Design

The heavy duty Canon L3000 monochrome laser fax weighs 24Kg and measures 451mm tall, 520mm wide, and 492mm deep, making it quite bulky. The top part houses the automatic document feeder, while the front centre is home to the control panel with a blue backlit 20-character, 2-line display screen. A single black Canon Fax-L3000 all-in-one cartridge is used in this device and lasts for approximately 4,500 pages.

Advantages

Transmission speeds are fast because of the super G3 33.6Kbps fax modem of the Canon i-SENSYS L-3000 fax machine. Print speeds are up to 22ppm. For sharper output, the resolution can be tweaked to 1200x600dpi. An optional 500-sheet cassette can be integrated into the Canon L3000 laser fax for bulk printing. Up to 512 pages can be stored into the fax memory. An auto duplexer is available to save resources.

Disadvantages

The busy control panel could make it difficult for first-time users to operate the Canon L3000. It is quite expensive, too, when there are cheaper but equally efficient laser fax machines available from the competition. Upgrading the i-SENSYS Fax L3000 printer can be pricey, and some potentially important features are missing including polling transmission and batch transmission.