PIXMA G7020

My canon g7020 Was much better picture quality vs ECOTANK 2850 Pictures on same paper cannon Ink expires 2 years Epson... Canon has no expiration date on bottle? Epson even printing full color rainbow 2-3x a month clogged Canon left 3 weeks printed fine.

Your issue is your not printing weekly a full color print with black I at least once a week print a full color test page in rainbow to prevent clogs with in jet I've let my G7020 sit 3 weeks before though.

I've also noticed my canon g7020 prints better pictures then Epson ECOTANK I also noticed the canon G7020 sits better not printing for 1 week at a time vs the Epson I also noticed my canon has no expiration on the ink. But the Epson is like 2-3 years.

Epson Ecotank 2850 Clogging CONSTANTLY It's a great little printer, good for having at college. The only problem is it gets clog after clog. In reading up on this printer I've heard that you should use it at least once a week to prevent clogs. However, in my experience, that wasn't enough. I have it print a test sheet every day, and it still ends up clogged. It doesn't fully clog, but enough that there are bands where the ink is missing. It isn't very pleasant. I've been printing purge sheet after purge sheet and that MIGHT fix it, but it might not. I really am not sure what to do about this. The only thing that can consistently fix a clog is to use the self-cleaning feature on the printer, but I've heard this fills up the ink reservoir fast, so I try to avoid it. https://www.reddit.com/r/printers/s/1n0NZVP6oB

Epson uses pizio electric and they clog new or used Get canon g7020 g6020 Or the newer GX MAXIFY LINE

Also I'm just gonna be honest with you I've had both the Canon G7020 AND the Epson 2850 I ensured I printed FULL RAINBOW squares I'm talking like 100+ different colors, plus black plus grey 2x a week. It would still log and people were saying 2x a week was excessive... Also the picture print quality of the G7020 was MILES ahead of the ET2850 I HAD from Costco I just honestly got fed up with clogs and the final straw was a return to Costco XD As that is the only electric device they allow after 90 days G7020. I own it and it's good. A few things: * Print a color test page at least once a week to prevent the printheads from drying out. Buy a cheap paper ream just for this purpose. Do it at a specific time every week so you won't forget. I do this and I've never had to perform any printhead cleanings. * Try to use 24lb paper over 20lb paper, especially for duplex printing. 32lb paper is fantastic for important non-photo printouts. * One-sided black/white printing is great because of the pigment black ink, which Epson doesn't have. * Auto duplex print quality is worse because it doesn't use pigment black. It mixes the 3 dye colors to produce black because dye inks dry faster. This black isn't as dark as pigment black. For unimportant, quick printouts under 10 pages, the auto duplex is fine, but for anything more, it's faster and better to manual duplex by printing all one side then re-feeding the stack. * The tiny LCD screen sucks but after the day 1 setup, you won't care about it. You could save a few bucks and get the G6020 which doesn't have the ADF and fax, but apparently the print quality is slightly less accurate according to RTINGS despite having the same printhead.

I use a Canon G7020, which is a supertank printer. It does a great job on photos. I use lustre photo paper with it. For editing, I use Corel Paint Shop Pro Ultimate. It's $100, but there's a free 30 Day trial. I've used it in different iterations through the years and it's really user-friendly. I also like that it is a standalone program, no subscription needed.

I have a Canon G7020 that I am replacing because of clogging. The problem I have with the G7020 is that I'll get it working by a deep clean, send it a file with, say, 20 pages (lots of big color images on those pages), and it will print the first few fine but then start clogging, so the rest of the printout will be trash. There aren't any bubbles. It seems that for this printer, printing one or two images is fine, but a series of images leads to a mess. Given your experience with the ET-3958, is it the same deal or does it do well if you use it consistently? I need to be able to print 10 to 50 page documents with each page have mostly color images...think (photo) contact sheets.

I had this problem with my old Canon G7020 printer. However it ran for 4 years and around 45,000 pages before it started throwing warnings about the absorber. I replaced it with a GX4020 which has a replaceable waste tank. Note that these will cost around $10 every year or so. I just checked mine and it's showing around 25% remaining life after \~10 months of usage.

My wife is a school teacher and has the same needs as you do. Last summer I got a Canon GX4020 and I've been pretty happy with the performance. I think it ticks all your boxes, but I don't know how well it does photos. It does duplex printing, but NOT duplex scanning if that's important to you. I don't think there's any inktank MFP under $600 that does duplex scanning. Prior to that we had a Canon G7020 that ran well for 4 years and around 45,000 pages. The nozzles never really clogged even during the summers, but it's best to print a page at least every week or so. The Canon ink bottles are pretty economical, but I've been getting generic inks from Amazon which are about 1/2 the price of OEM. Haven't heard any complaints, but again she doesn't do much photo printing. ETA: If you decide to buy this printer through Amazon, be wary of buying from any 3rd party sellers. The first one I got was from Canada and did not have a US warranty.