Canon PIXMA MG2220 Ink Cartridges

Canon MG2220 Printer Review

The Canon PIXMA MG2220 is a budget device, offering home office users with moderate photo printing and occasional scanning and copying jobs an inexpensive solution to their multifunction needs. One sacrifice users must make for affordability is speed, considering the MG2220 can print at a maximum rate of only 8 pages per minute for monochrome documents and 4 pages per minute for color. Photo output speeds aren't terrible for its price range, however, with 4x6-inch images printing in as fast as 44 seconds. Essentially, this unit is targeted primarily toward those looking to print photos from home, but its simple 3-in-1 design, professional-quality output and software bundle help make it one of the more well-rounded inkjet printers in its price range.

The MG2220 can be found for less than $100, which means it leaves out a few popular photo-centric features such as a color LCD for previewing images and keys on the front panel to edit images. Instead, the device provides users with a two-line monochrome display for status updates on jobs and PIXMA MG2220 printer ink levels, as well as buttons that will enable users to select media sizes for jobs and choose between monochrome and color copying.

Users will find a majority of the MG2220's control tools can be accessed from its software package, which can be downloaded to computers running Mac or Windows operating systems. This bundle includes My Image Garden for organizing images into scrapbooks and Full HD Movie Print, which can create photos out of snapshots from videos. Since the unit lacks wireless photo printing capabilities like Wi-Fi and memory card readers, users will need to connect it to their computer via the wired USB port in order to edit and print jobs.

The MG2220's broad support of paper will enable it to handle a variety of jobs, accepting types like super high gloss photo paper, matte paper, high resolution paper, envelopes, labels and plain paper. Input options aren't nearly as flexible, providing users with a single tray that can store only 100 pages at a time. Expert reviews showed this machine's output performance is satisfactory enough to suit families and students, printing images and graphics with a crisp resolution of 4800x1200 dpi using color Canon MG2220 printer ink. Text documents print with readable characters and a maximum resolution of 600x600 dpi using black PIXMA MG2220 ink.

The device uses one tricolor supply that has an approximate yield of 400 pages and a black Canon MG2220 ink cartridge that has a capacity of only 300 pages, which will support light-duty needs. To keep operating costs low, users have the option to purchase remanufactured Canon MG2220 ink cartridges over the more expensive OEM supplies.