Canon PIXMA TR4527 Wireless Colour Photo Printer with Scanner, Copier & Fax, Black

It was not hard to set up. Descent quality for the money. Small ink supply. Expensive ink refill reolacements. Hard to find refills in local stores. Fax feature was useful and worked. Syncs w cell phone. Program easy to use . Features Scan, copy ,print & fax.

Unfortunately, I missed my window to return this printer. So I am stuck with it. I'm trying to find a replacement. I consider myself relatively savvy with technology and generally have no problems with devices and connectivity. After downloading the software (who uses a CD for software anymore?) it wouldn't work, so I called tech support, the tech support was SUPER shady and I'm pretty sure they were trying to get me to go to some sketchy website to hack my computer. It was a 3rd party (not Canon) and I've never had a support call like that, ever. So I hired a local computer tech who tried for an hour to get it working via wifi, with no consistent results. After several more tries, I got it to connect, only to find out it prints like absolute garbage! Even when on "high-quality" it fails to complete a simple 200 word document without looking like it's running out of ink- with the brand new cartridge! See attached photo- 24 pages and colors don't even print even though it still shows over half full for color ink. TERRIBLE! By the way, the lcd screen is pathetic. So awful, I hope this review saves at least one person from wasting their money on this.

Do not use the CD Rom to set up this printer. It is useless. Canon should eliminate it from the package. Go the Canon's website and download the necessary software. Also, the USB cord is not included. Thank goodness I saved the one from my Canon MX492 printer. Perhaps, the manufacturer should consider replacing the CD with a USB cord to connect the printer directly to the computer. This printer uses the same ink and USB cord as my MX492 printer. Those are two perks for purchasing a similar printer. As far as the quality of the printer is concern, it is all right. At least it prints faster than my old one.

Solid printer from a good printer company, prints well and holds a fair amount of sheets. Comes with some ink but I got more as printers consume ink like we consume water. It is somewhat loud when printing but that is an odd complaint I think though true. Easy to hookup wire with driver disk included, not a fan of wifi printing most of the time and I went to set it up and it didnt see my router so I gave up immediately there so I cannot attest to wifi connect-ability but as a printer it prints.

I'm very pleased with this printer/scanner/copier. As someone who's had difficulties in the past with setting up new printers, I was dreading getting a new one, but I found the setup to be fairly straightforward. The little instruction booklet that came with the printer was very detailed and clear, and going online to find the correct software was relatively easy, too. All in all, the setup only took about 7 minutes start to finish, and I was in business! The quality of the prints and copies I've made so far are great, and it prints quickly. TIPS: 1. When selecting your printer model on the Canon website to download the appropriate software, the exact model number will not show up – you need to select TR4500. 2. If you get an error message when adding the printer as a device on your laptop, just add the printer anyway. During the setup on my laptop (Mac), it told me there was an error and the printer could not be found. I continued with adding the printer anyway, and had zero problem finding the printer when I went to print wirelessly during the test print.