This is an early review. I unpacked and installed it about 7 days ago. I will say I have had HP printers for many many years starting with the 1st being the original HP Deskjet. That was a great little printer. I have purchased nothing but HP printers for the last 20 years at least. But HP is just not the same (it seems) anymore. And most of them in this price range were not rated as well as this Canon. So I read all the reviews, looked at the features and decided to buy this Canon TS8320. Seems like some of the negative reviews were correct. But this printer does not deserve a 1 or 2 stars.
1st. setting up the printer: This printer took forever to get installed and actually printing. I expected it to take less then an hour. I am a very seasoned IT professional and I have installed a whole lot of hardware and software over my years, so it had nothing to do with being a novice. A novice would have just returned it. I am not kidding, it took me all afternoon. I have it setup to use my WiFi. Maybe installing another way (LAN or USB) would be fine. But my now broken 6 year old HP was setup that way and I really hoped I could just replace the HP quickly and move on. And by the way, the printer is right on my desk and no more then 4 feet from my router. I could never get it to work at all with 5 Ghz n. Yes, it saw my SSID, but would never connect to it. For as long as I have had 5Ghz, I have never had any device not connect almost immediately. After much grief, I hooked it up to my 2.4 Ghz g and got it to work. The printer does work just fine. It is faster then my HP (it should be, the HP was 6 years old), with print quality about the same. No complaints here. The paper tray/input is a little weird, but it works fine so far. As another review said, it does seem a little flimsy. But I hope it holds up. It is just a printer for home use, so will not be printing a lot (in the scope of things). The paper output tray retracting seems like a nice feature, but so far I have not found out how to turn off the printer without it asking me every-time if I wanted it to retract the output tray. So I am just leaving it out all the time to avoid the unnecessary frustration. So a nice feature if it worked without a hassle.
2nd thing is the scanner: Well, here I am almost a week later and I can not get the scanner to work with the provided Canon software. One of the reviews said just how bad the "software" was, I assume that person must have been talking about the scanner. And by the way, I download the most recent drivers from Canon. No problem with my computer recognizing it, but the "software" does not like it for some reason and dies every-time I try to use it. I have not been able to do even one successful scan with the provided software. Color or black and white or whatever. It just dies and will not work. I am running Windows 10 and I decided to try Win 10 Scan and Fax software that is just a free accessory that comes with Win 10. With no configuration at all, it saw the scanner and allowed me to scan in various modes. But in Windows it is all graphics modes of some sort. But it scans just fine and I can work with it. But it would sure be nice to have the provided software work with the features that do seem rather nice, if they worked.
So I will not be returning it. I need a printer and this one does work. I need to scan occasionally and this one can work with the Windows standard software.
But overall I am a little disappointed. Again, being an IT professional, I can only say that their testing of their software must not have been very through. It probably works just fine with some of their equipment, but it is terrible for this TS8320.
More later as I get a little more time with it. I plan to glean everything I can from the downloaded manual and see if I can figure out what is going on. Their little bitty document that came with the printer was virtually worthless in resolving my problems. And if I still can't get it to work, I may try their "tech support". I don't have high hopes on that, but we shall see. Probably the same folks who wrote this great software.
So more later ...
update 12/09/20
My grips on the wifi remain the same, but I finally decided to try the usb connection. Usb works just fine both as a printer and as a scanner. But of course that means it is only useable on a single computer at a time. I would have much rather had it on my network so all my computers and other devices could have used it. But... it is what it is. The printer works just fine, but due to the wifi setup issues, I still cannot increase the number of star.
From the manufacturer
Key Features:
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4.3" LCD Touchscreen
The intuitive 4.3" LCD Touchscreen makes your PIXMA TS8320 effortless to use. Print, copy, scan what you like, in just a few taps!
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Six Individual Ink System
Enjoy stunning print quality from a six individual ink system including a Photo Blue. With individual ink tanks, you only need to replace the color that runs out.
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Compatible with SD Memory Cards [8]
The built-in SD Memory Card Reader [8] allows you to print directly from your camera's memory card. Print photos quickly and easily–all without a computer or any additional wires.
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Wireless Connect [9] with Canon PRINT App [6]
With Wireless Connect [9] and the Canon PRINT app [6], you can quickly and easily set up your printer and print right from your smartphone or tablet!
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Dual-paper Feeding
Convenient Dual-paper Feeding allows the PIXMA TS8320 to hold plain and photo paper simultaneously, without needing to remove paper or swap trays–making printing documents and photos a breeze.
