The HP Officejet 6500 is right for all your small-office printing faxing copying and scanning. You'll get professional-quality color at up to 40% lower color cost per page and using less energy than laser printers. And you'll be able to scan photos and documents (up to legal size) directly into folders no PC required.

• It has speed up to 7 ppm in black and color with maximum 32 ppm in black and 31 ppm in color


• It has 2 line text LCD display and embedded wireless 802.11g networking


• It can printcopyscan and fax in color


• It has 250 sheet input tray 50 sheet output tray automatic two sided printing with 35 sheet ADF


• It has 32 MB memory and processor speed 192 MHz

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Put the robust Lexmark Prevail Pro705 Wireless All-in-One with Fax to work for your home or small office. Experience greater freedom with WiFi-n (3X better wireless coverage and faster transfer speeds) or connect via Ethernet. Be more productive with built-in full feature fax and a large 50-page auto document feeder to easily handle printing scanning copying and faxing jobs. Installation is fast and easy – requiring approximately 10 minutes while WiFi Protected Setup allows you to sync the printer to a WPS-enabled router with the touch of a button. The Prevail Pro705 also features a 2.4” color LCD to easily view and enhance photos. The Eco Mode feature includes an energy-saving feature and automatic two-sided printing which can cut paper consumption in half. Print fast with document speeds up to 33ppm and 4”x6” photo printing in as little as 24 seconds. This robust All-in-One ships with XL high-yield ink cartridges which use Lexmark’s own Vizix ink technology to produce clear and consistent results. The Vizix ink system uses individual cartridges which can be replaced one color at a time. The Prevail Pro705 also ships with Business Card Scanning software which lets you scan up to eight cards at once parcel the information and synchronize it with many popular contact management solutions. All of this functionality is backed by an industry leading 5-year warranty and lifetime priority phone support!

• Wireless printing-802.11n wireless network and Ethernet compatibility offer the fastest speeds and longest range and give customers the freedom to print from virtually anywhere within the building and the flexibility to print from multiple computers.


• Lexmark's industry-leading five year warranty with lifetime priority technical support provides peace of mind.


• Eco Mode includes an energy-saving feature and automatic two-sided printing which can cut paper consumption in half.


• 50 page automatic document feeder easily handles large printing scanning copying and fax jobs.


• High yield individual ink cartridges allow customers to replace only the ink that is needed. XL cartridges with 3x the ink of standard cartridges are included.

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The HP Officejet Pro 8500 Premier Wireless All-in-One Printer comes with built in wireless printing and wired networking. It facilitates two-sided printing 4*6 color photo printing and has a high capacity paper tray with auto document feeder.

• Laser Quality Speed Up to 15 ppm Black/11 ppm Color Maximum 35 ppm Black/34 ppm Color


• 3.4-in LCD Touchscreen Display


• Include two (2) sets of color ink cartridges (Cyan Magenta and Yellow - 2 each)


• Standard Built-in Ethernet WiFi 802.11b/g 802.11b/g Wireless Technology


• 250 Sheet Paper Tray Second 250 Sheet Paper Tray 50 Sheet ADF and Automatic Two-Sided Printing

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Put the robust Lexmark Prevail Pro705 Wireless All-in-One with Fax to work for your home or small office. Experience greater freedom with WiFi-n (3X better wireless coverage and faster transfer speeds) or connect via Ethernet. Be more productive with built-in full feature fax and a large 50-page auto document feeder to easily handle printing scanning copying and faxing jobs. Installation is fast and easy – requiring approximately 10 minutes while WiFi Protected Setup allows you to sync the printer to a WPS-enabled router with the touch of a button. The Prevail Pro705 also features a 2.4” color LCD to easily view and enhance photos. The Eco Mode feature includes an energy-saving feature and automatic two-sided printing which can cut paper consumption in half. Print fast with document speeds up to 33ppm and 4”x6” photo printing in as little as 24 seconds. This robust All-in-One ships with XL high-yield ink cartridges which use Lexmark’s own Vizix ink technology to produce clear and consistent results. The Vizix ink system uses individual cartridges which can be replaced one color at a time. The Prevail Pro705 also ships with Business Card Scanning software which lets you scan up to eight cards at once parcel the information and synchronize it with many popular contact management solutions. All of this functionality is backed by an industry leading 5-year warranty and lifetime priority phone support!

