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CanonPixma G550

Standard inkjet
Colour
Refillable tanks

£199View retailers

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If you print a lot, the Canon Pixma G550 could be worth considering. It’s an inkjet printer that uses Canon’s refillable MegaTank system - refillable inkjets often allow you to save money on running costs. But just how economical is the Pixma G550, and what’s its print quality like? We put this inkjet printer through its paces in our lab to find out – read our full Canon Pixma G550 review for our expert verdict.

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What's included?

What is it?
How much will it cost to print?
How well does it print?
How well does it scan and copy?
Is there anything I should watch out for?
Is there anything else I should know?
Should I buy it?

KEY TEST RESULTS
Print quality and speed
Printing costs

May 2025Last checked by Which?
Nov 2021First reviewed by Which?
Apr 2021Released

The overall Which? test score is made up of the following star ratings, all determined by our rigorous lab tests.

How we test printers

7 May 2025

Print quality and speed

Overall
Black text quality
Black text speed
Office graphics quality
Office graphics speed
Photo quality
Photo speed
Images with text quality
Images with text speed

How we test print quality and speed

Quality and speed for different types of documents.

Ease of use

Overall
Ease of printing
Low noise
Ease of networking

How we test ease of use

Ease of use, including printing, copying and scanning where relevant.

Printing costs

How we test printing costs

How cheap or expensive the printer is for ink/toner costs per page. More stars means cheaper prints. Costs are based on our occasional printing test - printing black text and colour pages, leaving time between prints and turning the printer off between uses. Printers with no star rating were tested prior to our occasional printing test.

Power use

How we test power use

For energy, it's based on power use when the printer is turned off, in standby and when idle, just after printing.

General
Type of printer	Standard inkjet
Colour or Mono	Colour
Height	25cm
Width	44cm
Depth	57cm
Prints on A3	No
Individual Colour Cartridges	Yes
Claimed maximum page weight	105
Additional cartridge 1	GI-53 R bottle
Additional cartridge 2	GI-53 GY bottle
Refillable tanks	Yes
Continuous printing cost
Occasional printing - text and graphics
One year printing cost
Two year printing cost
Three year printing cost
Photo
Ten black text prints
Page of office graphics
Black cartridge	GI-53 BK bottle
Cyan cartridge	GI-53 C bottle
Magenta cartridge	GI-53 M bottle
Yellow cartridge	GI-53 Y bottle
Colour of printer	Black

Features
Preview Screen	No
Fax	No
Automatic Document Feeder	No
Auto duplexing	No
Double sided scan and copy	No
Print via wi-fi direct	Yes

Connections
Ethernet	No
Wi-fi	Yes
Memory card support	No
Print from smartphone	Yes
AirPrint compatible	Yes
Windows 10 compatible	Yes
Mac OS full compatiblity	Yes
ChromeOS compatible	Yes

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