper and everything's all right. That's more than I can say for MX922s numbers one, two, and three.

But there's an awful lot this printer is supposed to do, from operating wirelessly to scanning and copying and faxing, as well as providing a bunch of fancy-schmancy applications for preparing and executing the manufacture and storage of your photos. I had no luck using these functions with my three previous model MX922s. For one thing, the setup is so complex and time-consuming (two manuals [online and very inconvenient], 170 or so pages collectively, if memory serves) that I haven't availed myself of most of the MX922's features this go-round.

So my evaluation of the machine is a guarded 'ok', until I delve into some of the other tasks it claims to perform.

But the inconvenience of having to return three MX922s, let alone having to spend a good deal of time working in conjunction with Canon's service people by phone is, right there, enough to dissuade me from trying this model again should the present printer go on the fritz. The fact that I finally came into possession of a functioning unit – so far, within very narrow limits – has led me to add a second twinkler to my rating of this product. If it fails within the next year or so, you can be sure I'll remove a star.

By the way, the MX922 is the approximate size and weight of a battleship, which should render it somewhat cumbersome and space-consuming in many a home office.

2nd update: The paper handling of this printer is the worst I have ever had, no matter the brand. It thinks there is no paper when there is an inch of paper, or a 1/2 inch, or cardstock, or photo paper. It will print the second sheet in the feeder after successfully printing the first sheet over and over in testing. It wastes checks, photo paper, cardstock, ink, and time. Don't waste your money. I have had this since 2016 and I'm finished. Shopping. And now Canon-shy. When it works as expected, it works great, thus the 2 stars I left.

Update: I reduced this printer by 2 stars after using it for several months for these reasons:
1. It will not print on cardstock. Not the heavy stuff, but the plain old, everyday card stock that every printer I have ever owned handled like a dream. At best, I can get 2 pages before the first jam. After that, it is constant jamming (which means nothing fed at all, because there is also no jam). I have to take every file from this job to my other job to print on cardstock.

2. I have to arm wrestle the paper drawer to get it to open about 60% of the time. Seriously, it is a BATTLE. The rest of the time, it is easy, but that is less than half the time.

3. I really miss the manual feed tray I have had on all past printers. Sometimes, I just want to print a small job on different paper (or cardstock), but it is not a feature of this printer and I REALLY miss it.

Other than that, I have no issues with it. It's simple to change the ink. It prints very nicely - in fact, I just printed up 100 wedding invitations and they are perfect.

Bought this (which was number 1 best seller) to replace ny much older Canon PIXMA which died suddenly. This works great, does everything it's supposed to do and supports airprint which the old one didn't . Only 4 stars because it takes a long time to power up and get ready, and printing is quite slow. Other than that, it's great.
Reduced to two stars. I don't need to print much but when I do, I want the printer to just work.
Landed up buying a plain black/white laser printer for most of my normal printing and keep this for color only.
The problems with this printer are ink and connection....
Ink - always an issue with black - mostly too light, even when tank is full, even with a new ink cartridge. Endless adjusting and wasted paper.
Cleaning or Deep cleaning takes time and burns ink.
Connection - it has Ethernet, USB and Wifi, but only one of them can be setup and used (either Ethernet or WIfi) for network mode. Wifi is slow and I feel like some data is missed, which makes the output useless. I land up using USB more than networked mode, which defeats the purpose because wifi mode is needed for tablets without usb

I bought this printer because it was able to scan, copy, fax, print, etc. I usually have good experiences with Canon products, but I can't say that with this printer AT ALL.

1) This is my main issue - the printer does a LOT of thinking. From the moment you turn it on and ask it to print, it decides to make a bunch of noises for 10-15 minutes while it's "thinking" then it finally prints out your items. But when it finally does print, it does it fairly quickly... It's just that the process up to the actual printing takes so long that you have boiled over in anger and impatience and are doing everything thing you can not to toss the hell-forsaken thing across the room! And GOD FORBID you press the cancel button in the middle of printing because then the printer gets pissed at you for interrupting it's "mojo" and decides to do even more "thinking" for then next 15 minutes while a message on the screen says to "please wait momentarily" which is a load of crap because it NEVER RESOLVES. You end up turning the printer off and once again, withholding all anger from smashing the thing to pieces.

