Three Configurations of HP LaserJet Pro 400 M401 Series

The HP LaserJet Pro 400 M401 series comes in three configurations which include a networked-ready, duplex with network, and duplex with Wi-Fi. All the features from the base printer, may it be good or bad are jammed in all the other models including their unique extra feature. Maybe we could skip the basic features and proceed with the note worthy instead.

HP LaserJet Pro 400 M401N – Network Printing

Let’s start with the M401N which literally by rank it’s the second configuration. What’s added in this model is a built-in Ethernet interface for network printing functionality. Its print speed is the same at 35 pages per minute, and offers similar resolution. None of these three models are made to handle extra paper capacity, so in short whatever you will get from this one is basically the same with the other models. A standard 250-sheet tray supplemented by a 50-sheet multipurpose tray makes up the whole media handling capacity. But if you still need more, luckily they provided a secondary tray which can hold at least 500-sheets of letter and legal sizes.

HP LaserJet Pro 400 M401DN – Duplex Printing

Now the third configuration would be the HP M401DN. Compared to the one we discussed first, their only difference is the added duplexing functionality. Normally, offices that need a printer with features which can lessen their expenses would find this model a nice pick. While businesses on the other hand, producing double-sided printed materials would be a lot easier if they can have the M401DN. Its paper capacity is again similar with all the other configurations, including the extra tray.

HP LaserJet Pro 400 M401DW - Wireless Printing

Lastly, we have the HP LaserJet Pro 400 M401DW which is pretty obvious that it comes with Wi-Fi or wireless feature. Mobile printing is its perfect playground, and if you haven’t tried such functionality getting this printer is a good start. You can download or rather use HP’s very own ePrint app, or for those who are using Mac and Apple products, you can use AirPrint instead. There are numerous applications you can use for mobile printing, but not all of them could offer almost everything you need, not to mention their user-friendliness. Additionally, a Wi-Fi interface makes a printer versatile in terms of printing option, such that it can either work directly or over a network.

Bottom Line

These three units, including the base model shared the same set of features and components, as well as consumable supplies which include the HP CF280X toner cartridge (black). Are they all monochrome printers? Yes. Would they be a good choice for my busy office? Yes, indeed.

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What Exactly Is The Printer's Duplex Printing Feature?

Duplex printing or also referred to as double-sided printing is a printer feature that allows the unit to automatically print on both sides of a printed material. Thus, such devices that doesn't feature this capability can only support single-sided printing which is the most typical.

Larger offices, businesses and all other busy environments mostly require this certain feature. Single-function printers, either inkjet or laser jet, uses the abbreviated term ADF which stands for "Automatic Document Feeder". This feeder works with the duplexer to be able to print images, documents or text on a page that is supposed to be bound. A high-end multifunction printer on the other hand, may come with two print engines, thus allowing the unit to print on both sides of a sheet even just on a single pass.

Books for example are bounded, which means that the pages you’re reading are produced through duplex printing. But before the paper sheets pass through the feeder, users have to set the from the machine’s print command whether the file should be printed in short-edge or long-edge binding mode. To further explain, Long-Edge binding is basically the portrait mode when duplexing from which the printed pages could be turned side-to-side. An example of which are books, magazines, and all other reading materials that can be turned side-to-side. While short-edge binding on the other hand, is the notepad or sketchpad like materials from which the pages are flipped vertically.

See the images below to know the difference between Long-Edge and Short-Edge Binding:

Long Edge Binding Duplex Printing

Short Edge Binding Duplex Printing

Photo Credits : Brother Solutions Center  

Do you know that even if your printer doesn't have such feature, duplexing can still be done with the unit though it may require human intervention? Yes, a single-sided printer like for example the Brother HL-3040 model can still be used to create double-sided printouts. The trick here is that the user will do the manual process of flipping the printed material from the output tray and reload it back to the input tray. It’s a bit tricky since you have to determine which side of the page the printer prints on to avoid printing on the same side of the page. It is recommended to make a trial and error first before working with the real project.

One advantage of using duplex printing is that it reduces the amount resources being used and or wasted. Albeit it also has the higher chance of wasting resources if ever you unwittingly print on the wrong side. Let’s say, unless you’re particularly sure of what you are doing or will be doing, don’t try use the duplexer. It’s either you save the Brother toner cartridges installed from your printer or it will end up the other way around. Along with the wasted paper materials, the energy consumed during the printing process, as well as time and effort will all went to nothing.

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Canon Introduced Two AIO Printers The PIXMA MG3520 WiFi And PIXMA MG2420 AIO

Canon U.S.A. released just yesterday the company's two latest printers inline with the PIXMA family, the MG3520 WiFi Photo printer and the MG2420 AIO printer. Both models were built with such excellency to provide better digital imaging solutions through vivid prints. Canon seems to target users that are mainly concern of the price yet not compromising quality and functionality. Here are some of the notable specs you might want to know about these two PIXMA printers.