• Wireless printing-802.11n wireless network and Ethernet compatibility offer the fastest speeds and longest range and give customers the freedom to print from virtually anywhere within the building and the flexibility to print from multiple computers.


• Lexmark's industry-leading five year warranty with lifetime priority technical support provides peace of mind.


• Eco Mode includes an energy-saving feature and automatic two-sided printing which can cut paper consumption in half.


• 50 page automatic document feeder easily handles large printing scanning copying and fax jobs.


• High yield individual ink cartridges allow customers to replace only the ink that is needed. XL cartridges with 3x the ink of standard cartridges are included.

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The HL-5370DWT is a monochrome laser printer for offices or small workgroups. It offers a fast print speed of up to 32ppm and produces crisp high-quality output at up to 1200 x 1200 dpi resolution. The HL-5370DWT features built-in wireless and Ethernet network interfaces for sharing on your network and automatic duplex printing for two-sided documents. It also offers flexible paper handling via its two 250-sheet capacity paper trays and 50-sheet capacity multi-purpose tray for printing custom paper sizes and letterhead. An optional tray boosts total input capacity to 800 sheets. For lower running costs a high-yield 8000-page toner cartridge is available.

• Prints up to 32ppm monochrome output


• 550-sheet standard paper capacity expandable


• Built-in Wireless (802.11b/g) and Ethernet network interfaces


• Automatic duplex printing for two-sided documents


• Up to 1200 x 1200 dpi resolution

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HEWCB025A Boost your bottom line with big energy and cost-per-print savings over laser printing. Enjoy dazzling professional-quality prints that look like they could have come from a copy shop. Standard wireless networking makes connecting multiple users quick and easy. Full-featured fax function lets you fax from your PC and send documents to email. Quick convenient copy function offers the features you would expect to find on larger stand-alone copiers. Memory card slots and PictBridge compatibility provide easy PC-free printing of your favorite pictures. Global Product Type: Copier/Fax/Multifunction Machines-Multifunction; Print Technology: Inkjet; Maximum Print Speed (Black): 35.0 pages/min; Maximum Print Speed (Color): 34.0 pages/min.PRODUCT DETAILS: -PC Free Printing: Yes. -Operating System Compatibility: Mac OS X 10.4 10.5 Windows 2000 XP XP x64 Vista . -Paper Input Capacity (Sheets) : 500. -Fax Forwarding/Paging: Yes. -Reduction/Enlargement Range [Min]: 25 pct. -Fax Resolution (Color) (Width x Height): 200 x 200 dpi. -Accepts Paper Size: Executive Letter Legal Statement 3 x 5 in 4 x 6 in 5 x 7 in 5 x 8 in 4 x 10 in 4 x 11 in 4 x 12 in 8 x 10 in Envelopes (No. 10 Monarch DL). -Memory Card Compatibility: CompactFlash Type I and II Memory Stick Memory Stick Pro MMC SD SDHC. -Delayed Transmission: Yes. -Processor : 384.0 MHz. -Grayscale Halftones : 256. -Global Product Type: Copier/Fax/Multifunction Machines-Multifunction. -Speed Dial Memories : 99. -Best Transmission Speed: 3 Seconds/Page. -Borderless Printing: Yes. -Paper Input: Two 250 Sheet Trays. -Weight : 33.80 lb. -Network Ready: Yes. -Total Recycled Content Percent : 0 pct. -Fax Memory (Pages) : 125. -Network Types: 10/100Base-TX Ethernet 802.11b/g Wireless. -Fax Resolution (Black) (Width x Height): 300 x 300 dpi. -Standard Memory : 128.0 MB. -Telephone Features: Automatic Redial Speed Dial. -Zoom Increments : 1 pct. -Height : 15.60 in. -Print Resolution (Black) (Width x