2) You can't scan and print. You can only scan and save (to USB, to email, to computer). I wish I could just scan it and it would print a copy right then and there. Now I have to save it to the USB, take it to be laptop then have it printed from there. It's ridiculous!

One day it just decided that it wouldn't accept commands from my computer anymore. Even when I plugged a cord DIRECTLY into the printer from my computer, it still refuses to acknowledge any commands to print. I felt the hulk boiling up inside of me. Man, it took everything I had to not take a sledge hammer to the printer.

Luckily it's still under warranty and I'm SENDING IT BACK. I had less problems with my little $20 HP printer. So be forewarned! If you want to save yourself money in anger management therapy and have no desire to feel anger like the hulk, I would stay clear of this printer.

You've been warned.

Too many paper and envelope jams! Returned.

I bought this primarily for use as a scanner, for which it's fine. (I figured having to plug my laptop in to scan is no big deal, since I always have to walk to this machine to scan anyway, and not having wireless capability made it cheaper.) I did, however, also want to be able to use this a back-up printer in case my main printer (a wireless-enabled Epson) failed. But black has never printed well for me --- it's either missing or light gray. I've printed diagnostics pages, done alignments, and used the automatic print head cleaning function, all to no avail. Evidently, either: (i) the printer's black capability is broken; or (ii) the black ink cartridge is faulty; or (iii) both. So I'm now gonna shell out another $13 to HP for a new black ink cartridge. If the new one works, I might upgrade my rating to 2 stars: after all, it's only mostly lousy if HP would ship a faulty ink cartridge with a working printer.

BROKE AFTER THREE USES. Three months after purchasing, paper feeder wheel broke - making this printer useless, as the Amazon return window had closed. I understand you're looking for a cheap printer, that's why you're on Amazon browsing - but this is the not the printer. Cheaply made, it had problems from the get go (button not responsive, poor printing quality) but then, after about three weeks of non-use, it just stopped working. Since I have a $47 paperweight on my hands, I might as well take it apart and see if I can fix it.
I always knew HP printers were cheap an meant to be replaced, but after THREE USES? Someone should bring a class action lawsuit against those HP criminals.

So far so good. Works well with Windows 10. No surprises. Hassle free setup. Like this better than my previous wireless HP printer which did not even last long enough to use up the first printer cartridge.

EDIT:
Printing for the 10th time, the printer printed the first sheet of a two sheet job then feeding the second sheet, the 2nd sheet went in cock-eyed. Since then it has not feed sheets properly. So disappointed JUNK JUNK JUNK JUNK

The best I can say is that it does print. And the printing is okay. Just okay. It's also simple to use and lightweight. That's the best I can say about it.

But there's a lot on the downside. It's very noisy. Very. And it needs to be turned on and off manually. That is a pain in the neck.

But perhaps the worst thing about it is that it eats ink. Eats it. HP ink is just too expensive for the amount this printer consumes, so I switched to less expensive "compatible" cartridges. They worked fine, for much less money. Until 5 or 6 weeks ago, when, after I installed a new cartridge, I found a window on my computer screen telling me that the printer would work only with HP cartridges and would not work with the non-HP cartridge I had installed.

Apparently, one of the periodic software updates was one that enabled HP to police the ink I put in my printer. I was outraged at this effort by HP to force me to by their overpriced ink, and it's the last HP product I will ever buy. I packed up the printer, gave it to charity, and bought a much better (Canon PIXMA) printer that I'm much happier with.

I purchased this printer to replace a Canon Pixma that was destroyed in the flooding in Louisiana earlier this year. I have never been so disappointed in a product. I decided to hook this up directly to my laptop using a usb cable, so no worry about dropping wi-fi connection etc. The usb cable is brand new also. Every time I printed something, words were missing. Test page printed out perfectly. Head alignment was fine. I tried printing different emails and documents. Same thing, words or sometimes strings of words were missing. Didn't matter if I printed in color or black & white. I don't have time to keep messing with this to get it to work. I'm returning the printer.

I wish I could give this atrocity of a printer 0 stars. I've had my share of run-ins with printers over the last couple of decades or so, and plenty of paper jams along the way. Most resolved within minutes. One especially tricky jam took me 30 minutes, a pair of tweezers, and loads of patience, but I got it working again.