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Laser Printer VS Inkjet Printer : Common Issues

First thing you need to determine is to what purpose you'll be using a printer, unless you want to end up having a machine that can do exactly the opposite of what you expect. Laser printers essentially rule basic printing such as text and plain graphics, and typically feature exceptional print speed. On the other hand, inkjet types are rarely use for text-alone printing, simply because it's way too luxurious over using a laser for this task. Inkjet printers are the superior when it comes to photo and high resolution prints, but with a tad slower printing process. Although both type may offer a color version, still inkjets will prevail in terms of producing quality images and full-color graphics. Laser printers are basically good in black&white or mono prints, hence a monochrome laser can spit out crisp and clear text with every printout in a second.

Multifunction printers are good for office and business printing needs. To print alone may be enough for a home office, but ideally, it's better to have a single equipment capable of printing, scanning, copying and sending fax. Between the two types of print devices, laser printers are often preferred by most business establishments and office environments. Primarily because of the speed, cause they need higher productivity in less time. While there are inkjets that can matched up with the speed of lasers, the catch is that the quality is somehow sacrifice. For a personal home printer, an inkjet works best especially if you still have kids that require printing school projects and research.

Printers with supplementary interfaces aside from a USB conneciton is kind of ideal. If it's for personal use, a USB host will do, except for those who intend to purchase one that supports both wired and wireless connection. Professional individuals or home office workers are suited for printers that allow cloud or mobile printing -- print from virtually anywhere. However, workgroups and large working environments will require WiFi connection to support a huge number of users. Additional interfaces like PictBride and memory card slots are optional, depending on your preferences.

Paper capacity is a factor that shouldn't be neglected. Inkjet printers before were limited in capacity, thus they became more suitable for home printing, then eventually they improved by offering larger paper trays and cassettes to fit for heavy-duty printing. A monthly duty-cycle of 8000 pages below will be sufficient enough for home printing, whereas a large office will probably need more than 200,000 pages a month. An automatic-document-feeder that works both in printing and copying makes a plus.

Printer supplies are merely expensive especially ink cartridges, they're comparably high-price than laser toner cartridges. Well you may consider inquiring a printer that supports Econo-mode or Draft-mode printing, that reduces the amount of ink/toner consumption when printing. Purchasing replacements is a recurring expense, so better be ready once you've decided the right model for your needs.

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Dell B5460DN Monochrome Laser Printer

Dell finally came out with a new printer that immensely matched the speed of a few laser printers that offer 60ppm printing speed. The Dell B5460dn Monochrome Laser printer offers a speed of 60 pages-per-minute with some great features at a considerable price. If you have read our previous review for Dell B5460dnf MFP, the one with an extremely large color touchscreen LCD, it's a bit over rated at 70ppm (mono printing).

It's a mono laser printer mainly for high-level printing which is mostly required in large workgroups and offices. The B5460dn is not just a heavy-duty machine as it's literally great in weight at 52 pounds. What's actually nice to it is its all black coat that perfectly suit any professional environment. The printer's front panel consists of a 2.4 inch LCD which is unfortunately not a touchscreen type, plus 4 arrow keys and alphanumeric keypad situated at its right side.

Paper capacity is very much sufficient with a total of 650-sheet which includes a 550-sheet main input tray and a 100-sheet supporting input tray. An automatic duplexer is readily available for printing on both sides of a page. An optional paper tray has a capacity of 2,100-sheet, and if it's not enough you can max it up to 4,400 sheets by getting the additional three 550-sheet trays. It's way too capacious for a mid-sized office, hence it defines the printer's ground as a really high-capacity printer.

When it comes to connectivity, its interfaces are partly limited to a USB host and an Ethernet, quite disappointing since some offices may take advantage of its printing capacity through setting the machine over a wireless network to work as a shared printer. Though the Ethernet may also be use for such purpose. Also, with the use of Dell's Mobile Print application, users with either Android or iOS powered devices may print directly to the printer.

The Dell B5460dn works with extra high-yield laser toner cartridges, and together with its fuser and drum unit, the printer's running cost is basically a penny. This huge machine is definitely one of the mono laser printers in its range that offers the possibly lowest running cost. Well, since most printers in this class are focusing in speed and functionality, printout quality is just enough to be rated as standard. It's still inconsiderable that output quality is falls in a standard level, however the B5460dn's terrible speed and capacity make a good balance.

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Canon Color imageClass MF8580cdw All-In-One Laser Printer

For today's featured printer, we've got a new addition to the growing family of imageClass series, the Canon Color imageClass MF8580cdw, a multifunction printer which makes a good fit for micro offices and small workgroups. Just like any other MFP printers, it serves as a pritner, scanner, copier and works as a standalone fax machine. With an average output quality and a decent speed which make the printer a tough contender in its class.

The MF8580cdw printer sports a combination of off-white and black coated chassis, has a dimension of (HWD) 17" x 19.1" x 18.9", and measures at approximately 68 pounds. It doesn't feature a full touchscreen LCD, instead a seven-line display surrounded with control buttons, plus an alphanumeric keypad on its right. This printer is capable of scanning in to two PCs through the two scan-labeled buttons on its front panel.

It features an automatic document feeder (ADF) for duplex or double-sided printing, which can handle 50 sheets of plain paper for printing, scanning, copying, and faxing multipage documents. Included in its paper handling interface is a standard main tray to hold 250 sheets, plus a 50-sheet multipurpose feeder. If you can't get enough of it, you can purchase the optional 250-sheet plain paper tray to max its capacity. Paper output supports a 125-sheet face down tray.

