The Canon PIXMA TS8220 is a good all-in-one inkjet printer for everyday home use. Although it's already been replaced by its successor, the Canon PIXMA TS8320, it still outshines it in certain aspects. It has a sleek design and its compact size is well-suited for tight spaces. It prints great photos, it has decent color accuracy, and its connectivity options are outstanding. The black ink cartridge does run out rather quickly, which means that you have to replace it regularly; however, the color cartridges can last much longer. Its printing speed is a bit middling, as it can print photos very quickly but it's slow at printing black and color documents. Unfortunately, the scanner is pretty basic, as it lacks an automatic document feeder, so it's not the best option for those who need to scan long documents.
Our Verdict
The Canon PIXMA TS8220 is a good family printer. It's able to print great photos full of vibrant colors and it has pretty decent color accuracy. Although it doesn't yield a lot of black pages, its color page yield is much better, and its overall cost-per-print is great. It has wide connectivity options and it's compatible with Canon's outstanding mobile app.
- Great overall cost-per-print.
- Great photo printing quality.
- Wide connectivity options.
- Exceptional mobile app support.
- Slow printing speed for black and color documents.
- Low black page yield.
The Canon PIXMA TS8220 is a bad printer for small or home offices. It doesn't yield many black pages, so the black ink cartridge needs frequent replacement. That said, its color page yield is significantly better. Unfortunately, it's very slow at printing black and color documents, and the scanner lacks an automatic document feeder.
- Great overall cost-per-print.
- Wide connectivity options.
- Slow printing speed for black and color documents.
- Low black page yield.
- No automatic document feeder.
The Canon PIXMA TS8220 is an excellent printer for students. It's relatively inexpensive to print in black and in color, which is great for students who are on a budget. It has outstanding connectivity options, including support for SD cards, and it supports printing from mobile devices. Sadly, it takes a while to print out the first page of a document, and it doesn't get much faster after that.
- Great overall cost-per-print.
- Wide connectivity options.
- Exceptional mobile app support.
- Slow printing speed for black and color documents.
- Low black page yield.
The Canon PIXMA TS8220 is a sub-par printer for printing black and white documents. While it's fairly cost-effective to print in black, you still have to change the black ink cartridge often due to its low yield. It's also quite slow at printing black documents.
- Great overall cost-per-print.
- Wide connectivity options.
- Slow printing speed for black and color documents.
- Low black page yield.
- No automatic document feeder.
The Canon PIXMA TS8220 is a good printer for printing photos. Printed photos look great and the printer's color accuracy is quite decent. It can print on glossy photo paper and most sizes are supported, except for 2" x 3". It has a very good color page yield, so it doesn't get overly expensive to print over time. Also, it prints photos exceptionally fast.
- Great overall cost-per-print.
- Great photo printing quality.
- Can't print on 2" x 3".
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
The Canon PIXMA TS8220 is the predecessor of the PIXMA TS8320, which we have also reviewed. In Europe, it's known as the PIXMA TS8250, or TS8251 for the white variant. The TS8220 and the TS8320 have nearly identical features and perform similarly overall.
Popular Printer Comparisons
The Canon PIXMA TS8220 is a good printer for home use. Compared to other similarly priced inkjet printers, it performs quite well. And since it's an older model that has already been replaced by the PIXMA TS8320, you can often find it at a reduced price. The red and white variants have been discontinued already, although some retailers may still carry a few.
For other options, you can also check out our recommendations for the best all-in-one printers, the best home printers, and the best printers under $100.
The Canon PIXMA TS8220 is much better than the Epson WorkForce WF-2830. The Canon has a higher page yield, especially with the color cartridges, so the cost-per-print is much lower for this printer. It also has better color accuracy and much better photo printing quality. However, the Epson has a sheetfed scanner with an Automatic Document Feeder, and it also serves as a fax machine.
The Canon PIXMA TS8220 and the Canon PIXMA TS9120 are very much alike. The TS8220 has a slightly higher yield for black and color documents, it has better color accuracy, and is much faster at printing color documents and photos. However, the TS9120 has an ethernet port and it's faster at printing black and white documents.
Although the Canon PIXMA TR7520 and the Canon PIXMA TS8220 have very different designs, they have remarkably similar performance for most uses. The main differences are that the TS8220 has a better display screen, it has a higher page yield, and it has more connectivity options. However, the TR7520 has an automatic document feeder to process multi-page documents, making it more suitable for office use.
The Canon PIXMA TS8220 is much better than the Epson Expression Premium XP-6100. The Canon has a better display screen, more connectivity options, and a higher color page yield, resulting in a much lower cost-per-print. The Canon prints better-looking photos and prints them faster, but it's slower at printing documents than the Epson.
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