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Canon PRINT App [6]
With your smart device and the Canon PRINT app [6], you can conveniently edit, print or scan your favorite memories from cloud-based platforms like Facebook or Instagram.
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Apple AirPrint (TM) [4]
Connect to AirPrint (TM) [4] to effortlessly print images and documents from your smartphone or tablet, without the need to download any additional apps!
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Google Cloud Print [12]
Print from your favorite Google-based platforms—including GMAIL, Google Docs and Google Chrome—when you connect to Google Cloud Print [12].
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Mopria Print Service for Android (TM) [5]
Sync up to Mopria Print Service (TM) [5] to print exactly what you need straight from your Android (TM) device—no additional apps required.
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Easy-PhotoPrint Editor App [11]
The Easy-PhotoPrint Editor App [11] opens up your artistic side with calendars, collages, stickers and more creative ways to display and arrange your photos.
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Message In Print App [13]
Looking to give your memories an even more personal touch? Embed all kinds of music, animations and secret messages within your images using the Message In Print App [13].
Find the Right Printer For You
 TS8320 Wireless Printer |  TS8220 Wireless Printer |  TS9520 Wireless Printer |  TS6320 Wireless Printer |  TS5320 Wireless Printer | |
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Functions
| Wireless, Print, Copy, Scan | Wireless, Print, Copy, Scan | Wireless, Print,Copy,Scan,ADF | Wireless, Print, Copy, Scan | Wireless, Print, Copy, Scan |
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Printer Interface
| 4.3'' LCD Touchscreen | 4.3'' LCD Touchscreen | 4.3'' LCD Touchscreen | 1.44'' OLED + LED Status Bar | 1.44'' OLED + LED Status Bar |
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Auto Expandable Output Tray
| ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
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Auto Duplex Printing
| ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
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Memory Card Support
| ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ |
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Inks
| 6 individual inks | 6 individual inks | 5 individual inks | 5 individual inks | 2 cartridge inks |
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11"x17" & 12"x12" Paper Size
| ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ |
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CD/DVD Printing
| ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ |
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Easy-PhotoPrint Editor App[11]
| ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
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Message In Print App [13]
| ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
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Nail Sticker Creator Canon App
| ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ |
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Printer Dimensions (closed)
| 14.7"(L) x 12.6"(W) x 5.6"(H) | 14.7"(L) x 12.8"(W) x 5.6"(H) | 18.5"(L) x 14.5"(W) x 7.6"(H) | 14.9"(L) x 14.2"(W) x 5.6"(H) | 15.9" (L) x 12.5"(W) x 5.9"(H) |
Canon PIXMA TS8320 Wireless Consumables
 6 Color Ink + Paper Combo |  5 Color Ink Pack (w/PgBK) |  PGI-281 Pigment Black |  CLI-281 Photo Blue Ink |  NL-101 Nail Stickers |  5"x5" Photo Paper |  3.5"x3.5" Photo Paper | |
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TS8320 Wireless Printer
| ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
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TS8220 Wireless Printer
| ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
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TS9520 Wireless Printer
| ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
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TS6320 Wireless Printer
| ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
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TS5320 Wireless Printer
| ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
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Customer reviews
After doing a ton of research on reviews I decided on the Canon PIXMA line for a few reasons:1. they have had solid reviews for the last few model years2. Photo quality was consistently mentioned as being great3. Individual ink tanks are a must for me (vs. HP printers that have a single tri-color tank which must be replaced if any one of the three colors is empty)All that being said I was very nervous to try a new model year with zero reviews for it yet, but after one day i have been pleasantly surprised.Setup was extremely easy, and I was off printing very high quality photos in less than 30 minutes. Including unboxing, connecting to wifi, and figuring out how to load photo paper.I attached two images of a photo I printed. the first was actually using the scanner built in to this printer which is turning out to be pretty low quality. I have only had it for a day and will update if I figure out some solution to get better quality scans. Since the scanned image is not representative of the quality of prints, I also took a picture of the print on 5x7 photo paper with my phone and you can see the detail a bit better.Overall I would say the photo prints are well beyond my expectation for a home printer in this price range. They are just short of CVS quality prints. When you look very closely and look for defects, I can see some graininess, especially in the sky (though it didn't come through in the picture of the print because it is so minor). But this is me being very nit-picking. Color accuracy is very good in my opinion, but very slightly warmer than the source image.Overall I give the prints a 5/5. Scanning a 2/5 (very disappointing).I will update soon if I figure out more about scanning in higher quality.
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