Canon PIXMA TR8550 Drivers Download

Canon PIXMA TR8550 Drivers Download– The Canon Pixma TR8550 is aimed right at the home office. As such, it only has five (instead of six) ink cartridges and adds a document feeder and duplex printing. The inclusion of a fax facility places this machine in the competitive category of compact four-in-one MFPs. The price of Canon PIXMA TR8550 is around £199 (about US$265, AU$355), it is quite expensive.

And this model is really compact. Canon considers it 38% smaller than the MX920 it replaces while retaining the two separate paper trays on the front and back and the 20-sheet ADF on top. What Canon offers that the average MFD doesn’t, is a large 4.3-inch touchscreen interface, Bluetooth connectivity in addition to Wi-Fi, and a fifth ink cartridge for improved print quality.

Canon PIXMA TR8550 Review

Printers for the home office are getting smaller and smaller and the Canon Pixma TR8550 is a prime example. With all the covers and additional trays folded, this printer is slightly larger than Canon’s family-oriented photo printer but comes with a 100-sheet main paper tray, a 20-sheet rear paper tray for photo paper and envelopes, and a 20-sheet automatic. document feeder (ADF) above.

It looks smart and sophisticated with the extra-large touchscreen that occupies most of the front panel and you probably won’t be jealous of this simple printer that shares your desk with you.

Canon PIXMA TR8550 Feature

The Canon Pixma TR8550 is a four-in-one, meaning the print, scan, copy and fax boxes are all ticked off, it’s a feature-rich machine and Canon has done well to include luxuries like a 4.3-inch touchscreen and Bluetooth connectivity for money.

Bluetooth complements the built-in Wi-Fi and makes it easier to ensure a stable wireless connection with a smartphone so you can use the handy Canon Print companion app, while the touchscreen makes it easy to use and monitor at a glance.

Instead of four ink cartridges, there’s extra black pigment to enhance text and photo quality. You could say this printer was made by the Camera brand because it also has an SD Card input and can be connected to Canon cameras wirelessly via PictBridge.

Important features like duplex printing and connectivity with cloud services like Dropbox are also present, meaning the only items missing are NFC connectivity (though Bluetooth is replacing this) and a front USB port.

Canon PIXMA TR8550 Set Up

The 10.8 cm color touchscreen may seem an unnecessary waste of a printer, but the asking price for this model is still low and certainly makes installation and operation easier than without it. Getting started is simply a case of following the instructions and printing out a test sheet when prompted. You have five matching cartridges instead of four.

The touchscreen proves its worth when you have to type in a password to your Wi-Fi network. It’s not as sensitive as your smartphone’s screen, or of course, but it’s faster than the hard buttons you usually have to deal with. The screen is also great for switching between paper stocks and monitoring the status of your current print job at a glance.

The Canon Print app is also very helpful when it comes to scanning and printing. Canon uses the app to offer its own cloud printing service, although this can take some time to set up.

Canon PIXMA TR8550 Performance

We found the Canon Pixma TR8550 a bit slow when it came to printing mono duplex text pages, but the pages were worth the wait. Additional cartridges provide black pigment ink in addition to four dyes, which give printed words rich darkness while maintaining a subtle touch. Very small point sizes are just as obvious as large letters.

The extra ink is also compatible with color documents, with colors appearing clear and well filled and blacks, filling evenly. The photos on photo paper are very shaded, accurate, and colorful. Well, what do you expect from a camera manufacturer? Presumably, because the print resolution is only half the DPI of the Canon PIXMA TS8050, the photos look softer. It also lacks the extra gray cartridge of that model’s six-ink system.

By adding fax and ADF and keeping costs low, some sacrifices in print quality have been made. Nonetheless, the Canon Pixma TR8550 produces mono, color, and photo prints that will impress.

Canon PIXMA TR8550 Final verdict

The printer’s ultra-compact size and style will make it loved by anyone working in a cramped office, while the massive 4.3-inch touchscreen makes everything from setup to checking your workflow at a glance just a little easier.

The Pixma TR8550 features all the features a home office might need including duplex printing, separate paper feeds for plain and photo paper, and ADF. Bluetooth, in addition to Wi-Fi, ensures easy connection with the useful Canon Print app and extra ink cartridges give every text document a sharp and bold finish, while photos look rich and alive.

By adding fax and ADF to what looks a lot like the Pixma TS8050 photo printer, the Pixma TR8550 gets the most of it while reducing its print quality. It’s also a bit pricey to run, with an additional black pigment cartridge meaning you’ll have to buy five, rather than the usual four replacements.

For the money, and we’ve seen some significant discounts on this model, the Pixma TR8550 has a lot to offer. First of all, its compact size is an achievement as it has three separate paper feeds, five ink cartridges, and a large 4.3-inch touchscreen. It also offers essentials like duplex printing and sending high-resolution scans to the cloud via a companion app. It also prints mono, color, and photos in great quality. Like many cartridge-based inkjets, however, replacement ink is expensive.

Canon Pixma TR8550 Driver Download for Linux

Support for:

• Ubuntu
• Debian