Canon PIXMA G1520 Printer

Price: £149.99
(as of Aug 31,2024 13:02:38 UTC – From the manufacturer

Endless low-cost printing

Keep on printing while keeping costs down thanks to huge yields of up to 12,000 pages (26% more in Economy mode***) from 2 black ink bottles, or 7,700 pages with a single set of colour bottles.*

High quality at speed

Count on quality at speed (9.1 ipm in black / 5 ipm in colour**), with pigment black ink ensuring pin-sharp text and dye colour inks delivering vivid colour photos.

Easy maintenance

Minimise downtime and meet every deadline with ease, with a user-replaceable maintenance cartridge that ensures dependable, day after day performance.

Thoughtful design

Refill ink tanks without fuss or effort using handy non-squeeze bottles with unique key type nozzles that ensure each ink bottle can only refill its equivalent tank.

Get creative

Experiment with diverse media types and sizes including magnetic photo paper, restickable photo paper, or even print your own banners up to 1.2 metres in length.

Footnotes

*Page yield of ink bottle used for initial setup is lower than a replacement as a certain amount of ink is used to fill the print head during setup. Page yield is the estimated value based on Canon’s individual test method using the ISO/IEC 24712 colour chart and continuous printing simulation with the replacement ink bottles after initial setup. Black and colour page yields are not to be combined. Page yield varies significantly depending on contents printed and other factors.

**Document print speeds are the averages of ESAT (Word, Excel, PDF) in Office Category Test for the default simplex mode, ISO/IEC 24734. Print speed may vary depending on system configuration, interface, software, document complexity, print mode, page coverage, type of paper used etc.

***The economy mode reduces the black ink consumption by lowering the density, 26% more pages than the standard mode can be printed

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Customer Reviews

3.2 out of 5 stars
11

3.9 out of 5 stars
72

4.3 out of 5 stars
165

4.7 out of 5 stars
13

4.2 out of 5 stars
81

Price

£149.99£149.99
— £349.99£349.99
— £183.20£183.20
Available functions
Print Print, Copy, Scan Wi-Fi Print, Scan & Copy Fast Print, Copy, Scan Wi-Fi, Fast Print, Scan & Copy
Page Yield – A4 documents**
A4 colour documents printing 2 x Black bottles: 12,000 pages (Economy mode per BK bottle 7500) Colour ink bottle: 7700 pages A4 colour documents printing 2 x Black bottles: 12,000 pages (Economy mode per BK bottle 7500) Colour ink bottle: 7700 pages A4 colour documents printing 2 x Black bottles: 12,000 pages (Economy mode per BK bottle 7500) Colour ink bottle: 7700 pages A4 colour documents printing 2 x Black bottles: 12,000 pages (Economy mode per BK bottle 7500) Colour ink bottle: 7700 pages A4 colour documents printing 2 x Black bottles: 12,000 pages (Economy mode per BK bottle 7500) Colour ink bottle: 7700 pages
A4 document print speed*
9.1 ipm mono 5.0 ipm colour 9.1 ipm mono 5.0 ipm colour 9.1 ipm mono 5.0 ipm colour 10.8 ipm mono 6.0 ipm colour 10.8 ipm mono 6.0 ipm colour
Borderless Photo Printing
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Additional Print Features
Replacable Maintainence Cartridge Key Type ink bottles 1.2m banner printing (plain paper) Replacable Maintainence Cartridge Key Type ink bottles 1.2m banner printing (plain paper) Replacable Maintainence Cartridge Key Type ink bottles 1.2m banner printing (plain paper) Replacable Maintainence Cartridge Key Type ink bottles 1.2m banner printing (plain paper) Replacable Maintainence Cartridge Key Type ink bottles 1.2m banner printing (plain paper)
Optical Scanner Resolution***
– 600 x 1200 dpi 600 x 1200 dpi 600 x 1200 dpi 600 x 1200 dpi
Display
– 2-Line mono LCD 2-Line mono LCD 2-Line mono LCD 2-Line mono LCD
Wi-Fi Connectivity & Applications
USB USB USB Wi-Fi Wireless Direct Canon PRINT app PIXMA Cloud Link Apple AirPrint Mopria (Android) USB USB Wi-Fi Wireless Direct Canon PRINT app PIXMA Cloud Link Apple AirPrint Mopria (Android)
Paper Input (max.)
Rear Tray: Max. 100 sheets (plain paper) Rear Tray: Max. 100 sheets (plain paper) Rear Tray: Max. 100 sheets (plain paper) Rear Tray: Max. 100 sheets (plain paper) Rear Tray: Max. 100 sheets (plain paper)
Dimensions (W x D x H)
Approx. 445 x 330 x 135 Approx. 445 x 330 x 167 Approx. 445 x330 x 167 Approx. 445 x 330 x 167 Approx. 445 x 330 x 167

Footnotes

*A4 document print speed on plain paper is measured based on average of ESAT in Office Category Test of ISO/IEC 24734 standard.

