Canon PIXMA MegaTank G7020 Wireless All-In-One Inkjet Printer Copier, Scanner & Fax
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- Review on the Canon PIXMA MegaTank G7020 Wireless All-In-One Inkjet Printer Copier Scanner & Fax First Impression
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As a G7020 owner, let me issue an extreme caution: This review presents much useful information, but it completely misses the key negative points about the Canon Pixma G7020.
I have owned mine for 23 months, during which I have printed 910 pages and have used 3/4 of a tank of each of the color inks!! This is because when the ink tubes or printhead clog, the "deep cleaning" function has never worked for me. The final (and only) option is to do an "ink flush". The "ink flush" cured my problem (for several months each time), but each usage uses 25% of a full tank of ink!!! So if you never have to do cleaning or flushing, you may get tremendous value from this printer. But if your printer clogs, it may soon turn into an expensive paperweight. How? Read on.
That's just the beginning! One might ask --- where does the "waste ink" go? It is absorbed by a sponge called the "waste ink pad" in the bottom of the printer. Here is where things get dicey. The printer "keeps track" of your cleaning and ink flushing activities, and, at some point in time, decides that the waste ink pad is full. At that point, you get an error message 5B00 and the printer stops working.
Now, for the truly amazing fact. The waste ink pad is not user replaceable. When this happens, Canon informs you, the printer must be replaced!! You "may be eligible for a factor upgrade purchase"!! This is the most amazing example of planned obsolesence I have ever seen.
Don't believe me? Read for yourself.
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Thanks for the info about the ink absorber pads being full. I found info online about removing, washing the pads with soap and water, drying and putting them back in. Glad to know it's not worth messing with since the printer is several years old.
This is a great printer. It will print two documents to both sides of one sheet. However if what your printing is already double sided you have to have two copys. Or, you can copy both sides to the flatbed and flip it manually to scan the other side. In short, it will not scan an already two sided document on both sides it will only scan one side. I was used to my mx922 doing it automatically. I have been printing most photos on 4x6
Thank you for the great reveiw. I have been going back and forth between Epson and this G7020 . You sold me on this one. Thanks again. Be safe for sure.
You’re welcome. I also was trying to decide between the same two machines. I made the decision from Amazon’s one star evaluations. At that time the Canon machine had 15% one star evaluations. It has generally been my opinion not to order ANYTHING that had one Stars greater than 10%. I almost said no I’ll go with Canon.anyway. I’m very happy with he Epsom. Thanks again.
Thanks for this review. I think I'll be getting this one, due to all the features plus the ink tanks. I am SO done with the cartridges!
I agree with you, it is a nice printer. But I am a senior citizen and I need a back light on the menu board. I have to take a flashlight to see what the menu is saying for that reason alone I will return this printer. Not good for seniors who have a hard time seeing. Also you can't scan on both sides. Not good.
I'm glad that you mentioned this printer not having a touch screen. I would really like a touch screen, like I have on my Canon MG6620, which I love. I am getting an error message saying that the ink absorber pads are almost full. I have searched online to see how I can remove, wash and re-install the ink absorber pads. Is it difficult to do that on my printer or do I have to trash it and buy a new one?
Sorry for the late reply, but yes once those aint pads fill up it is best to replace the whole printer because the cost of replacing the ink pad would cost just as much as a brand new printer of the same sort. It's something that should be done by professional and yet the cost would not be worth it. Especially with the deals that are out now for new printers. And yes my only regret is that it doesn't have a touchscreen and it seems like they're actually coming out with touchscreen models soon.
Great info. thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
The one thing that i use the most is the Scanner on my MX922. I did not hear you comment on the Canon G7020 scanning capabilities of how easy/difficult it is to use the scanning controls. Can you please comment on this?
Yes, it works just fine as a scanner. However I do miss that it doesn't have a two-sided scanning ability. It only scans one sided. Also it only scans to a USB storage drive or a connect PC be it by wire or wirelessly. I got use to my old Epson printer which could upload the scanned document directly to my online cloud storage like OneDrive or Google Drive where I have access remotely from the cloud if need that document again.
Just bought this for the purpose of making stickers. I use a Mac and have yet to find out how to adjust my color settings.
I use the printer properties settings
Can i connect this to my printer wirelessly?
I have the Pixma MG7720 and can connect any pc in my house to it as well as my Android phone.
Yes, once you connect it to your Wi-Fi, the other PC and Phones should see it that's on the same Wi-Fi. Worse case you may have to install the canon print app on your phone to run in back ground.
@GReviews thanks. I did have to install the Canon print app so I could print from my phone! Works like a charm
Can this machine print large format papers? Thanks
The biggest size it could handle is the "Legal" size which is 8.5"x14"
Looking to purchase this printer. Does the auto document feeder copy 2 sided documents?
No, it prints 2 sided fron the printing option but not from the use of the auto document feeder nor the scanner unfortunately.
