Laser Printer with All the Perks

by Wayto Singh waytosingh

Versatile, dynamic and convenient are simple words that sum up a sophisticated laser printer. To call the Canon Canon Imageclass MF8380CDW just a laser printer, however, doesn't give it justice. The features contained within this multifunctional printing system make this an appliance to be reckoned with.

What It Does For you

The Canon Imageclass MF8380CDW has a range of features. Some features are not generally going to be a consumers concern, but there are certainly some that bear noticing.

A business that requires printed documents, requires them quickly. This is the foremost feature of this laser printer that will capture your attention. It is capable of up to 21 pages per minute (PPM), allowing for the efficiency required in a high traffic office. Another aspect of time efficiency is it's warm up time. The Canon ImageClass takes less than 23 seconds to warm up for optimal use. This means less time waiting around and more productivity.

A large time consumer can be refilling the paper cassette. This will be a minimal issue with this printer, due to the 250 sheet cassette capacity, with an additional 50 sheet multi-purpose tray.

For the printing aspect itself, the Canon Canon Imageclass MF8380CDW boasts a full colour laser printer with high resolution image quality, allowing for the perfect print out time after time. It's copier also allows for colour copying at a reasonable resolution, with copying speed on average of 16 seconds.

Another thing to note is that this appliance is WiFi connective, and has an Easy Set-up mode to make connection to your network as hassle free as possible. For ease of use, it also allows for scan to USB, scan to Email and scan to share drive.

Compatible Consumables

Like with any printing appliance, it requires consumables on occasion. Choosing the right product for your printer can be a daunting task if you don't know what to look for. For a printer, the most common is obviously paper and ink/toners. Paper is really up to personal choice, and what you require it for. Multiple types of paper are available on the market, including but not limited to gloss paper, photography paper and basic printing paper. You also have different thickness of paper, varying from tissue thin to cardboard. It's up the businesses requirement as to what paper you will need for your laser printer.

As mentioned, the other consumable is ink or toners. In the case of laser printers, you will need a toner cartridge. Only certain cartridges are compatible with different printer models. As an example, the Canon 104 black toner cartridge is compatible with several ImageClass laser printers, but not all. This is something that should be checked before purchase.

The models of ImageClass printers that Canon 104 toner is compatible with are as follows;

Canon 104 Compatible:

• imageCLASS D420
• imageCLASS D480
• imageCLASS MF4150d
• imageCLASS MF4270dn
• imageCLASS MF4350d
• imageCLASS MF4370dn
• imageCLASS MF4690
• FAXPHONE L120
• FAXPHONE L90

Knowing your product model number ensures you get the right consumable for your product.