What I've never had is a printer that completely stops working because of a simple paper jam!

I've owned this printer for about 4 months when I had a paper jam last week. I turned off the printer, removed the stuck piece of paper, canceled the print job, and turned the printer back on . . . and got the Support Code of Death: 6000.

Since then I have literally spent hours, HOURS, of my life trying to fix this issue. I have read all the detailed instructions on the canon support website, followed them, with a flashlight I might add, all to no avail. I've combed numerous websites, repeatedly done a hard reset while also restarting my computer, and nothing, NOTHING has worked.

This seems to be, in part, because there's no easy way to access the feed rollers from above. Every other printer I've ever owned has allowed you to pop it open so that you have complete access to the feed rollers. This almost always allows easy removal of any stuck pieces of paper. This printer does not allow for that. You can access the feed rollers from the bottom by removal of the paper trays (just make sure you don't accidentally cause a spring to fall out cause getting it back in is a nightmare) which is of limited usefulness, or, you have to try to cram your hand into a small opening in the front of the printer. Utter stupidity in design.

This may be one of the reasons why this brand of printer has been plagued by just such problems for many years. It's a fact of life that everything has to break down eventually, I mean, entropy, it's not just a buzzword! But I think we can all agree that a printer should last for more than four months and that a simple, routine paper jam should not be enough to cause it's untimely death.

Also, for those of you who might be inclined to think I'm too simple to understand how to fix such a basic problem, my husband, who is a lead software engineer with almost 20 years of experience in industry (and I know, software is not the same as hardware, but it's a printer, and he's very familiar with those) ended up being "What the %#%*$#%&&!!!!" because he couldn't figure it out either. What I'm saying is this: if two reasonably intelligent mammals who know how to properly frame their internet queries and follow instructions can't, after many hours, get this thing working again, it's probably not worth the time, effort, or your hard earned money.

Horrible Printer. I purchased one and while the biggest issues were connectivity and waiting time to print it worked fine. I moved and it didn't function at all when I arrived at my second home. So I bought another one. I had the same issues with the amount of time it takes between the time you hit print button and the time that it printed document. However the second printer function for only four days and then it stopped working altogether. The same conductivity issues I experience with the first especially the second one however it appeared to be fatal to the printer. So now I am moving towards Epson printers to see what will be in store for me. The reason for one star is because of the conductivity issues as well as the time it takes to run a document. Additionally it is because the printer itself so delicate that any type of jarring/handling (like the print tray automatically opening up), will cause it not to function well.

It would be difficult for me to hate any equipment more than I hate this printer. I had been using an older Canon dedicated photo printer, which was GREAT. But when my XP finally gave out and I had to get a new computer, my old printer would not work with V8.1, so I got this one. It has so many options that it it is far from intuitive to use. Once you figure it out, it takes FOREVER to print anything! The quality of the print is probably fine, but it is just so exasperating to get to that point. (For example, to print a 4x6 color photo, it took 2-1/2 minutes of this printer grinding away just to prepare to print, and then it took 50 seconds for the 4x6 to actually print. It took 2:32 to print an 8.5x11 photo which did not even cover the whole page. Ridiculous!) I have a much better Epson scanner and am thinking of getting a dedicated Epson photo printer. Even if it costs hundreds of dollars more, it might be worth it to bypass the frustration of using this thing. I'm also still annoyed with Canon for not offering some kind of upgrade so I could keep using my old printer.

Yes the printer displayed the dreaded "6000" error code after purchasing the printer to replace another Canon Printer MX870 that lasted about seven years and this one only lasted from February 19, 2014 to April 19, 2014 wow. I also see that others printer only lasted about the same time four months and broke for some strange reason. I contacted Canon and got "iYogi’s support services" and after installing software on my pc to allow the support person access to my pc to diagnose the printer error 6000 code, he was unable to repair or give any reason for the error and asked if I had purchased the Amazon service warranty and after checking my order from Amazon I did not. So now do I purchase another Canon or HP like the support person suggested and after reviewing the HP6600 here at Amazon it appears to be more problematic than the Canon. Which way do I go?