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Canon Imageclass mf244dw Review and Buying guide

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Overview of Canon mf 244dw

• Canon's imageClass MF264dw (199.99) is the
  newest in a long line of monochrome all-in-one
  laser printers designed for light- to medium-duty
  printing and copying in a small or home office.
  Printer has similar performance and capacity as
  the Editors' Choice Canon imageClass MF269dw, but
  it lacks features like an auto-duplexing
  automatic document feeder (ADF) and fax
  capabilities. If you don't need those extra
  features, the MF264dw is a less expensive
  alternative to the MF269dw and even the HP Envy
  6055 All-in-One Printer is one of the best
  printer
• It's one of the top colour laser all-in-one
  AirPrint printers on the market. We propose the
  Canon ImageClass mf244dw if you're looking for a
  low-cost colour laser printer for a small
  workplace. It's a colour laser printer that can
  print, copy, scan, fax, and fax from a computer.
  This printer made use of practical and innovative
  technologies, which set it apart from other
  printers. Read the Canon ImageClass MF244DW
  review for more information...

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Small Footprint and Feature-Rich

• MF264dw is the same size and somewhat slender
  than MF269dw measuring 14 to 15.4 by 16 inches
  (HWD) and weighs a total of one 27.3 pounds. The
  Lexmark MB2236adw, a similarly equipped
  monochrome AIO, is similar in size and girth,
  whereas the HP LaserJet Pro MFP M148fdw is a bit
  smaller and lighter.
• The MF264dw's paper handling consists of a
  250-sheet paper cassette and a one-sheet bypass
  tray for printing envelopes, labels, and other
  one-off documents that would otherwise require
  you to empty and reconfigure the main cassette.
  Lexmark's MB2236adw input paper capacity is the
  same, as is the Canon MF264dw's, and the HP
  M148fdw holds 260 sheets split between a
  250-sheet main cassette and a 10-sheet override
  tray.

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Making Connections

• Connectivity options on the MF264dw are more than
  adequate. The standard interfaces include 100
  Base-T Ethernet, Wi-Fi, connecting to a single PC
  via USB 2.0, and Wi-Fi Direct. That last one lets
  you connect your mobile devices to the printer
  without either it or them being linked through a
  router or an intermediary network.
• Other mobile connectivity options include Apple
  AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print
  Service, and Canon Print Business, which is a
  free Android or iOS app that enables you to print
  documents and photographs, upload to cloud
  storage services, read scanned data, and more on
  a Canon laser AIO or laser printer from your
  Android and iPhone smartphones and tablets.

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Performance

• Canon rates 30 pages a minute for MF264dw. But,
  like other business-oriented printers and AIOs,
  the firm is designed to print two sides from the
  box by default.
• In the next phase of our test regimen, I timed
  the MF264dw as it printed a collection of complex
  Adobe Acrobat documents, Excel spreadsheets and
  charts and graphs, as well as PowerPoint handouts
  containing several different types of business
  graphics. Then, I combined those scores with the
  results from printing the 12-page text document
  in the previous test and came up with a score of
  17.2ppm for reproducing our entire suite of test
  documents. That score either tied or fell
  slightly behind all of the competitors mentioned
  here.

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Quality Output

• There's nothing exceptional about the print
  quality of the MF264dw when monochrome Canon
  printers are in use. The lettering was crisp,
  well-fashioned and readable in my test papers at
  tiny sizes, and the visual was detailed and
  beautiful, with no obvious difficulties with the
  toner dispersion. In other words, for the
  majority of internal business environments and
  for many external circulation situations, the
  output was better than acceptable.
• Grayscale photograph output wasn't bad, either,
  at least up to newspaper print quality. Overall,
  I have no complaints about the MF264dw's print
  quality, and the HP Officejet 200 Mobile Inkjet
  Printer and the Epson Ecotank et-2720
  All-in-One Wireless Inkjet Printer both are
  better option if you dont want to buy the Canon
  mf244dw.

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Run-of-the-Mill Running Costs

• As with other single laser printers at this
  price, the continuous run-time cost of MF264dw's
  printing and copy volume of around 100 to 200
  pages is approx. 3.5 cents per page. However, the
  more you print, the less economic expenditure you
  produce each page.
• However, you may keep your continuing
  expenditures with the Epson WF-M5799 inkjet
  variant if your application does not require
  Laser Output. Its cost per page is less than 1
  centimetre per page while selecting its highest
  ink containers (40,000 pages).

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The Right Machine for the Right Job

• Typical for printing and copying of text, such as
  in-house reporting, external quotation, receipts,
  and bills, are these little monochrome printers.
  They are not frequently required to churn
  marketing materials out. Canon and its
  competitors go a long way to adapt their
  equipment to certain circumstances.
• The company doesn't envision the buyer of the
  MF264dw, for example, scanning or copying many
  two-sided multi page documents or sending faxes.
  If you do need those functions, it's worth
  spending 80 more on the Editors' Choice Canon
  MF269dw (299.00 at Best Buy) . Otherwise, the
  MF264dw is a solid and more affordable pick.

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Pros and Cons

• Pros
• Fast.
• Good-looking output.
• Small footprint.
• Solid connectivity options, including mobile.

• Cons
• Outdated control panel.
• Lacks flash memory drive support.
• Only supports manual duplexing.