Dell 3115cn Multifunction Color Laser Network Printer Copier Scanner Fax - Optical Resolution 600x600 DPI - Max Print Speed 31 PPM - Duty Cycle 60000 PPM - Max Sheet Size Legal - Manual Duplex - 50-sheet ADF - Ethernet, USB - 256MB RAM - CPU 400 MHz Review

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(More customer reviews)if you run out of yellow toner then you cant do anything. No faxing, no scanning, no printing in black.
it actually knows if you put in say black ink in the yellow slot... fancy enginneering to extort money from you.

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Scan, copy, print, fax - all in color or black-and-white, fast! The Dell Multifunction Color Laser Printer 3115cn gives you the perfect combination of speed and quality. Featuring a 4-in-1 design, 3115cn combines quality color printing, faxing and scanning, with the ability to connect to a network or an individual PC. With fast printing speeds of up to 31 pages per minute in black and white and 17 pages per minute in color (actual speed varies with use), this printer ensures excellent performance every time you print. The Automatic Document Feeder allows you to easily copy up to 50 pages without having to manually feed each one. It features full color flatbed scanner to scan documents and images with sensational accuracy and color. You can also conveniently send faxes on the 3115cn right from your email with the high speed fax modem. In addition, the printer comes with 256 MB memory and can be upgraded up to 1280 MB RAM. It provides effortless setup and installation via USB port or IEEE 1284 Parallel Port. In addition, the built-in 10/100Base-T Ethernet connectivity equips the printer with enhanced networking capabilities. The Dell Multifunction Color Laser Printer 3115cn comes standard with a black toner cartridge that prints up to 5,000 pages and a color cartridge that prints up to 4,000 pages. The 3115cn also includes the Dell Toner Management System. It's an intelligent software program that monitors the printer's toner level and notifies you when the toner levels are low. Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool makes it easy to install, configure, and manage your network printer and consumables. Dell ColorTrack 2 enables administrators to control user access and print budget costs by remotely defining color printing rights at the user level, setting print volume limitations and tracking usage over a standard Web browser.

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Canon imageCLASS MF8450c Color Laser Multifunction Printer (White) (2233B001AA) Review

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(More customer reviews)I do NOT recommend this machine for a network of any kind. I owned an 8170c which I believe was the first multi-function laser in this Canon league and although it had problems, it allowed me to do many tasks that the MF8450c can't do. This machine was provided to me by my insurance company after my 8170c was damaged in a fire. I can't get the MF8450c by-pass tray to work to save my life. I've called Canon tech support -- they blame it on software but it's NOT a software issue, that's just Canon's favorite excuse. My computer is new and all of my software is brand new and fully updated. The problem is the quirks of this machine. The scanner works nice but you actually have to go to the machine and change settings in order to get it to scan...every time you want to fax or print or scan, you have to change settings at the machine. The machine does not come with the software necessary to scan as did the 8170c. Fortunately, I had some great scanning software. I honestly thought that Canon would build a better product but I think this machine is downgrade from what I owned previously.

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The MF8450c is a new color laser multifunction printer from Canon with high-end features. Including Duplex printing and copying, fax and color scanning, plus network capabilties.

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Canon imageCLASS MF9150c Color Laser Multifunction Printer (White) (2232B002AA) Review

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(More customer reviews)Prompt Delivery, Great Price, So Far a great printer.
Not as intuitive to set up as other printers, but once set up has worked well. Do not know consumable life/cost as yet.

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HP LaserJet 3055 All-in-One Printer/Copier/Scanner/Fax (White) Review

