Very helpful information. I am glad to hear that Canon printers released since 2020 have a user-replaceable sponge. Canon should advertise this feature and remove all prior models off the market.

"This new maintenance cartridge have microchips that get detected by the printer once replaced/installed so again no codes, no reset needed." It's another scam. Damn Canon and their stupid chips. They should just switch to a waste ink tank than a sponge. A tank is easier to empty like those modded printers. How much do those maintenance cartridge cost again?

They’re switching their tricks from chipped ink cartridges to chipped maintenance cartridges?

You have to consult with Canon to get print heads for some of their printers. I'm not sure which ones but I know the g6020 is only available through customer service BY PHONE! If the printers require weekly full page printing, the printers should be programmed to print weekly on their own if they haven't been used. I hate this printer so much

Sure wish I could print this out , but can't

You're welcome! This was easy because I bought the Canon at retail. Once you have a relationship with a company, well, you can guess how this type of video would go over. But I'm still considering doing one like that for another product I've reviewed previously that has been a total bomb from a long term perspective.

@@TheTechBuyersGuru If you know that a product is behaving differently over long term, whether good or bad, you should actually do an updated review, or at least a PSA, like this video.

absorber problem fixing by reflashing the rom... and taking out the drain into some bottle... The bigger problem of this series is lifetime & cost of the printheads!!! a much better lifetime have the HP tanks, but the absorber problem is a way more dissaster!! Epson only one is good to go (end Brother maybe, didn`t try, but it must be similar to Epson

It's a truly rare thing.

@@robertbodnar8745 : How long will these Laser Printer cartridges last? i too have the Cannon 3200 Tanker I had it for a while and printed too many to count unlike the HP cartridge only printed 30-40 if lucky prints no Photo regular prints. But I don't like the idea that I have to use my printer to keep it in working condition.

Same here, I bought a 39 dollar Pantum wireless black laser printer 8 years ago and it still works fine ... on the original toner cart too! Granted we don't use it daily, or sometimes weeks go by but when we turn it on to use it it works every time. Inkjets are dead to me. If I need a photo or color print I'll go to Walgreens.

@@Ass_Burgers_Syndrome same. I have had a cheap Brother A4 laser printer for 12 years. Put one new toner cartridge in it in that time. Colour prints I send out to a print shop. Cheaper in the end, better paper, and better results.

Added bonus: If you run some kind of home (automation) server using a non-windows OS, support for laser printers tends to be a lot better than for inkjet printers.

If you do your research and get a high end head and ink system in an affordable model, it is far better and more capable than any laser, and at much lower cost. I got 10 epson wf-5190 on an offer for 100 euro each. 3200 nozzles. 10 pages in normal quality duplex. Catridges stay fixed. Pigment inks. If you print a page every month it stays clean. I use them for different things, but the ones I have used all work fine. They are OK after many years in storage also. They are compatible with large refillable cartridges if you want to do that. The only way to get nozzle problems is to leave it off for many many months but that shouldn't be very hard to fix with the right liquid, and no, clean cycles do not reqlly clean nozzles .You can find tests for this class of injets that test paper feeding in heavy usage. Color lasers below 1000 euro are low quality high cost garbage and even business models are designed to scam businesses that cannot calculate total cost of ownership. Kyocera is a good brand if you want low cost mono and color, but only the expensive models.

@@aristotle_4532 no one was talking about colour laser printers and you are still saying I have to print once a month or risk having to clean heads. I rarely print anything, but when I do I need it to work reliably. Which a laser will always do. As for "better" I'll always take a black laser print over a black ink jet print. And cost? I think my printer cost me about AUD $60. And replacement toner cartridges are perhaps $40 (which I've used one of in 12 years). Inkjets are great if you need colour and print regularly, otherwise they are a waste of time and money.

but you must have luck with printer, accepting third party toner cartridges without chips, which is scarce now, so dont throw your Canon LBP 2900 or HP 1018 for lack of wifi, duplex, or other modern features, maybe its USB only, but it works since 2012, and with every toner you change drum (part responsible to print quality) too. I have them both in my repair shop, lending them as spare printers free of charge, until repair/replace customers original one.

