The Canon MAXIFY GX7020 is an amazing all-in-one color inkjet printer meant for small offices. It uses a supertank ink system that gives it exceptionally high page yields, minimizes refills, and results in a superbly low cost-per-print. Its body and components feel sturdy and well built, and paper jams are easy to access. It produces decently detailed photos, and while its color accuracy is only okay, it's fine for casual color prints. Compared to the Canon MAXIFY GX6020, the GX7020 has faxing capabilities, double the paper input tray capacity, and its ADF supports automatic single-pass duplex scanning, making it a more flexible printer for offices.
Our Verdict
The Canon MAXIFY GX7020 is great for family use. Its flatbed scanner has a good scan resolution and color depth, it can print directly from USB flash drives, and its companion app is outstanding. Its supertank ink system gives it an exceptionally low cost-per-print, and while the photos it prints are grainy and have only okay color accuracy, it's fine for casual use.
- Incredibly high page yield and low cost-per-print.
- Well-built, sturdy feel.
- Flatbed scanner has good scan resolution and color depth.
- Grainy photos.
The Canon MAXIFY GX7020 is a fantastic printer for small or home offices. It has an outstandingly high black-only page yield and an even higher color page yield, and it prints black-only text documents at a good speed. Its ADF supports automatic single-pass duplex scanning, its touchscreen makes it easy to navigate through tasks, and its Ethernet port and capability for Wi-Fi connectivity give it good networking flexibility.
- Incredibly high page yield and low cost-per-print.
- Well-built, sturdy feel.
- ADF can duplex scan in a single pass.
- Has faxing capabilities.
- Doesn't print documents as fast as some other options.
The Canon MAXIFY GX7020 is a fantastic printer for students, as it has an incredibly low black-only and color cost-per-print that keeps running costs low even for people who print frequently. It also warms up quickly to print the first page, and its flatbed scanner has a good scan resolution and color depth. It can print directly from USB flash drives, and while it doesn't support Bluetooth, it has other wireless printing options like Apple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service, and Wi-Fi Direct.
- Incredibly high page yield and low cost-per-print.
- Well-built, sturdy feel.
- Flatbed scanner has good scan resolution and color depth.
- Can't print via Bluetooth.
The Canon MAXIFY GX7020 is excellent for black-and-white printing, thanks to its outstanding page yield and cost-per-print. It supports duplex printing, and its automatic document feeder can automatically scan double-sided. It also has various wired and wireless connectivity options. While it prints quickly, it isn't as fast as other options.
- Incredibly high page yield and low cost-per-print.
- Well-built, sturdy feel.
- ADF can duplex scan in a single pass.
- Doesn't print documents as fast as some other options.
The Canon MAXIFY GX7020 is decent for casual photos. Though it prints photos with quite a bit of graininess and some color in grayscale, the photo itself is decently detailed. Colors look okay and are fine for casual use. The printer also accepts most glossy photo paper formats, and the cost-per-print for photos is incredibly low.
- Incredibly high page yield and low cost-per-print.
- Well-built, sturdy feel.
- Accepts 4" x 6" and 5" x 7" glossy photo paper.
- Grainy photos.
- Incredibly high page yield and low cost-per-print.
- Well-built, sturdy feel.
- Incredibly high page yield and low cost-per-print.
- Well-built, sturdy feel.
- Incredibly high page yield and low cost-per-print.
- Well-built, sturdy feel.
- Incredibly high page yield and low cost-per-print.
- Well-built, sturdy feel.
- Incredibly high page yield and low cost-per-print.
- Well-built, sturdy feel.
Performance Usages
Changelog
- Updated Sep 08, 2022: Added mention of the Epson EcoTank Photo ET-8550 as an alternative that can print 13" x 19" photos.
- Updated Aug 25, 2022: Converted to Test Bench 1.2.
- Updated Jul 04, 2022: Converted to Test Bench 1.1.
- Updated Apr 07, 2022: The 'Duplex Scanning' test now includes a more detailed result explaining the duplex scanning process. The text also reflects the scanning process in greater detail.
Check Price
Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We tested the Canon MAXIFY GX7020, which only comes in white and doesn't have any variants. It's the business-oriented redesign of the Canon PIXMA G7020 but performs better for all uses. You can see our unit's label here.
Popular Printer Comparisons
The Canon MAXIFY GX7020 is an exceptional printer for small or home offices which features a supertank ink system. Its cost-per-print for black-only and color documents is incredibly low, it has one of the highest color page yields of any printer that we've tested. It's the higher-end counterpart to the Canon MAXIFY GX6020 with more features.
For more options, check out our recommendations for the best small business printers, the best office printers, and the best all-in-one printers.
The Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850 and the Canon MAXIFY GX7020 are all-in-one color inkjet printers with supertanks and are outstanding for office use. The Epson prints documents and photos much more quickly, and it can print slightly more black pages. On the other hand, the Canon can print three times as many color pages as the Epson at a lower cost-per-print for color documents and photos. Additionally, its ADF supports single-pass duplex scanning, which is much faster than the Epson which requires two passes.
The Epson EcoTank Photo ET-8550 and the Canon MAXIFY GX7020 are both all-in-one inkjet printers with a refillable ink tank. However, the Epson is a photo printer that prints significantly better pictures, while the Canon is more of a general office printer with more features, like an ADF and duplex scanning. The Canon also has faster printing speeds and a much larger 600-sheet input tray for big print jobs.
The Canon MAXIFY GX7020 and the HP PageWide Pro 577dw are outstanding small or home office all-in-one color printers with duplex scanning, faxing, and similar wired and wireless capabilities. However, the Canon uses a supertank ink system, with a significantly higher color page yield and a much lower overall cost-per-print. It also produces much more accurate-looking colors. On the other hand, the HP uses PageWide technology, a combination of inkjet and laser techniques, to print pages much more quickly, though it takes longer to warm up to print the first page after sitting idle.
The Canon MAXIFY GX7020 and the HP OfficeJet Pro 9025e are all-in-one color inkjet printers made for small or home offices, but the Canon is a better printer overall. It uses a supertank ink system for far superior page yields and cost-per-print and feels much better built. Both printers have incredible scanning features, including duplex-scanning ADF and faxing capabilities.
Test Results
for pictures & test results
for pictures & test results
for pictures & test results
for pictures & test results
for videos & test results
for pictures & test results
for pictures & test results