**Page Yield is the estimated value based on Canon individual test method using the ISO/IEC 24712 chart and continuous printing simulation with the replacement ink bottles after initial setup.

***Optical resolution is a measure of maximum hardware sampling resolution based on ISO 14473 standard. When scanning in high resolution, the maximum scan size is restricted.

Endless low-cost printing
High quality at speed
Easy maintenance
Thoughtful design
Get creative
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Reviewer: J. Bailey
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title: DOES NOT HAVE WIFI!!!
Review: I almost threw it in the bin, this is the most expensive printer I have ever bought… I bought it off the back of a printer comparision review and to save money on constantly buying printer cartridges. I wish I had read some of the customer reviews. It seems other customers are as shocked as I that this printer only has last centurary conectivity via a “cable” there is no connection to WIFI, even my washing machine has wifi (god knows why). I bought the printer to be in a spare room so that everyone could use including me from my desktop, now everyone has to go in to the spare room and connect their laptop to the “cable”It’s a good printer and no doubt I will save a fortune on cartridges but I really just want to thow it in the bin.UPDATE:Nope, I’ve had enough!!!!After not being able to connect several times despite being connected via an old fashioned cable, I’ve finally had enough of this totally rubbish piece of last century junk, it’s gone in to the bin where it belongs. Never buying Cannon again. Just bought an EPSON.

Reviewer: William Clark
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: excellent printer
Review: So far an excellent buy

Reviewer: ratstails
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Quick Print
Review: Canon Pixma 1520 Rechargeable Inkjet PrinterThe main selling point of this printer is low cost, high-capacity operating. The inks are held in reservoirs filled from separate bottles instead of pre-filled cartridges. The design is clever, allowing you to charge the inks from bottles with unique grooved tops that makes it impossible to mix them up. The reservoirs hold a lot more ink than small cartridges, and the bottles seem about the same price, so if you do print a lot these are in theory much more cost effective. They’re certainly better than combined colour cartridges, where the magenta, cyan or yellow colour running out means any unused ink in the other two has to be wasted.Pros are that the quality of print is excellent, as expected from Canon, and the speed of print is indeed fast. The slate grey colour is quite stylish too, making it feel more like an item designed for homes than offices.Cons are that while it’s an A4 printer, it has the footprint of an A3 one – it is huge! It also makes a clanking, rattling racket while it prints, enough to drown out the telly! It is also cable-connected only, not wi-fi, so that needs to be kept in mind.Whether this is the printer for you depends on your use. If you do the odd but of printing, there are smaller, cheaper alternatives. If you need lots of prints cost-effectively, this is a good option (it claims to be able to do 10,000 colour pages on a single charge).

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Doesn’t work; Canon’s support useless
Review: I tried for three weeks to get this printer to work. Over that time I had eight phone calls with Canon’s support team, and they were of no help whatsoever. I had bought this printer to use with my iMac desktop.I eventually found that it is supposed to be an AirPrint compatible printer, (Apple’s built in printer driver) though this information cannot be found online anywhere, including on Canon’s website.Most of their support team didn’t know this either. They also didn’t bother to tell me I needed a wireless router, so I had to get that sorted out too; more time wasted.I’m sending it back. In fairness this supplier (Kikatek) did dispatch the printer quickly and it arrived when promised.I’ve had Canon printers ever since I had my first computer, but I’ll never buy another one. While this may well be a one off problem, I don’t want anything to do with products that have such poor back up.

Reviewer: 🌞 Grace 🌞
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great print quality, fast print output and a huge number of prints!
Review: Canon, for years have been my first choice. In my line of work, I’m always having to print photographs and time is of the essence. This G1520 model prides itself on being a high-speed printer while producing wonderfully high-resolution images at 4800 x 1200 dpi.It can print huge yields of up to 12,000 pages from 2 black ink bottles and 7,700 pages from EACH colour bottle! It’ll be more than enough to keep me going for years!Although the G1520 isn’t marketed as a ‘photo’ printer, it’s certainly has the pedigree to compete right at the top. The only downside with this model is that it has no WiFi connectivity, just a USB cable. It doesn’t affect me, as it’s always wired to a workstation, but can imagine some people would want this feature.I’ve tried some test prints on Canon’s own photo paper plus and glossy photo paper. Print quality is exceptional with photos looking like they’ve been printed in a lab! Replacement inks are very reasonable, so long term running costs will be low!A highly recommended printer from a brand you can trust.

From the manufacturer

Endless low-cost printing

Keep on printing while keeping costs down thanks to huge yields of up to 12,000 pages (26% more in Economy mode***) from 2 black ink bottles, or 7,700 pages with a single set of colour bottles.*

High quality at speed

Count on quality at speed (9.1 ipm in black / 5 ipm in colour**), with pigment black ink ensuring pin-sharp text and dye colour inks delivering vivid colour photos.

