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I shopped around for about 2 weeks and looked all the makes and models. I ended up purchasing the Canon 4690. The Canon 4690 is very easy to install, configure, and network. All settings can be configured via a handy web interface. The unit is very quick, unruffled, and ergonomic. Warm up time is better than expected. With a shrimp footprint, this Canon fits nicely in any home/office setting. From a hardware perspective, this unit meets and exceeds all comparable units out there on the market. Where most multifunction units have only 32 to 64 MB of RAM, it appears that this unit has 128 MB - although for some reason, you won't search for this documented. I learned this from printing out my 4690's configuration page. In any event, more memory is very nice for those substantial print jobs. Networking and printer installation is a snap. The paper handling is convenient. Printing, copying, faxing, and scanning are ridiculously easy with the Canon 4690. Gain me; I looked at Dell, Epson, HP, Lexmark, and even other Canon models. Bottom line: The Canon 4690 offers the most technology for this label level.
First of all let me say that if you're a PC user, read all the other reviews of this unit. It really is a nice unit with all the features described. The reason I'm giving it two stars is because of what I feel is Canon's intentional misleading of the public when they claim that this is Mac compatible. From the box to the manual to the website, Canon uses the Mac logo to communicate that this unit is Mac compatible. This is only PARTIALLY upright. This unit works ONLY as a printer and fax with the Macs - NOT A SCANNER. No where is this ever communicated. Even the printed manual and the Advanced Manual that is provided as a PDF on an included CD produce any mention of the fact that you can not expend this as a scanner on a Mac. Furthermore, Canon has no plans on ever making a driver so that you can do scans on a Mac. It's not abominable that the unit can't do Mac scanning but I'd rather know about that BEFORE I remove it and space it up at home.
I shopped for a week and looked at Brother, HP, and Samsung B/W laser multifunctional printers before picking this Canon multifunctional unit. Plot up was very easy, until I got to connecting it to the network via a Cat5e cable. Canon says the unit will automatically recall up the IP address, subnet cloak, and gateway address using DHCP, but a call to Canon Tech Services recommended manual entry of these values. The tech walked me through the plan, so now all my PC's connected to my router can consume the printer. I highly recommend Canon Tech Services. They have a 12-hour toll-free number and offer lifetime free telephone benefit.
Pluses:
1. Hastily printing
2. Backlit LCD screen
3. The MF4690 has a elegant remote Web page User Interface for reviewing and changing printer/fax/copier/scanner settings.
4. Text prints are very engaging (compared with those from my HP LaserJet 1200)
Negatives:
1. Comes with "starter" toner cartridge
2. Another negative (not prominently mentioned) is that the unit will NOT wait on network scanning. You must be connected via USB to do scanning to e-mail and scanning to a file server. However, you CAN create scanning to a USB thumb drive and it outputs as PDF, JPG, or BMP files.
Update: I was told by Canon Tech Services that you can connect with both USB and Network connections at the same time, thus you have the full-range of scanning options with this printer (via USB) and aloof derive the benefits of network connections.
Update #2: After reading some of the HP printer reviews, I am elated that Canon abet is USA-based, so there is no language barrier.
