Canon PIXMA TS9520 Printer Review

The Canon PIXMA TS9520 has a mediocre build quality. It's made out of solid plastic and the scanner lid doesn't close on itself when fully opened. The rear input tray has sliders to accommodate multiple paper and photo sizes. On the other hand, both the rear and front input trays feel flimsy. Also, the display screen needs to be manually raised to extend the output tray to begin printing. To fix a paper jam, you have to lift the document feeder, open the rear, and remove the plastic casing, which can be inconvenient. The scanner lid also can't be extended upwards to accommodate books or manuals.

The Canon TS9520 is a relatively compact printer. Its size should be suitable for home offices or student dorms, but it requires a bit more space to house it on a shelf or desk.

The Canon PIXMA TS9520 has an excellent display. It features a large LCD touchscreen with great viewing angles, whether you're seated or standing, and one physical power button to the left of it. The icons on the menu are very big and easy to understand and there are even instructional videos within the interface for loading paper and changing the ink cartridges.

• Canon PIXMA TS9520
• Power cord
• Installation CD
• 3 x Sample pack of 4x6 photo paper
• 1x PGI-280 Photo Black
• 1x CLI-281 Cyan
• 1x CLI-281 Magenta
• 1x CLI-281 Yellow
• 1x CLI-281 Black

The Canon 9520 has an acceptable ink cartridge system. It has five cartridges, comprised of black and the usual four colors. Unfortunately, the black page yield isn't very high and will need replacing often. Interestingly, the color page yield is almost double that of the black ink's. There are also XL and XXL high yield cartridges available, should you wish to increase the yield. It also accepts third-party ink, but using that may void the warranty.

The Canon TS9520 has very good scanner features. It has a flatbed scanner, which is great for scanning fragile items like old photos, and a sheetfed scanner, which features an automatic document feeder that will make processing multi-page documents much easier. The printer is capable of scanning at 1200 DPI, but you have to change the scanner settings using Canon IJ Scan Utility to do this. Unfortunately, it does lack duplex scanning, which means you'll have to manually flip double-sided pages, and there are no fax capabilities.

Cost-per-print is very good. The cost of black-only cartridges is quite affordable and printing in monochrome offers a good value for an inkjet printer. Likewise, it offers good value when printing in color, whether that be adding a splash of color to a document or printing photos for the family album. The color cartridge price includes four colors, but they can also be purchased separately.

The Canon TS9520's printing speed is only okay. The first page of a print comes out fairly slowly and subsequent pages aren't much faster. One 4" x 6" photo, on the other hand, can be printed in under forty seconds, which is very good.

The Canon TS9520's color accuracy is decent enough for those printing casual photos or adding a splash of color to documents. However, it's not recommended for those who depend on precise coloring as part of their profession.

The Canon PIXMA TS9520's printing quality is excellent. Blacks are deep and colors are nice and vibrant. Also, there's no banding and only a bit of graininess.

The Canon PIXMA TS9520 has two input trays, one in the front and one in the rear, that support a wide variety of paper and photo sizes.

The Canon PIXMA TS9520 has outstanding connectivity options. You can connect to it over Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB, and Ethernet. If you're on a mobile device, it's also compatible with Apple AirPrint and Morpria Print Service. Also, it has external storage support, meaning you can print files off an SD card.

The Canon PIXMA TS9520 is compatible with the Canon PRINT Inkjet/SELPHY mobile app, which is available on both Android and iOS. You can print, scan, and copy from the app, as well as order replacement ink cartridges.