Neither Canon MG7720 nor HP Photosmart 7520 were recommended by experts this month
On 2 Apr 2024 (18 days ago) we went through 71 Printer expert endorsements , however neither Canon MG7720 nor HP Photosmart 7520 were included in any of those recommendations. Since neither Printer received a single endorsement, as far as expert recommendations go, it's technically a tie. We do, however, recommend taking a look at Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850 or other critically acclaimed Inkjet Printers of this month.
For reference, Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850 received 3 endorsements this month, from PC Guide (5 Jan 2024), PCMag (2 Mar 2024) and Rtings.com (29 Feb 2024).
Rank | Change | Price | Printer | PC Guide | reviewed.usatoday.com | BestReviews | TechRadar | PCMag | PhotoWorkout | LD Products | Digital Trends | Rtings.com | ZD Net |
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1 | - | Check price | Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850 The Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850 is a versatile all-in-one supertank printer that produces high-quality prints with sharp details and vivid colors, offers a wide range of connectivity options, and has scanning, copying, and faxing capabilities, making it a great investment for home or office use. | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
N/A | N/A | $852 | Canon MG7720 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
N/A | N/A | Check price | HP Photosmart 7520 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rank | Change | Price | Printer | PC Guide | reviewed.usatoday.com | BestReviews | TechRadar | PCMag | PhotoWorkout | LD Products | Digital Trends | Rtings.com | ZD Net |
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1 | - | Check price | Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850 The Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850 is a versatile all-in-one supertank printer that produces high-quality prints with sharp details and vivid colors, offers a wide range of connectivity options, and has scanning, copying, and faxing capabilities, making it a great investment for home or office use. | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
2 | - | $120 | Brother MFC-J1205W The Brother MFC-J1205W is a versatile printer with high-quality prints, multiple connectivity options, and the ability to handle different types of paper and media, but lacks automatic duplex printing and an ADF. | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 | - |
3 | - | Check price | HP OfficeJet Pro 9015 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
4 | - | $135 | Brother MFC-J4335DW The Brother MFC-J4335DW is a versatile all-in-one printer suitable for home and small office use, offering good print quality, decent speed, reliable paper handling, and efficient ink usage. | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | - |
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Technical summary
Canon MG7720 is a $852 wireless injket printer with a built-in scanner and copier.
It supports automatic two-sided printing, borderless printing and prints at the speed of 15.0 ppm (10.0 ppm in color).
It can scan custom-sized documents (such as passports) with its flatbed scanner, but it can't scan stacks of paper, because it doesn't have an Automatic Document Feeder.
Canon MG7720 allows printing via Wi-Fi, a mobile phone/tablet, AirPrint, a USB cable and an Ethernet cable.
HP Photosmart 7520 is a wireless injket printer with a built-in scanner, copier and fax.
It supports automatic two-sided printing, borderless printing and prints at the speed of 14.0 ppm (10.0 ppm in color). It's recommended montly page volume is 200 and maximum allowed page volume is 1250.
It can scan a stack of up to 25 papers (using Automatic Document Feeder), as well as custom-sized documents (such as passports) with its flatbed scanner. It has a couple of extra perks: sending scans to an email and converting scans to PDFs.
HP Photosmart 7520 allows printing via Wi-Fi, a mobile phone/tablet, AirPrint, a USB cable and an Ethernet cable.
Are they good for Occasional Home Use
- Wireless Printing
- Recommended Printing Volume
- Built-in Scanner & Copier
- Two-Sided Printing
- Status Display
- Touch Screen Status Display
- Flatbed Scanner
- No ADF Scanner
- Colored Status Display
Are they good for Small Office Use
- Wireless Printing
- Recommended Printing Volume
- Two-Sided Printing
- Status Display
- No Automatic Document Feeder
- Can't scan to email
- Can't scan to PDFs
- TouchScreen
- Flatbed Scanner
- No Fax
- Ethernet
- Colored Status Display
Are they good for Heavy Office Use
- Wireless Printing
- Recommended Printing Volume
- Two-Sided Printing
- Status Display
- No Automatic Document Feeder
- Print speed is 15 pages per minute
- Scan-to-Email not supported
- TouchScreen
- Can't scan to PDF
- Flatbed Scanner
- No fax
- Ethernet
- Colored Status Display
Which one is better?
- It
prints faster in black-and-white
- It
can scan/copy custom-sized documents , butCanon MG7720 can't . - It
can scan/copy stacks of documents , butCanon MG7720 can't . - It
supports two-sided scanning , butCanon MG7720 doesn't . - It
is energy star qualified , butCanon MG7720 is not .
- HP Photosmart 7520
can scan/copy custom-sized documents , butCanon MG7720 can't .Flatbed scanners allow scanning documents one by one. Unlike ADF scanners, you can only scan one page at a time. However, flatbed scanners allow you to scan custom-sized documents, like passports, drivers licenses, etc. Flatbed scanners also tend to produce higher quality images. - HP Photosmart 7520
can scan/copy stacks of documents , butCanon MG7720 can't .ADF, or Automatic Document Feeder allows a printer to scan or copy a stack of pages. This feature is so important that even the cheapest printers try to include it. Technically speaking, ADF is not a feature of the printer - it is a feature of the scanner or copier. - HP Photosmart 7520
supports two-sided scanning , butCanon MG7720 doesn't .A two-sided (duplex) ADF scanner allows scanning a stack of documents on both sides. - Canon MG7720
prints faster in black-and-white (15 vs 14 PPM)In black-and-white, Canon MG7720 prints at 15 pages per minute (PPM). HP Photosmart 7520 measures at 14 PPM.
