Neither Canon Pixma TR4520 nor HP Photosmart 7520 were recommended by experts this month
On 2 May 2024 (2 days ago) we went through 71 Printer expert endorsements , however neither Canon Pixma TR4520 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 Rtings.com (26 Apr 2024), PCMag (2 Mar 2024) and PC Guide (15 Apr 2024).
Rank | Change | Price | Printer | ZD Net | Rtings.com | Digital Trends | LD Products | PhotoWorkout | PCMag | TechRadar | BestReviews | reviewed.usatoday.com | PC Guide |
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1 | - | $850 | Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 1 |
N/A | N/A | $121 | Canon Pixma TR4520 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
N/A | N/A | Check price | HP Photosmart 7520 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Curious to see this month's entire Inkjet Printers ranking? It's here
Rank | Change | Price | Printer | ZD Net | Rtings.com | Digital Trends | LD Products | PhotoWorkout | PCMag | TechRadar | BestReviews | reviewed.usatoday.com | PC Guide |
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1 | - | $850 | Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 1 |
2 | - | $120 | Brother MFC-J1205W | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
3 | - | Check price | HP OfficeJet Pro 9015 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
4 | - | $135 | Brother MFC-J4335DW | - | 3 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
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- With wireless connect and the Canon Print app, use your smartphone to quickly and easily set up your printer and print right from your smartphone or tablet
- With features like AirPrint, Mopria Print Service, auto power On/Off, a built in ADF, and Wi-Fi it's easy to see why Pixma printers are so simple to use
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Technical summary
Canon Pixma TR4520 is a $121 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 8.8 ppm (4.4 ppm in color).
It can scan a stack of up to 20 papers (using Automatic Document Feeder), as well as custom-sized documents (such as passports) with its flatbed scanner.
Canon Pixma TR4520 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
- ADF Scanner
- Borderless Printing
Are they good for Small Office Use
- Wireless Printing
- Recommended Printing Volume
- Two-Sided Printing
- Status Display
- Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)
- Can't scan to email
- Can't scan to PDFs
- No TouchScreen
- Flatbed Scanner
- Fax
- No Ethernet Port
Are they good for Heavy Office Use
- Wireless Printing
- Recommended Printing Volume
- Two-Sided Printing
- Status Display
- Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)
- Print speed is 8.8 pages per minute
- Scan-to-Email not supported
- No TouchScreen
- Can't scan to PDF
- Flatbed Scanner
- Fax
- No Ethernet port
Which one is better?
- It
can produce higher quality black prints
- It
prints faster in black-and-white - It
prints faster in color - It
can produce higher quality color prints - It can
scan/copy a stack of up to 25 pages , while Canon Pixma TR4520can only go up to 20 .
- HP Photosmart 7520
prints faster in black-and-white (14 vs 8.8 PPM)In black-and-white, HP Photosmart 7520 prints at 14 pages per minute (PPM). Canon Pixma TR4520 measures at 8.8 PPM.
HP Photosmart 7520 would take about 07:09 to print 100 pages, Canon Pixma TR4520 would take 11:22. - HP Photosmart 7520
prints faster in color (10 vs 4.4 PPM)In color, HP Photosmart 7520 prints at 10 pages per minute (PPM). Canon Pixma TR4520 measures at 4.4 PPM.
HP Photosmart 7520 would take about 10:00 to print 100 pages, Canon Pixma TR4520 would take 22:44. - Canon Pixma TR4520
can produce higher quality black prints (4800 x 1200 vs 600 x 600 DPI)The black print DPI of Canon Pixma TR4520 is 4800 x 1200. HP Photosmart 7520 has the DPI of 600 x 600. What is DPI? In short: number of dots a printer "draws" per inch. Higher DPI means 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 necessary to conserve ink.
- HP Photosmart 7520
can produce higher quality color prints (9600 x 2400 vs 4800 x 1200 DPI)The color print DPI of HP Photosmart 7520 is 9600 x 2400. Canon Pixma TR4520 has the DPI of 4800 x 1200.- Unless you are a professional photographer, 1200 x 600 DPI will be fine for printing photos.
- HP Photosmart 7520 can
scan/copy a stack of up to 25 pages , while Canon Pixma TR4520can only go up to 20 .This feature is known as 'ADF Capacity' - it's the maximum number of sheets that you can fit into the ADF paper input tray.
- 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
can scan/copy custom-sized documents (built-in flatbed scanner).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. - Both printers
can scan/copy stacks of documents (built-in ADF).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. - Both printers
support two-sided scanning (duplex ADF scanner).A two-sided (duplex) ADF scanner allows scanning a stack of documents on both sides. -
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. -
Neither printer accepts touchscreen commands Touch-screen displays allow you to interface with a printer much faster, especially scanning and copying. - Both printers are
energy star qualified .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.
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 Pixma TR4520 is a very popular and one of the most affordable options. It's in the top 3 bestselling printers and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Brother MFC-J4335DW or HP Envy 5055 .
Canon Pixma TR4520 is $227.45 less expensive than an average printer ($363.45).