@@lukaswolf3012 just don't go with hp canon or epson. why would you got for brand that are known to eb scammer for inkect printer? why wouldn't they scam you on laser printer ? I juts use brother and i am not disapointed for now . but i'm sure other brand works fine

Still using HP 1018 purchased refurbished for $100 in 2008 with NO Problems. Now on my 3rd all-in-one color inkjet printer. Really need scan function and the occasional color print for diagrams, greeting cards from original watercolor scans, photo not so much.

I just buy the cheapest printer and instead of buying new cartridges, I get a new printer. That way I know these companies are losing money.

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We are definitely need laws knowing what Apple did

Yeah we need more laws, nobody follows the ones we have now!

Absolutely!! This should be criminal. Look they are shutting down our energy because of Global Warming, but then it’s ok for all these corporations to flood the United States wait planned obsolescence junk.

apple and samsung has paid in dimes and nickles back and forth. nobody cares

You could even get one of those dedicated photo printers, the paper isn't cheap but they make damn nice prints and it's still probably cheaper than a printing service (and photo printing services are disappearing)

Just posted something similar and then saw your comment, spot on, colour laser all the way. But even then, you have to get the right one, have been using Kyocera ecosys units for a couple of decades now, they really are great and cheap to run.

I too gave up the inkjet and went to laser, tired of the scam. My printer prints pretty good photos.

@@Jdbye well, with such printer you are stuck with the given paper dimensions. And i don’t print my photos so often that I’d have usage for such a dedicated device.

@@ledsalesoz i got my HP some years ago, one of the first with AirPrint support. And pretty happy with it since than… one just have to ignore the low toner message for a while and gets to print many pages with that :)

Laser printers emit harmful particles.

I've always liked Brother - I had a monochrome laser printer that worked faithfully for years. I'm in. I'll go to a print shop for my color!

well if you don't have budget issue than laser printer is the way to go but otherwise inktank is mostly affordable for everyone

Yup, I have a Samsung laser printer that I bought sometime around 2010 still on its original toner cartridge. I print on average 1-2x per year and whenever I turn it on it just works, every time.

It’s still a scam with the counter that stops it from printing.

the reason most invest in inkjet are to print photos at home, using high grade photo papers. Laser cant do that , still far behind for photo printing quality.

@@Netlogic. Samsung was superb, but bought out by HP and all production sent to garbage dump, production lines sent to garbage dump

This! Although photos won't be as good. I did this and my laser finally started leaking toner all over the page as it prints. But that was maybe after 15 years.

Are Canon Arizona 6160 xts and 6170 xts printers have a waste tank with a tap that we drain out when its full.

I'm at two years and nothing but problems with the same printer and the new heads are back ordered and you can't get them and the Canadian price is almost $500.00 for this junk.

@@dashcam3098 Me too. Nothing but problems. Not to mention that when the waste ink pad is full, you can't replace it. You need to pay several hundred dollars for service!

That’s the one I have. My wife recently retired, so the printer goes weeks without use, and now the black doesn’t print even after trying every cleaning method. Make sure you use it regularly or you will have the same issue.

I've an "HP Smart Tank" for more than a year. So far so good. Just make sure to print something every couple of weeks so that it wount dry and jam.

@@edhgsilva you did well, either way its made in china

@@edhgsilva what and where is the chip? How about a photo?

@@edhgsilva 👍👍

Indeet that's a very good solution. Unfortunately this series of printers doesn't support recto-verso-printing. And those, who do, do not have the maintenance cartridge. It's a shame.

You still have to stop the continuous error message telling you the waste ink absorber is full. You can only do this by reprogramming the eeprom (firmware.) The web explains this is done by pressing the on/off button and the Ready button in a sequence that only works on your particular model, but this completely erases the eeprom and "bricks" the printer. Believe me I found this the hard way 😩

Yes, but that wasn't the problem.

Clogged heads are not his issue though. It's a full waste sponge.

@@dudmanjohn yeah, but this way you can reduce the ink amount getting in the sponge. With this you cannot solve the obvious problem of course...

@n What do you have?

I wash the printer heads under running hot water, forget the syringe. Run it till it is almost clear out of each port, tap dry then use a paper towel to dry the rest. Done this many times.

When my Pixma showed the absorber error code I just set the printer in a small boot tray and decided to let it leak if it should overflow. Then I reset the error code. Now after two years, it's still running fine and still no leakage. Talk about crying wolf! And yes, replacing the absorber pads is ridiculously complicated.

What laser printer did you get?

