The Canon G650, (G620 in US), is Canon’s first refillable ink photo printer - with 6 colours including a photo-specific red and grey. Canon's MegaTank system is very economical, with a 6x4” print costing just over 2p or 2.5c - around a 1/10th of the cost compared to typical, even larger capacity ink cartridges.
This G600 series model is an all in one with a built-in scanner for scanning and photocopying tasks. But there’s also the G500 series with the G550 in the UK which is the same printer but without the scanner and is a little cheaper.
But you are paying a higher upfront price (check link below) to get the cheaper running costs, and the printer is lacking a few features that you might expect at this price point, most notably it only has a single rear paper tray and no automatic double-sided printing.
In this video I cover the setup, features, print quality, speed and running costs, to try and help you decide if it’s worth your money. I’ll also discuss a few other printers worth considering towards the end of the video.
If you want to skip forward or back at any time in this video, please use the chapter markers RU-vid creates from the timestamps down below and in the pinned comment.
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Epson EcoTank ET-8550 A3+: geni.us/HCpon
Xerox B210 laser printer: geni.us/6phF
Written article: thetechnologyman.com
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:13 Initial setup*. Unboxing, unpacking, installing print heads,
2:06 Filling ink tanks
2:56 Checking ink levels, refilling ink, resetting ink level monitor
3:18 ink charging before first use, print head alignment
3:47 Overview*. Build quality, missing features
4:26 Build in scanner - for photocopying and scanning
4:37 WiFi setup of printer
5:11 Software setup on your computer: ij.start.canon, setup Canon Print App on smartphone
5:30 Print photo from Canon Print app, settings, Wireless PictBridge
6:15 Template printing (graph paper, ruled paper etc)
6:35 Print quality, speed and cost*. Dye-based 6 ink system
7:00 Dye based ink vs pigment. How long prints last, print quality
7:26 Selection of photo paper that was tested, quality comparison
7:43 Greeting card paper tested, with and without ICC profiles, Pape Spectrum Premium Lustre paper
7:53 Comparison with print from photo lab
8:03 Colour management, lack of ICC profiles, printer settings, getting free ICC printer profiles
8:30 No Canon Print and Layout support, using Easy Photo Print Editor
8:47 Print speed, compared to other printers, difference quality settings
9:34 Borderless print options
9:46 Defining custom print size - handy for greeting cards
10:00 Document printing quality and speed
10:32 Manual duplexing
10:53 Photocopying speed, scanning speed and quality
11:18 Creating custom colour profile for scanner - to improve colour accuracy
11:35 Printing costs - including price of printer and ongoing costs
12:00 Printing costs including paper
12:34 No paper feed issues or nozzle clogs during my testing
12:48 Conclusions*. Inc other printer options and upcoming A3+ Epson Ecotank ET-8550 review
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#canon #megatank #pixmag600
5 июл 2024
