Canon imageCLASS MF642Cdw

It has 2 sided printing but not 2 sided scanning, which is a little awkward. Overall it works pretty great. It survived a lightning strike near the house, though all of the networking gear and this guy's networking port got hosed. Despite the networking port going dead, it still works just fine in WIFI mode. This replaced my refillable ink jet printer, which required maintenance basically every time I used it. This laser printer, on the other hand, is always ready and hasn't needed any manual maintenance at all.

This printer works perfectly. It handles all the copy/scan/print jobs I've thrown at it. No issues like other reviews mentioned. Second laser printer by cannon, first was a monochrome printer, it still works, I have it in my business office, I got this color laser printer to replace the color inkjet that was dieing in my home office. Go cannon!**UPDATE** 11/28/22 The printer is working perfectly, still no problems like the other reviews mention. It's Beginning to make me wonder what those reviewers did wrong in the set up process, but then again I hooked it up via Ethernet and not Wi-Fi, we have been through 3 DSL internet modems since I bought the printer and I have yet to have it ignore input or not be found on the network, the worst thing this has done so far, is it didn't start printing a document for me until I touched the screen and woke it up, and that has only happened once.***UPDATE 7/11/23*** Not a thing wrong with this printer, no printing problems, no network problems, Prints come out looking perfect, picture prints look like real pictures, all the built in functions work perfectly, I still have yet to replace a toner cartage on it, and the original review was done after only one week of owning this. I can't fathom what the other reviewers did wrong, or if they're modem just doesn't like the printer, but please, do yourself a favor, if you need a color laser printer with all in one functionality, get this printer, almost one year old and still perfect. GO CANNON!!!!!!!!

This printer has great print quality! That is where it stops! I will NEVER purchase another Canon product. The printer has a VERY hard time staying connected to the LAN. EVERY time there is a power outage (we have had several only a few seconds duration as they are building new homes all around us) this stupid thing disconnects from our LAN. And there is NO operational manual for it. The button that is named that tells me that I need to find the IP address, blah blah blah! However, it does not provide any information on where to find it or where to input it once I do find it. I have had hours of trial and error getting it to connect again... In addition, when it is connected, it is very difficult to scan to the computer. When it does scan, it drops whatever image is generated on the desktop with a name of "image1.pdf" escalating the number with each scan. There are several icons on the menu screens that would seem to help but are so confusing that I don't have time to mess with it. So, I just let it do its thing and then I copy, drop it where I need it to be and rename it. (So much EXTRA work!) I would not recommend this stupid thing to anyone.

It was easy to set up and works well. No problem using it from any of my devices. Guests who I allow on my network also have no trouble using it. Print quality is good. It is smaller than many other laser printers so it actually fits where I need it be.

[Updated on May 13, 2023] Changing my overall rating from 5 stars to 4 stars. Reason being: after the first couple of days the printer failed to connect/stay connected to Wi-Fi. Fortunately, because this printer is setup in my home office and I don’t print from a mobile device (e.g., laptop, tablet, or phone), I connected the printer to my stationary PC using a wired connection (CATV cable). The printer now works flawlessly, every single time. And, the print data is received by the printer much faster (I’d say less than 1 second).If my printer required a Wi-Fi connection, then I’d probably be sending this printer back. But because I’m able to use a wired connection, I definitely will be keeping this printer. It prints fantastic![Original review]This printer provides exceptional printing quality, offers many easy-to-use features, and has a relatively easy setup process. Within 15 minutes of unpacking the printer, I was able to print in color, scan a document to my computer (a multi-page PDF), and configure the printer settings to my liking. The printer is connected to my computer via Wi-Fi. My computer runs on Windows 7. The printer is no more noisy than my previous Brother brand inkjet printer. I have zero regrets on purchasing this printer. Highly recommended!

Now, I must admit, I got this printer on sale, but at the time it was around the same cost as ink jet printers with the same functionality (and boy I've grown a large distain for ink jet printers). The document feeder, scanner, and overall print quality are very good, and the ease of mobile printing is huge!I haven't had to purchase new toner cartridges yet, still running on the 'trial' ones that come with it, but have been super happy with the purchase, and likely will continue to be moving forward (will update the review if that changes).

Very easy to use printer when adding it to wifi, computers can see scan and print automatically and easily. Except for Windows which installs the wrong driver. You need to download the one from canon. You need administrative privileges to install it. Otherwise the auto install driver from windows doesn't work and is a point of difficulty.Printer itself is fine. Touchscreen a bit slow for typing stuff like emila address.