@@SK-lt1so I need to check my messages more often. It’s a brother hl-l2350d which was the cheapest I could find ;-)

@@johncoenraads9681 I gave up - the Pixma was getting elderly and cantankerous, and tbh we print so rarely it was using more ink to prime the nozzles than was being used to actually print. It was very cathartic to pull apart, though

Thats true, you pay for electricity, printer, ink ans paper...

Never buy HP or Canon for basic printing. If you really need a printer buy Epson or Brother inktank printer. If you don't use your printer regularly, never shut down your printer. It will allow the printer to clean it's head when required. You also need a resetting software, which you can get from online for free. If everything goes wrong you still can physically clean the head. Just unscrew the head and flash mild warm water inside the head and reattach it after drying. I got more than one lakh colour prints from my Epson with 3rd party ink.

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That's why we started to buy laser printer since they were more relayable or don't try out

My office inkjet printer, if no print in 1 week or more, sure will need initiate print head cleaning… But my canon maxify, I left it with out ink in the box for 2 year I think, after few flushing, can use again, but the ink expensive..

@@Tom-ku8bu Yep, I have a small Xerox Phaser color printer that's well over 10 years old and only paid $199 for it. I've replaced the inks a few times with a 3rd party and it kept on printing without issues. Even I haven't used the printer for months it still works without going through the cleaning nonsense.

But the cleaning process should fix it mine never did but my brother version is perfect and will self clean

@@Tom-ku8bu plus a laser print is somewhat moist proof, one speck of water on an inkjet print and it's ruined as the ink starts dissolving again.

I do a test print on my G6050 nearly daily and the heads still clog. Hopefully they may have improved the heads as well as adding the removeable foam cartridge. I wonder what new trick they have dreamed up to nobble the printer

Awesome info. I will check out that model. I did look into whether canon had changed its ways since my 2017 model, and missed your model. It's brand new but sold out, so didn't come up in searches on Amazon. Here it is, can't be ordered: amzn.to/38GXlFn

@@TheTechBuyersGuru Yes, it is new and always sold out. Very popular. I got mine at Adorama. Had to wait a month on my order, but was able to get one. They don't charge until the unit is shipped. Like I said, I have been very pleased with it, photo output is very good with the 6 inks as opposed to the 4 in the old units.

Thanks for all this feedback. As much as I've been burned with photo printing so far, I am nearly convinced to buy the G620 anyway, thanks to you, LOL!

@@TheTechBuyersGuru Lol...so much pressure. Do I have to go into hiding if you have a problem?

@@TheTechBuyersGuru i got mine delivered from Canon yesterday. I am so excited to try it out.

I agree. But they are not marketed that way. Regular consumers have no idea that they’re intended for frequent use until they learn my painful and expensive experience.

@@Sashazur I have found even using it once a week, the black ink has a habit of clogging. Interestingly, the color ink has been working fine for me.

I think it's already roughly eight years that this combination runs properly...

You must be heavily confused here. You're talking about an Epson printer, his video is about a Canon printer.

@@FrozenHaxor not sure its still the case, but Canon printers 20 years ago used Epson printheads, they were the first that I recall which didn't replace the head with the cartridge

@@FrozenHaxor Yeah, seems like it. Nevertheless I would recommend to take a look at Epson’s line up. They have replaceable ink dumps if I remember correctly

@@mchenri9683 I have their L310 printer, the diaper is largely non-replaceable but if you don't run cleaning and purging cycles all the time like a lunatic, they won't get soaked. Head clogged? Use proper chemical to clean it. Works for 5 years now.

@@mistermartin82 It's not. Epson uses piezo heads and canon uses thermal.

i have one too, has lasted 5 Years so far and the Printer lately mentoined the Cartridge might be empty soon, so we have a replacement at hand when that happens :D but this might be another year or two away, no idea. Also doesnt matter since the Powder doesnt dry up.

It's literal sponge, how hard is to make a plastic glass door to it's container and let people just exchange it? I guess it wouldn't be a scam then.

@@Ussurin It isn't "literal sponge" it's more like dense cotton fibre that has some kind of gel in it to lock the ink in. I tried washing one out previously, what a mess!

@@ferrumignis But they could sell these, so that they could be replaced.

