Canon PIXMA TS5050 All-In-One Inkjet Printer
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My old inkjet printer, another Canon, died and so I needed to replace it with a printer that could use the same ink cartridges, of which I had a large supply. This was one of the few from the current Canon range that was suitable. Priced currently on Amazon at £104.96 it is certainly not an expensive choice.
The box contains all the expected items: printer, UK and EU power cables, USB cable, sample ink cartridge and photo paper sets, software Cd and user guide. Build quality seems fine, if rather plasticky and lightweight.
Setup is simple with walkthrough guides on the front panel 3" colour LCD screen. The printer can connect using either USB or wifi. Once connected printing and scanning can be done from any wireless smart device running a suitable Canon printing app as well as from a USB connected PC or Mac.
Fitting cartridges is simple enough, again with an LCD screen walkthrough and LED status confirmation. Canon really wants you to use their own expensive cartridges but far cheaper third party rivals are available and work just as well.
Printing and copying both work well but the first print can take a while as the device labouriously and noisily sets itself up but once up and running it seems faster to me than the 9ppm print rate it claims. The colours are good and well balanced although the maximum resolution of 1200 dpi could be better. Copying seems easy in principle but in practice, I found multiple options had to be selected on the LCD screen before the scan and print actual took place.
Scanning is excellent, although it depends greatly on the software used. I use it with Ashampoo Photo Commander and it is fast and easy to use. The front panel pulls up to allow access to the paper tray but can remain in place when used for scanning.
This is a decent quality entry-level all in one printer, there are plenty of better made and more capable rivals out there but few that can beat the asking price for this one.
The Good
Easy Setup
Good Print Quality
Fast Scanning
Small Size
Third-Party Ink Available
The Bad
Slow First print
Annoying Copying Procedure
Canon Ink Expensive
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