Connectivity interfaces include : high-speed USB connectivity, and a port just below the printer's front panel for reading USB flash drives, built-in Ethernet and WiFi support for either wired or wireless connection. Its laser toner cartridges yield approximately  up to 3,400 pages with the black toner, while the other three colors has a page-yield up to 2,900 pages.

The imageClass MF8580cdw is set to print in duplex (double-sided) as a default mode, so if you want to really save paper and toners, better keep it as it is. Switching from two-side to one-sided printing is definitely easy for a first time user, so you can switch anytime you needed. Canon rated the printer at a print speed of up to 21 ppm (one-sided) and 10 ppm (double-sided) printing.

As a color MFP printer, Canon Color imageClass MF8580cdw is a well rounder that offers a nice set of features for micro offices and small workgroups. However the price may be somewhat hefty, I won't state figures here, but guess it's considerable for a high-end color printer from Canon.

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Epson Expression Photo XP-850 Small-in-One Printer

Here's the look-alike model of Epson Expression Premium XP-800, the sophisticated Epson Expression Photo XP-850 Small-in-One printer. They are nearly identical if you'll try to compare them side by side. One distinct difference between these two models is the ink system they use. The XP-800 can be considered as the low-end version having 5-ink cartridges consisted of cyan, magenta, yellow, matte black and photo black ink. While the XP-850 uses 6-ink tanks which include the standard CYMK colors, plus a light cyan and light magenta inks. Check out my previous post about Epson Expression Premium XP-80 if you want to learn more about it.

Basically the XP-850 features a 3.5 inch touchscreen LCD display with gesture navigation and clearly labeled buttons on both sides. The front panel interface flips out when accessing the disc tray which allows printing on optical CD/DVDs. Both features are also found in the XP-800 including the connectivity options such as Ethernet and WiFi network support, so users can choose whether to setup the printer on either wired or wireless connection.

It can work as a standalone copier and as a fax machine as well. With the XP-850's ability to read memory card or USB storage device, complemented with the support for PictBridge, user can enjoy printing from and scanning to such devices. If the machine has no possible access to any PC, yet you need to print an image onto an optical disc, just scan the cover image through Copy command, then you may now print it on a disc.

Paper handling capacity for some reason is still limited to a 100-sheet input tray, plus a 20-sheet photo paper tray fro glossy media. The XP-850 features an automatic duplexer for double-sided printing and copying. Since the scanner is fairly limited to letter-size documents, you can use the 30-page ADF (automatic document feeder) instead to scan and fax legal-sized files and pages.

With the ISO standard, Epson rated the printer at 9.5 ppm (pages per minute) print speed for mono, and 9.0 ppm for colour printing. Note that when the XP-850 is set to Best Photo mode, you might notice a decrease in speed.

As for the printer's consumables, luckily I saw a review that stated some nice figures regarding the cost of each cartridges required for XP-850. Both standard and high-capacity ink tanks are available with a slight difference in cost. A single standard-capacity black ink would roughly cost $10.99 yielding 240 pages, while its high-capacity counterpart cost $19.99 and yields 500 pages. That's notably cheaper compared to the HP Deskjet 2510 inks, as black hp inkjet cartridges replacement will cost you $22 for each HP61 standard yield ink.

If you prefer the same features but looking for a considerably less expensive model, I would recommend the XP-800. However, the XP-850 offers a well-packed set of features that are worthy enough for a slight increased in price. Overall the Epson Expression Photo XP-850 Small-in-One printer is a great value color photo printer.

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Brother HL-3170CDW Digital Color LED Printer Supports WiFi Direct

Here's a follow up post for Brother HL-3170CDW Color LED Printer. If you want to read first my previous write ups related to this model, check out these two links for additional information -- Brother HL-3140CW And Brother HL-3170CDW LED Printers, this one gives the basic specifications for both HL-3140CW and HL-3170CDW, while this : Brother HL-3000 Series A Range Of Digital Color LED Laser Printers , was just a brief introduction for the two models.

The Brother HL-3170CDW offers convenience in many ways, aside from its affordable market price. A printer more likely suitable for small working environments like micro-offices. It is capable to work as shared printer in the office supporting a small to medium-sized workgroup. Connect the printer to a network via WiFi, or if by any chance there's no possible wireless connection, the Ethernet can be used as a workaround to connect it on a wired network. It also allows printing from the cloud with your smartphones and tablets thru WiFi Direct.

For those who have no idea, LED printers work just like a laser printer in terms of speed, though instead of lasers, they use LEDs to create printouts. The HL-3170CDW comes with a rated print speed up to 23 ppm (pages per minute), a bit faster compared to HL-3140CW. When it comes to size, it has the same dimension with HL-3140CW, at (HWD) 9.5" x 16.1" x 18.3", and weights about 39 pounds considering the duplexer.

Its paper handling capacity aside from the duplexer, also offers a single-sheet manual feeder, plus a 250-sheet cassette adjustable for letter or legal-sized media, and plain paper. Another reason why it suits a micro office is that, with the printer's limited paper capacity, there's no optional drawer which can be purchased to at least maximize it.

