Canon imageCLASS MF269dw II - Monochrome, Duplex Wireless Laser Printer, All-in-One with Scanner, Copier, Fax, Auto Document Feeder, Mobile Ready, 30 PPM, Black

This was my first color laser printer and when I decided that I was going to purchase one I did a lot of research on the different brands. One thing that I love is how easy it was to set it up and start using it. The print quality is amazing and while it is a little heavy, the size is perfect for the spot in our home office where we put it. Another thing that I absolutely love about this printer is that nowadays all printer companies seem to have subscription services that force you to buy your ink or toner from them. Some of the printer companies monitor how many pages you print and charge you a monthly fee. While Brother does have a subscription service, they don't force you to join. Now, I'm sure aftermarket toner would be cheaper to buy but in my experience you can't rely on the quality of aftermarket stuff, and most printer companies started the subscription services to prevent people from using aftermarket ink and toner. The Brother toner cartridges for this printer are very reasonably priced, so I have no interest in aftermarket anything, so it's a win-win situation for Brother and myself. It's been well worth my initial investment and from everything I've read and heard from people who own Brother equipment, their products last longer than most of their competitors.

I was tired of buying 4 colors of ink for my CANON Maxify color inkjet printer especially when I rarely needed color prints. I bought this machine because I remember what great print quality laser print was in my first printer long ago. The laser cartridge extended is less than 4 ink cartridges and you get so many more pages - plus if a page gets wet, laser print does not run. I bought a less expensive version of this line with Canon and was happy with everything about it except that it didn't scan both sides of the page. I returned it and got this one which was $90 more but well worth it! Canon is so superior to the major brand with 2 letters that I bought for years. Canon isn't a nightmare to connect to wifi or keep connected. Works great with my android phone too!! I really like the paper capacity and that the paper supply is hidden by a door on the front face of the printer. This one has more administrative features I likely won't use but that is typical for me being a sole proprietor in my small business. It is nice to know those multi user features are there just in case..this machine is probably the last printer I will ever have to buy and I have confidence it will outlast me!

Three month update - it died completely. Started printing only random characters from any software and file format. I removed and reinstalled drivers for the up-teenth time. Didn’t fix it. Then it was no longer detected. Switched USB cables. No luck. Switched computers. No luck. Then it was detected by the generic drivers, and that was fine,,…except if I was printing more than three pages. Everything after the second page was…….you guessed it…..garbled characters. Other issues - had to scan in color (when scanning documents to PDF) because BLUE INK was not picked up by the scanner. This made for decidedly unuseable file sizes with large documents. There is just so much wrong with this printer and software. Absolute waste of too much money. I bought a cheap-o Brother instead and it’s working just fine. ———————————- Original review: Yes, it is faster than most printers at this price, has honestly some great features, too…..but I get errors every other print requiring me to shut it down and restart. Never any error messages or codes so I can troubleshoot, just "error printing." Also, scanning doesn’t work from the printer, I have to use the software on the computer. Also, also, I am not able to get double sided scanning to work, just copies. Printer is a fail and I wish I had opened it and tested it much sooner…unfortunately this is going to a classroom and we just started school. Should have returned it.

This is a very good wireless printer and scanner. I have had it a while now, and it is reliable and is easy to connect to multiple devices. I recommend using the Canon toner, which can be expensive but is most reliable and gives the best number of pages per toner cartridge so far.

It is a nice printer but. 1. The output tray access is hindered by the control panel. 2. The printer set up is complex and hard to follow and often confusing and not logical. 3. The online user manual is hard to follow and does not address the printer functions directly. There is no printed user manual that comes with the printer. 4. There is no single sheet feed tray and envelopes are inserted in the tray instead of the paper. 5. The printer constantly stops and wants the user to tell it the kind of paper in the tray. This interface is confusing and often frustrating. I tried buying a better Canon printer form Amazon and each time they sent me a broken printer. I returned both and then both this on. Wanted the better one but most of all I wanted one that worked.

Love this printer, works like a charm. Prints 31 copies per minutes, both sides if you like, which I do. Buy one you will love it.

Installation by way of cable was easy and fast. Prints are good and the scan function works well also. Instructions were comprehensive and clear. Be aware that this unit is quite large. About twice the size of my old defunct Epson EcoTank. Same foot print, but twice as high. This is my first home Laser Jet. Do not do a great deal of printing, but scan and send a lot. Liked the way the ones at work printed, thought I would give one a try. Canon website has the downloadable software and optional apps to complete the install. Package also comes with a disk for off-line installations. Satisfied, money well spent.

If I could give it negative stars, I would. Bought this for my shop where we need to make copies of id's, print waivers and lots of designs throughout the day, so I'm thinking this would be a good workhorse. Quality to price ratio seemed pretty good. Alas, the printer was having malfunctions right out of the box. Every piece of paper it tried to print on was completely chewed up and wrinkled in the rollers. Every single time. Never got a single decent print, not even calibration or test prints out of it. Called tech support multiple times and they insisted it was a software /user error like we needed their proprietary Canon software in order to print.. This made no sense because even after that it would just paper jam in the rollers. Never ended up being able to return it so just completely set a few hundred bucks on fire rolling the dice on this thing. Buyer beware