subject: Canon MF8350Cdn Toner Review [print this page] Canon's Color ImageClass MF8350Cdn multi-function printer (MFP), or all-in-one (AIO) if you have a preference for, provides high-quality productivity at extremely fast speed. It falters on a few modest usability matters, however the results on their own causes it to be a good fit for the small to medium-size office it's designed for. When you likewise take the handsome good looks into consideration, it's extremely attractive in both senses of the word.
The MF8350Cdn prints, scans, as well as faxes over a network. Additionally, it functions as a standalone fax machine as well as copier, complete with a 50-page automatic document feeder (ADF) to let it scan single-sided, multi-page documents at as much as legal size.
The printer's paper managing is really a strong point. The 250-sheet drawer by itself ought to be adequate for almost all small offices. Nevertheless, the unit in addition carries a 50-sheet multipurpose tray, in order to always keep another kind of paper loaded, as well as switch paper without needing to swap out the paper inside the drawer. A print duplexer for automated printing upon both sides of a page is in addition standard. And additionally if you need additional input capacity, you may add an extra 250-sheet drawer, to give total of 550 sheets.
Setting up the MF8350Cdn is quite simple, but it's likewise one of the places in which the machine drops a bit short on usability issues. The hardest part is locating a place for this monster and shifting it into place. The machine measures 18.9 by 17. by 19.1 inches (HWD), and this I'd call fairly small in size for what it does, but bigger than I would wish seated upon my desk. Regardless, it weighs a considerable 64.2 pounds without having the toner cartridges in place, meaning many people might think of picking it up a two-man task.
The set up worked nicely enough in my tests. When you get the MF8350Cdn started, be ready to be impressed by its print rate, actually over and above whatever you may anticipate from its 21-page-per-minute (ppm) rating regarding both colour and monochrome. We timed it on our business applications suite at a total of 9 minutes 27 seconds.
The 9:27 total affords the MF8350Cdn bragging rights as the fastest colour laser AIO in the cost bracket by far. The times on the photo suite were also quick, averaging 18 seconds for a 4-by-6 along with 20 seconds for an 8-by-10.
The printer's output quality is not in quite the equivalent class as its speed, however it is easily adequate with regard to most business use. Text quality is actually low for a colour laser AIO, yet except in cases where you may have an out of the ordinary requirement for little font sizes, that really should not be an issue.
Graphics output seemed to be completely ordinary for a colour laser, this means it is simply good enough for just about any internal business demand, up to and including PowerPoint handouts. You may also think it sufficient for advertising content like one-page mailers and trifold pamphlets, however that will depend on just how much of a perfectionist you might be. The sole critical drawback I observed was a minor misregistration in the type of obvious, yet comparatively modest, white gaps between blocks of colours, such as text in the middle of colour.
Pictures were at the high end of exactly what I anticipate out of a colour laser AIO. Light blues had been shifted just a little closer to green, with the sky in a single photograph obviously green as opposed to blue. Nevertheless, the majority of the pictures in our test suite could pass for correct photo quality if you framed them behind glass.
Even as it stands, the MF8350Cdn is one of the finest colour laser AIOs for a small office or workgroup.