The HL-3170CDW uses Digital Color LED Technology, hence it is mainly dedicated to print color materials. Its consumables include four individual Brother toner cartridges (black yields 2500, while CYM yields 1400) and a single drum unit. One of the printer's notable feature is the Secure Function Lock support, which helps the user to control the number of connected units that can use color printing.

Overall, the Brother HL-3140CDW Digital Color LED printer can be a good choice for small offices, considering its print speed, output quality, duplex printing and Wifi Direct support.

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Epson Expression Premium XP-800 Small-In-one Printer

In addition to the Epson Expression family, here's the Premium XP-800, quite identical in many ways with XP-850 but with a cut in price. It's actually an all-in-one ink type printer with redesign technology for less carbon footprint. Compact and powerful that's what the Epson Expression Premium XP-800 would certainly provide.

The XP-800 features an 8.8cm LCD touchscreen display with six icons for easy control and navigation. The printer's control panel moves out whenever a print starts, also the output tray flips out allowing the print to feed out. Whilst when you turn the printer OFF, both doesn't return back to their initial position which means that you have to push it back to its original state.

Checking its bottom reveals two paper feed tray, one that can handle 100 sheets which serves as the main tray, while the other supports 20 sheets and is dedicated for photo papers. Additionally, the XP-800 features an automatic-document-feeder (ADF) which supports up to 30 sheets.

One of its noted feature is the functionality to print in CD/DVD disc, through a disc carrier found at the front of the printer. While at the back, a single-sheet feeder situates, supporting special fold-up paper media. It looks like the surrounding curves and design of the printer reveal much of amusement and feature. To the left, you'll find an ample of memory card slots for MemoryStick and SD cards, as well as for CompactFlash. Exactly just below the slots, there's a USB port compatible for PictBridge digital cameras.

Epson rated the printer at a speed of up to 32ppm (pages per minute) in both black and coloured printing. The XP-800 also supports Duplex (double-sided) printing for minimal paper usage. Connectivity interfaces include : USB ports as mentioned, Ethernet for wired connection, plus WiFi support for wireless printing.

Unlike with some of its predecessors, the Premium XP-800 only uses five cartridges, including the standard CMYK cartridge set, plus a photo black ink that replaced the light cyan and light magenta which can be found on previous models.

In many ways Epson’s Expression Premium XP-800 is similar to the Expression Photo XP-850 we reviewed a couple of months back and yet is nearly £60 cheaper. There’s one primary difference though; whereas the XP-850 uses six colours, with light cyan and light magenta added to the standard CMYK set, the XP-800 employs five, adding a photo black instead. Epson ink cartridges and laser toner cartridges are known for producing quality printouts.

Epson Expression Premium XP-800, a well rounded, compact, all-in-one and affordable printer, suitable for low printing demands. It provides an ample of connectivity options, media feeding and comes with not just a considerably mid-level print speed, but also with an affordable price.

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Canon imageCLASS LBP6780dn Mono Laser Printer

Workgroups and offices, most especially those small to medium-size environments, got a lot of choices when it comes to replacing their old printer equipment. The Canon imageCLASS LBP6780dn is a compelling workhorse single-function mono laser printer suitable for offices that demand mid-to-heavy printing capacity.

The LBP6780dn provides an ample paper handling capacity, with an input cassette drawer that can handle 500 sheets, and an additional 100 sheet multipurpose tray. If that sounds short for your workgroup, then avail the printer's optional lockable 500-sheet drawers, and max its capacity up to 1,600 sheets. In addition, it supports duplex (double-sided) printing which helps on reducing paper cost.

It comes with a rated print speed of up to 42 ppm (pages per minute) for mono simplex mode, while it offers 20.5 ppm when the duplexer is in use. Connectivity interfaces are quite limited, it only support an Ethernet and USB connectors, with no WiFi availability, hence it can be used as a shared printer over your office network.

Professional quality prints can be achieved through the LBP6780dn, output quality is one of its strong points. Solid black text of par with most mono laser printers within its price range. Instead of a touchscreen display, the LBP6780dn features a 5-line LCD with a few buttons just below it. For supporting details regarding this model, you can check out my previous post about Canon's latest imageCLASS printers.

Equipped with fine quality toner cartridges, plus an available high-capacity laser toner cartridges perfect for heavy-duty printing in the office. It works really well for almost all professional needs, but not appropriate for desktop publishing applications.

Well considering the standard input capacity that the Canon imageCLASS LBP6780dn could offer, plus its notable print speed and of par mono printout quality, guess it's still a proper choice for medium-sized working environments. Just don't think of the printer's lack of wireless printing support, as it can compensate more of what it can provide, than what it cannot.

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Epson WorkForce WF-3540 All-In-One Inkjet Printer

Though a bit late for a review, here's the Epson WorkForce WF-3540 all-in-one inkjet printer. Partly, or should we say quite similar to some inkjet printers from the WorkForce family. Leaning towards providing a distinct printing solution for small offices or home-office, from which it serves essentially well. It can be setup as a shared printer in a small office or even at home, considering it's ample paper capacity. The WF-3520 can cope up in most ways with mid-to-high-duty printing needs.

As an all-in-one printer, basic features include: printing, scanning, and faxing on either directly from or to a computer. It also works well as a standalone fax machine or just a copier. Directly printing from a USB flash drive, or scanning to it are some of the printer's convenient features. In addition, it supports cloud printing through Epson Connect or Apple AirPrint, granted that the printer is connected over a network.