• Laser Quality Speed Up to 15 ppm Black/11 ppm Color Maximum 35 ppm Black/34 ppm Color


• 3.4-in LCD Touchscreen Display


• Include two (2) sets of color ink cartridges (Cyan Magenta and Yellow - 2 each)


• Standard Built-in Ethernet WiFi 802.11b/g 802.11b/g Wireless Technology


• 250 Sheet Paper Tray Second 250 Sheet Paper Tray 50 Sheet ADF and Automatic Two-Sided Printing

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Get more done with the Lexmark Interact S605 All-in-One with web-enabled touchscreen interface. The web-enabled 4.3" myTouch interface improves efficiency by allowing you to create one-touch custom SmartSolutions for automating repetitive tasks. The myTouch interface also allows you to connect to the web without the need for a computer. Tap an icon to copy scan send an e-mail and more. Get the news view your favorite photo sharing sites and discover the weather before you step outside directly from your printer. It’s more than a printer - it links you to your world! Other unique features include WiFi-n (3X better wireless coverage and faster transfer speeds) and WiFi Protected Setup which allows you to sync the printer to a WPS-enabled router with the touch of a button. Installation is fast and easy – requiring approximately 10 minutes! Energy saving Eco Mode reduces paper usage by up to 50% with automatic 2-sided printing. Print fast with document speeds up to 33ppm and 4x6 photo printing in as little as 24 seconds. Lexmark’s own Vizix ink technology produces clear consistent results and uses individual ink cartridges that can be replaced one color at a time. All of this is backed by an industry-leading 3 year warranty with lifetime phone support!

• Easy-to-use 4.3" myTouch LCD Touchscreen with SmartSolutions Technology allows consumers to connect to the Web and quickly and easily automate commonly used tasks.


• Expanded WiFi printing-802.11n wireless network compatibility offers the fastest speeds and longest range and gives customers the freedom to print from virtually anywhere within the home from multiple computers.


• An industry-leading three year warranty with lifetime technical support provides peace of mind.


• Eco Mode includes an energy-saving feature and automatic two-sided printing which can cut paper consumption in half.


• Individual ink cartridges allow customers to replace only the ink that is needed.

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Want a printer that offers the convenience of wireless networking? Our Officejet Pro 8000 is right for all printing. You will get professional-quality color at up to 50% lower color cost per page and using less energy than laser printers and get impressive business documents using automatic two-sided printing.

• Laser Quality Print Speed Up to 15 ppm Black/11 ppm Color Maximum 35 ppm Black/34 ppm Color


• USB 2.0 Built In Ethernet WiFi 802.11g/b Standard Connectivity


• 32 MB Memory and 384 MHz Processor Speed


• 250-Sheet Input Tray 150-Sheet Output Tray Automatic Two-Sided Printing Standard


• Up to 8.5 x 11 in Borderless Printing

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The MFC-9840CDW is the ultimate color laser Multi-Function Center® business solution that offers superior quality color laser printing faxing copying and scanning? with built-in wireless and Ethernet network interfaces. It delivers superior quality color and black laser output at up to 21 pages per minute. It also features automatic duplex printing copying faxing and scanning? a legal-size document glass and a 50-sheet auto document feeder. A USB direct interface allows you to print directly from a USB flash drive or PictBridge enabled camera. High capacity replacement toner cartridges are available to help keep your cost per page low too.

