The entry level Canon Pixma TR4520 Wireless Printer is designed for light duty family & home-based office use. And, as could be expected for an all-in-one at this price, it’s somewhat expensive and slow to use but it comes with the strong set & prints exceptionally well, especially photos. Like a few other printers we have recently seen, it includes support for Amazon’s Alexa, allowing for hands-free printing. And, it’s a strong contender for home office users who need an inexpensive AIO for light duty copying, scanning and printing. Entry level home-based printers like the TR4520 spend most of the time sitting idle till you call on them for the occasional photo, a few document pages here, a copy or two.
Canon & its competitors design them to take up as little desk or counter top real estate as possible. And, to that end, the TR4520 measures 7.5 by 17.7 by 11.7 inches & weighs 13 pounds,that is in line with the low cost competition. And, as for paper handling, the TR4520 comes with one 100 sheet paper tray & its manual duplexing automatic document feeder holds up to 20 letter size sheets. On the other hand, the Pixma TR7520 holds up to 200 sheets split between 100 sheet rear and front trays. The HP Officejet 3830 holds the same number of sheets as the TR4520, but it cannot print two-sided pages automatically. Epson’s WF 2860 holds upto 150 sheets from one input source.