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(More customer reviews)Note added October 15, 2008: Amazon still won't let me change my rating, which now would be 1 star (the lowest) based on horrendous quality control. I bought two of these and both had hardware failures within a year or two, of course outside of warranty. The one I bought for my daughter had its network card fail. She can still use it via USB, but not over the network. The one I bought for myself recently failed to scan, fax or copy when using the document feeder, which uses a separate sensing window from flatbed copying and scanning. As a flatbed copier or scanner, it still works. But when using the document feeder, the copies or scans come out blank. And, yes, I've put the paper in the right side up. I suspect that there's a separate sensor or light for that window and it's broken. On top of the horrible QC this seems to imply, my email to HP took them eight days to answer and then all they said was "this case is a hardware issue so our recommendation for you is to call 800-HP-INVENT (800-474-6836) so you can talk with a Hardware technical agent that can guide you through some trouble shooting steps to determine the cause of this problem and also give you the best solution." OK, I call and after over a significant wait time, I learn that they can help trouble shoot by phone for a fee, offer me a trade-in on a new model, or repair this one. No way am I going to waste more money on this disaster. While maybe I've just had a bad run of luck, this does not appear to be the HP I used to know, where quality was top notch.
Note added March 19 2007: Amazon won't let me change my rating from 4 to 3 stars, but I would do so if I could due to networking problems that resurfaced. I suspect that this is an issue with networked printers in general, not HP, but the time it took to solve the problem makes me wonder whether I would have bought this printer if I knew then what I know now. When the network access works, it's great, but if your network undergoes a change (I had to replace a Linksys router that went bad), be prepared to do some work. It took me several hours to get things working again. Before I had this problem, I bought one of these as a gift for my adult daughter, living in another state. She had to get the "geek squad" in to solve her similar problems, at a cost of roughly $200. The problem seems to be changes in the IP addresses in the network, and the manual didn't make it easy to figure out how to even find out the IP address that the printer currently is using. (Hint: Print a Configuration Report from the printer's front panel, using the menu. The manual does tell you how to do that, and the IP address is part of that report.) Once you have the IP address, I think getting the printer back up would be a lot easier -- but I'm not about to bring it down and find out! Hoping this helps.
I have several Macs and one Windows machine and had been using two separate printers for the two "tribes." I also had a fax machine, an old flat bed scanner, and a copier -- all taking lots of real estate. When the Samsung ML1430 that I was using on an Airport Extreme USB printer sharing system broke after three years, I decided to go with a networked printer that could be shared between the Macs and the PC. I wanted a major printer brand, and HP was at the top of that list. Why? Because Samsung had stopped supporting the Mac and, as I upgraded my OS, I had had difficulties keeping the printer working. The old driver didn't work with some OS upgrades. I hoped that a networked printer would make sharing among the Macs and the PC easy -- and to a large extent it has.
I did have minor problems getting the printer to work with the PC since I had to turn off all firewalls during the installation and Dell had two. After about an hour of on-line research and fiddling, I got it to work. Getting the Macs to recognize the printer was a snap -- sorry Redmond, Apple's ads seem on target here, though part of the problem may have been with Dell putting two firewalls on the PC.
After the initial hassle with the PC, which has nothing to do with the 3055 per se, I am very happy with all functions -- with one minor caveat below. As a printer or copier, it's fast (almost 20 pages a minute and less than 10 seconds to first page). The automatic document feeder has worked flawlessly so far -- often the Achilles heel in my experience. Some other reviews (elsewhere, not here at Amazon) noted that half-tone copies weren't the greatest and I'd agree. The pictures come out a bit dark.Some of those reviews noted that changing the default setting from text to picture (or whatever HP calls it) helps, but I haven't tried that yet which is a sign that it's not a huge problem.
I haven't used the scanner much yet, but did a few test scans which looked good. On color photos, the 300 dpi scan was poor, but setting it to 600 dpi did a nice job. The level of JPEG encoding changed from 300 to 600 dpi, with the 600 dpi scan being a much larger file, so it's not clear how much of the poor quality at 300 was due to the scanner and how much to the JPEG encoding. I also have a Fujitsu ScanSnap and will keep it since it is much faster than the HP -- but it cost as much as the HP and just does scanning, so that's not an indictment of the HP. The ScanSnap is intended only for sheet scans, not books or other flatbed material, but is excellent at what it does.
The fax features work well too, and I got rid of my fax machine, freeing up space. I haven't yet gotten rid of the copier, but might. The 3055 will enlarge and reduce by up to a factor of four -- a nice feature. Having only one toner cartridge to keep track of, instead of the three I had before (printer, copier and fax), would be nice. HP toner is about 3 cents per page, a bit more than some laser printers, but much less than ink jets and OK in my book.
The 3055 is also good on energy usage. I hooked up a power and energy meter and, after about 180 continuous hours of light use (only two of use it and we're not heavy printers), it averaged only 8 watts. When the laser engine is working, of course the power peaks up to about 500 watts, but HP has been good about making sure it doesn't use too much power when idle, while still allowing it to start up fairly quickly. I've seen the idle power drop down as low as 6 watts at times.
I'm not sure if I should have given four or five stars to this unit, with the one star loss being mostly due to my networking problems mentioned above. As I said, that's not an HP problem. So if you're looking for a networked all-in-one, consider this five stars within that category.
Note added February 22, 2008: My network did come down again, and this time I set up a static IP address for the machine. With what I'd learned in the interim, it wasn't such a big deal to do and has been working well for months. Now, I'm not worried about the network coming down and causing major problems. But you need to learn what static IP addresses work with your router (it varies!), how to set it (from the Menu on the console on the HP 3055 and choose Network Configuration, TCP/IP, Manual), and then how to tell your computer to find the device (hint: Intel Macs need the newer HP Setup Assistant and will not work with the one I had; accessible from HP's support site). On the negative side, the one I bought for my daughter seems to have a bad network card now. That cost her another $200 geek squad visit to figure out, plus now we have to figure out if it's worth fixing. My rating would now be 3-4 stars (depending if her bad card is unusual or not) if you understand networking really well or can rope a friend with that knowledge into helping you, but no stars otherwise.

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Phaser 3300MFP/X Clr Mono P/c/f /s 30PPM Adf 96MB Duplex USB/enet Review

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(More customer reviews)The Xerox Phaser 3300MFP has delivered more than I expected at a very reasonable cost given the system's capabilities.
1) Physical installation is a snap-- just remove it from the carton, plug cables into the only places they fit, remove the tape that holds doors closed, insert the toner cartridge, unlock the scanner mechanism and it's done. In our case we also added the second 250 sheet paper tray which equally simple.
2) Software installation on a Windows-7 Professional platform was limited to inserting the CD-ROM, telling it to use a network connected printer, and picking the printer from a displayed list.
3) Setting up the printers firmware uses the web interface which worked exactly as expected and offered no problems that an occational quick look into the on-line manual failed to cure.
4) EVERY feature worked as documented, including scan to Email, scan to Network, and FAX forward to Email.
The web interface can be a bit difficult for people with little or no ability to actually read and follow instructions. But if you open the manual in one browser window and the machine's web interface in another and then accept that Xerox knows more about their machine than you do... it all works fine.
Some features are especially nice. One very useful one is that it you can put a stack of pages in the feeder and then scan them directly to a folder on your computer in one of several formats. Another useful feature, especially for small business types, is that incoming faxes can be set to automatically forward to your email as a PDF file. This is great because if an order or contract is sent by fax you can get it on your Blackberry or iPhone when away from the office.
The only "fault" I have with it is the machine's control panel. It uses a telephone keypad for all data input which makes things like entering Email addresses and mixed-case passwords sluggish. Perhaps Xerox will put a better human interface on the next generation.
Otherwise... a very good product that demonstrates good value.


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Lexmark X364DN Multifuntion Printer (13B0502) Review

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(More customer reviews)This printer churns out pages in laser-sharp quality, scans quickly to a usb drive, copies quickly, scans and prints double-sided and easily works with both Macs and PCs over the ethernet network (although I did not try scanning over the network, so that may or may not work. I also don't use the fax feature because we have a dedicated machine for those increasingly rare times when someone uses a fax).
We've used this in our office for about a year, and so far I don't think the paper has jammed once. It's just a reliable performer that you don't need to think about.
The only problem I've had is setting up the email client for the printer. Supposedly, you should be able to email scans, but it won't connect with our email server.

