Copier

Brother DCP-7040 Laser Multi-Function Copier with Auto Document Feeder
$249.00
My only complaint with this printer comes when I try to print envelopes. That's not a surprise because this is the forth printer I have owned and none of them have reliably printed envelopes. I expected better from this one because it is designed for a small business or home office. When printing an envelope, it requires some skill to insert the envelope in the front sheet feed. After some practice, I think I've mastered that, but what's not good is that during printing it slightly crumples the envelope even though it is a straight through print.

As far as the other functions, I have had no problems with the printer or the copier. I've only tried the scanner once and it seemed to work fine.

My take away is that if you have a small business or home office and need to print envelopes, you may want to think twice. Otherwise, I think this is a quality multifunction printer at a good price.

Canon PC430 Personal Copier
$249.99
I purchased this copier to replace an earlier model of the same type that I used for 12 years. Had I not forced cardstock through the previous copier I would still be using it. The newer model is almost exactly the same and I will probably use it for may years assuming I learned my lesson with card stock. I give it only 4 out of 5 stars because it can't handle card stock. It has some tiny parts that hold springs in place that assist with the paper feed. If the tiny hooks had been metal rather than plastic my old copier would still be going and going and going...

Don't expect to use this for heavy-duty, rapid reproduction. But you can expect good quality copies. It is easy to change the toner and is a perfect home copier.

Canon imageCLASS MF6540 Duplex All-in-One Printer
$549.99
Hopefully I will save someone the trouble that I went through. Although I am big fan of Canon network printers, you should know the scanner funtion of this machine is not capable of being networked. The scanner funtion only works via USB. You can network the printer/copier, but not the scanner function. I needed network availabilit for all three funtions. But it's a great printer/copier.

Brother DCP-7030 Laser Multi-Function Copier
$199.00
The DCP-7030 is a compact and affordable, personal monochrome digital copier and laser printer ideal for home offices. Combining fast, crisp laser copying and printing with output speeds of up to 23 pages per minute, it also features high-quality color scanning in a compact, integrated device that minimizes its impact in any space constrained office. Additional features include a 250-sheet adjustable letter/legal size paper tray and a single-sheet by-pass tray, ideal for letterhead, envelopes and thicker media. For connectivity, the DCP-7030 includes a USB interface. Additional Features:2-line/16 character LCD16MB memory standard Scan to E-mail/File/Image/OCROne Year Limited WarrantyUSB interface standard2Works with WindowsVista, XP, 2000, x64,Server 2003, Mac OS X 10.2.4 or greaterPersonal