# Canon MegaTank PIXMA G3290

- Source: https://stierproducts.com/products/canon-megatank-pixma-g3290
- Category board: https://stierproducts.com/categories/printers
- Placement: #17 of 19 in Printers, F tier
- Brand: Canon
- LP on this board: 81
- Last researched: 2026-09-13T01:03:22.670Z
- Method: https://stierproducts.com/methodology
- Dataset: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22062813 - every board at once, one dated snapshot per release, same licence, prices and photographs left out
- Reuse: Text, rankings, tier assignments, LP values and verdicts are free to quote and reuse with attribution to stierproducts and a link to the source URL (CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Product photographs are not covered: they belong to their respective owners and are reproduced to illustrate the product being reviewed. Do not redistribute them under this licence.

## Verdict

Poor color accuracy and fragile build. Avoid for serious work.

## For

- Large ink tank capacity
- Good for high volume printing
- Solid print quality
- High-quality color photos with vibrant detail
- Low running cost compared to other photo printers

## Against

- Poor color accuracy
- Fragile design
- Ink leakage
- Inconsistent print quality
- Ink tank leaks

## Flagged as one to avoid

This product entered 3 of 8 runs as one buyers cross-shop but should not buy, rather than as a pick. It is published here rather than dropped.

## Evidence

Consolidated from 27 cited sources across 25 outlets

| Outlet | Said by | Stance | Link | Link status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tom's Guide | tomsguide.com | B | https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/printers/canon-megatank-pixma-g3290-review | fetched and confirmed |
| Ferax | contato.ferax | B | https://ferax.com.br/en/blog/printers/canon-pixma-g3290-complete-guide/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Reviewsinside | Reviewsinside | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_yn64GZprs | fetched and confirmed |
| Techmint | Techmint | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSxFY3C9aJE | fetched and confirmed |
| Suman Bista | Suman Bista | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiBVhBKKuEE | fetched and confirmed |
| Tom's Guide | tomsguide.com | B | https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/printers/best-all-in-one-printers | fetched and confirmed |
| Instagram | - | B | https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaB3Ukdtc82/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Tom's Guide | tomsguide.com | C | https://www.tomsguide.com/best-picks/best-printers | fetched and confirmed |
| EchoTech | EchoTech | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5lo-dUHy1s | fetched and confirmed |
| Brutal Reviews | Brutal Reviews | D | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQYYTdDmjIU | fetched and confirmed |
| TechoOye | TechoOye | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRi1ALrbIag | fetched and confirmed |
| Gadgetinfo4u | Gadgetinfo4u | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GD9hYIGD_I | fetched and confirmed |
| Tech Genius | Tech Genius | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=in-VXTu7BD0 | fetched and confirmed |
| Tech Talk Central | Tech Talk Central | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ge45OWXkBc | fetched and confirmed |
| Gadget droid | Gadget droid | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tpNQiovFu0 | fetched and confirmed |
| My Shop Reviews | My Shop Reviews | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEePhPGmJDI | fetched and confirmed |
| Tech Gear | Tech Gear | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OktywQD3yXI | fetched and confirmed |
| tech ss | tech ss | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uydg2CtxPa4 | fetched and confirmed |
| Titan Electronics | Titan Electronics | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl5hnUP6WDk | fetched and confirmed |
| Gadgets Corner | Gadgets Corner | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl-CtU469ss | fetched and confirmed |
| MDTechVideos | MDTechVideos | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHzmKjgQTLI | fetched and confirmed |
| Your Review Channel | Your Review Channel | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMB3zmG1NIw | fetched and confirmed |
| tech cali | tech cali | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4h7dKAIpP4 | fetched and confirmed |
| Review with Harper & Max | Review with Harper & Max | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhavZc3CUbM | fetched and confirmed |
| PickNProof | PickNProof | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJ_AoMAT9Ps | fetched and confirmed |
| Tech with Segnar | Tech with Segnar | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWAZf0L4hYo | fetched and confirmed |
| YouTube | - | - | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_rHDLgVH9E | fetched and confirmed |

## Nearest alternatives on this board

| Rank | Product | Tier | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Epson EcoTank ET-2980 | S | https://stierproducts.com/products/epson-ecotank-et-2980 |
| 2 | Brother HL-L2460DW | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/brother-hl-l2460dw |
| 3 | Epson EcoTank Pro ET-5850 | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/epson-ecotank-pro-et-5850 |
| 12 | Brother MFC-T780DW | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/brother-mfc-t780dw |
| 13 | HP LaserJet M209d | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/hp-laserjet-m209d |
| 14 | Brother MFC-L2820DW | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/brother-mfc-l2820dw |
| 15 | Epson Expression Home XP-4200 | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/epson-expression-home-xp-4200 |
| 16 | Canon PIXMA TR4720 | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/canon-pixma-tr4720 |
| 18 | HP Envy Inspire 7955e | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/hp-envy-inspire-7955e |
| 19 | HP DeskJet 2855e | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/hp-deskjet-2855e |

The full board is at https://stierproducts.com/categories/printers.

## What this tier means

- F: Avoid. The evidence points you elsewhere.

## How to read this

- Each category is researched in four independent runs, one per lens (expert consensus, value, reliability, community pulse). Every run ranks a board of candidates that deliberately includes products buyers cross-shop but should avoid. Placements score on a ranked ladder (LP), and tiers are derived from LP, so no tier is ever assigned by hand.
- LP is this product's points on its own category ladder. It is comparable within a category and not across categories.
- Link status reports what our pre-publication link check found when it fetched the cited URL. It says nothing about the quality of the review.
- A citation with no usable link is listed rather than dropped, and is excluded from the counted total above.

## Image

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