The Canon MAXIFY GX7020 is an amazing all-in-one color inkjet printer meant for small offices. It uses a supertank ink system that gives it exceptionally high page yields, minimizes refills, and results in a superbly low cost-per-print. Its body and components feel sturdy and well built, and paper jams are easy to access. It produces decently detailed photos, and while its color accuracy is only okay, it's fine for casual color prints. Compared to the Canon MAXIFY GX6020, the GX7020 has faxing capabilities, double the paper input tray capacity, and its ADF supports automatic single-pass duplex scanning, making it a more flexible printer for offices.
Our Verdict
The Canon MAXIFY GX7020 is great for family use. Its flatbed scanner has a good scan resolution and color depth, it can print directly from USB flash drives, and its companion app is outstanding. Its supertank ink system gives it an exceptionally low cost-per-print, and while the photos it prints are grainy and have only okay color accuracy, it's fine for casual use.
- Flatbed scanner has good scan resolution and color depth.
- Grainy photos.
The Canon MAXIFY GX7020 is a fantastic printer for small or home offices. It has an outstandingly high black-only page yield and an even higher color page yield, and it prints black-only text documents at a good speed. Its ADF supports automatic single-pass duplex scanning, its touchscreen makes it easy to navigate through tasks, and its Ethernet port and capability for Wi-Fi connectivity give it good networking flexibility.
- ADF can duplex scan in a single pass.
- Has faxing capabilities.
- Doesn't print documents as fast as some other options.
The Canon MAXIFY GX7020 is a fantastic printer for students, as it has an incredibly low black-only and color cost-per-print that keeps running costs low even for people who print frequently. It also warms up quickly to print the first page, and its flatbed scanner has a good scan resolution and color depth. It can print directly from USB flash drives, and while it doesn't support Bluetooth, it has other wireless printing options like Apple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service, and Wi-Fi Direct.
- Flatbed scanner has good scan resolution and color depth.
- Can't print via Bluetooth.
The Canon MAXIFY GX7020 is excellent for black-and-white printing, thanks to its outstanding page yield and cost-per-print. It supports duplex printing, and its automatic document feeder can automatically scan double-sided. It also has various wired and wireless connectivity options. While it prints quickly, it isn't as fast as other options.
- ADF can duplex scan in a single pass.
- Doesn't print documents as fast as some other options.
The Canon MAXIFY GX7020 is decent for casual photos. Though it prints photos with quite a bit of graininess and some color in grayscale, the photo itself is decently detailed. Colors look okay and are fine for casual use. The printer also accepts most glossy photo paper formats, and the cost-per-print for photos is incredibly low.
- Accepts 4" x 6" and 5" x 7" glossy photo paper.
- Grainy photos.
Performance Usages
Changelog
- Updated Sep 08, 2022: Added mention of the Epson EcoTank Photo ET-8550 as an alternative that can print 13" x 19" photos.
- Updated Aug 25, 2022: Converted to Test Bench 1.2.
- Updated Jul 04, 2022: Converted to Test Bench 1.1.
- Updated Apr 07, 2022: The 'Duplex Scanning' test now includes a more detailed result explaining the duplex scanning process. The text also reflects the scanning process in greater detail.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We tested the Canon MAXIFY GX7020, which only comes in white and doesn't have any variants. It's the business-oriented redesign of the Canon PIXMA G7020 but performs better for all uses. You can see our unit's label here.
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The Canon MAXIFY GX7020 is an exceptional printer for small or home offices which features a supertank ink system. Its cost-per-print for black-only and color documents is incredibly low, it has one of the highest color page yields of any printer that we've tested. It's the higher-end counterpart to the Canon MAXIFY GX6020 with more features.
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The Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850 and the Canon MAXIFY GX7020 are all-in-one color inkjet printers with supertanks and are outstanding for office use. The Epson prints documents and photos much more quickly, and it can print slightly more black pages. On the other hand, the Canon can print three times as many color pages as the Epson at a lower cost-per-print for color documents and photos. Additionally, its ADF supports single-pass duplex scanning, which is much faster than the Epson which requires two passes.
The Canon MAXIFY GX7020 is the newer, office-redesigned version of the Canon PIXMA G7020. Both are all-in-one color inkjet printers with supertank ink systems with incredible page yields, but the MAXIFY is a much better printer overall. It has a significantly higher color page yield and a much faster printing speed. It also has a much better screen, its automatic document feeder can duplex scan, and it can print directly from USB flash drives. The PIXMA has a better overall cost-per-print and also produces photos with much better quality.