One of the WF-3540's strong point is its considerably generous paper handling capacity up to 500 sheets, which consists of two 250-sheet cassette drawer. Hence a user can load two different kinds of paper media, then switch to whichever is necessary to use, or let the printer switch at its own to the second drawer once the main cassette runs out of paper. Moreover, the WorkForce WF-3540 supports duplex (double-sided) printing, plus a 30-sheet ADF (automatic-document-feeder) which also works for scanning purposes.

A demandingly large enough 3.5inch color touchscreen LCD control panel will surely entice your eyes. Epson rated the printer at the same rate with WorkForce WF-3520 which offers a print speed of up to 15 ppm (pages-per-minute) for black, and 9.3 ppm for colour printing. It's actually reasonably fast if you'll look at its price.

When it comes to consumables, the WF-3540 works with DURABrite Ultra pigment-based inks, which Epson claimed that these inks are resistive to smudge, fade, and water. Unlike with some of the printers from the WF-series, this one only uses four individual ink cartridges, with an extra high-yield cartridges available. Printer cartridges from Epson are of high-quality, both with their laser toner cartridges and ink cartridges, and considerably less expensive.

Connectivity interfaces include: built-in WiFi for wireless printing, an Ethernet for wired networking, plus a Hi-Speed USB port for reading flash drives and memory cards. 

For printer users out there who would like to switch to a new photo printer, the Epson WorkForce WF-3540 all-in-one inkjet printer is one reasonable choice.

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Epson Expression Photo XP-750 MFP Photo Printer

Epson just recently launched a new multifunction inkjet printer which is the Expression Photo XP-750 MFP photo printer. Pretty much alike with XP-700 as its predecessor, this latest enhanced model comes with more exciting features and functionality. Considered as one of the compact MFP printer from Epson, the Photo XP-750 is yet terrible for its size, and much more with the higher-end version of it which is the XP-850.

Having the exact same weight and size just like the XP-700, this compact printer features a fully touchscreen 8.8cm LCD display on the front panel. Through its wide touchscreen, printing, copying and scanning can never be too easy with the help of three home screen icons dedicated for each said functionality. Create mono or colour photocopies, print directly from a flash drive or memory card, or even scan thru emails, all these can be done at the touch of your fingertips.

One of its drawback is the printer's limited paper handling capacity, the input tray can only hold up to 100 sheets. For a reason, the input tray seated just below the output tray, which makes it a bit difficult to get your hands into it. The support for WiF interface compensates this con, but still it would be better to expand the printer's maximum input capacity.

Print speed wise, Epson rated the printer at 12 ppm (pages per minute) on both mono and colour printing. Now if there's a drawback of course there is a highlight, that is the support for duplex (double sided) printing, which brings the print speed a tad slower by 5 ppm. When printing in full color photo documents, the XP-750 can at least provide a fair enough printing speed.

As one of the Epson's new photo printer, the Expression Photo XP-750 MFP can provide more than sharp, crisp and vivid printout quality of photos and images. Unlike the XP-700 that has a dedicated black photo ink cartridge, this one specializes in full color printing thus it eliminates the said ink. Replacing the black cartridge with two extra inks - Light Magenta and Light Cyan, which results to a more precise quality. In fact, even without the black photo ink cartridge, the Epson XP-750 serves more advantage. I think Epson deals on specializing with inks rather than the market for laser toner cartridges, but I'm not even sure on the matter.

If you want a real tough photo printer from Epson, the Expression Photo XP-750 MFP photo printer is considerably the one to suggest. Especially if you're looking for a new model from the XP-series that can provide you that high-quality and sharp full color printouts. With regards to the printer's limited paper input capacity, I'm not sure if there's any optional tray which can be purchased.

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Canon PIXMA MG5420 Wireless Inkjet AIO Photo Printer

In addition to Canon's latest models from the MG-series, here's the Canon PIXMA MG5420 Wireless Inkjet AIO Photo printer, which is similar to MG4220 All-In-One printer, but of course this one comes with a slight increased in price. Whilst it offers the same functionality just like the MG4220, this new model provides better and reasonably substantial features.

One notable feature of the MG5420 is its capability to print on optical CD/DVD discs, which makes it really suitable for a home-office printer. Although it doesn't support wired networking, the built-in WiFi that comes with it compensates it all. A multifunction printer as it is, yet without fax, so you're limited to print, copy and scan. More so, you can directly scan to or print from a memory card, that's kind of really useful.

Its paper-handling capacity holds a 125-sheet input main tray, plus a 20-sheet photo paper tray, both enough to support light-duty printing in the office. There's also the duplex (double-sided) printing and copying functionality but without an ADF (automatic-document-feeder), which leads you to no choice of manually turning over the pages on the printer's flatbed. 

With the MG5420's 3-inch color LCD display, aside from navigating the printer with it, previewing images from memory cards can be so easy. Canon rated the printer with print speed up to 15 ipm (images-per-minute) for black printing, and 10 ipm for coloured. Borderless photo printing can also be done at an approximate speed of 20 seconds per image.

