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Canon PIXMA G3270 vs Canon PIXMA G4270

The Canon PIXMA G3270 is a ink tank using bottles; the Canon PIXMA G4270 is a ink tank using bottles. A black page costs 0.38¢ on one and 0.38¢ on the other. Over 5,000 pages the Canon PIXMA G3270 works out about $50 cheaper to have owned.

Cost to own · 5,000 pages
  • Canon PIXMA G3270~$277
    ~$249 printer + ~$28 supplies
  • Canon PIXMA G4270~$327
    ~$299 printer + ~$28 supplies

purchase priceink or toner. An estimate: purchase price plus 5,000 pages at each printer’s computed cost per page, assuming 4 mono pages for every colour page. Printers whose consumable price we could not source are left out.

Where the money goes
Canon PIXMA G3270
~$249 to buy · ~$277 after 5,000 pages
Canon PIXMA G4270
~$299 to buy · ~$327 after 5,000 pages

Estimates computed from published ISO page yields and consumable list prices.

SpecCanonCanon PIXMA G3270CanonCanon PIXMA G4270
Approx. price~$249~$299
Cost per mono page0.38¢0.38¢
Cost per colour page1.3¢1.3¢
Cost to own, 5,000 pages~$277~$327
TechnologyThermal inkjetThermal inkjet
Ink systemBottlesBottles
Black consumableCanon GI-21 pigment black bottle · 6,000 pagesCanon GI-21 pigment black bottle · 6,000 pages
Colour consumableCanon GI-21 colour bottles · 7,700 pagesCanon GI-21 colour bottles · 7,700 pages
Third-party ink lockNoNo
Print speed, mono11 ISO ppm11 ISO ppm
Print speed, colour6 ISO ppm6 ISO ppm
FunctionsPrint · Copy · ScanPrint · Copy · Scan · Fax
Two-sided printingManualManual
Document feederNone35 sheets
Two-sided scanning—No
Paper capacity100 sheets100 sheets
Max paper sizeLegalLegal
ConnectivityWi-FiWi-Fi
DisplayMono LCDMono LCD
Weight13.4 lb15.9 lb

Tinted rows are where these two differ.

Best for
Canon PIXMA G3270

A household choosing between entry tank printers that cares more about crisp text than about a document feeder.

Best for
Canon PIXMA G4270

Stacks to scan and a fax line still in use, with no budget for a cassette or a touchscreen.