• Multi-function device offers laser printing copying faxing and scanning


• Built-in wireless 802.11b/g and wired Ethernet connections for easy networking


• Prints at maximum 21 ppm in black and white and color


• Scans at optical resolution of 1200 x 2400 dpi at 48-bit color depth


• Measures 20.9 x 20.5 x 21 inches (WxHxD)

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• All In One Printer with Wireless 802.11g Networking


• Laser Quality Speed Up to 15 ppm Black/Up to 11 ppm Color and Maximum 35 ppm Black/34 ppm Color


• 3.4 in Touchscreen LCD Display and Up to 2400 x 4800 dpi Scan Resolution


• 128 MB Memory and 348 MHz Processor Speed


• 250-Sheet Paper Tray 50 Sheet Automatic Document Feeder and Automatic Two Sided Printing

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HP Photosmart Premium Fax e-All-in-One C410a. Print Speed: Black: Up to 34 ppm; Color: Up to 32 ppm; 4 x 6 in Photo Paper: As fast as 63 sec Scan: Up to 4800 x 4800 dpi; Scan Type: Flatbed Copy: Up to 50 copies; Speed (normal): Up to 6 cpm black and Up to 6 cpm color Fax: Maximum Number of Speed Dials: Up to 90 numbers; Fax Memory: Up to 90 pages Paper Handling: 125-sheet input tray 20-sheet photo tray Standard Connectivity: 1 USB (2.0) 1 Ethernet 1 Wireless 802.11b/g/n Monthly Volume (Duty Cycle): Up to 2500 pages Features: 2.4 LCD (color graphics) Borderless printing up to 8.5 x 11 in; Fax scan and copy unattended and handle two-sided documents using the 50-page automatic document feeder. Print lab-quality photos directly from the all-in-one using memory card slots and the color display. Count on affordable individual inks for long-lasting photos and get a better value for frequent printing. Have more fun with your photos with HP Photo Creations software and get tools to make photo printing even easier; Print at your convenience whether it's from across town or across the room using HP ePrint. Print and share from multiple PCs and stay connected using integrated wireless and wired networking. Wirelessly print directly from a smartphone using HP mobile printing applications.

• Fax scan and copy unattended and handle two-sided documents using the 50-page automatic document feeder.


• Print and share from multiple PCs and stay connected using integrated wireless and wired networking.


• Wirelessly print directly from a smartphone using HP mobile printing applications.


• Save time and paper by printing two-sided documents automatically.


• Use the color display to print photos and make copies scans and photo reprints.

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The HL-5370DW is a monochrome laser printer for offices or small workgroups. It offers a fast print speed of up to 32ppm and produces crisp high-quality output at up to 1200 x 1200 dpi resolution. The HL-5370DW features built-in wireless and Ethernet network interfaces for sharing on your network and automatic duplex printing for two-sided documents. It also offers flexible paper handling via its 250-sheet capacity paper tray and 50-sheet capacity multi-purpose tray for printing custom paper sizes and letterhead. Optional trays boost total input capacity to 800 sheets. For lower running costs a high-yield 8000-page toner cartridge is available.

• Prints up to 32ppm monochrome output


• Built-in Wireless (802.11b/g) and Ethernet network interfaces


• Automatic duplex printing for two-sided documents


• Up to 1200 x 1200 dpi resolution


• 300-sheet standard paper capacity expandable

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Want a multifunction color printer that offers the convenience of wireless networking? Our Officejet 6500 is right for all your small-office printing faxing copying and scanning. You'll get professional-quality color at up to 40% lower color cost per page and using less energy than laser printers. And you'll be able to scan photos and documents (up to legal size) directly into folders no PC required.

• Speed Up to 7 ppm Black and Color Maximum 32 ppm Black and 31 ppm Color


• 2 Line Text LCD Display and Embedded Wireless 802.11g Networking


• Color Print Color Copy Color Scan and Color Fax


• 250-Sheet Input Tray 50-Sheet Output Tray Automatic Two-Sided Printing 35-Sheet ADF


• 32 MB Memory and Processor Speed 192 MHz

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The hl-2270dw is a compact monochrome laser printer with built-in wireless and ethernet network interfaces for small office or home office printer sharing. it features a fast print speed up to 27ppm automatic duplex printing for two-sided documents and up to 2400 x 600 dpi resolution for high-quality output. in addition the printer’s stylish space-saving design fits virtually anywhere.the hl-2270dw provides flexible paper handling via an adjustable 250-sheet capacity tray and a manual by-pass slot for printing thicker media. it also offers a high-yield 2600-page replacement toner cartridge to help lower operating costs and a toner save mode for less critical business documents.

