Canon 5809C002 PIXMA G1230 MegaTank Inkjet Printer - USB

The Canon PIXMA G1230 is a single-function inkjet printer built around Canon's MegaTank refillable ink system. Instead of swapping cartridges every few hundred pages, you refill integrated ink reservoirs from bottles — and the included set is rated for up to 6,000 black-and-white or 7,700 color pages. Canon estimates this translates to roughly two years of ink for a typical household, with per-page costs that undercut cartridge-based printers by a wide margin. Maximum print resolution sits at 4800 x 1200 dpi in color, with monochrome output at 11 images per minute and color at 6 ipm. These are modest speeds by laser standards, but appropriate for the home and small-office audience this printer targets.

The G1230 is designed for users who print regularly and are tired of the cartridge replacement cycle — students, home offices, and small businesses that need reliable output without ongoing consumable costs. Its compact footprint fits on a desk or shelf without dominating the workspace. The trade-offs are clear: USB-only connectivity means no mobile or wireless printing, and single-sided output means manual intervention for duplex documents. Media handling is flexible, covering everything from card-size prints through legal-size documents and envelopes. For users whose priorities are low running costs and straightforward USB printing, the G1230 delivers exactly that — thousands of pages per fill at a per-page cost that cartridge printers simply cannot match.