The Canon MAXIFY GX6020 and the Canon MAXIFY GX7020 are all-in-one color inkjet printers designed for small offices. Both have supertank ink systems with incredible page yields, but the GX7020 is larger and has more features. The GX7020 has two input cassettes and almost double the total paper input capacity, its ADF supports automatic single-pass duplex scanning, and it also has faxing capabilities.
The Epson EcoTank Photo ET-8550 and the Canon MAXIFY GX7020 are both all-in-one inkjet printers with a refillable ink tank. However, the Epson is a photo printer that prints significantly better pictures, while the Canon is more of a general office printer with more features, like an ADF and duplex scanning. The Canon also has faster printing speeds and a much larger 600-sheet input tray for big print jobs.
Test Results
The Canon MAXIFY GX7020 feels solid and excellently well built, with sturdy-feeling input and output trays. Both front cassettes are fully removable, with adjustable sliders for different paper sizes and small windows to view paper quantity, while the rear of the printer gives great access to paper jams via a small door cover. The scan lid stays open on its own, and its hinges also lift for scanning thicker media like journals or books. The ink levels are always visible, and you can lift the flatbed itself, which also stays open on its own and closes smoothly, to access the tanks for refills. Also, the power cord is removable in case it gets damaged and needs replacing. Additionally, unlike on the Canon PIXMA G7020, you don't need to lift the display screen to print.
The Canon MAXIFY GX7020 has an impressive touchscreen display similar to that of the Canon MAXIFY GX6020. The icons are very visible and laid out for easy navigation, and the screen itself has great viewing angles, whether seated or standing. It tilts vertically and audibly clicks when locking into place, and there are also six physical buttons around the panel to access common functions.
The Canon MAXIFY GX7020 has an exceptional supertank system that uses large, refillable ink tanks instead of cartridges. The printer yields an incredible number of black and color pages, so you won't need to refill them often, even if you print a lot. Note, however, that if you run out of one color of ink, the printer won't let you print at all unless the emptied tank gets refilled.
While you can technically fill the supertanks with any third-party ink, we didn't try it, and we don't recommend doing so. Low-quality ink could damage the print heads, and unlike standard inkjet printers, you can't simply remove the ink if there's a problem. Using third-party supplies could also void your warranty.
The Canon MAXIFY GX7020 has incredible scanning features. Its flatbed has a good scan resolution and color depth, with hinges that can lift if you need to scan thicker items. Its ADF is a bit slow to scan, but it supports automatic, single-pass duplex scanning to make it easy to copy or digitize double-sided, multi-page documents. Canon specifies that the ADF can hold up to 50 sheets of plain paper.
- Getting Started guide
- Power cable
- Telephone line cord (faxing)
- Canon GI-26 ink bottles:
- 3x Black
- 1x Cyan
- 1x Magenta
- 1x Yellow
The Canon MAXIFY GX7020 has a fantastic cost-per-print. Its large ink tanks have a very large yield for black-only and color documents, so you won't need to refill them as often.
Even if you print only in black, most inkjet printers continue using the color tanks for servicing tasks, so you may still need to refill them eventually.
Overall, the Canon MAXIFY GX7020 prints at a great speed. Black-only text documents are quick to print, and photos come out impressively fast, too. However, it's a little bit slower at printing color documents. If you want something that prints documents and photos more quickly, check out the Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850.
Canon specifies that the front input cassettes hold up to 250 plain sheets each, for a total of 500. There's also room for another 100 in the rear input tray. The output tray can hold roughly up to 75 sheets of paper.
The Canon MAXIFY GX7020 has unremarkable color accuracy. Like most inkjets, it especially struggles with deep blues. It's fine for use in documents or casual photos, but it isn't enough for tasks that require precise color reproduction.
If you want a printer that can print 13" x 19" photos, check out the Epson EcoTank Photo ET-8550.
The Canon MAXIFY GX7020 can print directly from USB keys.
The Canon MAXIFY GX7020 is compatible with the Canon PRINT Inkjet/SELPHY app. From there, you can print, scan, and copy directly from your mobile device, view information about the printer and its ink levels, and even order refills.