• Prints up to 27ppm


• Built-in wireless and Ethernet network interfaces


• Automatic duplex printing for two-sided documents


• Adjustable 250-sheet capacity paper tray


• 32MB memory standard

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Wireless All-in-One Home Office Printer with 2.5-Inch LCD and Auto Duplex ADF.

• Fully integrated 35 page auto document feeder for rapid copying scanning and faxing


• Paper saving and ecofriendly auto duplex printing


• Super G3 high speed fax with 100 coded speed dials storing up to 250 incoming pages when receiving ITU-T No. 1 chart


• Various security features including password protected PDFs

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Excellent printer overall

This little boy is excellent. And you can't beat it for the price too. Also extremely easy to set up.



I am coming from an HP LaserJet also 30 papers per minute. So I was comparing it to the HP when I shopped.



My HP while it served me good was not as sharp black as the Brother is. I like the print results from the Brother much better. Plus the Brother have settings whether you're printing text only graphics general or office documents in addition you can choose "manual" and tweak the settings yourself to your liking. I also like that the size of the printer is pretty small.



The HP was a little faster from sleep mode (like 8 seconds) while the Brother 5370 takes approx. 14 seconds. Not a biggie. The processor was faster in the HP but 99% of the time you won't notice the difference. Once it starts printing it spits out papers like crazy. Very fast. One important note though: The fast 32 ppm is only if you are printing in 600 dpi mode. If you need the higher quality 1200 dpi mode print speed will be down by half! But there again 99% of the time the 600 dpi is more than enough. Some higher quality graphics may require 1200 dpi though.



Printing envelopes thru the multi-purpose paper tray is very good and they're not getting curled (like many old Brothers did) as long as you open the rear output tray. It can not print thru the regular printing area (if you do it will still print but envelopes will get wrinkled). I miss the HP in that area. It's much less cumbersome.



The printer is quite noisy. But most fast laser printers are noisy.



The duplexer worked beautifully. You just select "Duplex" or "Booklet" and the printer does the rest. Very good job with that.



I did not use the wireless networking but from the manual it seems to be a little complicated. Also from the manual is the following: "...Although the printer can be used in both wired & wireless network only ONE of the connections methods can be used at a time..." So keep that in mind if you want to use both.



I would suggest the following improvements if Brother is interested to listen:



- Make it quieter;

- Add a little high-quality display instead of all the lamps (also miss from my HP - all cheap inkjet have'em today!);

- If out of paper it should beep so I know to add paper (optional - not everyone will like beeps);

- Enable the multi-purpose paper tray to be opened with one hand (like my HP) not force me to use both hands.



Overall though it is a pleasure to use. Highly recommended.



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I contacted Brother to help me setup wireless network. I must say I am amazed at the support I got. I can't recall if I ever had such a good experience with any other company! No waiting knowledgeable staff and helped me in less than minutes! And it works like a charm!More detail ...

A nicely designed printer...

Review updated on October 13 2009 to reflect firmware changes and add information on ink consumption -



The Canon MX-860 is an all-in-one printer designed for home or small business. The printing is fast sharp and clear. The auto-document feeder scans both sides of the page a tremendous time saver when you work with two-sided originals. Couple that with duplex-printing and it's trivial to reproduce two-sided forms and documents. The network connectivity also works well...in the six months I've had the printer it's operated flawlessly in a mixed Mac/Windows environment on both wireless and wired networks.



Let's look at the MX-860 on a piece-by-piece basis ...