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LEX13B0502Designed for small workgroups, this high-performance multifunction unites essential office functions into one, compact document solution. Fast per-minute and first-page-out speeds provide the power to race through workloads. Superior scanning capabilities let users preview images, adjust color and contrast, save scans in multiple formats, send to network, and even turn hard copies into editable digital files. Expanded duplex capabilities include a duplexing automatic document feeder and two-sided printing. A front-facing USB port lets users print directly from thumb drives for convenient walk-up printing. Versatile media handling capabilities deliver great results on specialty paper, labels, cardstock, and other media. Print Technology: Laser; Maximum Print Speed (Black): 35.0 ppm; Maximum Print Speed (Color): N/A; Network Ready: Yes.PRODUCT DETAILS: -Model Name/Number: X364dn. -Reduction/Enlargement Range [Max]: 400 pct. -PC Free Printing: Yes. -Network Capable: Yes. -Maximum Memory [Nom]: 128 MB. -Operating System Compatibility: MacOS 9.x , OS X 10.2 and Later, Windows2000, XP, XP x64, Server 2003, Server 2003 x64, Server 2008, Server 2008 x64, Vista , Vistax64. -Auto Document Feed/Sheets: 50. -Processor [Nom]: 266.0 MHz. -Fax Transmission Speed [Nom]: 33.60 kb/s. -Reduction/Enlargement Range [Min]: 25 pct. -Pre-Consumer Recycled Content Percent [Nom]: 0 pct. -Accepts Paper Size: 10, A4, A5, A6, B5, C5, DL, Executive, Folio, Legal, Letter, Oficio, Statement, Universal. -Machine Functions: Copy, Fax, Print, Scan. -Copying Speed (Black) [Nom]: 35 ppm. -Connector/Port/Interface: Ethernet, Fax, USB. -Total Recycled Content Percent [Nom]: 0 pct. -Global Product Type: Copier/Fax/Multifunction Machines. -Paper Input: 250 Sheet Tray, 50 Sheet Multipurpose Tray. -Maximum Paper Size: 8 1/2'' x 14''. -Compliance, Standards: ENERGY STAR Qualified. -Network Ready: Yes. -Network Types: 10/100Base-TX Ethernet. -Maximum Print Speed (Black) [Nom]: 35.0 ppm. -Post

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HP CM1312NFI Color LaserJet Printer Review

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(More customer reviews)This is NOT in the same class as the much more expensive 3500 series color MFPs, and it is not supposed to be. At a cost of 1/5th the bigger printers, you need to lower your expectations, but you still get a lot of printer for the money. I've had many inkjet printers and installed many color and BW laser printers. The first laser printer I used was an Apple LaserWriter in about 1987, so my experience with these devices is quite extensive. I have this installed in a home office networked via a simple wireless router and print/scan with XP, Vista, and Win7-64.
Positives:
+ Much faster and sharper printing than even high-quality inkjets when printing typical office documents
+ Prints evenly and consistently even large areas of highly saturated color on plain paper, unlike the banded printing from inkjets on plain paper
+ Easy to install on XP, Vista, and Win7 64 as both a USB and network printer
+ Quiet
+ Sheetfeeder is convenient and reliable
+ Prints at the same speed and quality regardless of how long it sits idle or off, unlike an inkjet printer that often needs cartridges replaced or cleaned after sitting idle for a couple of weeks.
+ Doesn't spew gobs of ink on paper at random intervals, which many inkjets do, especially after they've been sitting idle for some time
+ EXCELLENT print output - very sharp even at small print sizes and fine lines
Negatives:
- I have the same problems as others when scanning using the sheetfeeder: Scans always come out as 8.5 x 14.
- Low paper capacity. Why doesn't EVERY printer come with a 500 sheet bin? Do manufacturers really save any money by making the smaller bin?
- Manual feed is not easy to use. Basically, you need to pull out the drawer and put what you want printed in the regular drawer.
- Scanning from front panel isn't working for me, which should be easy to do. Perhaps this is the problem others indicate when they say it is hard to set up. Scanning is fine when you start it from the computer.
- Won't email without talking to a computer. I really like that feature in the more expensive models, and it shouldn't be that difficult to implement.
- Wont' print truly photo-quality as well as a photo inkjet, but the prints on photo paper are still VERY good.
- Do I REALLY need a THREE HUNDRED megabyte package of drivers and software just to print? How about a light-weight software option HP? Better yet, how about building the drivers into the printer's built-in web server so that I don't have to get those monster packages from the Internet? Why can't I manage ALL settings from the built-in web pages?
-+ I wasn't satisfied with the default scan settings, but after tweaking to boost the image quality, I am happy with the scan quality and speed.
Regarding the price of prints: Although a set of cartridges sets you back about 260 bucks, that will not get you anywhere near the $1.00+ price per page others talk about. My conservative estimate at cost is about $0.15/page in color including paper, less in B/W. If you force B/W printing for most output, you will be closer to $0.04/page. Having spent a ton of money on ink cartridges for inkjets, only to waste much of the ink on cleaning and reprints when gobs of ink land on my output, I think the overall cost of ownership will be close to even or better when compared to a typical inkjet. Counting the cost of time and frustration in the cost of using an inkjet will further weigh the cost per print in favor of the CM1312nfi.
Some other "negative" points are speed, lack of duplex scanning/printing, and some other bells and whistles mentioned in other reviews. I don't count these negative points against this printer since these are features that you really can't expect in this price class. I looked long and hard at the HP CM2320, but the much higher cost of entry didn't seem to pay off for me. Including a set of cartridges, the 1312 costs 30-50% less than the 2320.
I compared this printer to Brother and Samsung MFPs at a local office supply store. The output quality, speed, and overall build quality are significantly higher than similarly priced competitors. The output quality of a color brochure copied on each of the brands is what sold me on the HP - the CM1312 output is MUCH better than the other brands. I also expect to be able to service and purchase supplies for an HP long after Samsung and Brother are forgotten about.
I'd give this printer a solid 4 stars if I could get the scanning from the front panel and the auto page size recognition to work. I won't count things against this printer that it really isn't designed to handle, like true photo quality and high speed. Anticipating being able to work out the bugs with scanning and page size, I'll give this a 3.5 and round up to 4 stars.

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HP CM1312NFI Color LaserJet Printer. Get print, copy, fax, and high quality scan capabilities in a single easy to use device, eliminating the expense and space of multiple single function devices. The MFP¿s built in photo card slots make it simple to create impressive marketing materials with high quality photo accents. Insert a photo memory card, browse it from your computer, and select the images you want to use. See your output quickly with print speeds of up to 12 pages per minute ppm, black and white 8 ppm, color. Start fast and finish sooner typical office print job Time To Completion can be more than two times faster with the MFP¿s Instant on Technology. Instant on Copy with LED based technology delivers your first copy in seconds. Not only does this HP Color LaserJet MFP have a great purchase price, but you can print black pages for the same price as printing black pages on a black and white HP laser device. And you can still print in color The installer and fax set up wizard help you set up, install, and configure the MFP in just a few clicks. Original HP cartridges are preinstalled and a handy front access panel makes replacement effortless. The print cartridge is designed for simplicity, incorporating the toner and imaging drum in one supply. The MFP¿s intuitive control panel helps you navigate device functions with fax, copy, and scan keys. The 2.4 inch color graphical display provides clear device and supplies status. Use the Help button to access easy to follow instruction. Ideal for small workgroups, the MFP offers good networking performance and essential security features. Manage your MFP with HP Easy Printer Care Software, a simple tool to deploy, monitor, and maintain about 15 HP printing devices. The MFP is supported by the HP Universal Print Driver for Windows, a single driver that gives you instant access to HP printing devices. Keep color printing and copying expenses under control with color copy lockout and photo lockout.

