Canon Pixma iX6820 Wireless Printer, Black

First one, rollers broke, they replaced it, newer model. Had the new one two weeks rollers stopped feeding, they tell me to shake the printer…. Now they can only offer me 25% off another product… Not a happy camper at all

This printer would be good for a person who prints a single pages from the same one or two devices while on the same Wifi signal. This is not good for printing double-sided documents or for multiple users on different types of devices or who have different printing preferences.
I bought this to replace an all-in-one Canon Pixma that finally died. This iX6820 uses the same ink cartridges, which was the primary reason I chose this model; we have a lot of left over ink to use.
**Set-Up**
The printer set-up was confusing because I was using my phone and the only instructions for connecting to the WiFi were buried in an app. It doesn’t make sense there wasn’t a simple ‘connect to wifi’ instruction in the Getting Started papers. Once it was connected to Wifi, it’s easy for a computer or phone to connect.
**Lack of information for errors**
Once connected, we learned another challenge related to set-up. One of the default settings was to auto-detect the size of the paper, so when my daughter tried printing a photo 4×6, it refused to print and flashed yellow, indicating an error. The only way I was able to stop the job and reset the printer was by powering off and on. However, we still didn’t know what caused the error and how to prevent it in the future.
The problem is that the flashing yellow light is the extent of the information provided on the printer. This light is the only one on the unit that’s not either the power or WiFi. It could just as easily indicate a paper jam as an empty ink cartridge. There no LCD screen to explain, and the printer status on the app is only described as an error. The trouble shooter is actually a link to the digital user manual, which basically told me to check the app.
I eventually identified the problem was the default setting for ‘auto-identify paper size’ meant that the 8 1/2″x11″ paper that was loaded was incompatible with the 4″x6″ photo my daughter was trying to print. un-checking ‘auto-identify paper size’ then allowed the 4″x6″ photo to be printed on the 8 1/2″x11″ paper.
**No Double-sided Printing**
Beware – this does not print double-sided! However, the printer preferences allow you to select ‘duplex’ printing, which is very misleading. In reality, it’ll print on the back-side if you manually move the paper. I’m annoyed that not a single review mentions this. Am I the only person who prints multiple pages at a time and likes to save paper????

Considering purchasing a second one just to get more printing done. Love this printer, works well, blue tooth’s across the house, and it prints quality top tier work. Overall incredible speed and helpful tray for catching whatever. Super quiet and super quick. Some of your lines may pop up from time to time, but that’s just print settings in your computer. Overall a beautiful piece and good purchase, and very versatile.

I am very impressed by this machine and believe that Canon made a marketing error calling it a “business printer”. I am an artist who uses photo reference, so I need a lot of good, detailed prints for my work. Previously, I was using the Pro9000 II. It made very nice photos, but I could not support its unquenchable thirst for ink. With 8 small cartridges, I was constantly ordering refills. The cost was terrible, but it was also extremely inconvenient–I never knew when I was going to be stuck in the middle of a project with no ink. I tried an off-brand refill system but it leaked all over the place. So, apprehensively, I decided to try one of the printers with fewer cartridges–at least with only 4 inks (I believe the pigment black is only for text) I could cut the problem in half. I decided that I could live with diminished print quality in exchange for the cost and convenience. Well, so far I am delighted with the prints from this model. With a little tweaking, I was able to get a near-perfect match to my monitor (I reset the printer with a bit less magenta and a tad brighter). I was never able to do this with the Pro9000 II, which was inconsistent from print to print. There is no visible deficit from having half the number of inks–transitions are just as smooth or better, colors are vivid, contrast is excellent. It’s difficult to be certain, but details and textures might be ever-so-slightly sharper with the Pro9000 II, and the ink dots might be a tad more visible with the iX6820, but that’s under very close scrutiny. So far I’ve printed about 12 8 1/2 X 11 prints and the ink levels are all above half–and that is using the smaller cartridges that came with the machine. That’s already better than the Pro9000 II, which would have been demanding a fix by now.
I have only been using it for about a week, so I can’t attest to its durability–I hope it will continue to work this well. I also can’t comment on the wireless capability. I just connected it to the USB cable I had from my last machine. It works fine with a cable but quite a few people have complained about wireless problems.
UPDATE: Many months later, this printer continues to make excellent prints. I notice that when I don’t make a print for a long time–maybe a few weeks–there will be a slight bit of banding in the first print that comes out, but that seems to work itself out quickly by the next print. This is excellent performance compared to the Pro9000, which had a lot of banding issues and needed to be cleaned and fussed with regularly. I have had 2 small problems that should be noted. The paper feed is somewhat unreliable–there have been a few times when I had to fiddle with the paper for 5 minutes or so to get the machine to grab onto it. Also, the ink sensor function is extremely premature, to the point of being useless. I was able to continue to make excellent prints for a very long time after the notification that inks needed to be replaced. Interestingly, when the ink finally does run out, the difference in prints is abrupt…you know right away. These are annoying defects, but the quality of the prints is still such an astonishing bargain that I am keeping the 5 star rating.