Canon PIXMA TS702a  Printer Review

The Canon PIXMA TS702a is acceptable for small or home office use. It uses a five cartridge system with a dedicated photo black cartridge, so you don't need to worry about using all your ink for color prints. Unfortunately, its black page yield is very low, so you'll have to replace the cartridge frequently if you print a lot. Cartridges are relatively cheap, but needing to do this maintenance task regularly can be annoying. Print speed is fine; it pushes nine black and seven color pages per minute. There are a variety of connectivity options, making it easy to print from any device. Unfortunately, there's no scanner, so this isn't a good choice if your workflow requires you to scan things.

The Canon PIXMA TS702a is decent for student use. The cost per print is good, so you won't need to spend much on replacement ink. There are also plenty of connectivity options, making it a great choice if you need to share a printer with roommates who use different platforms and devices. Color printing is where the printer shines; adding a splash of color to a report looks great. Printing speed is fine; if you have long papers or articles to print, know they'll still take a few minutes. Unfortunately, as a print-only unit, there's no scanner.

The Canon PIXMA TS702a is mediocre for black-and-white printing. While documents are legible, fine elements are harder to see. Some alignment issues persist even after running alignment or cleaning tasks, though you can remedy this problem by printing in high quality. High quality printing uses more ink, and unfortunately, page yields are already low on this printer. Thankfully, high-yield and extra-high-yield options are available. Another positive is automatic duplex printing. Since printing speeds are only adequate, pushing just nine pages per minute, you won't need to waste more time manually flipping pages to complete your prints.

The Canon PIXMA TS702a is great for photo printing. Thanks to its good color accuracy and fairly wide color gamut, photos look great. They are detailed, vibrant, and pleasing to the eye. This makes the printer an excellent choice for casual photo printing. Just know it isn't color-accurate enough for professional use. You can print a wide variety of photo paper sizes, and the cost per print is great as well.

The Canon PIXMA TS702a has good color printing quality. It has a decent color gamut, with enough contrast between colors to reproduce fine details. Color transitions are mostly smooth, but there's some graining. Color accuracy is also very good. For the most part, you don't need to worry about your photos looking too different from the originals

The Canon PIXMA TS702a produces decent documents. Text is legible, although fine elements aren't as detailed. There are some alignment issues that running alignment or cleaning tasks don't fix. Printing in high quality can help improve print quality, but this uses more ink, and page yield is already low for black-and-white printing.

The Canon PIXMA TS702a is a print-only unit without a scanner.

The Canon PIXMA TS702a isn't the fastest printer. While it only pushes nine black and seven color prints per minute, it warms up quickly. Photo printing is its strength, producing photos at a good speed.

The Canon PIXMA TS702a has relatively low recurring costs, although there's a caveat. Replacement ink is cheap, but page yields are quite low, especially for black printing. If you plan on printing lots of black-and-white documents, be aware that running costs can still add up, as you'll need to replace the ink cartridges often.