Canon MG7720 would take about 06:40 to print 100 pages, HP Photosmart 7520 would take 07:09. - HP Photosmart 7520
is energy star qualified , butCanon MG7720 is not .Energy Star is a set of standards that aims to reduce energy consumption of various devices. An Energy Star Qualified printer consumes less electricity to operate and is more environmentally friendly.
- Both printers
can print over Wi-Fi Printing over Wi-Fi is a very common feature, available even in most budget models. - Both printers
can print from mobile In most cases, if a printer supports wireless printing, it also supports Wi-Fi printing. - Both printers
support two-sided printing Automatic duplex printing (also known as two-sided printing) refers to a printer's ability to print on both sides of the paper, without having to manually flip it. - Both printers
have a built-in scanner & copier Scan and copy technology have a large hardware overlap. If a printer supports scanning, it will likely support copying. -
Both printers have an LCD status display LCD status displays are very useful. Your printer can tell you if ink is low or paper is jammed. -
Both printers accept touch-screen commands Touch-screen displays allow you to interface with a printer much faster, especially scanning and copying. - Both printers print at about the same speed in color (10 PPM) Both printers print at 10 pages per minute (PPM) in color. To print 100 pages in BW it would take about 10:00
- Both printers produce the same quality black prints (600 x 600 DPI) Both printers have a maximum black DPI of 600 x 600. What is DPI? In short: the number of dots a printer "draws" per inch. Higher DPI means a higher quality print. It's not the easiest thing to understand, so if print quality is very important to you, we suggest reading an article on DPI.
- 600 x 600 is more than enough DPI to print any kind of documents.
- Higher DPI takes more ink to print, draining your cartridge/toner faster.
- Whenever you see 'DPI', it's actually referring to the 'maximum DPI'. Your printer will often choose to lower the DPI where possible to conserve ink.
- Both printers produce the same quality color prints (9600 x 2400 DPI) Both printers have a maximum color DPI of 9600 x 2400.
- Unless you are a professional photographer, 1200 x 600 DPI will be fine for printing photos.
The four main functions of printers are: printing, scanning, photocopying, and faxing. Either your device will be print only, print/scan/copy, or an all-in-one printer that does printing, scanning, copying, and faxing. Note that scanning and copying almost always come together, since the hardware for these features overlaps significantly. Generally speaking, all-in-one printers are larger, so those with space constraints may find this to be an inconvenience. Additionally, printers with a fax feature are typically more expensive. It would be wise to only consider this feature if you plan to fax often. If not, you’ll be satisfied with a print/scan/copy device.
Network printers can be wired or wireless. A printer with a wired network connection uses an Ethernet cord that connects directly to your router. A wireless printer connects to your home or office Wi-Fi network. Any computer also connected to your network can use your printer, whether it’s wired or wireless. You will have to install software, or printer drivers, on the computer before you can print. Also, there is a setup process for the printer to get it on the network. If your printer is not wireless, you’ll need to connect it directly to your computer via USB cable, which is not ideal if you have multiple users that need the printer simultaneously.
Outside of Wi-Fi, there are a number of ways a device can connect to a printer. If the printer is not wireless, you’ll have to connect to your printer via USB cable. Some people prefer using the wired connection because it allows for faster data transfers and quicker printing. Depending on the speed of your Wi-Fi and how strong the signal is, it can take time for the document to send from computer to printer over the network. Using a wired connection eliminates this issue. Other connections you may have are: Ethernet for wired connection to your network; Airprint or Google Cloud Print for quick direct printing over the cloud/internet; USB hard drive or memory card to print directly from storage devices; or PictBridge to print directly from cameras.
Printers with an LCD screen/display give you the option to control some settings directly on the printer, such as a one-touch print, scan, copy, or fax. You may also be able to adjust print quality, preview the print job, and/or view connection settings. Some screens are programmed to offer setup instructions for easy installation. For those who are not particularly tech savvy, this could be helpful.
- A4 (210 x 297 mm)
- A5 (148 x 210 mm)
- A6 (105 x 148 mm)
- B5 (176 x 250 mm)
- C6 (114 x 162 mm)
- DL (110 x 220 mm)
- 300 x 100 mm
- 130 x 180 mm
- 100 x 150 mm
- 32 watts (printing)
- 5.8 watts (ready)
- 1.1 watts (sleep)
- 0.16 watts (manual-off)
Canon MG7720 is a popular option on the higher end of the price range. It's in the top 3 bestselling printers and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Epson EcoTank Photo ET-8550 or Brother MFC-J985DW .
Canon MG7720 was released in 2015. There are dozens of newer printers on the market. Show newer Printers
Canon MG7720 is $132.11 more expensive than the average printer ($367.88).