The PIXMA MG5420 is equipped with 5 dye-based ink system, on which you only have to replace a cartridge that runs out of ink. Canon's pigment-based inks are truly exceptional in producing crisp and professional printouts may it be mono or color prints. Considerably, printer consumables from Canon which includes their laser toner cartridges and ink cartridges are comparably less expensive. 

For a multifunction printer, the Canon PIXMA MG5420 Wireless Photo Inkjet AIO serves really well for its purpose. High-quality text and photo printout, nice print speed, optical discs and duplex printing, all these for such a great value. This photo printer works suitably well for any home or home-office that requires light-capacity printing.

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Canon's New MFP Printers - imageCLASS MF8280CW and imageCLASS MF8580CDW

Canon recently came up with a new pair of imageCLASS laser printers, the imageCLASS MF8280Cw and  MF8580Cdw MFP printers. Catering enhanced modern color printing solution, high-performance, and considerably efficient for most working environments. 

Sam Yoshida, Canon's Vice President and General Manager of Business Imaging Solutions Group, stated :

“To remain competitive in this market, home and office users need workhorse products that produce professional quality output at affordable prices. The new Color imageCLASS laser multifunction printers are high-performance machines that include necessary functions such as wireless connectivity to help create an efficient work environment.”

Now with that having said, Canon must have been really taking it tough to compete with the other brands, but from my own opinion, I think they're doing great along with the other. Back to the two new models, giving a brief description will do for now, and later I'll create a post with more probably in-depth description about these imageCLASS color printers.

First let's have the imageCLASS MF8280CW, this one offers a nice print speed up to 14ppm (pages per minute) both in plain black and coloured printing. The excellent printout quality of the said model has been achieved using Canon's Pure Black and Auto Graduation Adjustment technology which can produce accurate and consistent prints. Also let's give credits to Canon premium quality inkjet cartridges and laser toner cartridges. Paper handling supports a 150 sheet input cassette tray, plus a 50 sheet ADF (automatic document feeder), including a multipurpose single-sheet tray.

On the other hand, the imageCLASS MF8280CW provides better printing solution. In terms of functionality, this one is far efficient, rated at 21ppm (pages per minute) print speed both in black and coloured printing. It also supports duplex (double-sided) printing, scanning, copying and fax, through its mono seven-line display.

The imageCLASS MF8580CDW incredibly allows scanned files to be emailed or even send it to fax directly from the printer's display interface. Its paper handling capacity holds a 250 sheet input cassette tray (in front), plus a 50 sheet multipurpose tray, accompanied by a 50 sheet ADF (automatic document feeder). If you want to expand its standard capacity, there's an optional 250 sheet cassette tray which can be purchased separately.

Both models - imageCLASS MF8280CW and imageCLASS MF8580CDW, works compatibly with Google Cloud Print as well as with Canon Mobile Print app mainly for iOS devices. According to the news, these two new printers will soon be available by April which is actually next month.

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Canon PIXMA iP7220 Inkjet Photo Printer

If you want to have a new photo printer then consider checking what Canon PIXMA iP7220 Inkjet Photo Printer has to offer. But you have to take note that this one doesn't offer a wired network support, instead the built-in WiFi will only be your option when connecting to a network. One notable feature of the iP7220 printer is that it supports printing on optical discs. The Canon PIXMA iP7220 Inkjet photo printer provides a competitive set of features which can be useful enough as a personal or home-office printer.

Although it doesn't offer much paper handling capacity, for a home-office printer, its main tray handles 125-sheet input capacity, and is supplemented by a 20-sheet photo paper tray. Don't take this printer too small, behind its compact size and built are noteworthy features that makes it awesome. In addition to its functionality to print on optical discs, it also supports Duplex (double-sided) printing feature which can help you reduce paper usage by half.

When it comes to speed, Canon rated the printer at 15 ppm (pages per minute) for standard black printing, and 10 ppm for coloured printing. The PIXMA iP7220 supports border-less printing with its photo paper tray that can handle 4"x6" sized media. With a notably high print resolution about 9600x2400 color dpi (dots-per-inch) according to Canon's provided printer spec.

The printer supports 5-color ink system which consists of 4 dye-based ink cartridges plus a pigment-based black ink cartridges for exceptional printout quality. Thus the quality of every printout you made with the Canon PIXMA iP7220 photo printer is truly of par with the most recent inkjet photo printers that were released by other manufacturers. Canon ink cartridges and laser toner cartridges may be a bit hefty in price but when it comes to quality, you can absolutely rely on their products.

If you want to send prints from your iOS devices, you need to install Canon Easy PhotoPrint which is available on App Store, while for Android powered devices, try checking for the app on Google Play. For printer users who always demand for the best graphic quality, and considerably fast print speed, Canon PIXMA iP7220 Inkjet Photo Printer is one of your good choice.

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Brother HL-3000 Series A Range Of Digital Color LED Laser Printers

Brother HL-3140CW and Brother HL-3170CDW

Brother International recently launched its Brother HL-3000 series, it is a range of digital color LED printers built to provide professional printing solutions for most small businesses. One of its highly noted features is the support for cloud printing through AirPrint technology. It was said that the new range will be available this March, so for those retailers that offer the Brother HL-3000 series expect a number of inquisitive customers on your shop starting this week.