Easy maintenance

Minimise downtime and meet every deadline with ease, with a user-replaceable maintenance cartridge that ensures dependable, day after day performance.

Thoughtful design

Refill ink tanks without fuss or effort using handy non-squeeze bottles with unique key type nozzles that ensure each ink bottle can only refill its equivalent tank.

Get creative

Experiment with diverse media types and sizes including magnetic photo paper, restickable photo paper, or even print your own banners up to 1.2 metres in length.

Footnotes

*Page yield of ink bottle used for initial setup is lower than a replacement as a certain amount of ink is used to fill the print head during setup. Page yield is the estimated value based on Canon’s individual test method using the ISO/IEC 24712 colour chart and continuous printing simulation with the replacement ink bottles after initial setup. Black and colour page yields are not to be combined. Page yield varies significantly depending on contents printed and other factors.

**Document print speeds are the averages of ESAT (Word, Excel, PDF) in Office Category Test for the default simplex mode, ISO/IEC 24734. Print speed may vary depending on system configuration, interface, software, document complexity, print mode, page coverage, type of paper used etc.

***The economy mode reduces the black ink consumption by lowering the density, 26% more pages than the standard mode can be printed

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Customer Reviews

3.2 out of 5 stars
11

3.9 out of 5 stars
72

4.3 out of 5 stars
165

4.7 out of 5 stars
13

4.2 out of 5 stars
81

Price

£149.99£149.99
— £349.99£349.99
— £183.20£183.20
Available functions
Print Print, Copy, Scan Wi-Fi Print, Scan & Copy Fast Print, Copy, Scan Wi-Fi, Fast Print, Scan & Copy
Page Yield – A4 documents**
A4 colour documents printing 2 x Black bottles: 12,000 pages (Economy mode per BK bottle 7500) Colour ink bottle: 7700 pages A4 colour documents printing 2 x Black bottles: 12,000 pages (Economy mode per BK bottle 7500) Colour ink bottle: 7700 pages A4 colour documents printing 2 x Black bottles: 12,000 pages (Economy mode per BK bottle 7500) Colour ink bottle: 7700 pages A4 colour documents printing 2 x Black bottles: 12,000 pages (Economy mode per BK bottle 7500) Colour ink bottle: 7700 pages A4 colour documents printing 2 x Black bottles: 12,000 pages (Economy mode per BK bottle 7500) Colour ink bottle: 7700 pages
A4 document print speed*
9.1 ipm mono 5.0 ipm colour 9.1 ipm mono 5.0 ipm colour 9.1 ipm mono 5.0 ipm colour 10.8 ipm mono 6.0 ipm colour 10.8 ipm mono 6.0 ipm colour
Borderless Photo Printing
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Additional Print Features
Replacable Maintainence Cartridge Key Type ink bottles 1.2m banner printing (plain paper) Replacable Maintainence Cartridge Key Type ink bottles 1.2m banner printing (plain paper) Replacable Maintainence Cartridge Key Type ink bottles 1.2m banner printing (plain paper) Replacable Maintainence Cartridge Key Type ink bottles 1.2m banner printing (plain paper) Replacable Maintainence Cartridge Key Type ink bottles 1.2m banner printing (plain paper)
Optical Scanner Resolution***
– 600 x 1200 dpi 600 x 1200 dpi 600 x 1200 dpi 600 x 1200 dpi
Display
– 2-Line mono LCD 2-Line mono LCD 2-Line mono LCD 2-Line mono LCD
Wi-Fi Connectivity & Applications
USB USB USB Wi-Fi Wireless Direct Canon PRINT app PIXMA Cloud Link Apple AirPrint Mopria (Android) USB USB Wi-Fi Wireless Direct Canon PRINT app PIXMA Cloud Link Apple AirPrint Mopria (Android)
Paper Input (max.)
Rear Tray: Max. 100 sheets (plain paper) Rear Tray: Max. 100 sheets (plain paper) Rear Tray: Max. 100 sheets (plain paper) Rear Tray: Max. 100 sheets (plain paper) Rear Tray: Max. 100 sheets (plain paper)
Dimensions (W x D x H)
Approx. 445 x 330 x 135 Approx. 445 x 330 x 167 Approx. 445 x330 x 167 Approx. 445 x 330 x 167 Approx. 445 x 330 x 167

Footnotes

*A4 document print speed on plain paper is measured based on average of ESAT in Office Category Test of ISO/IEC 24734 standard.

**Page Yield is the estimated value based on Canon individual test method using the ISO/IEC 24712 chart and continuous printing simulation with the replacement ink bottles after initial setup.

***Optical resolution is a measure of maximum hardware sampling resolution based on ISO 14473 standard. When scanning in high resolution, the maximum scan size is restricted.

Endless low-cost printing
High quality at speed
Easy maintenance
Thoughtful design
Get creative