Canon PIXMA MG3620

The Canon Pixma MG3620 ($ 60) is a simplistic wireless multifunction device for individuals that don't intend to pay extra for features they don't require. You won't locate an LCD control board for running procedures, as well as there's no automatic paper feeder (ADF) for copying or scanning multipage files. But you will get a duplexer for making two-sided prints, and also the MG3620 performs most jobs at better-than-average speeds. Essential, this gadget delivers top notch prints.

Layout

The scanner lid uses up the majority of the top of the system; you lift it to expose the scanner platen. To the left of the cover, a control panel with buttons lets you switch in between plain letter-size paper and also 4 x 6-inch photo paper, but not various other sizes. There is just one paper tray, so you will certainly need to exchange in photo paper when it's time to publish out pictures. You press the 4 x 6-inch image paper all the way into the paper tray, but the ridge created by the input tray's hinge makes it tough to eliminate additional sheets.

The control panel additionally features buttons for color and black-and-white copies. Since there's no LCD screen on the MG3620, you have to press the suitable Replicate switch repetitively to make numerous duplicates. Using the control panel, you can make copies to photo paper, but only onto 4 x 6-inch photo paper. You can't carry out a lot more complicated duplicate works since there is no real copying software application.

An extension to the MG3620's input tray swings outside, yet the two-piece outcome tray is quite short. It expands simply long enough to sustain letter-size prints, which hang off the end.

At duplex printing, the MG3620 was substantially slower than the HP Envy 5540, taking more than twice the moment (3 minutes and 1 2nd) to publish our five-page message document. By contrast, the MG3620 was fast at publishing graphics on simple paper. It printed our six-page text-and-graphics document in 2 mins and 24 secs, or 2.5 ppm, versus the inkjet average of 2:46, or 2.2 ppm. Canon's printer was simply 5 seconds slower compared to the HP Envy 5540, which is the fastest version we have actually checked to this day.

The MG3620 published a letter-size glossy image at approximately ordinary speed, taking 3 minutes and 37 secs. The HP Envy 5540 published the photo in 2:12. Nevertheless, the MG3620 bested the HP when producing 4 x 6-inch pictures. It averaged 43 seconds, versus 1:05 for the Envy 5540.

The Canon MG3620 uses both dye and also pigment inks-- the former in the color cartridge and also the latter in the black cartridge. The theory behind that technique is that color inks provide more vibrant color, while pigment ink develops sharper, larger text. On common paper, text printed by the MG3620 looked as sharp and also hefty as the outcome on competing models such as the HP Envy 5540, however really did not exceed it. Some sides looked a little rough, as well as I saw some minor speckling from errant ink spray. Results were much more excellent on top quality inkjet paper: The MG3620 generated book-worthy message with exceptionally sharp edges on a par with a laser printer's outcome when printing from a text file.

Surprisingly, prints total looked lighter when the MG3620's duplexer was utilized. Text looked a little fuzzy around the sides, also. Utilizing high-quality inkjet paper did not improve the sharpness of the message. The MG3620 uses the dye-based color inks just when making two-sided prints (and also mixes them to make a composite black). And it purposely publishes lighter to prevent the ink from revealing with the other side of the paper.

The graphics quality was in a similar way high for MG3620 prints. Shades looked abundant, dark shades looked vibrant and also text was nicely sharp. The MG3620 also printed shiny photos with lively shades and sharp information. Nevertheless, shades were not as saturated as we would certainly have liked, nor were fine details fairly as sharp, causing a little much less comparison as well as "pop" to the prints.

Scans of images looked exceptional, with rich, accurate colors and also sharp details. Dark, shadowy areas preserved their subtle details. Copies from the MG3620 experienced darkness locations in graphics that were as well dark, causing lost detail. Text types in copies shed the intensity of the original, getting some bumpy edges.