@@ferrumignis Ok, it is a diaper, should not be that hard to replace either :)

They don't need to sell replacements, the ink is literally dumped into the pad through a tube. As the guy even mentions in the video you can just connect that tube up to a tub and get presto you've got yourself all the wasted ink dumped into a tub that you can then just dump back into your black ink every so often. The printers like the that have ink tanks really should have also done this design change and had the waste ink be dumped right back into the black by default, that way the cleaning process does what it needs to by paying ink through the head, and the ink just goes around in a cycle. Or at the very least just have a waste pot people can empty. The real scam in this is that the printers still are locked down in the firmware to basically stop working after a set number of cleaning a cycles. When it thinks the pad is "full", even if its not. This problem even means a scanner printer will stop letting people scan anything. There should be a way to tell the printer that the spine was cleaned or the tank was emptied. They should never be locked down like they still are, but it seems even when trying to claim they're not going to scam people on ink they still scam people in other ways

The actuall required components of that cartridge for proper functioning cost less than dollar if you go to hardware store, you know? Paying 20 dollars every time you change a sponge is pretty huge scam.

@@Ussurin everything about printing is a scam

Unfortunately this fix does not work with all the Pixma models.

If you do not print enough to *need* a printer at home, you are much better off with a laser. Stick it away in a closet for a year or two if you want to, and it still works when you need it.

Same here. 20 years ago, then Canon offered to send me a new inkjet printer at the cost of a new set of cartridges when the ink absorber filled up.

Exactly. Theres no reason these printers couldn't have had a waste ink tank built in, with an accurate full measurement sensor that means the printer never disables itself forever with nothing the users can do except hack the firmware.

@@ge2719 There is no reason Canon can't make the ink counter easily resettable. They won't even tell consumers how to do it, and none of the procedures recommended on line work on mine. I can get it into service mode easily enough (hold down Stop, turn on Power, then flash Stop 5 times with Power held on), but then what???

@@johne6081 i had to buy a seeingoy dodge poeceof software for resetting a specific printer i had. Tested it in a locked off virtual machine and it didnt doathing malocious and the i ran it on a mini pc with a fresh windows with no network access, then reinstaled windows, just incase. It reset it fine. I cant remember the name of it though. Let me see if i can find it again.

Having a laser printer is actually one of the best possible choices as the ink doesn't dry up so it won't matter if you don't print often but also the cartriges are less of a scam than inkjet ones. Plus it prints faster and to me the hot and dry sheets coming out of a laser printer feel nicer than the ones coming out of a inkjet printer, it's only personal preference though. One of the few cons however is the fact it can't print good quality photos, unlike the dye sumbliation aka heat transfer film printers, again a good choice for you as it's literally the best way to print digital photos you can possibly get.

Depends on the printer design and age. Epson's Ecotanks had the same problems in the early models. Now it is a user-servicable part that just needs a screw driver and a ten buck replacement part. Same for newer Canon's, I think.

Laser printers have their own planned obsolescence thing. There's a powder salvage tank in every laser printer that is often impossible to remove and / or disassemble to empty it out because it's sealed. A IR laser beams to a sensor, when the powder blocks the light hitting the sensor, the printer stop working. It's possible to make it work again but ultimately the error will reappear and one day you will not be able to get rid of this without buying an off brand powder salvage tank if you can find it.

​@Ryokath Irrelevant (but interesting nevertheless). Today, few people print more than a few pages per week -- and many print a few pages *a decade*. For this audience, the only thing that matters is that the mere passage of time won't damage the printer, and that's what a laser printer gives you. Buy the printer, buy a full set off toner cartridges, and the odds that the printer will work when you *need* to print a form a decade from now is good. With an ink jet printer, the odds of it working are close to zero -- even if you invested in a spare set of ink tanks.

​@@RyokathI wonder how common this powder salvage thing is? I've not run into a problem with my 2012 Xerox yet. Still works fine for the occasional print job

@@CasualTS Because it's quite common for the "powder salvage" to be a part of the toner cartridge.

Not necessarily, manufacturers just need to make their printers easy to maintain.

@@techwizpc4484 Yeah.. ok. Good luck with that proposal.

I'm looking to switch over to laser because I'm just done with inkjet printers all together. I'm hoping that the laser printer will work well with making bookmarks on cardstock and can pick up texture and print as close to what's on the screen as possible

What model is that?

