Canon - PIXMA MG3620 Wireless All-In-One Printer - Black

My old canon printer finally gave up after years of great service. Was in need of another printer but not one that can handle a ton of work, simply because it won't be seeing a ton of usage. Started browsing Bestbuy website and noticed it was on sale. Went to the store and was pleasantly surprised by the small compact size of the unit. The old printer I had was pretty large. It was easy to install on my desktop computer because it will be hardwired to the unit. Wi-fi connection was a different story. The unit does not have a screen on it for you to enter a password if your router has one. For those that aren't technically savy, it will be a bit difficult because of this. My suggestion is you aren't totally computer savy and can maintain a home network, to install on your phone the canon app. The app can program the printer and allow you to enter the associated password of the router to the printer. As for the features, they are serviceable. It doesn't allow for faxes if that is a deal breaker, you have been warned. One of the great features that I really love is the ability of the printer to print on both sides with having to manually reinsert the paper. You just select the option for the printer to print on both sides and it will print on one side and before it releases the paper, it will automatically feed it back into the machine and then print on the other side and finally release the paper. Great for college students who have teachers that allow for you to have a single sheet of paper of notes on tests and whatnot. The unit does not come with a USB cable, so, if you are replacing a previous canon printer, keep the USB, as you will need it.

I'm not going to say that this is a good printer for the money because you see that so much and what does it really mean? Less than $50 for an all-in-one inkjet printer could still be a lot of money for some more than others. That being said, this small footprint AIO does it all. And pretty well, too. Speed is average for the unit to queue and start printing, and the noise level is noticeable but for the most part not enough to be annoying. Perhaps if you were printing a 30 page job and the printer was beside you.... but how many times does that happen? Print results are good, both colour and greyscale. Clean crisp output even in normal 300dpi. Keep in mind that this is a light duty printer for general home/home office type use. It won't disappoint used in this manner. Setup was a breeze. I went WiFi from the get-go and the setup utility had no issues finding the device on the network and finishing the task. No need for alignment. It was excellent out of the box. Scan works well, quick and quiet. Same for the copy feature. And it looks good on the desktop or wherever you decide to place it. A ton of other software comes with the install CD. But I only wanted a printer so opted not to install any of it except for the manual, which helped out later on. The 3620 has an wake-up setting that allows it to sleep until a print request is received. I used this setting for a few weeks after install and it worked fine. One day all computers in the house couldn't see the printer. Tried several fixes, rebooted, reset the router, powered off and on several times. Nothing worked. Last gasp, check the manual. Sure enough, it had step by step troubleshooting that resolved the issue first try. Moral - install the manual during setup. So overall, a great little printer for the price or otherwise. And like all printers today the consumables cost more than the printer. Two XL black cartridges and one ream of paper cost more than the printer

Rather than install from the disc, I took the advice of another reviewer and downloaded the latest driver from Canon. Good advice, as Canon recommends uninstalling the old driver, then re-installing the new driver - saved me from install/uninstall/reinstall. As well as the "complete" install, the Canon website also offers a "driver only" package. I chose "driver only" to avoid any bloatware. Install was a breeze (Windows 7 Pro). The only question asked was "WiFi or USB?" After choosing USB, printer and scanner were installed with no further user input - and no bloatware. Print/scan/copy all produce good quality results. I chose the MG3620 because it was the newest model I could find, at a reasonable price, that used the same cartridges as our other "house" printer, an MG3222. Though I've only had it a few days, I gave it 5 Stars because of the option to install "complete" or "driver only", the ease of install, ease of use, good quality results, and the duplex print capability. Nice feature. As is the fact that the driver is compatible with every version of Windows from XP, up to and including Windows 10.