The two laser printer models in the HL-3000 series include, the Brother HL-3140CW and Brother HL-3170CDW, the later model comes with more great features and faster print speed, it also offers the same features of what the first one can provide. Both models can produce crisp black and vivid color printouts suitable enough for professional and business printing standards. With Brother's Digital LED Print Technology, users can experience a print resolution up to 600 x 2400 dpi (dots-per-inch).

In addition to their similar features, the HL-3170CDW offers a print speed of up to 23 ppm (pages per minute), a bit faster compared to the 19 ppm rated speed of HL-3140CW. For the connectivity interfaces, Brother HL-3170CDW offers an additional Ethernet, including a wireless 802.11 b/g/n and a USB 2.0 port which is also available in the HL-3140CW model. 

Aside from the distinguishing features that HL-3170CDW offers, it also supports Duplex (double-sided) printing. While both supports a 250-sheet (input tray) paper handling capacity which can be adjusted depending on the paper media inserted, there's also a multipurpose single-page manual feeder that works for thick width media like cards and envelopes.

Both models support high-capacity replacement brother toner cartridges, which according to Brother these high-yield cartridges can provide lower cost per copy over standard capacity cartridges. Another notable features that Brother HL-3000 series offer in terms of cost-efficiency include, Deep Sleep Mode and Auto Off Mode, which cut down the printer's power consumption.

Talking about AirPrint technology, experience one of the most fascinating wireless feature with Brother's new HL-3000 series that supports Google Cloud Print, Brother's very own iPrint&Scan, Cortado WorkPlace and WiFi Direct, that's an ample of application you can ever have.

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Dell B3465dnf Mono MFP Laser Printer

The new Dell MFP is one of the totally expensive printer that I've known early this year, well considering that it's a monochrome laser printer. The Dell B3465dnf Mono MFP Laser Printer has a monthly duty cycle of up to 150,000 pages which speaks for itself why it becomes suitable for medium to heavy-printing capacity. If you'll use it for a small-sized workgroup, then it serves more than enough for that purpose. It highlights a notable printout quality, extremely fast print-speed, plus a compellingly low cost-per-page.

What's more noticeable with Dell B3465dnf is that it features a 7-inch intuitive touch screen control panel, it's almost like having a tablet dedicated for the printer alone. Also, the printer's front panel comes with a few buttons, numeric keypad, Cancel/Restart key, and Home key which returns a user back to the main screen. The large touchscreen LCD provides more than displaying initial prints and system navigation, while there's an array of choices and options that users can use.

The B3465dnf paper handling capacity is quite modest, offering a 550-sheet paper drawer, plus a 100-sheet standard tray for multipurposes. It also supports an ADF (automatic-document-feeder) for double-sided printing. If your office requires more than the 650-sheet minimum capacity, then you can purchase an additional drawer up to three times to reach the printer's maximum capacity of 2,300 sheets. In addition to its optional parts, there's also an available stapler finisher that you can purchase for only $249.99.

One of the printer's highly noted feature is its print speed, Dell rates the B3465dnf Mono laser printer at 50ppm (pages per minute). Printout quality on text are sharp and readable enough even on small font texts, although the color tone tends to turn grayish on smaller fonts. When it comes to graphics quality, it should be fine enough for printing professional and business handouts. Quality-wise the B3465dnf is by far a match for most mono laser printer for business needs. 

Networking and connectivity interfaces include an Ethernet, an optional WiFi which you have to purchase if you want to print wirelessly with your tablets and smartphones, and a USB port which allows to print from and scan to flash drives or memory key. Since it's a monochrome printer, it only requires a single laser toner cartridge from Dell. 

Summing up all its good points based from what you've read above, the Dell B3465dnf Mono MFP Laser Printer, regardless of the printer's price, is a good fit for small to medium-sized offices. Its duplexing functionality, a definitely large touchscreen LCD, top with all the other great features it could offer, there's more than the price that you should be looking at.

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Brother MFC 9970cdw AIO Color Laser Printer

The difference of Brother MFC 9970cdw over the MFC 9560cdw is that it offers a far more satisfying print speed, an ample paper handling capacity which includes a 50-page automatic document feeder, features auto-dial on fax, and comes with a generous monthly duty cycle of about 60,000 pages. With all that said, you can now imagine how the MFC 9970cdw makes it a win over the 9560cdw printer.

Basically the Brother MFC 9970cdw is an AIO (all-in-one) color laser printer that features a built-in WiFi and duplex (double-sided) printing functionality. Considered as one of the bestselling printer model from Brother and was also tagged as one of the Editor's Choice color laser printer at its time. With its fast print-speed, fine text and graphics printout quality, and a pack of truly great features, this multifunction printer can be one of the good selections available in the market.

For the printer's paper handling, in addition to the aforementioned 50-sheet ADF, the MFC 9970cdw is also equipped with a single 250-sheet drawer which serves as the main tray, plus a 50-sheet multipurpose tray. Aside from its 300-pages input capacity which might be fair enough for medium size businesses, there's an optional 500-sheet tray which is available separately to max out your printer's capacity to a total of 800 sheets.