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Xerox WorkCentre M20I Multifunction Printer Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought this machine about 1 month ago for my home office. I print contracts, send/recieve many FAXes, require legal size paper handling and needed a good copier that can handle 40-60 pages in the auto-feed tray. I also wanted two paper trays that could hold a lot of paper. I tried one of the lower end HP (7100?something) and it was .. let's just say a bad experience.
In a nutshell, this multi feature product seems to work well for what I need. If you run a home business, put it away from you because it's warm until it goes into energy-save mode. You can program the time-out period, so that's cool. It's also loud when printing, so make sure you aren't bothering anyone when working from home at night or in the morning.
The scanning software isn't very good. it comes with the PaperPort program as well as OmniPage - both programs I haven't used before. The scanning requires that you place the document in the auto-feeder tray and not on the glass itself. I don't like that because it can scan "crooked" if it doesn't feed perfectly. Also, note the following:
- The output tray deposits docs to the left, but loads to the right.
- The cords (USB, power, printer-cable, phone jack) are on the left side of the machine and NOT on the back - more convenient from my perspective.
- This machine is expensive - $2,200+ when adding the optional second paper tray and a toner cartridge to replace the half-life one it comes with.
- I don't require network printing, but it does support that feature (M20i unit only). I connect via the USB port. It saw it immediately when I hooked up out of the BOX on my XP-based computer.
- The Setup software seemed kind of "old" because MS XP (my OS) didn't have drivers for this hardware. The scanning software that it comes with isn't very good - PaperPort, I believe. It's just slow to run and not very user friendly. If you have another TWAIN program, plan on using it for the scanning function.
- The USB cable is only 6 feet long, so plan on buying a 12-footer to move tha machine far enough away from your work area.
This machine is large and also heavy - 50+ pounds. It's much larger machine than the typical HP or Brother multi-function product offering (FAX/Print/Copy) that you'd buy at COMPUSA. For the record, I purchased this from an authorized dealer - someone that "I KNEW" so I could get all over if I had a problem. Also, I had to buy a printer cart because this machine isn't made to sit on your desk - or even under it. If you have the two trays installed, you should know that it's very tall when sitting on a normal size SoHo desk, so keep that in mind.
Bottom line - it does what it was made for. It's a heavy duty, small business copier that also sends/receives FAXes and scans.


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Ricoh Aficio SPC210SF Multifunction Color Laser Printer 402531 MFP Review

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(More customer reviews)the mac support from ricoh and their affiliates (Lanier AC031cn & Gestetner SP C210SF) is essentially nil. ricoh supplies a basic printer driver. Currently, the following features DO NOT work on a mac: 1) full color twain-compliant scanning 2) copy to file, email or ocr 3) scan to file, email or ocr. 4) postscript
if you like this machine, i would strongly suggest you look at the brother mfc-9420cn. brother industries fully supports and offer all features for the mac. In addition, they have postscript 3 emulation drivers. wish i knew this before i made my purchase.
Here's the real kicker, the hardware is essentially the same, ricoh and it's affiliates choose not to support or develop the features, drivers and software for the macintosh platform.
If you're a mac person and you only want to print, copy and fax, this is a good choice. However, if you would like to utilize all features, I'd choose to look elsewhere. Also, take a look at hp's solid multifunction printers (they are just a bit slower).

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Efficiency and convenience rarely go hand in hand, but the stylish and compact Ricoh Aficio SP C210SF All-In-One Unit is a perfect combination of both. This color laser printer, copier, scanner, and fax machine makes quick work of all your office documents. Thanks to fast print speeds and high resolution, the C210SF cuts wait times to a minimum while still delivering crisp, vivid documents. This multi-purpose unit comes with a 35-sheet Auto Document Feeder, making it simple to copy, scan or fax, depending on your daily needs. With its compact design, the C210SF is particularly well suited for home offices or small workgroups, but it also has the capacity to handle high volume businesses. About the C210SF The C210SF puts multi-functionality at your fingertips. First, an easy-to-use control panel takes out the guess work and allows you to switch between Print, Copy, Scan, or Fax modes. Once you've decided on a task, you can depend on this system to deliver optimum results time and time again. Because the C210SF utilizes the data processing power found in today's powerful PCs to drive efficient printing with point-and-click simplicity, you can rely on it to help your business thrive. Add color to your communications to generate more impact and attention, or print stacks of envelopes without manual one-at-a-time feeding. C210SF also makes it easy to print directly from your Windows PC or Macintosh, and provides the built-in flexibility to step up to network printing when the time is right. The standard Ethernet network interface opens the C210SF's versatility to all connected users to make your entire office more productive. This system also offers networked configuration with standard USB 2.0 and IEEE 1284 Parallel interfaces plus 10/100 BaseTX Ethernet. Finally, the integrated scanner and simplified control panel put full-color and monochrome laser copying within easy reach. Printing Speed, Resolution, and Other Features Because of the 64 MB (expandable to 576 MB) of memory, this system can handle even your most complex jobs with ease. The C210SF uses true 600 dots per inch (dpi) color laser technology to produce eye-catching full-color prints at an efficient eight pages per minute (ppm). In addition, it prints black-and-white documents at a remarkable speed of 31 ppm, offers a high-quality resolution of 600 by 600 dpi, and can even print on special stocks up to 110 pounds. As your business grows, the C210SF is designed to grow, too, by giving you the option of increasing paper capacity up to 780 sheets for uninterrupted operation. You can also quickly exchange the standard paper cassette for the optional legal-size paper tray to handle any job that comes your way. Quick and Convenient Copying and Scanning With the C210SF, you can quickly process stacks of originals up to legal size with the standard 35-sheet Automatic Document Feeder. Copy at remarkable speeds of 21 ppm in black-and-white and 7 ppm in color, while enjoying an optical resolution of 1200 by 2400 dpi. Easily copy pages from bound books and magazines, as well as fragile documents like photos, maps, and more with the built-in 8.5 x 11 inch flatbed scanner. Fast first copy times and efficient output speeds keep pace with your document reproduction needs, while laser technology delivers the 600-dpi copy quality you need to make your business look its best. To customize, you can take advantage of the zoom button, which offers a range of 25 to 400 percent, and lets you adjust in one percent increments. Thanks to Ricoh's easy to use Control Center software, you won't have to worry about complex scanning problems slowing down productivity. You can operate the scanner with confidence and perform full-color TWAIN-compliant scanning to capture hardcopy documents for editing or placement in new digital documents for professional results. Reliable Faxing The C210SF also works as a fast and efficient 33.6 Kbps fax machine. With the 400 page memory, you won't have to worry about losing important data. You can also fax hardcopy originals via the ADR or plated glass, or use the PC fax utility for paperless faxing. The C210SF offers a full suite of dialing reception, 16 one-touch dial locations, 200 speed dial locations, and transmission features. There's even an Internet Fax capability that lets you bypass the telephone network and associated per-call charges. In addition, this machine also supports traditional Super G3 and Internet faxing. Effortlessly View, Organize, and Manage Scanned Files The C210SF's intuitive Control Center interface offers one-button shortcuts to easily produce editable text files without time-consuming and error-prone data re-entry. You also have the option of sending scanned files as e-mail attachments or to PC destinations for cost-free information sharing and archival capabilities. Packed with convenient options like these, the C210SF makes it easy to help your business not only keep up, but also thrive in the competitive corporate world.

