Canon imageCLASS MF449x printer review: Protect your environment and your budget

Canon’s MF449x is an exciting new, robust, multifunctional printer in the line of 4-in-1 printers that can print, copy, fax, and scan. With its 5-inch color touchscreen LCD panel, smooth navigation controls, and the application library, this is a neat little printer you’d want to own whether you’re using it at home or for your business.

Specifications

• Dimensions: 453 mm × 464 mm × 392 mm
• Printer type: multifunctional monochrome laser printer
• Print speed: 38 ppm for A4 size
• Maximum paper input capacity: max. 900 sheets
• Print resolution (max): 600 x 600 dpi
• Recommended monthly volume: 750 – 400 pages
• Monthly duty cycle: 80,000 pages

Features

High paper capacity: The Canon MF449x printer features a 250-sheet cassette as well as a 100-sheet multipurpose tray with a handling capacity of as much as 900 sheets. This laser printer is a scalable device that can be useful whether you have a low or high print volume.

Easy-to-use color touchscreen: The display is an attractive touch panel with a variable angle mechanism that enables you better viewing flexibility, great clarity, and easy navigation.

Better organization: Access the Application Library easily and enjoy smart and efficient operation of your device, thanks to the innovation and convenience packed in it.The Application Library is a convenient facility that lets you access frequently used shortcuts, checking consumables, and useful functions in one place.

The device allows you to directly store and print forms that you use frequently. You can also distribute documents electronically to destinations you pre-set with the click of a button.

Simply make use of Canon’s SEND technology to scan and send documents to destinations of your choice. Want to digitize all your paper documents? No problem! Digitize and send them directly to pre-designated folders for convenient data access and management.

Flexibility of use: You can easily print any document or image of your choice from the convenience of your mobile device through apps like Canon Print Business, Apple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, Mopria, as well as Canon Print Service. Improve flexibility of operation, convenience and productivity through ease of printing, no matter where you are. It’s not just printing – you can also take care of your faxes more easily. Never miss a fax anymore when you’re out of your office. Simply choose and set up a forwarding destination for your faxes and you can receive and access them no matter where you are.

Scanning efficiency:The duplex auto document feeder (single pass) with 50-sheet capacity includes a couple of contact image sensors. This means that it is possible to scan two sides of any document at the same time. This greatly improves time spent on scanning and efficiency without compromising on scan quality and saves money in the long run.

Better still, if you’re always printing out two-sided copies, using the same scanning format, or sending the scanned documents to the same destination you can easily set up a simple shortcut to do it every time with just one click.

Low upkeep: Forget having to worry about your printer’s maintenance. This printer is designed for reliable printing with fuss-free low maintenance. The Canon all-in-one toner cartridge is designed for easy maintenance. The high capacity cartridge (057H) is designed for high volume printing with reduced replacement frequency. Even when a change is required, cartridge replacement is an easy task thanks to the automatic seal removal mechanism.

Better connectivity and wireless operation: The gigabit Ethernet connection ensures that your printer enables faster data transfer and connects to the network quickly through Wi-Fi or even USB cable.

Forget using cables for connecting your printer to your computer to print or scan. This easy to install, low maintenance printer can connect through a WPS wireless LAN router and there is no need for complex installation manuals. You’ll be all set to get started printing within minutes. The device also supports WEP and WPA for better security.

Low power usage: The sleep mode in the printer allows for minimal electricity consumption when not in use. You can also reduce your carbon footprint using this eco-friendly printer.

Secure and private printing: The secure printing feature allows for documents to be printed only upon entering a password on the operation panel. You can restrict who has access to print out sensitive documents through this useful privacy feature.

In a nutshell, this is a printer that is eco-friendly and allows you to save power and minimize time of use and paperless faxing and printing to take a step towards protecting the environment. It also saves money in a number of ways – by providing high print yields, less frequent replacements when using high capacity cartridges, two-side scanning and printing, and lower power consumption.

The Canon MF449x is a multifunctional printer with excellent networking capabilities and lets you improve productivity through different features. It can be perfect as single printer for home use or integrate as a part of a bigger document management system in a business setup. Get ready to be environment friendly and save money even while enjoying high quality printing and allied features!