NCIX.com - Reviews of Canon Pixma MG5220 - Photo Printer - CD/DVD Printing

Bob_K
05/11/12
Experience: 4 Months

Verified Owner

Pros
Wireless networking and CD/DVD printing

Cons
None that I personally have found

Summary
I purchased the printer specifically for printing on discs. I am completely satisfied. In the past I bought stickers you had to print on and press on the dics. Most stickers caused problems in laptop my drive due to the thickness.

The quality of print on Verbatim DVD's is great. Wireless printing so far has been flawless. After market ink refills are very affordable and having individual inks means you only replace what is used.

Because I have not used a large number of printers I will not give a 5 star, but for the price I personally think this is a great printer.

If this goes on sale again I would defiantely buy another as a backup in the event this one ever weas out.

Lee007
01/23/12
Experience: 12 Days

Verified Owner

Pros
WiFi, easy setup, scanner / photocopier, fast photo print, cool design

Cons
Inkjet cartridges are expensive...

Summary
I bought this printer on sale for $80, which I think was a good deal considering the features this printer has. I think this is a decent quality printer and I like the WiFi option which I use to connect with multiple computers to print or scan without having cables in the way. I did not try the CD printing feature and have no really plan to use it, but I guess some people could find it useful. I'm not really familiar with the average ink consumption from other printers, so I can't really tell if it's good or not, but so far I have been able to print 27 8.5x11 and 56 4x6 color pictures (glossy photo paper) with the inkjet cartridges that were included, and I think there would be enough ink for about 10 more 4x6 or so, although both black cartridges are still showing as full. Personally, I'm quite satisfied with this printer, considering I won't use it extensively every day.

William_F
10/12/11
Experience: 1 Days

Verified Owner

Pros
Will print CD/DVD on printable media. You must load Europe drivers and read "How to print CD" from the installed manual. G CD/DVD tray was included in mine. Easy hook up and printer head settings.

Cons
None so far

Summary
Hard to find a printer that will print CD/DVD's on printable media. This one does with little effort. I didn't have to cut out the plastic CD/DVD door either, just had to open it up.