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(More customer reviews)We got this machine to replaced our Canon MF5770 that we had for about 4 years, and finally sucame to the dreaded "download standby" error. We use all functions of the machine, both this one and the MF5570 which it replaced.
We are a small medical research clinic, and the machines usually gets about 50 pages on average sent to them either from a print job or a fax. Many days it will be quite a bit more. We also fax jobs out a few times a day. The new machine is a definite upgrades in many ways, and a downgrade in one critical way (though how critical will very per person).
So what's great about this machine?
- Duplexing: Works great and is speedy. It also duplexes faxes and print jobs.
- Networking: Once set up correctly you can print to this printer from anywhere, and scan from the computer or from the machine to a computer on your network.
- Speed: Print jobs are fast.
- Paper tray: Holds plenty of paper and the translucent cover lets you see when you are running low.
- Size: Its about half the size of the printer it replaced, and yet its still faster, and does more.
- Scanning: The included software is a breeze to use, and the ability to initiate scanning from the machine or the computer is ideal. Before only the one computer attached to the machine could scan, but now all the computers in the clinic can scan. This is a huge time saver for us.
- Energy Saver Mode: Works great, and wakes up super fast from this mode so no waiting to print or fax or copy but you still save energy.
So whats not so great about this machine?
- Text quality: The text printed from the machine is just a bit not right. I mean, most people will not notice is, but the MF5770 had superb text rendering, and this machine just doesn't. Its completely passable, and like I mentioned most people would not even notice. Its too sharp, and not smooth, is the real way to describe it. Some people might even prefer the extra sharpness, but I sure didn't, and neither did the PCMag editors.
- Buttons: The buttons are like tictacs in shape and sort of hollow, and are not great on the fingers, and sort of small. The layout is also a little weird. The menu okay button is a big round circle and I keep hitting it instead of the button i actually mean to hit, the green ok button for initiating an actual activity.
- Noise: Its very quiet when not in use, but maybe a tad too loud when in use. However its fast so its not noisy for very long.
Some other things. I've seen it asked many places to let me just clear it up here. This machine will provide a confirmation page for faxes and include an image of the fax facesheet. It is not located under the fax settings but under the reports setting. You just need to go to reports-->fax tx-->print report with image after each transmission-->yes/on. If you set the machines up correctly, you can have it so that the machines scans a file and attaches it right to an email with the push of one button. Love this feature as we often have to email scanned documents.
This machine got the editor's choice award from PC mag, and rightly so. For the price you get an incredibly versatile, speedy, machine that doesn't take up much space and can handle the work load of a small office with ease. You just can't beat that.
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