Canon's Megatank: Yet Another Inkjet Scam, Doomed to Fail Thanks to Ink Absorber/Error Code 5b00!

FUN FACT: This is the most viewed video ever published on TBG!

I typically spend my time reviewing tech products, but this time, I'm going to take one down, the Canon G3200 Megatank printer. There's not enough coverage on the 'net about how Canon's Megatank printers released between 2017 and 2019 are all designed to fail, and since most are still being sold, I thought it was important for me to air Canon's dirty laundry for them!

The good news: Canon released several Megatank printers after 2020 that have a user-replaceable ink maintenance cartridge. Here are the ones I recommend:
(1) Canon G3270 Megatank AIO Wireless Printer: https://amzn.to/33HY3mJ #ad
This uses the MC G04 maintenance cartridge: https://amzn.to/46eOXIh
(2) Canon Pixma G620 AIO Wireless Photo Printer (6-color ink): https://amzn.to/33VcqnT #ad
This uses the MC G02 maintenance cartridge: https://amzn.to/3wFyajr #ad

IMPORTANT TIP: even with these newer models, print a page every week, even if it's a test page. This allows you to flush the tubes, which cause the real problem in these Megatank printers (jammed nozzles are just the beginning!). Overall it will use less ink than unclogging a serious jam, and won't fill the ink absorber at all!

Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:56 Trying the Ink Head Cleaning to Fix Missing Colors
02:22 Deep Cleaning Makes it Worse!
2:50 System Cleaning Bricks the Printer!
04:06 Error Code 5b00: Canon's Dirty Diaper
05:50 My Printer is Dead, and Yours Will Die Too!
06:00 Just Another in a Long History of Inkjet Scams...