@@LunarNoire Did you buy yet? Be sure to research any printer you're considering, because laser printers don't generally do heavy cardstock well. It bonds toner to paper with heat, and if the cardstock is too thick for the printer it will flake off. That said, I LOVE my color laser printer, but def buy after-market toner or it's like paying for ink cartridges. Good luck!

@@imadish5356 I ended up getting a laser printer, but I want to get this one too to replace my ecotank since I'm using both for different purposes. So far the laser printer that I have has been pretty good with heavy cardstock. I'm going to try cover cardstock next to see if it will go through and pray I don't break the the printer lolz. The colors came out really nice and accurate so I am pleased with the laser printer thus far, but still want an inkjet as well. I got the Canon ImageCLASS MF644Cdw

@@LunarNoire Congrats! That looks like a really nice printer. I'm jealous.😉I have (old!!) HP M251nw. Have done up to 271 gsm/100 lb. It made it through, but toner "just" sticks -can flake it off in places. Depending on project, I sticky laminate or spray w/Crystal Clear. Page curl is a major prob for me --my printer can't load from the back. PLEASE let me know how it goes with your new Canon! I'm shopping -this poor old thing is gonna quit soon. Good luck!

A Brother user over here as well. I cant really understand why its the only brand that haven't been problematic so far. Or at least less problematic. Earlier on I had two HP printers, one had this rather cool ability to print on printable discs, which has been a huge help with my first business, but sadly the ink was deadly expensive. I tried to refill the cartridges, and while black worked out well, the color one did not, and it printed weird colors. And not to mention it broke after some time, it was probably around 2010 or so. The second one I got for free from my mobile operator after signing a new deal, and it worked a small bit longer. It was a combo, had the scanner on top (tbh all of the later printers I got had those built in scanners). But again had that annoyance in form of expensive inks. Not to mention it used a very weird kind of PSU, and after moving out I lost one, so now its basically a piece of junk. In the meantime my grandfather bought himself a Brother printer. It was in around 2007 I believe so. He still uses it like... once over 3 months? And it works like a charm. And so I went for buying Epson printer. It had those cool features like Wi-Fi printing, fax, and so on. Had a normal 8-style power cord, and it wasnt HP. Ink wasnt cheapest, but still better than HP. It worked for like 2 years. Still got it, but I dont really know why I keep this. Probably just to give away to someone who'd want a free scanner. Sadly this carried on. Around 2019 my father wanted to buy a printer for himself, and chose HP, after all I went through. I told him "dont buy this junk, you'd only lose money", but he insisted that he has to own a printer, because he has to have ability to print something when he needs to. Yep. He maybe used it like once or twice, and it stopped working. He is not used to print anything if he doesnt need to. It was a real annoyance that I couldn't print anything at home, and had to go visit my buddy who worked at the office. Until one day he asked me "hey, wouldnt you want a printer?". After I saw that its a Brother, I happily agreeded. The only reason he gave it away for me was the fact that it's "too slow", and his customers had to wait like 30 seconds for their documents, and he has to give it to them in lesser time. It was already used heavily, because he printed documents every day, and not to mention its already probably 10 years old. But it prints! And since I got it in 2020 I'm printing as much as I want. In colour and b&w. The only problem I have got now is where to get a cheap paper. This leaves a question. Why should I bother printing a page weekly if I dont need to, when my current printer works even if I leave it for a month or two? Even the OG inks for the Brother printer are cheap, and the third party ones now costs less than a pack of 500 sheet copy paper. The only problem I had with the printer recently was the fact, that the transparent ribbon inside got splashed with ink. After I cleaned it, it works again. Couldnt repair a similiar issue in my first HP. Sure - the print quality isnt the best one I had ever seen. But I can turn a blind eye on it, because it pays off with the reliability. It has almost zero impact when printing documents anyway. And what's best - printing has become affordable again. I'm not the kind of person who likes to praise big companies, but when it comes to printers I just can't stay silent, because this is a real difference. HP printers had this magnet for clients of being cheap, but then you had to spend more on inks, and the company earned their money anyway. Its probably a similiar story with Canon and Epson. I'm not sure how does Brother products hold up now, but Im sure that Im not going to change my printer anytime soon.

May I ask what the model number is? PRETTY PLEASE

Those chips are relatively easy to reset, apparently, by copying one that has a low use count, then writing it every time it gets full. Of course you need to manually clean the sponge so it doesn't overflow.

