Canon — Printer

Lesson learned (again): You get what you pay for. For anyone considering the purchase of a Canon Pixma MG3520 "student printer" : first, set fire to $40, then go buy a real printer and you'll be at the same place I am now, only faster and with less aggravation.

Last July I bought a Canon Pixma MG3520. It was advertised as a 'student printer', and since I'm semi-retired and no longer need anything other than a basic printer for occasional printing, I thought it was a great deal. It was inexpensive, my total purchase including tax was $41.15, and I thought it was a great deal. This past summer I had to buy a ream of copy of paper after finally using up the last of the paper I already had when I purchased the printer (about 250-300 pages), and I had to replace the black ink cartridge. By my estimate, this printer lasted for about 500 pages--it still has the original color ink cartridge, as I rarely print color. Today, in spite of having ample paper in it, and the paper being properly loaded, it stopped printing with the 'out of paper' message. I've completed all the suggested trouble-shooting, twice, and...nothing. While Canon may think my time is not worth anything, I do, so I'm done messing with this printer. While I've always been pleased with the quality of the printing, after this experience I will not buy another Canon product. Canon should be selling this printer as a child's toy, because that is all it really is.