Canon PIXMA MG7120 Printer Overview – Why I Bought This Printer

And Why This Might Be The Multi-Function Printer For You

We all know that multi-function color printers don’t last that long before they become a throw away item. Such is the case with the one we have.

I have purchased this Canon PIXMA MG7120 Wireless Inkjet Photo All-In-One Printer to replace it.

Inkjet printers have a couple of  inherent problems: one is that they are built to be sold as cheaply as possible; corollary being that they want to soak you for big time cash selling you replacement cartridges. Two is that once you open an inkjet cartridge it starts the process of drying out; use it or lose it! Three is that if you do not use it regularly, and I mean at least weekly, some of that ink dries in the printhead. After a while, it can no longer be heated up and cleared by the self-cleaning maintenance of the unit itself.

Thus it becomes either a big paperweight, clumsy door stop, or fodder for the landfill.

Why I Bought A Canon PIXMA MG7120

There are a number of reasons I bought the Canon PIXMA MG7120 printer for our print, scanning and copying needs.

First, the Canon hybrid 6 cartridge ink system gets pretty good reviews; great looking photos, crisp documents. The ink usage appears no worse than other brands and can possibly soon be using non-Canon replacements. In the past I have bought an external ink system for my inkjets to avoid being soaked on replacement ink cartridges, but that takes up extra counter space and is not 100% trouble free although did save us lots of money.

(For a tip on saving ink, watch the video below!)

Second, the Canon PIXMA printers have AirPrint which will let my wife & kids print straight from their Apple iPhones, iPad and iPods with no hassle – so I’m told, we’ll find out. Looks like a really cool feature.

Third, it has versatile connectivity. Yes, you can still connect directly with a computer with a USB cable. Wireless connectivity though seems to be what most people want. Me, I prefer a physical network cable – the PIXMA 7120 allows for all the above.

Fourth, large 3.5″ touchscreen LCD. Especially when working with printing photos, the bigger the screen the better.

Last, this printer has higher resolution (9600 x 2400) and faster printing speeds (4 x 6 photo in 21 seconds). Other PIXMA’s sell for a little less money and would probably be just fine too, but I opted to spend a little more to get a little more.

As for data cards, this printer accepts CF cards, SD cards and MS Duo. Personally we only use SD cards whether to print from a camera or to transfer files scanned. Despite the other connectivity options it’s nice to still have the card slots.

Other Features Of The Canon PIXMA MG7120

Manufacturers have no shortage of features they want you to drool over, some are usable, others just bullet points. I’ll leave the final edit up to you.

Perhaps top on this list is the cloud printing functionality. I’m not sure I’ll check this out as I’m not into sharing my family life with the world, but if you are, this may be quite handy.

• Google Cloud Print
• Wireless PictBridge for compatible cameras
• Print from email
• Full HD movie print
• CD/DVD printing
• Auto duplexing

The Canon PIXMA MG7120 seems to be a great printer for the money, and comes in 4 colors – black, white, red and brown – prices vary by color.

When buying almost anything I check the reviews first, usually at Amazon. This printer gets 4.5 stars on 71 reviews currently. That’s pretty darn good for a multi-function inkjet printer.

See for yourself here: Canon PIXMA MG7120 Wireless Inkjet Photo All-In-One Printer

Canon PIXMA MG7120 Video – Why I Bought This Printer

Canon PIXMA MG7120 Wireless Inkjet Photo All-In-One Printer