Canon Imageclass mf244dw Review

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Overview of Canon mf 244dw: ●

Canon's imageClass MF264dw ($199.99) is the newest in a long line of monochrome all-in-one laser printers designed for light- to medium-duty printing and copying in a small or home office. Printer has similar performance and capacity as the Editors' Choice Canon imageClass MF269dw, but it lacks features like an auto-duplexing automatic document feeder (ADF) and fax capabilities. If you don't need those extra features, the MF264dw is a less expensive alternative to the MF269dw and even the HP Envy 6055 All-in-One Printer is one of the best printer

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It's one of the top colour laser all-in-one AirPrint printers on the market. We propose the Canon ImageClass mf244dw if you're looking for a low-cost colour laser printer for a small workplace. It's a colour laser printer that can print, copy, scan, fax, and fax from a computer. This printer made use of practical and innovative technologies, which set it apart from other printers. Read the Canon ImageClass MF244DW review for more information...

Small Footprint and Feature-Rich: ●

MF264dw is the same size and somewhat slender than MF269dw measuring 14 to 15.4 by 16 inches (HWD) and weighs a total of one 27.3 pounds. The Lexmark MB2236adw, a similarly equipped monochrome AIO, is similar in size and girth, whereas the HP LaserJet Pro MFP M148fdw is a bit smaller and lighter.

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The MF264dw's paper handling consists of a 250-sheet paper cassette and a one-sheet bypass tray for printing envelopes, labels, and other one-off documents that would otherwise require you to empty and reconfigure the main cassette. Lexmark's MB2236adw input paper capacity is the same, as is the Canon MF264dw's, and the HP M148fdw holds 260 sheets split between a 250-sheet main cassette and a 10-sheet override tray.

Making Connections: ●

Connectivity options on the MF264dw are more than adequate. The standard interfaces include 100 Base-T Ethernet, Wi-Fi, connecting to a single PC via USB 2.0, and Wi-Fi Direct. That last one lets you connect your mobile devices to the printer without either it or them being linked through a router or an intermediary network.

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Other mobile connectivity options include Apple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service, and Canon Print Business, which is a free Android or iOS app that enables you to print documents and photographs, upload to cloud storage services, read scanned data, and more on a Canon laser AIO or laser printer from your Android and iPhone smartphones and tablets.

Performance: ●

Canon rates 30 pages a minute for MF264dw. But, like other business-oriented printers and AIOs, the firm is designed to print two sides from the box by default.

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In the next phase of our test regimen, I timed the MF264dw as it printed a collection of complex Adobe Acrobat documents, Excel spreadsheets and charts and graphs, as well as PowerPoint handouts containing several different types of business graphics. Then, I combined those scores with the results from printing the 12-page text document in the previous test and came up with a score of 17.2ppm for reproducing our entire suite of test documents. That score either tied or fell slightly behind all of the competitors mentioned here.

Quality Output: ●

There's nothing exceptional about the print quality of the MF264dw when monochrome Canon printers are in use.

The lettering was crisp, well-fashioned and readable in my test papers at tiny sizes, and the visual was detailed and beautiful, with no obvious difficulties with the toner dispersion. In other words, for the majority of internal business environments and for many external circulation situations, the output was better than acceptable.

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Grayscale photograph output wasn't bad, either, at least up to newspaper print quality. Overall, I have no complaints about the MF264dw's print quality, and the HP Officejet 200 Mobile Inkjet Printer and the Epson Ecotank et-2720 All-in-One Wireless Inkjet Printer both are better option if you don’t want to buy the Canon mf244dw.

Run-of-the-Mill Running Costs: ●

As with other single laser printers at this price, the continuous run-time cost of MF264dw's printing and copy volume of around 100 to 200 pages is approx. 3.5 cents per page. However, the more you print, the less economic expenditure you produce each page.

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However, you may keep your continuing expenditures with the Epson WF-M5799 inkjet variant if your application does not require Laser Output. Its cost per page is less than 1 centimetre per page while selecting its highest ink containers (40,000 pages).

The Right Machine for the Right Job: ●

Typical for printing and copying of text, such as in-house reporting, external quotation, receipts, and bills, are these little monochrome printers. They are not frequently required to churn marketing materials out.

Canon and its competitors go a long way to adapt their equipment to certain circumstances.

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The company doesn't envision the buyer of the MF264dw, for example, scanning or copying many two-sided multi page documents or sending faxes. If you do need those functions, it's worth spending $80 more on the Editors' Choice Canon MF269dw ($299.00 at Best Buy) . Otherwise, the MF264dw is a solid and more affordable pick.

Pros and Cons: Cons:

Pros: ●

Fast.

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Outdated control panel.

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Good-looking output.

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Lacks flash memory drive support.

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Small footprint.

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Only supports manual duplexing.

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Solid connectivity options, including mobile.