Neither Canon Pixma MG2522 nor Canon Pixma MG3029 were recommended by experts this month
On 2 Apr 2024 (16 days ago) we went through 71 Printer expert endorsements , however neither Canon Pixma MG2522 nor Canon Pixma MG3029 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 | - | $750 |  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 | $51 |  Canon Pixma MG2522 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N/A | N/A | $350 |
 Canon Pixma MG3029 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Canon Pixma MG2522 
Canon Pixma MG3029 Customers like Canon Pixma MG2522 noticeably more
At ReviewFinder we prefer to focus on professional product reviews, because customer reviews can be disproportionately affected by unrelated factors such as delivery, specific seller listing problems, and, of course, fake reviews. With that said, below is the summary of consumer sentiment.
Canon Pixma MG3029
CS of 10 is similar to a 4.8 star review, CS of 0 is similar to a 2 star review.
Canon Pixma MG2522, the cheaper option, tends to get more favorable reviews than Canon Pixma MG3029.
As can be seen in the chart above, median best-selling printer receives a consumer score of 7.3 (good). Both Canon Pixma MG2522 and Canon Pixma MG3029 receive customer reviews that average out below that median threshold.
| Canon Pixma MG2522 | |
| Canon Pixma MG3029 | |
| Median best-selling Printer |
Canon Pixma MG2522 is more popular than Canon Pixma MG3029
It's fairly safe to say that Canon Pixma MG2522 is a more popular printer than Canon Pixma MG3029, based on its 2,000+ reviews. Popularity is determined based on product sales. Note that older and cheaper products tend to sell more.
To consider
| Table: Top compared alternatives for Canon Pixma MG2522 and MG3029 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Brother MFC-J1205W | $109 | 2 expert recommendations | Better Reviews | |
 | Brother MFC-J805DW | $351 |
In comparison:
 8.3 Great
| No expert recommendations | Better Reviews |
 | Brother MFC-J4335DW | $135 | 2 expert recommendations | Better Reviews | |
 | HP OfficeJet Pro 9025 | $360 |
In comparison:
HP OfficeJet Pro 9025 ranks #23 out of 164. Very high levels of customer satisfaction. Go to rankings 8.3 Great
| No expert recommendations | More Popular Better Reviews |
| 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 | - | $750 | 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 | - | $109 |  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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- Meet the PIXMA MG2522, a simple printer for your home printing needs
- The PIXMA MG2522 makes it easy to print documents and it even supports optional XL ink cartridges so you replace them less often
- Welcome to affordable home printing.
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- Print Documents and Images Quickly: Speeds of 8.0 images per minute (ipm) for black and 4.0 images per minute (ipm) for colour
- High Resolution: 4800 x 600 maximum colour dpi produces sharp text and beautiful images.
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Technical summary
Canon Pixma MG2522 is a $51 injket printer with a built-in scanner and copier.
It prints at the speed of 8.0 ppm (4.0 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 Pixma MG2522 allows printing via a USB cable and an Ethernet cable.
Canon Pixma MG3029 is a $350 wireless injket printer with a built-in scanner and copier.
It prints at the speed of 8.0 ppm (4.0 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. It has an extra perk of sending scans to an email.
Canon Pixma MG3029 allows printing via Wi-Fi, a mobile phone/tablet, a USB cable and an Ethernet cable.
Are they good for Occasional Home Use
- No wireless printing
- Recommended Printing Volume
- Built-in Scanner & Copier
- Two-Sided Printing not supported
- No status display
- No touchscreen
- Flatbed Scanner
- No ADF Scanner
- Wireless Printing
- Recommended Printing Volume
- Built-in Scanner & Copier
- Two-Sided Printing not supported
- No status display
- No touchscreen
- Flatbed Scanner
- No ADF Scanner
- Scan to Email
3 Best Printers for Occasional Home Use
- Wireless Printing
- Designed to print about 125 pages per month
- Built-in Scanner & Copier
- Two-Sided Printing not supported
- Status Display
- Touch Screen Status Display
- No flatbed scanner
- No ADF Scanner
- Scan to PDF
- Scan to Searchable PDFs
- Wireless Printing
- Designed to print about 175 pages per month
- Built-in Scanner & Copier
- Two-Sided Printing not supported
- Status Display
- Touch Screen Status Display
- Flatbed Scanner
- ADF Scanner
- Borderless Printing
- Scan to PDF
- Wireless Printing
- Designed to print about 200 pages per month
- Built-in Scanner & Copier
- Two-Sided Printing not supported
- Status Display
- Touch Screen Status Display
- No flatbed scanner
- ADF Scanner
- Borderless Printing
- Scan to PDF
- Scan to Searchable PDFs
- Colored Status Display
Are they good for Small Office Use
- Wireless Printing not supported
- Recommended Printing Volume
- Two-Sided Printing not supported
- No Status Display
- No Automatic Document Feeder
