With the Pixma TR4650, Canon wants to seduce teleworking enthusiasts. It is an entry-level 4-in-1 printer with an automatic document feeder and an automatic duplex function.
The Canon Pixma TR4650 fulfills its mission. It is quite versatile for a printer at a contained price. However, the note can quickly increase because of its high cost per page. If you don’t need to print photos, a laser printer can be a good alternative with generally lower cost per page and better print speeds.
Points forts
- Good print quality.
- Colorimetric rendering faithful to the photo.
- Compact printer.
Weak points
- Poor copy quality.
- High cost per page (€0.166).
- Low print speeds.
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An alternative
A budget printer is not necessarily synonymous with poor quality and Canon proves it with its Pixma MG3650S. Easy to set up, it offers borderless photo prints, with precise colorimetry and good quality in office automation. In addition, the cost of printing per page is low and there is even a two-sided mode, which is rather rare in this price range. We simply regret the rather slow print speeds, copies of limited quality and the absence of a touch control screen.