While the printer can be setup or connected through either Ethernet or WiFi connection, setting up the printer can be done so easily. For speed, the Brother MFC 9970cdw comes with a rated print-speed of up to 30 ppm (pages per minute) both in monochrome and coloured printing. Quality-wise, the outputs are decent enough for below par professional printing needs.

It supports high-capacity Brother toner cartridges, thus reducing your printing operating costs. For the list of cartridge models compatible for MFC 9970cdw, here's a list of the fiew toners available from highest to lowest page-yield:

Page-Yield: 6000

TN315BK High Yield Black Toner Cartridge

Page-Yield: 3500

TN315C High Yield Cyan Toner Cartridge

TN315M High Yield Magenta Toner Cartridge

TN315Y High Yield Yellow Toner Cartridge

Page-Yield: 25,000

DR310CL Drum Unit

Now if you want to experience printing and faxing over a network, then get the Brother MFC 9970cdw printer for you small or medium sized office. With its attractive built and design, it will surely be a nice fit for your office, but mind you it wouldn't be appropriate to let it share a space from your desk.

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Dell C1660w Color Laser - Affordable Printer with Quality Toner Cartridges

Dell came up with a new model of color laser printer, the Dell C1660w Laser Printer which uses LED laser-like technology. It is enticingly affordable for a small office coloured printer, but the catch is you have to pay double for its toner cartridges consumables. It is a fair enough trade-off since you definitely get what you paid for, as the quality and output are indeed superior. The Dell C1660w is leaning towards light-volume printing demand and works suitably well for small offices and professional individuals requiring a color laser printer with decent speed and features.

Regardless of the printer's costly laser toner cartridges consumables, the output quality is of par, both in plain text and graphics. Since it's dedicated for small working environments, the paper handling capacity is greatly reduce to a minimum of 150-sheet main input tray, while the output tray can handle a maximum of 100 sheets. If your office requires Duplex (double-sided) printing feature, then better drop this off your list as it doesn't support duplexing, however there's a dialog prompt that will guide the user on doing the same process with instructions on how to insert pages on the printer.

Connectivity interfaces are modest, the Dell C1660w supports USB and WiFi connectivity options for printing virtually on the cloud. In addition, the printer also supports WPS, plus a blue LED indicator that notifies user whenever the printer is connected to a wireless network. It features a two-line LCD display with some typical five control button panel below it. The printer's display although not a touchscreen one, can still be helpful as it provides system status and prompt which includes a notice about the toner cartridges whether their almost half way full or need to be replaced.

Dell rated the printer with a print speed of up to 12ppm (pages per minute) for standard black printing, and 10ppm for color printing, both rates are applied on A4 and letter size documents. Users don't have to worry about the laser drum unit, as it is a lifetime unit, but replacing it is allowed. But if you want to save, then spare your money from purchasing replacement drum unit, and do all the spending for its laser toner cartridges. Just to remind you, they're definitely expensive. 

If you want a color laser printer in the office, that can offer both quality and reliability, then Dell C1660w offers a nice speed, printout quality, handling capacity and it is a modestly priced unit. 

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Canon imageClass LBP7780cdn Color Laser Printer

A mid to higher level printing capacity, fast and can serve as a workgroup printer, technically a workhorse laser type printer, all these said qualities can be found with the all new Canon imageClass LBP7780cdn single-function color laser printer. It features a set of decent functionality, nice print speed and output quality that can matched up with some of the top editor's choice printer with similar feature.

The Canon imageClass LBP7780cdn comes with a very familiar combination of an off-black and off-white colored chassis, plus a distinct curve at its front edge, making it a little different among other box-shaped printers in terms of its design. It measures roughly about 15 x 20 x 20 inches (HxWxD), and weighs a bit bulky around 78 pounds, which makes it clear that a single person can't be able to move it alone.

With a paper handling capacity up to 600 sheets (standard), which includes a single main tray that can handle a maximum of 500 sheets, and an MP (multipurpose) tray having a capacity of 100 sheets max. The LBP7780cdn features an ADF (automatic-document-feeder) for duplex or double-sided printing. Well if you still can't get enough of its main tray capacity, you can extend it to a maximum of 1,100 sheets by purchasing the optional 500 sheets tray which can be purchased separately.

It doesn't feature a touchscreen LCD, instead there's a 5-line monochrome LCD display located on the printer's front panel. To the right of the display, a fixed USB port can be found which supports reading USB thumb drives for printing various files such as - JPEG, PDF, TIFF and XPS format, directly from their flash drive devices.Printout quality doesn't vary that much when compared to some of its competitor printer of the same type. When equipped with Canon laser toner cartridges, running costs may somehow be close to 1.8 cents for mono printing, while color printing will reach about 13 cents per printout.

Canon rated the LBP7780cdn printer with a print speed of up to 28 ppm (pages per minute) for duplex mode, and 33 ppm for its standard mono printing. Connectivity wise, the Canon imageClass LBP7780cdn can be connected to a PC unit either via USB or through Ethernet. With the Canon mobile printing app support, users with iOS devices can print directly through their devices to the printer. Other supported software and apps are included in the package or can be downloaded through their website, for maximum cloud printing experience.

All in all, a set of good features, decent print speed, ample paper handling capacity and solid printout quality, the Canon imageClass LBP7780cdn still makes it to the list of hard to beat laser printers.

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