Printing

The Canon MX-860 uses a set of five ink cartridges for printing. Two of the cartridges are black with the other three being the typical Magenta/Cyan/Yellow set. The printed output is easily sharp enough to be used for business letters; it almost rivals laser printers in quality. To save paper the printer has built-in duplexing. I haven't measured it but single-sided printing speed is quite good...I suspect that the 38 pound weight of the printer is due to some good size motors pulling the paper and moving the printhead around. Printing in duplex mode is quite a bit slower. To avoid smearing the printer waits for the first-side to dry before printing the second side.



Photographs have good tonal gradation and overall appearance however they don't equal those from a high-end printer that's specifically designed to print photographs. The difference though is slight and everybody has liked the prints that I've made. The printer has the usual slots on the front to allow you to insert your camera's memory cards.



Scanning

Whoopee! Duplex scanning! Have you ever tried to scan a stack of two sided pages? And get them merged into one file in the right order? I tried. Once. Then I went out and paid $400 for a dedicated scanner (the Fujitsu ScanSnap S510). With duplex scanning capability on the MX-860 I wouldn't have needed to do that. You put the papers in the feeder tell the printer that it's a two-sided original and push the button.



Faxing

Outgoing faxing works fine. The faxes seem to get there. Originally the designers of the fax system missed an extremely important feature...you couldn't specify the number of rings before the fax machine answered. Without that ability it was almost impossible for the machine to peacefully co-exist with your phone service in a single line household. This problem was fixed by a firmware update and current purchasers can set the number of rings before pick-up. Unfortunately Canon hasn't posted the new firmware so owners of older machines are stuck...be careful if you buy one used. +1 brownie point for recognizing and fixing the problem. -2 for not making it available... :>(



Networking and Setup

I had no problems getting both the wireless and wired network up and running. The setup is simple and straight forward. You'll need a USB cable to get the wireless network configured. It may be possible to wirelessly configure the wireless network but there are certain insanities that even I won't try. You can only use one network - wired or wireless - at once. As I mentioned in the intro it comes with both Macintosh and Windows software. Getting it to work on my additional networked computers was as simple as inserting the DVD and running the install program.



Ink Consumption

Some printer politely sip ink but this isn't one of them. It's not quite as bad as beer consumption at a frat party but in the last 2500 pages I've gone through six black and two full sets of color cartridges. That works out to slightly over 10.5 cents per page at Amazon's current (11/11/09) prices for OEM ink cartridges...fine for normal use but not great if you're going to use the printer heavily. Your ink consumption will vary depending on the mix of photos graphics and text that you print.



Packaging

You know that ubiquitous orange tape that printer manufactures use to hold everything together? It's there in spades. I wish I owned that franchise. Otherwise it looks like the printer should ship well. It's well isolated with plenty of molded styrofoam.



In summary this is my fourth Canon printer and probably the twentieth printer that I've owned. Outside of the faxing issue it works great. The duplex scanning and printing are valued additions and real time savers...I would have given it a solid five stars if it wasn't for the faxing problem. I haven't used the printer enough to get a sense of long-term reliability; after a couple of thousand sheets of paper it's been jam free and solid.More detail ...

The All-In-One That Does it All

If you're looking for a printer with all the latest technologies check out the HP Officejet 6500 Wireless. Keep in mind that HP makes two 6500 models--one is wireless and one is not. This is the wireless model. With copy scan print and fax functions this all-in-one is a real workhorse.



Fast speed (up to 31 ppm) and extremely easy to use. The setup function is all done via software--you don't even need to touch the 6500's keypad controls. It links directly to your System Preferences control panel making the wireless and fax settings easy. It uses 4 separate color inks so you can control your print costs when only a single color needs to be replaced.



Main drawback is HP's decision to only include a 2-line text display. For a printer in this price range HP should have included a 2.5" color LCD screen. If you're looking for a multifunction machine that does it all seriously consider the HP 6500 Wireless.More detail ...

