If it's super MFD performance you're after, you normally have to deal with a kryptonite-like problem somewhere. We put two MFDs head to head to find a printer of steel.
Do you want your multifunction printer to do it all or to do just some? All multifunctions print, copy, and scan, but they don't all print in color. They often don't have flatbed, photocopier-style platens--and when they do, they usually don't have a sheet feeder as well. And as for fax, well, that's often off the feature list.
But the multifunctions in this lineup truly do it all. Canon grafted sheet-feeding and faxing capabilities to its ImageClass MPC400 model to produce the ImageClass MPC600F. And Hewlett-Packard introduced the OfficeJet d145, which raises the stakes with built-in card readers for direct printing of digital-camera images and optional features such as a duplex- printing attachment.
While all of these extra features add to the bottom line, they also let you copy a stack of papers or a bound book and transmit them to anyone programmed into the fax speed-dial memory. Multifunctions can save small offices time, effort, and expense in the long run; however, they still have to manage that same old juggling act in which they do some things better than others. Find out how these two products fare in our reviews.
Canon ImageClass MPC600F
This Canon all-in-one printer should appeal to home and small office users with its ease of use, fast prints and photo quality printouts.
HP OfficeJet d145
HP ups the multifunction ante with its new OfficeJet d145. Unfortunately, it ups the price as well.
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