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HP Laserjet M1522NF Printer Review

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(More customer reviews)Please note: In order to post this review, I HAD to give this printer one star. This printer deserves NO STARS.
The HP1522nf had everything I was looking for--Fax, Scan, laser printing, feeder, PPM requirements--and what I thought was HP quality. Although we purchased it from Amazon.com on 4/17, the printer was not placed into use until 5/1 because we were still in construction mode on our business. On May 1, I spent several hours on the phone with HP tech support...in India...and I couldn't understand most of what they said. Worse, they couldn't understand *me.* And I speak very clearly.
I was told that the printer could not be plugged into a surge protector--has to be plugged straight into the wall, and they eventually decided that I needed to download the printer software from HP's website to cure the fact that the printer simply would not operate after printing one page.
I uninstalled the software that I'd installed from HP's disc. The problem here is that the uninstall doesn't remove all of the software it's installed. It leaves tons of junk on the computer. I reinstalled with the fresh download and the printer worked for about a week. The scan and FAX functions refused to work, but I had a business to open and didn't have time to sit on the phone with HP tech support for hour after hour.
On May 20th, I called HP tech support and the first question I asked was why they had never checked back with me as they said they'd do. The response was that they'd closed the file as "successfully handled" because (they claimed) when tech support tried to call me back, they found my number disconnected. My number was NOT disconnected, but the number they were calling had absolutely not one digit in common with my number.
I spent two days on the phone with tech support, uninstalling and reinstalling the software over and over, coaxing the printer to please do something right, trying to understand what the HP tech support people were saying... It was MEGA-frustrating.
The problems? The printer would print once, and then turn itself off. HP absurdly placed the switch in the back (lower left side), so in order to power cycle the printer, it's really handy if you know how to do yoga. However, power cycling it would do nothing after awhile. The printer turned itself off and stayed off.
HP tech support asked me to FAX them the receipt, which I did (before the printer finally decided to stay dead), and HP's tech support had the gall to complain that it was too blurry to read. Having been sent with one of their printers and received on their equipment, the quality of the FAX would be HP's problem--not mine.
The machine would not scan. Trying to run the scan software resulted in a pop-up window telling me that the scan had failed, did I want to try again. It never scanned.
The computer I installed the software on unfortunately runs Vista. I asked if this could be the problem. HP tech support thought not. However, when trying to input data into the FAX feature on the computer, I ran into a series of annoying problems. For example, inputting the business name required that I input one letter and then the HP software would spit up a yellow caution sign window with the letter and a question mark. I'd click "OK," and then enter another letter, at which point HP software would spit up the same yellow caution sign with the new letter and a question mark. I'd click "OK"...and this is how the entire business name had to be entered! One letter at a time and no spaces. Hitting the space bar would bounce the cursor back to the beginning. I kludged that problem by inserting an underscore between words. It's insane!
Finally HP tech support decided it was a bad printer and that they needed to replace my brand new straigh-out-of-the-box printer with a used refurbished one! That's when I blew up. And that's when HP lost me as a customer.
I complained vociferously. They said they'd review the issues, but replacing with a used refurbished unit was all HP policy allows.
I wrote scathing emails to HP tech support and to HP's CEO (whose email address is on the HP website if you're patient enough to search for it). I decided to cc Amazon.com as well.
Next morning, I received a wonderful email from Amazon telling me that due to the extenuating circumstances, they'd already shipped me a new printer and sent a label for the return of the non-functional unit. Amazon ROCKS!
Then I received a call from HP tech support telling me in pidgin English that they'd reviewed the situation and would send me a used refurbished unit. It was great fun to tell them to go pound sand.
My new printer arrived as scheduled. I spent hours on my computer--weeding through folders, uninstalling every particle of HP software I could find--looking in hidden folders (they're in there too), as well as taking ownership of items and changing permissions in order to dump eons of the nasty buggers. I plugged the printer INTO THE WALL RECEPTICLE. I installed the software from a fresh download.
It works. It FAXes. (The first two FAXes failed, but after that it worked. I still had to enter the business name header one letter at a time, each letter followed by the annoying sign and clicking "OK.") It scans. It prints. It doesn't turn itself off. BUT--after reading these reviews, I have to wonder how long this "success" will hold.
I wish I'd bought any other brand printer. Brother printers seem to be garnering good reviews, but based on past experience with having to kick those suckers to print, I decided against Brother. Epson seems to be having success. Really, ANYTHING has to be better than an HP printer.
Until HP gets its act together with technically-correct software and printers that work, and more importantly--MOVES THEIR TECH SUPPORT BACK TO THE UNITED STATES--I refuse to do business with them. I've bought probably 10 HP printers over the past few years. Maybe more. I don't mind spending a little time on the phone with tech support for minor issues. But in the past two years--it's happened with every single printer with every single set-up, and it's gotten old. So long, HP. Your printers don't work. Your software doesn't work. And your tech support is atrocious.

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HP M1522nf LaserJet Multifunction Printer Fax Bundle. Need a little elbow room. HPs surprisingly compact all in one LaserJet M1522nf Printer has a flatbed design that can copy and scan a variety of documents; it also sends faxes and its networkable. You will get sharp looking text in speeds as fast as 24 pages per minute. This model also includes one RJ 11 fax port, as well as an RJ 11 line out telephone port.