Your New Office Assistant ! & MX870 vs Epson Artisan 810 Review

If you are looking at these reviews for the MX870 you are probably wondering what I was wondering... "What is the difference between the MX870 and MX860 and possibly also how does it compare to the Epson Artisan 810?" They are all top rated by Amazon customers for inkjet all-in-one printers.



They are all awesome! The Epson has more color cartriges but I am not sure if that matters. I give the nod to the Epson on photo quality but it might just be a subliminal issue of 'more is better'. My last Epson printer was the Epson 785EPX and it printed amazing photos and graphics and it also used 6 colors.



Both the Canon and Epson have beautiful quick drying inks. The Canon has a special black ink that is a pigment instead of a dye which you might like since pigments don't run when wet so theirs is good for flyers and such. And by the way if you've discovered that you really benefit from pigment ink look into the Epson Workforce 610. It is fast and all its different colored inks are pigments. Graphics and text are outstanding but photos a little lacking.



The Canon is a little slower to start printing but once it gets going it is pretty fast. Both Epson and Canon models have an optional duplexer mode (prints on both sides to save paper - this feature significantly slows down print time if that is important to you) and an automatic paper feed. The paper feed on the Canon is fully integrated and two-sided so it can copy/scan both sides of a document automatically as well. There are a few hiccups with the 860 on this that the 870 solves.



It's a small pain to reload the reglar A4 8 1/2 by 11 paper in both machines in their lower tray. The Epson has an additional slot on its lower tray for photo paper that some may like. The Canon has an extra paper feed at the back of the unit that is great for printing envelopes prints or other types of paper so you don't have to change your main tray. The rear feeder should accommodate heavier papers and have a less likelihood of jamming because the paper comes straight through the machine with little bending. The projecting tray on the Epson looks and feels flimsy and most people seem worried about that but remarkably I have never heard of anyone breaking it. The Canon has a cool feature... when you send it a wireless command to print it automatically lowers its front door for the paper to be collected on so you can keep the unit all closed up when not in use.



If you use OCR and I love OCR (optical character recognition that allows you to turn your document scans into text files) you will prefer the Epson because it is integrated into their software package. Canons used to have OCR software but have stopped in the recent year. Note: If you have Microsoft Office Student and Home version its program 'OneNote' has OCR for you to use. Most people are totally unaware of it being there. By the way OneNote is the best program on Microsoft Office. It is what keeps me from just using the free open source office software that is so amazing.



Price-wise the Epson is about 100 more than the Canon. Amazon has some of the best prices. The newer Canon MX870 isn't even available in most stores yet and probably will run about 50 dollars more than the MX860 for the next six months. Apple users will like the smoother integrated software application of the MX870 that was a small problem on the MX860.



Space-wise the Canon is bigger. Look-wise the Epson is sharper with its shiny black finish like a piece of fancy stereo equipment. The Canon has a neutral light beige look. Very officey with clean lines.



They both fax if you ever need that every now and then instead of having to run to your local print shop.



The user interface of the Canon and Epson are both easy to use in different ways. I sort of wish the Canon buttons weren't so flush with the unit but its not really a big deal. You will need to use the interface to copy and scan but most print jobs you will want to do from your computer.



The Epson has some fun graphics software extra on it. Again mostly 'fun' stuff. It also prints on printable CDs and DVDs. This could be important to you. It is the best of any printer at this. I don't need it because I print on CDs using LightScribe on my HP. I like that look better if I am going to customize the CD face.



The Canon has some very useful proprietary software that you will love if you surf the Web and want to copy and print out multiple bits and pieces of articles with ease... even on the same sheet of paper. You can do this anyway with Windows but Canon's program is easier and faster.



Both Canon and Epson have ink cartridges that are separate from the print head so it is easier to find third-party ink and save money. Third party ink is better than what it used to be but the OEM (original equipment manufacture) cartridges are truer and faster drying for important projects and to bring out the full glory of these machines.



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