Try to use it while seated in front of the printer, and you’ll have a tough time reading the display due to the aforementioned viewing angle issues. The display and control panel is located on the top of the printer, making it easier to use if you’re standing and looking down. The display is very sparse and a bit difficult to read if you aren’t looking at it from just the right angle, but the large buttons are easy to identify, making the printer fairly easy to use. In a time when a lot of entry- and mid-level inkjets have transitioned to big, colorful screens, the Pixma TR4500 features a tiny LCD display and a large assortment of physical buttons. The Pixma TR4500 doesn’t look dated overall, but the interface and controls do. I was pleasantly surprised by the overall performance of such an affordable printer, but not enough to recommend it for anything but light-duty home use. I tested things like print speed and quality, photo printing quality, scan and copy capabilities, and ease of use.

I installed the Pixma TR4500 in my home office for five hours of intensive testing and about five days of general use. It has some nice features, like auto-duplexing, and print quality is a bit better than I normally expect from a budget all-in-one. This is a light-duty printer that’s best suited for home use, and it has a price tag to match. The Canon Pixma TR4500 is an entry-level all-in-one(AIO) inkjet printer that features wireless connectivity and supports Amazon’s Alexa. Keep reading for our full product review.

We purchased the Canon PIXMA TR4520 so our expert reviewer could thoroughly test and assess it.

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