I wanted an inexpensive, yet multi-functional printer to use on my boys' computer and I settled on this one. I already own a different but similar Canon printer model and have been very pleased with it. This one has been a charm to use, with no issues or complaints to date. Easy to set up. There were a couple of complaints on reviews about it spitting the paper out onto the floor because there isn't a tray. There is actually a small arm that you can extend out from the paper feed and it will catch the paper as it is printed. So just remember to pull the arm out when printing (or leave it out). The only thing that I don't care for is the auto shut-off. I always forget to have to turn it on each time I return to the computer to print. There may be a way to turn this off but I haven't yet taken the time to look through the manual. If you are looking for an easy and functional printer that is inexpensive, this one is it. The other Canon printer we have is the Pixma MG6320 and I LOVE it. It is only a little bit more expensive, but for printing pictures it is awesome. Also, both have been very easy to use with wi-fi wireless printing from my smart phone. I would highly recommend both!

The printing function works well enough, but it eats way more ink than it seems like it should. The prints look good, but not the best option for you if you want ink-use efficiency. It comes with no software for the scanner feature so as far as I can tell, you can't use the scanner without a third-party software to access it. Setting it up is difficult because of the poorly labeled buttons. For example, instructions refer to a 'Black" button. They're all black (the color of the plastic), and there is no button labeled 'Black". There is one button with no label at all, making it effectively 'a black button', and another button labeled 'Start' with the word 'Black' beside it, and a label "BK" (an abbriviated form of Black), but with no button related to it. It was a pain to figure out. So, it's a very half-baked designed. It is a printer/scanner combo unit. The printing seems t work fine, though with wasteful use of the ink. The scanner... well I won't even be able to find out until I get some kind of scanning software for it. And the interface is not user-friendly. I'm happy with it just because it was cheap and I'm sure I got exactly what I paid for, but I also wish I would have grabbed that other printer I was looking at instead. I wouldn't recommend this product for anyone else.

I bought this printer for my mother because I hoped it would be as easy to use as the MG3100 series printer that I have owned and enjoyed for years. So far, she has only printed and copied a couple documents, but I haven't heard any complaints yet :) What I can attest to is the ease of setup. I went to the website listed in the paper setup instructions that came with the printer in order to download and install the printer drivers on her laptop. The step-by-step on-screen instructions were very easy to follow, but I was especially pleased that I did not have to physically connect the printer to a computer or a router (this printer did not come with those cables in the box anyway) in order for it to connect to the wireless network. During the setup process, the printer automatically detected and connected to her secure wireless network. Usually this is the most challenging part of setting up a device, so that was a pleasant surprise. So far the printer is working great. I am only giving 4 (out of 5) stars because I cannot yet speak to the longevity of the ink or the durability of the product over time.

The printer shuts down after a period of time. The only way to make it print wirelessly or corded to a computer is to manually turn it on. I use it wirelessly. That is frustrating as my computer in not near the printer. That means I must get up, walk across room and turn on the computer so that it will print for me. The tray to catch the printed papers is very short causing copies to often fall in the floor. That is another frustrating thing as many times the papers should be in a collated order. Picking them up and putting back in correct order is added time to getting something accomplished! The ink is a little on the expensive side. I was hoping a less expensive printer would mean less expensive ink. The ink is the same price as an expensive printer. Lastly, it took several tries to change the default mode of printing to the set up I had desired. I prefer to print most things in Econo speed and ink for a savings of ink and money! It doesn't give you the option to make the change in the Windows menu for the specific printer. You must do it in Word mode. I think I prefer an HP model.

Just bought this printer at Bestbuy.com. I did some research before hand and some of these reviews here are misleading. It does have an extendable arm to catch the paper so there is not paper all over the floor. Set up to WIFI was easy. Do not try to use the online manual for this. Manual is setup screwy and hard to understand. Go to www.usa.canon.com - Put in the name of the printer - Click on Support - Wireless Help - WIFI Printing - Wireless Setup on Windows Computers (or whatever you have) and it will show you PDF set up instructions that you can print out which I would suggest. Just follow the directions. It was simple. Also you can turn off the shut down option. There's probably more I haven't come across yet. Print quality is really nice. All in all, I'm very happy with my purchase.