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B431D - Laser Printer - Monochrome - Laser - Mono Print Speed 40 (ppm) - 1200 Dp Review

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(More customer reviews)I have never written a review on amazon but after seeing this printer had no reviews I had to let you guys know what a beast this thing is. I have been looking for a printer with a 90's style in simplicity but a 2011 style of power. This thing is exactly that. Super easy to set up because of its simple drivers and the most powerful beast I have ever owned. It CRANKS OUT PAGES and they still have a very great quality! BEST LASER PRINTER ON THE MARKET HANDS DOWN!!!!!!! You will not be disappointed!!!!!!!!! ALSO DO NOT BUY THE LEXMARK PLATINUM PRO 905. I BOUGHT ONE FOR MY MOTHERS BUSINESS AND MY AUNTS BUSINESS AND THEY BOTH WANT NEW PRINTERS. BUY THIS INSTEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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HP Photosmart C7280 All-in-One Printer Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a good machine, but as many have pointed out the software can be a problem. Here's some software install advice (below) to make it work well for you.
I have a Brother laser AIO at my office that I love, but I chose this HP for my home for several reasons. The WiFi Brother unit has a 10 page document feeder compared to HP's 25 page. This was important to me, maybe not you. I really like the styling of the HP better. The HP rep was in Best Buy and printed off a photo for me. It was fantastic. I've reproduced the same results at home, though I didn't buy it as a photo printer. The Brother has a phone handset hanging off the side that I will never use. The HP looks & feels like a higher quality product, though the Brother reviews are good.
Follow the quick start guide to set up on your LAN. I have WEP and had no problems...literally a couple minutes to setup.
1st, in general, never use photo manipulation software that these printer companies provide. If you need to work with photos invest in a good commercial product. There's some reasonabally priced products.
2nd. Trash the disk that comes with the printer and go straight to HP.com and download the latest drivers. That have fixes most of the problems the other reviews point out. You have two download options, drivers only or full software. I did drivers only and it worked fine, however you loose control of some of the units settings, so I went back and got the full package.
However, I highly recommend this installation method that I used.
Unzip the download and run. then...
1. Choose the custom (not the "easy" recommended) installation option.
2. Choose "NO" on the next pages which asks if you want to do auto updates. Anytime you select this for any product you now have another application running in the background all the time polling the internet. It will slow your computer down.
3. On the next screen select "custom". Don't be afraid, ever if you're not an "advance user" as it recommends.
4. You get a screen with a bunch of options to install. The first one you have to select, the drivers. Then uncheck "shop for HP" (just crap), "HP Updater" (memory & bandwidth eater), "customer particapition program" (memory & bandwidith eater), "smart web printing" (you can try it, but more resident sw to eat up cpu and memory), "HP photosmart essentials" (not essential and from what I read it's crappy software. You can try it, but it'll save you 40MB not to install), "OCR" (unless you really use OCR. If you use it a lot, buy a good program, this will save you another 80MB).
What you do select is obviously "drivers" (it makes you & you do need this), "Solution Center" (no actual solutions here, but it does give you some control over your settings), "imaging & device functions".
Choose the default directory it recommends, unless you really know what you're doing and want another directory.
Choose "connect through network", if you are connecting through the WiFi. Make sure you get the printer on the network first, as the directions tell you.
Don't sign up for the HP offers crap, unless you like spam.
I'm used to the Brother scanning SW, but now that I'm getting used to the particulars of HP's it's not too bad. I do have a problem scanning from the plate glass from Adobe Acrobat. It works fine with the doc feeder, but for some reason not the glass. I just go to the "solution center" and tell it to scan to a pdf and it works fine.
I did jump on the HP support site around midnight and have a live chat with a support person. He's the one who informed me I need to install more than basic drivers to gain some control over settings. I found the support helpful, but I didn't exactly have a brain teaser of a question either.
Good luck...and don't install that darn auto updater.

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If you're looking for a single device that prints, faxes, copies, and scans, the HP Photosmart C7280 All-in-One Printer, Scanner, and Copier is your answer. The printer has a built-in 2.4-inch display you can use to easily print photos without a PC: Simply put your memory card into the memory card slot (compatible with Secure Digital/MultiMediaCard, CompactFlash, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Duo, xD-Picture Card), preview it on the display, and print. Enhancing your photos and removing red eye is as simple as pushing the HP Red-eye Removal button.
The HP Photosmart C7280 produces lab-quality, fade-resistant photo prints by using a six-ink color system for accurate color reproduction. Photos will always print on the correct side of the paper with the right quality settings because of HP Auto Sense technology. And coupled with HP Advanced Photo Paper, the C6280 is sure to produce photos that are smudge and smear-resistant right from the printer. Print speed is outstanding as well, at up to 34 ppm black and 33 ppm color. For those looking to save paper, an included duplexer lets you print on both sides of the paper. Sharing the printer with everyone on your network is simple with both built-in wireless and Ethernet connectivity.
The fax functionality is performed by a 33.6 Kbps modem at speeds up to three seconds per page. The built-in memory can hold up to 90 pages and the fax is capable of color faxing, delayed sending, and auto-redialing with a maximum of 48 broadcasting locations. The scanner uses a Contact Image Scanner (CIS) for scans at up to 4800 dpi optical resolution with a scan size of up to 8.6 by 11.7 inches. The copier supports pages up to this size as well and you can make up to 50 copies in one pass. Color copies are supported and there are settings for enlarging and reducing from 50 to 400 percent. HP Photosmart C7280 supports Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows XP Home and Professional, and Windows Vista as well as Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.x. It is backed by a 1-year warranty.
What's in the Box Photosmart C7280 all-in-one, power cord, phone cord, 02 black ink cartridge, 02 cyan ink cartridge, 02 magenta ink cartridge, 02 yellow ink cartridge, 02 light cyan ink cartridge, 02 light magenta ink cartridge, set up guide, user's guide, paper sample pack, installer CD, and two-sided printing accessory.

