Canon Pixma MX850 Review March 18, 2008 09:54 by John Sollars
Another new Product from Canon is the MX850. An addition to their Pixma range of all in one printers the Pixma MX850 is aimed squarely at the SOHO (Small Office Home Office) environment and offers the following features:
- Super G3 Fax
- 5 Single ink tanks
- 35 Page Duplex ADF (Automatic Document Feed)
- Ethernet Connectivity
- Print/Copy, Mono/Colour, up to 31PPM (Draft) 14.9PPM (Standard)
- Scan at 4800dpi
- Print Photos with 1pf, 9600 x 2400 dpi
- 6.2cm colour TFT display
- Quick Start
- Duplex print/Copy
- CD/DVD Print
- Pictbridge and Memory Card slots
Taking these features individually, the machine gives a small office all the functionality of three individual machines i.e. Fax/Copier/Printer all in one small(ish) footprint!. Because all of the new Pixma machines now use Canon's FINE ink technology, they give outstanding results and mean that you only replace an ink cartridge when that particular colour has run out - minimising running costs. With the addition of the TFT Screen you can print photos directly without having your PC connected. The fact that the printer has Ethernet connectivity as standard means that you can network it for two or more PC's again maximising your IT investment.
I am continually preaching the benefits of Duplexing, and this machine, like all of the new Canon machines has Duplexing built in as standard. This basically means that you are able to select to print on both sides of the paper - saving paper. Another key feature of this machine is that you can scan in Duplex as well. This feature is normally only available in top end machines.
The printer handles a range of media, up to A4 from a 150 sheet feeder tray and also prints directly onto CD/DVD.
As with all of the new Canon printers, print speeds are quoted in both Draft and Standard, which other manufacturers could copy (but haven't yet!)
