I needed to replace an outdated 15-year-old Canon MG5250 printer, so I was looking in the same waters and in a similar price range as back then. The TS6350 meets basic expectations, but unfortunately is not quite the right successor. The plastics look very phorous and I'm almost afraid to open the scanner lid lest it gets stuck in my hand. It strikes me more like a yogurt cup than something that should last for years. Well, we'll see. The display is, in a word, terrible. I bought the device knowing that it only has monochrome. The lack of colour is not a problem and it is enough for the printer setup, but its resolution is really very trivial for its size today. It gives me the impression of a cell phone display from 20 years ago. I don't give out tiny Minecraft-like cube letters without glasses. The menu is otherwise quite well thought out and simple. The initial setup went through a lengthy wizard, but otherwise everything is logically organized. Connecting to WiFi is a breeze and the printer is on the network right away. It connects very quickly after switching on and finds the AP again quite quickly when you restart it. The printer allows automatic retraction of the paper holder, but unfortunately only when manually switched off and still after confirmation in the menu. It also has automatic shutdown during inactivity (min. 15 minutes, I would shorten it to 5 minutes), but the holder will not retract itself in this case. In this context, I consider it nonsense, because if I have to confirm the insertion in the menu, it is easier to push it with my hand. Just useless. In "sleep" mode, the printer wakes up by sending a job, which is great - I don't have to run to it and turn it on.
According to the settings in the menu, it should have a notification of a forgotten document on the scanner glass, but this doesn't work for me - I left something there on purpose, but no notification anywhere. Again, I consider this to be unnecessary work by the developers. What I definitely miss is scanning directly from the printer to the PC or to a flash drive (my old one could do that). I also miss printing templates directly from the printer without having to turn on the PC (lined or cubed papers, organizational sheets, school timetable, etc. ). The old one was able to assemble a PDF from many pages via PC, where I just inserted the template and pressed OK. This TS6350 will run off my feet and smush my mouse when I want to scan multiple pages. Setting up the printer on the PC was absolutely simple and without drivers (both Win and various Linux distros). I was pleasantly surprised by the installation, especially on Linux, because CUPS has specific PPD files in the standard package. The old one was quite a struggle at times. That's a big positive. Printing as such is quite fast and the quality is just so common nowadays. It prints the photo nicely and without borders and e.g. from the mobile phone (with the official app) it can align and, if necessary. cut to size on paper. The auto duplex is fine and just works. Sometimes the machine takes a little longer to think, but otherwise I have no complaints. My old printer suddenly started thinking and doing long straightening while printing multiple pages, which the TS6350 doesn't do (yet) - I see this as very positive. Separate cartridges are a plus, of course, and that was my requirement after all. Scanner (in Linux) also without problems and saned (scanimage) finds it. However, the scan quality is not great (even on Win). The result is rather blurry and the colours rather washed out. Well, it's good enough for the office, but no progress. Copying is a bit unergonomic from the user and GUI point of view. The copying itself incl. Setting the number of copies is easy, but the same cannot be said for switching the colour/mono mode. For that, I have to go to the menu and find and confirm the option. The old one could do it on the button - either straight colour or straight mono. During printing, colour music (LED strip) plays on the front of the printer. This seems quite unnecessary to me and rather than this, the manufacturer should have invested in a button to select the copy mode. The device has its own HTTP server, which shows very basic information (ink level, WiFi signal) and after logging in (password is SN device) offers settings similar to the menu on the printer and e.g. and firmware update (well, we'll see if the update ever comes out). It's a nice thing, but e.g. a custom web scan-console would give it more multiplatform usability. Conclusion: the device fulfils its basic mission, which is colour printing, scanning and copying. It's not the pinnacle of technology or ergonomics, but it's certainly enough for basic office work and occasional photo printing. However, compared to a printer of a similar category many years earlier, it is very obvious that the manufacturer tried too hard to save money. I can recommend the Canon TS6350 printer for the casual, undemanding household, but it doesn't have much to offer the pampered user beyond routine tasks. And yet it would take so little to make it the perfect device .