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HP Color LaserJet 2820 All-in-One Printer, Copier, Scanner (Q3948A#ABA) Review

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Installation: (Easy) The first thing you should do is insert the installation CD. It will provide very good (explicit) installation instructions. Use the active guide. You can slide the bar back and forth to help you follow the instructions. What I did was to follow the active instruction to the end then I would slide the bar where I felt I needed more precise help. This system works very well because unless you move forward arrow, you control what you need to review.
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Print Quality: Excellent!
Scanning: You can tell the difference between the original and the copy. I would guess that there is about a 10 percent (or less) loss in clarity. My other HP scanner/ printers have been very close to original quality. That may not be important to you.
Possible Problem: This machine is a well constructed, professional quality machine. It is bulky and heavy for the average person. Unless you are physically active, more than six feet tall with long arms, don't try to handle this 60 plus pound item by your self. Get a friend to help. Put the printer on a very stabile table (preferably a heavy duty printer stand). A card table is not strong enough.
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Possible Installation Problem: When installing the Imaging Drum, be careful that you line the drum up with the slots provided in the machine. The drum will slide down the slots easily to the bottom. Once at the bottom, press firmly down. It will click once it is in place. The instructions will not tell you to do this. Try to bring down the front cover. If the front cover will not come down and fit flush with the printer body, you have not seated the Imagine Drum correctly.
Paper Placement: The CD describes the HP 2840 which has two paper supply areas. Not even the written instructions tell you about the main tray. It is not a tray at all. On the face of the printer below the "HP" logo, is a finger slot, pull outward. That is your paper tray. At the front edge, pull out the tray extension. Then there is another extension by rotating a panel on top of the tray outward to provide full length paper support. In fact, the support extends about 3/4" beyond the paper.
Would I purchase this machine? I'm pleased with the machine. It is a typical HP quality machine. I haven't tried it's other features. For my purposes, it is fine. I don't see any need for the HP2840. If you are working with two different qualities of paper, then perhaps the HP2840 is the machine you need.
PROBLEM:
Don't look for a manual. HP has included the manual in it's program, according to them. Ask Tech support to direct you to the manual. I haven't found it yet. If they have taken the trouble to provide it on a CD, the could have printed it. This is one area which makes me unhappy.
This is an outstanding color printer. I have used it for more than six months. I'm very happy with it. 3-18-07 PC


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Features network printing, faxing and scanning, plus walk-up copying and direct digital photo printing in one space-saving design. Be more productive printing up to 20 black-and-white pages, and up to 4 color pages per minute. Produce vibrant color documents and sharp images with enhanced resolution technology. The control panel and embedded Web server make settings and status management effortless. Integrated Ethernet and USB 2.0 interfaces provide flexible, high-speed connectivity. Print Technology: Laser; Maximum Print Speed (Black): 20.0 pages/min; Maximum Print Speed (Color): 4.0 pages/min; Maximum Copies: 99.

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Canon imageCLASS D1120 Laser Multifunction Copier (3478B001AA) Review

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(More customer reviews)Canon imageCLASS D1120 Laser Multifunction Copier (3478B001AA)
We used older Canon model for about 6 years and were very happy with its performance. Then the top scanner broke, so we looked for a newer model from Canon - it suits perfectly a small private practice. It scans, copies, faxes, interacts with networks, you name it... Now if only more retailers had ink supply, that would be the end of the problems. Yes, the ink is expensive, but check the load -number of copies it can produce! It's worth all of it. So if you're looking for a reliable multitasking office copier, don't go any further. I strongly recommend. Oh, by the way, we're still using the old machine - for printing jobs only.

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Print, Copy, Scan and Network with the Canon imageCLASS D1120 Black & White Laser Multifunction Copier.The imageCLASS D1120 is the base model within the D1100 series. It provides robust copier features such as a large paper supply and multifunction capabilities in an easy-to-use, compact package.In today's office environment, keeping your costs low is essential for a successful business. The 50-sheet Duplex Automatic Document Feeder (DADF) allows you to copy or color scan from one or two-sided originals and produce two-sided output with ease, cutting your paper usage as much as half. The intelligent Energy Saver Mode reduces your power consumption to approximately three watts of power and the product meets Energy Star guidelines, helping you save money on energy costs.Incorporating user-friendly business tools with productivity enhancing features gives you added flexibility. Designed for ease-of-use, the D1120 provides access to the control panel, toner, and paper supply from the front of the machine. There is no need to reach around to locate your prints or to change the consumable. The smart paper handling of the D1120 lets you fit up to 1,050 sheets of paper (including the optional 500-sheet cassette) of all different sizes and types, up to legal size.The D1120 also incorporates the Canon Single Cartridge System, which combines the toner and drum in one easy-to-replace unit, resulting in excellent image quality retention and eliminating the complication and warehousing of separate toner and drum consumables.The Canon imageCLASS D1120 provides convenient multifunction features that consolidate all of your office machines into one durable, fast and energy-efficient networkable copier.

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Samsung SCX-4828FN Laser Multi-Function Printer Review

