subject: Canon MF8350Cdn Printer Review [print this page] The Canon|Canon's} Color ImageClass MF8350Cdn multi-function printer (MFP), or all-in-one (AIO) should you have a preference for, offers high-quality productivity at exceedingly quick speed. It falters in some modest usability issues, but the overall performance on their own helps it to be an excellent match regarding the small to medium-size office it's designed for. When you likewise take the fine visual appearance into consideration, it really is extremely alluring in both senses of the word.
The MF8350Cdn prints, scans, as well as faxes on a network. In addition, it works as a separate fax device as well as copier, complete with a 50-page automatic document feeder (ADF) in order to allow it to scan single-sided, multi-page documents at up to legal size.
The printer's paper handling is a good point. The 250-sheet drawer on it's own should be adequate for the majority of small offices. Nevertheless, the machine at the same time features a 50-sheet multipurpose tray, so that you can always keep another type of paper loaded, and also switch paper without needing to swap out the paper within the drawer. A print duplexer for auto printing upon both sides of a page is likewise standard. Plus if you'd like additional input capacity, you could add a second 250-sheet drawer, to get a total of 550 sheets.
Setting up the MF8350Cdn is reasonably simple, but it's also one of the places in which the machine drops a little short on user friendliness issues. The most difficult part is finding a place for this monster and moving it into place. The printer measures 18.9 by 17. by 19.1 inches (HWD), which I'd call fairly small in size for what it does, but bigger than I would desire sitting upon my desk. Whatever the case, it weighs a substantial 64.2 pounds whilst not having the Canon toner cartridges in place, which suggests many people would likely look at picking it up a two-man task.
The set up worked well enough during my tests. When you have the MF8350Cdn started, prepare yourself to be astounded by its print speed, actually over and above whatever you may anticipate from its 21-page-per-minute (ppm) rating with regard to both colour and monochrome. We timed it on a business applications suite at a total of 9 minutes 27 seconds.
The 9:27 total gives the MF8350Cdn bragging privileges being the quickest colour laser AIO in the range by far. The times on our photo suite were equally quick, averaging 18 seconds for a 4-by-6 plus 20 seconds for an 8-by-10.
The printer's output quality is not in quite the exact same class as its speed, but it is comfortably adequate for almost all business use. Text quality is actually low for a colour laser AIO, yet except if you have an unusual requirement for little font sizes, that will not be a problem.
Graphics output was completely normal for a colour laser, meaning it's easily sufficient for any internal business demand, up to and including PowerPoint handouts. You may even think it suitable for marketing materials like one-page mailers as well as trifold pamphlets, however that depends upon exactly how much of a perfectionist you happen to be. The one important downside I noticed was a minor misregistration in the type of clear, although comparatively little, white breaks between blocks of colours, such as text surrounded by colour.
Photographs were at the top end of exactly what I expect coming from a colour laser AIO. Light blues had been shifted just a little towards green, with the sky in a single picture obviously green as opposed to blue. However, almost all of the pictures in our test suite could pass for accurate photo quality in the event you framed them behind glass.
Even as it stands, the MF8350Cdn is among the finest colour laser AIOs for a small office or workgroup.