I use my printer nearly every but all of a sudden, the magenta went out now the blue and yellow are gone. I need to print in color! and yes the tanks are full. I have cleaned it to no vail.......... Help Please!!
I use this for my new replacement ink....
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Hi, Thanks for the G7020 review. Could you please tell me if this model has, what is usually called, a "maintenance" cartridge in the rear. This would be a user-replaceable cartridge that could be replaced when the ink absorption pads are full? Thanks, Norm in NJ.
Well, I can answer my own question... I found a G7020 on display at my local Staples, and it DOES NOT feature a user-replaceable Maintenance cartridge (...probably one of the last models from late 2019 to not have one).
That's weird, it's supposed to come with a few bottles when it's new in the box
@@GReviews Hi G-Reviews, It sounds like you think I'm talking about the ink bottles. I'm not. I'm talking about a "Maintenance cartridge". This would be a user-replaceable cartridge which contains pads that absorb & store excess waste ink. It would be at the lower, rear of the unit. Many newer Canon units have this - the G7020 does not (...and yes, it does come with a set of ink bottles, just as you reviewed). Thanks, Norm in NJ.
How have you missed off the important features lol
Full duplex printing?
Auto scanner feeder?
Thank you, I did miss that
The most important "feature" is the ink counter. When that reaches its max, the printer turns into ewaste. I have tried the various online suggestions for resetting the counter, and none work.
Doesn’t the ink ever dry up in the tank?? If so what do you do? Also for the fax feature, do you have to have a phone line/phone number?
I know the bottles do not indicate an expiration date. I know the cartridge style ones start expiring once you open them but the bottle ones it did it could last all year. Which for me is a big difference from buying new cartridge every two months. As for the fax, I'm not sure. I believe you can eFax through the internet but you would have to set that up.
Ink dries up in the head, and the self-cleaning routine not only wastes a ton of ink, but also runs the ink counter, which eventually kills the printer (literally renders it unusable).
@John Eldon it comes with replacement print heads and you can get more if needed.
@@GReviews Doesn't help with the ink counter timeout problem. Tell me how to reset it -- none of the online suggestions I have tried works on mine.
@@johne6081 My guess is that there are many different code reset procedures. Outrageously bad design.
Can this machine print large format papers? Thanks
The biggest size it could handle is the "Legal" size which is 8.5"x14"
@@GReviews Thanks for your info. I am looking for a printer that can print 11 X 17. Any recommendations would help? Thanks
@Marco Chao for that size you will need a commercial size printer that they use for business office use.
@@GReviews ok, I am shopping for one. Any recommendations would be appreciated!
Owned this 2 years. All I can say now is: Don't. Off to buy a new laser printer.
What challenges did you have with it? I’m looking into buying a larger printer for my home and small business. I’ve had a baby PIXMA for 8years or so, so now that I’m looking to size up, in your experience , what should I be looking for in review reviews?
Loved it at first. Has the new, large tanks to refill the ink...no more cartridges. yea! Have used canon products for many years due to very good optics..camers, filters, lenses, etc. Home office here and do not print color every day, so my review needs to consider this. I do print about 5 days a week, mostly text but use color several times a week. "All of a sudden" the color stopped printing anything except pink while I was designing new business cards. I did everything the manual said to do with zero results. I got pretty frustrated and was online looking at lasers when I commented. After that I decided to try to make this machine work again since now I planned on dumping it anyway. I had the top open and got a good look at the transparent tubing that carries the ink from tank to printhead. Lo and behold, I could clearly see several stubborn ink blockages in the tubes. This led me to massaging the tubes with my fingers until I could see each blockage dissapate. Then...I did a full flush, twice, (lots of ink usage) and tried printing. Holy cow! It was back in business! Ink tanks are down about a third from my efforts. Briana...I still like this quality but now that I understand how temperamental the ink flow can be I am still looking at color laser printers for my next buy but I have bought myself some time before I look around. So..I guess you need to read all the reviews you are intested in for a new printer, but be sure to read complaints as well. Sometimes the devil you know is better than the one you do not! Good luck.@@brianatford6603
@@brianatford6603 Read my comment above. I had a Canon i9900 for 12 years. Amazing quality and performance. Then had a baby pixma for 3 years that died just as my extended warranty was about to run out. I got all my money back. But this printer has a built in obsolesence that may cost you dearly, and this printer is not cheap.
@@JAS-vp2xj You make an excellent point. And there's more... see my comment above.
OK review but, the area that people who review this printer SKIP is the FAX portion. NO ONE describes how the FAX works. Whether if you use a phone line or and APP. . So if you used this for 6 months you should have touched on the fax.
You're right. Sorry, I haven't used a fax machine in years. I'm sure it would work well though.
this thing is NOT sleek and modern its more like old an fat looking
"Digitalize"? Digitize, bro.