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THE BOTTOM LINE
Canon’s Pixma G1220, though no speedster, prints in top quality and delivers some of the lowest running costs available. It’s a fine photo-printing value for families and home offices with modest output needs.
MSRP $179.99
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Canon’s Pixma G1220 MegaTank Printer –
by William Harrel – November 9, 2021
A long-overdue upgrade to the Canon Pixma G1200 we reviewed four years ago, the Pixma G1220 MegaTank Inkjet Printer ($179.99) is an odd bird among single-function or print-only inkjets. Being a MegaTank bulk-ink model—a Canon printer that, like Epson’s EcoTank machines, gets its ink not from cartridges but reservoirs filled from bottles—makes it distinctive. What makes it attractive? Its running costs are among the lowest in the business, and its price is about a third lower than the 2017 version’s. Versus the avalanche of entry-level multifunction printers out there, the G1220 is short on features and a slow churner, so it’s not for everybody. But if all you need is to print lots of high-quality photos and the occasional business document or homework assignment, over time this Pixma is one of the least expensive ways to go.
CANON PIXMA G1220 SPECS
| Type | Printer Only |
| Color or Monochrome | Color |
| Connection Type | USB |
| Maximum Standard Paper Size | Legal |
| Number of Ink Colors | 4 |
| Number of Ink Cartridges/Tanks | 4 |
| Direct Printing From Media Cards | No |
| Direct Printing From USB Thumb Drives | No |
| Rated Speed at Default Settings (Color) | 9.1 ppm |
| Rated Speed at Default Settings (Mono) | 5 ppm |
| LCD Preview Screen | No |
| Printer Input Capacity | 100 sheets plain paper, 20 sheets photo paper |
| Cost Per Page (Monochrome) | 0.3 cents |
| Cost Per Page (Color) | 0.8 cents |
| Print Duplexing | No |
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