Small business owners looking for a fast and network-ready multifunction device with a fax machine will appreciate the Canon i-SENSYS MF-8450 colour laser printer. The Canon MF-8450 multifunction printer is a significant improvement compared to the previous models in the line, and it still retains capabilities such as 2-sided scan, fax, copy, and print. Its speed is a bit slower than its predecessors, though.
Design
The Canon i-SENSYS MF-8450 colour laser multifunctional printer is anything but understated because of the smart control panel with the 3.5-inch TFT display, one-touch buttons and minimal controls for the significant functions of this multifunction device. The i-SENSYS MF-8450 demands more headroom because of the flatbed scanner with an ADF, but it is still fairly compact. The machine runs on 384MB of RAM, which is shared by the super g3 33.6kbps fax machine, a colour copier, and a laser beam printer. Users can easily connect this all-in-one to an Ethernet-based network or a single computer via USB.
Advantages
Unlike its earlier siblings, the Canon i-SENSYS MF-8450 boasts colour printing capabilities. The Canon MF8450 laser multifunction printer is also praised for its versatile and expandable media handling capacity and time/resource-saving features like the duplex automatic document feeder and the ability to scan to a USB flash drive, network folder, or email. The display screen is noticeably larger and easier to view because it is in colour, tilted properly, backlit, and integrated with an easy-scroll wheel.
Disadvantages
Previous i-SENSYS multifunction printers clocked in speeds of up to 22ppm, but the Canon i-SENSYS MF-8450 laser printer can only print up to 17ppm in both colour and monochrome on A4 media. Like its predecessors, the MF-8450 colour laser 4-in-1 is noisy, with noise levels reaching 66 dBA. Some users may find the Canon i-SENSYS MF-8450 all-in-one expensive to run with four separate cartridges to replace. The MF-8450 is also difficult to move around because it weighs 44kg.