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(More customer reviews)Environment: mixed Windows XP and Mac OS X (Snow Leopard) computers. 1 GB network backbone and 802.11n wireless.
Set-up: Configured to use both direct (USB) and network connections with both PCs & Macs. Setup took about 45 minutes only because there are so many options and preferences (see Hint #4 below regarding this).
PROS:
1. Great printer. Time to first page is as fast as any laser printer could be, even when its been sleeping in power save mode. Resolution is very good, even in toner saver mode. Very quiet - only slightly noisier if you're printing in duplex mode. You can easily talk on the phone sitting next to it while it's operating.
2. Great document scanner. Automatic document feeder handles stacks of my expense report pages with taped-on receipts with nary a jam. Scanning is super fast over USB and reasonably fast when done over the network. Scans to both Win and Mac machines flawlessly, whether initiated from the SCX-4828 ("pushed" with the Scan to PC feature) or "pulled" from the destination machine using either Samsung's included software or third-party software, including Adobe Acrobat - the full paid version, not the free Acrobat Reader. This is not a high resolution photo scanner. It doesn't scan photo negatives. It also doesn't make toast. There are machines designed specifically for that.
3. Scan to USB flash drive/external hard drive is terrific.
4. Scan to email is very useful.
5. Faxing (initiated both from the SCX-4828's control panel and from a Win/Mac machine) works perfectly. Automatic forwarding of incoming faxes to an email address is brilliant, especially if you travel a lot.
6. You can set the machine to email you when there are problems (out of toner, out of paper, etc.) The setup for this is highly configurable.
7. The 250 sheet paper supply tray is great. The option to add a second paper tray is a big plus, especially if you use letterhead with different paper for page two and beyond or do high volume printing and need an extra-large supply.
8. Haven't found a single problem using this machine with WinXP PCs or Macs running Snow Leopard. I got the latest drivers and software (those are different things, btw) from the Samsung site. I can do everything on the Macs that I can do with the PCs. PCL and PostScript drivers work with no issues.
9. The physical dimensions of the SCX-4828 are as small as you could expect for a printer with an automatic document feeder and that is capable of printing in duplex mode (remember, the sheet has to be flipped over to print the other side and you need a little extra volume to do that).
10. You can check the approximate toner level remotely from any computer on the network.
11. You can set up individual user accounts and keep track of the number of pages printed per user. You can also password protect the device to restrict its use to specific people who share your network.
CONS:
1. The email features won't send mail OUT through Web-based email like Gmail, Yahoo Mail or Hotmail/Windows Live Mail because the SCX-4828 can't handle the type of authentication they need. Sending TO those domains is not a problem. I use my ISP's (Comcast) SMTP server to route my outbound email from the SCX-4828 and it works fine so this is a non-issue for me. Samsung might enhance their firmware to accommodate this shortcoming at some point but don't count on it.
HINTS:
1. RTFM. A lot of whining (and I do mean whining) from others about problems with this machine could have been easily avoided had they read the manuals. For sure this is a complex machine, but it's not particularly complicated, given what it's capable of doing. There are settings to set and choices to make if you want it to match your particular workflow. Take the time to understand what the options mean and what the settings do. Don't blame Samsung for bad design if you're too lazy to learn how to use it.
2. Use a static IP address if you're using this device on a network. It will make configuring each client machine that accesses it a lot easier if you do.
3. You can download all of the documentation (manuals, quick start guide) for this machine from the Samsung site for free BEFORE you purchase it. DO IT. Check out what the SCX-4828fn does and does not do (e.g. it can't SCAN both sides of documents using the ADF - it only PRINTS in duplex mode. You'd know that if you RTFM before you bought the thing.) Does the setup look too big and scary to enable the specific features you want to use on this device? Find that out BEFORE you buy it and either learn about how to do it or find someone with the expertise to help you after it arrives.
4. You don't have to use or even set up every bell and whistle all at once to get up and running with this machine. Live with the defaults for a little while until you run through different scenarios and then change settings as needed. Layer new functions on as you get comfortable with the basic features.
5. I agree with others that the SmarThru Office software is a resource hog and totally unnecessary. I didn't install it. It's a heavy-handed attempt at a document organization and indexing system to help you keep track of your scans. You already have tools on your PC or Mac that do what it does. If you don't already use those built-in tools, you likely won't use SmarThru, either.
6. The next-level-down and less expensive SCX-4826fn is identical to the SCX-4828fn with one exception: the latter includes PostScript capability, which was a must-have for the types of applications I use and the presence of Macs in my environment. People figured out that you could upgrade a 4826 for free by flashing it with the firmware of a 4828 that you could download from the Samsung site - until Samsung figured that out, too and stopped posting the firmware online. If you don't need PostScript capability, save yourself some money and get the 4826.

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The SCX-4828FN versatile print, copy, scan and fax machine features a compact footprint and low noise level. It unobtrusively processes up to 50,000 pages a month, at speeds up to 30 ppm. The 250-sheet cassette with optional additional 250-sheet cassette means fewer job interruptions to load paper. And a front USB port lets you print files from and scan directly to a USB flash drive. With the SAMSUNG SCX-4828FN multifunction printer, it's not hard to imagine.

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Canon Color imageCLASS MF8050Cn All-in-One Laser Printer (3556B001AA) Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought this printer over better reviewed color laser multi-functions because of my good experience with the b&w Canon MF4270. my large format color HP died, so now I needed color and color MF's had scaled in price and size. Setup was easy enough, although the menus were deep and complicated. just finding how to set up Distinctive Ring required a call to tech support and I never call tech support. But I felt better when the question stumped two techs. Then the problems began, the next morning the machine disconnected from the USB connection after entering 'Sleep' mode requiring a reboot of the printer. Then I spent two hours a day with Canon tech support, every day since receiving the printer and they couldn't fix it. Next I was unable to set paper defaults, every print job involving the MF tray requires user input and I couldn't print more than one page of anything (checks, letterhead, etc) because placing more than one sheet in the MF tray causes a 'jam' every single time. Canon clearly states this possible but in reality it does not work. Canon's solution to turn off any default thereby requiring direct input from me to menu thru and tell the printer what kind of media I was inserting. Crazy, right? you must also 'wake' the printer to begin any task except receiving faxes. it's also really noisy, a print job finishes and printer grinds on and on. I will say the color output was excellent.
I returned it and now have a Brother MFC9320CW that does everything with zero input on my part and it's wireless and a couple of bucks cheaper.

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The color imageCLASS MF8050Cn provides a user intelligent and compact small or home office solution for producing high quality laser color documents. It inlcudes four color sSingle Cartrodges which means you never have to replace a drum seperately. Also with fast print and copy speeds it also includes an intuitive scanner that allows you to scan documents directly to your network. Remote management of the new MF8050Cn is also included for accessing your machine while you are on the go.

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HP Officejet Pro L7650 All-in-One - Multifunction ( fax / copier / printer / scanner ) - color - ink-jet - copying (up to): 35 ppm (mono) / 34 ppm (color) - printing (up to): 35 ppm (mono) / 34 ppm (color) - 250 sheets - Hi-Speed USB, 10/100 Base-TX Review

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(More customer reviews)We've put this all-in-one to the test for a couple weeks now - and we love it. We use it from three systems in the house, one running Vista, the other two running XP. HP's support for Vista has to be downloaded. It is really stupid that they haven't updated the CD in the box by now, not made the download idiot-proof (or even close). Downloading and using the Vista update is a little challenging - but it works.
Three KILLER featurs:
(1) two sided printing
It's about time we had an inkjet printer to do this!!!
(2) scanning to directories on our machine (to directories on Vista, which are password protected - nevertheless very easy to setup)
You load documents, push a button, select one of 10 preset places to scan to - and press START - the files show up as PDF (color) in the directory.
I've scanned stacks of onesided, stack of two sided, and a bunch of odd-and-ends receipts on the flatbed (one hint: tell it what size you are scanning on the flatbed, and it will double its speed because it won't scan to figure out the size and then scan for real).
(3) It is a network printer - so it is NOT dependent on any one computer being turned on - it is on our home network and simply receives and prints print jobs.
It is FAST (in draft mode). Very very fast, and good output (some unevenness - which is fine). In normal mode, it is slower and the output is excellent.
It is a tad noisy sometimes. It was very noisy during setup, and any time it is powered up and seems to sort itself out internally. This worried us at first, but it seemed to only be a setup issue - and not during regular printing. It is not a silent printer - but not excessively noisy either. If you want "laser printer level quiet" - this is not it - it is certainly not that quiet or smooth.
I do recommend HP fix their Vista downloads to be reasonable to us - it is embarrassing. It is also disappointing they haven't gotten around to updating their CD in the box.
The product is good. We've used the scanner, printer and FAX features well enough to be sure this is a winner.


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