I have never had an inkjet printer remotely come close to the photo/label quality of my Kyocera colour laser printer. The only reason I keep my shitheap Canon around is because of the ADF scanner

I have a hp laser 1020 plus 2015. No counters, waste bin etc. But I believe color lasers have toner waste bin? Also, they have counters for toner left

@@john_barnett I haven't heard of kyocera before. Could you tell me which model you have?

@@prathamshenoy9840 sure but you won't ever have to worry about print heads clogging up because the ink dried. And most of those bins are user serviceable

This! I had an inkjet 11 years ago but I was printing half a dozen documents or photos a year and having to replace the ink every time. Got a Canon MF634C a few years ago. Scans, prints, never have any problems.

Heroic effort! Very interesting to hear Canon's official position on this.

About the point #4, there is always a rule about this: "if someone has physical access to your machine, it's no longer your machine". And it's of great use here. It boils down to the logical "and" of all of these truisms: - Printers have firmware. - Firmware is stored in flash chips on the motherboard. - Motherboards can be taken out of the device. - Flash chips are soldered, so they can be desoldered and put in a programmer again. - Firmware is written in a machine language. - For every compiled program, there is a possibility to translate it back into assembly, and then disassemble and analyze. - A service center should have an option to reset non-user-resettable parts of the memory, and it shouldn't involve soldering. So, basically: there is always a factory service mode (FSM for short), and so, there is always a method to access FSM. And, in the FSM, there are operations that can be performed from there. Taking this further: - Any method to access FSM will sooner or later be discovered and published. - Any FSM opcodes will sooner or later be documented independently of the NDA-gatekeeped service centers. Taking the G3x10 series: - FSM entry sequence is already known (printer OFF -> hold power button, press stop 5 times, release power). - FSM opcodes are three-digit, no "0" can exist in them, you enter digits using stop button (as many times as the target digit states) and confirm with a single press of a power button. - "Reset waste ink pad utilization and recalibrate print head movement" is already known to be opcode 435.

Beautiful.

Ken, was your error code the same, or was it something else? I have your model and am getting a 5200 when i try to deep clean. Also what's he equiv of "system clean" for this one? Flush? The online manual suggests a "system clean" but I find nothing labeled such in the mtc menu.

I do remember it as being 5200 - but it's been a while now and I've since moved on to another machine/brand as the canon developed a hit and miss printing style that I didn't want to mess with. "Rest in pieces Canons everywhere!"

Thats good to know. I have an Ecotank printer and i do believe it even came with a spare maintenance box for waste ink included.

Thank you Glenn! I also have an Epson Ecotank ET-4850 that I spent nearly $500 on in January 2022. I saw this video and was concerned that the Epson would have the same flaw as Canon. I spent the extra $ on the Ecotank in the hopes it would be better engineered vs cheaper inkjet printers. It’s relieving to know Epson took the time to implement a solution for this issue.

@@edubbs3528 Oh, that’s interesting. Perhaps there are variance in the models. Like more expensive models have more maintenance features built-in, whereas less expensive models have things non-user replaceable sponges. That would be a crappy thing for Epson to do though. Getting good reviews on the fancy models, misleading people to think all of them have the same robustness.

@@edubbs3528 Maybe you had to just cut out the tube to the sponge and put it somewhere to drain the ink from the very new state. But it would work if we know, that the "full sponge" detected by some "wet sensor". And I don't know, whether there is a moisture sensor at all. Maybe there is just a counter...

My family and I have been using Epson Eco Tank printers for quite some time now. And we absolutely swear by them. Sure, you pay more upfront, but you get a decent page yield out of the ink bottles. Print quality is also good just as long as you know how to adjust the printer’s print quality settings. And yes, it does indeed come with an easy to replace ink absorption pad that they call a “maintenance box”. This comes out easily with one screw and can be replaced when the need be. Epson Eco Tank printers are the only inkjet printers I’d recommend. Trust me, they’re worth it.

I have a GX7021 and I love it! It is a great printer and feels solid and of good build quality. It came with a 3yr warranty out of the box.

Planned obsolescence "We designed it poorly so you could buy a more expensive one"

@@macavalli2619 Did you reply to the wrong comment? It says Canon now allows users to replace the part that was mentioned in this video as making the printer useable.

​@@bunnywarrenYet they released a printer in the past with a problem they were likely aware of in testing.

