Canon PIXMA G650

Product Overview

AI-generated summary

If you’re looking at the Canon PIXMA G650, the honest story is: it’s a sensible buy mainly for people who print a *lot* of pages and want to stop paying per-ink-cartridge pricing. In the real world, Canon’s refillable tank setup tends to be genuinely cost-effective over time, and for a small office or a busy admin team doing lots of routine documents, it’s usually “set it and forget it” once you’ve got the workflow sorted. At £271.28 ex-VAT, that’s not a giveaway, but it’s the kind of spend that can pay back if you’re regularly printing rather than treating it like a seasonal machine.

That said, I wouldn’t recommend it for everyone. If you’re a low-volume office, or you print mostly colour occasionally and don’t want to think about ink management, you may find it awkward value versus cheaper “proper cartridge” alternatives. Also, refillable tank printers are great for predictable usage, but if your team prints sporadically, you can run into more downtime/maintenance than people expect. Bottom line: buy it if your printing is frequent and document-heavy and you want predictable running costs; skip it if your printing is occasional or you hate maintaining ink supplies.