- Can't scan to email
- Can't scan to PDFs
- No TouchScreen
- Flatbed Scanner
- No Fax
- No Ethernet Port
- Wireless Printing
- Recommended Printing Volume
- Two-Sided Printing not supported
- No Status Display
- No Automatic Document Feeder
- Scan-To-Email
- Can't scan to PDFs
- No TouchScreen
- Flatbed Scanner
- No Fax
- No Ethernet Port
3 Best Printers for Small Office Use
- Wireless Printing
- Designed to print about 800 pages per month
- Two-Sided Printing
- Status Display
- Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)
- Scan-To-Email
- Scan to PDF
- TouchScreen
- Flatbed Scanner
- Fax
- Ethernet
- Colored Status Display
- Wireless Printing
- Designed to print about 600 pages per month
- Two-Sided Printing
- Status Display
- Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)
- Scan-To-Email
- Can't scan to PDFs
- No TouchScreen
- Flatbed Scanner
- Fax
- No Ethernet Port
- Colored Status Display
- Wireless Printing
- Designed to print about 875 pages per month
- Two-Sided Printing
- Status Display
- Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)
- Scan-To-Email
- Scan to PDF
- TouchScreen
- Flatbed Scanner
- Fax
- Ethernet
- Scan to Searchable PDFs
- Colored Status Display
Are they good for Heavy Office Use
- Wireless Printing not supported
- Recommended Printing Volume
- Two-Sided Printing not supported
- Does not have a status display
- No Automatic Document Feeder
- Print speed is 8 pages per minute
- Scan-to-Email not supported
- No TouchScreen
- Can't scan to PDF
- Flatbed Scanner
- No fax
- No Ethernet port
- Wireless Printing
- Recommended Printing Volume
- Two-Sided Printing not supported
- Does not have a status display
- No Automatic Document Feeder
- Print speed is 8 pages per minute
- Scan-To-Email
- No TouchScreen
- Can't scan to PDF
- Flatbed Scanner
- No fax
- No Ethernet port
3 Best Printers for Heavy Office Use
- Wireless Printing
- Designed to print about 1500 pages per month
- Two-Sided Printing
- Status Display
- Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)
- Print speed is 20 pages per minute
- Scan-To-Email
- TouchScreen
- Scan to PDF
- Flatbed Scanner
- Fax
- Ethernet
- Colored Status Display
- Wireless Printing
- Designed to print about 1500 pages per month
- Two-Sided Printing
- Status Display
- Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)
- Print speed is 20 pages per minute
- Scan-To-Email
- TouchScreen
- Scan to PDF
- Flatbed Scanner
- Fax
- Ethernet
- Colored Status Display
- Wireless Printing
- Designed to print about 1300 pages per month
- Two-Sided Printing
- Status Display
- Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)
- Print speed is 19 pages per minute
- Scan-To-Email
- TouchScreen
- Scan to PDF
- Flatbed Scanner
- Fax
- Ethernet
- Colored Status Display
Is the price difference of $299 worth it?
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It is $299.01 cheaper
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Canon Pixma MG2522 can't print over Wi-Fi , while Canon Pixma MG3029 can! -
Canon Pixma MG2522 does not support mobile printing , while Canon Pixma MG3029 does!
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Canon Pixma MG2522 can't print over Wi-Fi , while Canon Pixma MG3029 can!Even most budget printers support printing over Wi-Fi these days. -
Canon Pixma MG2522 does not support mobile printing , while Canon Pixma MG3029 does!Not being able to print from mobile is more and more uncommon for modern printers, as more people shift to doing everything on their phones.
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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. -
Neither printer has 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 print at about the same speed in black & white (8 PPM) Both printers print at 8 pages per minute (PPM) in black-and-white. To print 100 pages in BW it would take about 12:30 -
Both printers print at about the same speed in color (4 PPM) Both printers print at 4 pages per minute (PPM) in color. To print 100 pages in BW it would take about 25:00 -
Both printers produce the same quality color prints (4800 x 600 DPI) Both printers have a maximum color DPI of 4800 x 600.- 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
- A5
- B5
- Letter
- Legal
- 4"x6"
- 5"x7"
- Envelope (DL)
- Envelope (COM-10)
- Square (5"x 5")
- Custom size (width 101.6 mm - 215.9 mm
- length 152.4 mm - 676 mm)
Canon Pixma MG2522 is a very popular and one of the cheapest options. It's in the top 3 bestselling printers and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as HP Envy Pro 6452 or HP DeskJet 2755 .
Canon Pixma MG2522 was released in 2013. There are a lot of newer printers on the market. Show newer Printers
Canon Pixma MG2522 is $300.48 less expensive than an average printer ($351.46).
Canon Pixma MG3029 is a well-known option in the middle of the printers price range. It's in the top 3 bestselling printers and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Brother MFC-J491DW or Brother MFC-J805DW .
Canon Pixma MG3029 is $1.47 cheaper than the average printer ($351.46).
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