Why make a "replaceable" tray when you could make a reusable one? Seems like just another way to milk customers, so nothing new really.

Trying to start my own sticker thing did you ever find a printer I’ve been researching for weeks and can’t figure out the best for glossy sticker

I am happy with My Epson L805 with ink tank. 65,000+ pages printed SO far. Thousands of letter size photos. Even more in 4x6.

If you don't print photos use pigment ink and printers that can use them, sharper and don't smudge and print on more medias

Well said!

I am in total agreement! I use a Brother monochrome laser and it is bulletproof and very cost-effective!

The reason I'm here is that I need a document with personal info on it printed immediately and my printer isn't working. They know they can do whatever they want

Epson has the SAME THING.

@@JeanLucCaptain while Epsons still do this, Canon has fixed this in their 2022 line.

@@Brisco_County_Jr the pad maintenance cassette that for one apparently is not stocked at canon and second printer lineup double the price? The printhead in a maxify alone is $165.

@@Brisco_County_Jr does it have a chip and just inserting it reset the counter? This is all confusing because I'm reading ebayers selling that cartridge, the sponge and chips plus resetter for more than if I was just to buy that cartridge. I don't understand why people would go through the trouble unless they have an abundance of sponge and feel like paying $12 for chips

@@Brisco_County_Jr so now I either get a 620 to avoid this pad issue but pay double to triple for ink of that of the 6020, or get a 3260 which got lower reviews and no network connection. Ugh why can't canon just deliver a 6020 or 7020 upgrade with maintenance pad without having to pay $700 for a maxify. Or I'll just get the 6020 and bestbuy 4 yr warranty and let them deal with any codes

I've got this same printer, or pretty close. I've printed so much, and have used off-brand ink. The printer is so economical, but I have had to do the deep clean twice.

Seems this guy has no clue what he is recommending on his youtube channel or even on national television, just recommends whatever he happened to have bought... You recommend a printer you don't even have looked at, haven't even read up on the limitations and requirements (frequent printing is required for inkt jet, especially with little tubes such as these). Then he doesn't even apologize/take responsibility and just fully blames Cannon for his own mistake of buying a heavy-use printer for occasional use...

I don't have this printer but we had an Epson Etank we got when they 1st came out and it lasted years for us and finally had to replace it because my son dropped something on it and cracked one of the tanks

You're really clued up, I hope someone will actually follow your example and do this. Well done!

@@alanr585 yeah, the hurdles these companies put customers through to fix their printers is frustrating to say the least. All this to get the average person to buy a new printer.

It's also why I travel on horseback to avoid motor vehicle costs.

@@incandescentwithrage I'm winding a generator manually right now to save electricity. Typing this with the other hand.

@@incandescentwithrage I mean, don't knock the dot matrix. For document printing they are still adequate.

Me too. I am very happy with mine

Ditto. I can fully recommend the Epson EcoTank series. I've had the ET-2500 for 7 years now and not had a problem. All the ink tanks have only been re-filled once in that time.

Absolutely. I say the same thing for my customers. The issue he was experiencing is just a head clog due to inactivity. Isopropyl alcohol usually fixes it. Of course if he runs cleaning after cleaning he’ll saturate the sponge. That’s what it’s designed for. Running a print once a week prevents all of this.

Epson also has these problems. Need a counter reset and sponge replacement. Just search it yourself, l5190 InkPad reset

I have an Epson 2400 less than a year old that printed regularly and still stopped all color printing except black. Called Epson and installed new drivers and did a power cleaning and it works well now and I print a color print every week til the sponges fill up and then probably dump the machine and go back to cartridges and it is a shame. More expensive Epsons have user replaceable sponges but I don't want to pay $500 for a printer I rarely use as I am retired 12 years and love every minute of it.@@ryan_9620

I have an Epson EcoTank L6170 all-in-one printer that has a removable maintenance box that an end user can do it without the hassle, and the maintenance box is fairly cheap. It may be a premium-priced printer, but it was worth the money for a hassle-free user experience. As for the budget oriented EcoTank models (ex. L121) though, the waste tank isn't "user installable/replaceable" as Epson states and must be serviced by authorized Epson service centers. But it doesn't mean it can't be possible for a user to install/replace with a 3rd party ink pad (in fact, it's stupid easy and you can find video tutorials on how to do it on youtube). And there's a free 3rd party utility app to reset the waste ink counter.