Rating of multifunction units for home?

Make a course or essay, print photos, scan documents - every time you look where it can be done, it is uncomfortable and expensive. Yes, there is no special need for this - digital technologies are developing rapidly, the manufacturers of office equipment are trying to make their products more compact and affordable, so that the printer in the apartment - has long been no wonders. There are multifunctional devices. Now we will try to establish the rating of the MFP for the house.

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What is an MFP?

The MFP is a device that can perform many different actions. That is, in one case there are several different devices:

• printer;
• scanner;
• copier;
• fax.

Important! On sale you can find a wide range of combinations - a printer with a scanner or copier, a scanner with fax, or even all four under one roof.

In many cases, such a complex is much more convenient than its components purchased separately, because:

• one case takes up much less space than two or four;
• purchase will be much cheaper.

There is, however, one drawback - if some part is out of order, you may lose the rest for a while. But this happens quite rarely, because it is not necessary to take the MFP to a service center, users usually invite the master to the house.

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What to look for?

First, decide what you need the MFP for, what functions it should perform. Then you should already look at the MFP rating for the house. The most common:

• print texts;
• printing of photos;
• scanning of texts and pictures;
• copying of documents.

What's really important?

1. It's unlikely that you will need a fax at home, so you can immediately abandon the devices where it is.
2. Think about the upcoming volumes of work. On this depends, for example, the necessary speed of printing. For a home printer, 20-30 seconds per page is enough, but an office printer sometimes needs a much faster speed.
3. You probably want to print photos, so it's better to choose the option with a high print quality. The more dots per inch will be on the print - the better. Therefore, buying a device that gives a resolution of less than 1000x300 dpi, hardly makes sense.
4. As for the scanner, it should give a minimum resolution of 600x1200 dpi.
5. Decide which paper size your device should be designed for. For the house is enough format A4.Even in large offices, you rarely need a printer that can work with A3 paper and more - these are usually in design bureaus and architectural workshops.
6. Decide whether you need a standalone mode, or you will always scan and print through a computer. Independent operation of the device is a great convenience.

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What are the MFPs?

Multifunction home devices can be:

• laser;
• inkjet.

Laser looks more solidly, they quickly and well print, give a large number of copies. But is it really necessary to use all the possibilities of such a device?

Inkjet printers

In homes and small offices, you can often find jet devices. They have their advantages:

• simplicity;
• low price;
• cheap ink cartridges and ink.

Important! The main drawback is that the inkjet printer works rather slowly, so it is unlikely that it will be suitable for permanent large volumes. Such a printer consumes a lot of ink, but replacing or filling a cartridge is not a problem, many service centers do it.

The inkjet printer is connected to the inkjet printer. Usually such a device is used in photo salons, since it significantly reduces the cost of printing photos. But if you want, you can also put the system at home - it will not complicate the care of the device, it will not need to be serviced for two years at all.

Important! On sale you can also find exotic options with a black and white jet. Perhaps, the mass models are only Epson M200, but this is a rarity. All other MFPs that stand in the salons and delight your look in the catalogs are colored.

Laser MFD

Once you have refilled this device, you can get one and a half thousand pages of printed text or even more - saving mode allows you to print up to two and a half thousand pages with one refueling.

Important! Each minute, the printer issues up to 20 copies. It's fine if you need to print a dissertation, but you do not do it every day?

You can refill the cartridge of such a printer, but it is better to entrust it to a specialist, the benefit of this is in every service center. However, anyone can master this science.

Important! The most significant drawback of a laser MFP designed for home is that it does not work with photographic paper, and prints 256 shades of gray - and no other. For black and white photographs, it is suitable, for color - alas.

Yes, but laser color multifunction devices exist - can not they be installed at home? Of course, you can, but usually do not do this for several reasons:

• is difficult to fill in color cartridges;
• color reproduction of finished prints is much inferior to what the inkjet printer produces;
• color laser printer is significantly more expensive than its black and white colleague or color jet;
• consumables to it are also not cheap, so the photos will turn out to be gold;
• such a printer - a pretty capricious thing and "eats" not any paper - the density should be at least 90 grams per square meter.

Important! If you still decide to buy a device with a color laser printer, do not use thin paper, otherwise - the head will quickly fail.

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What is the difference between modern devices and older ones?

Manufacturers of office equipment "charge" their products with more and more new features, but at the same time, simplify maintenance and use. A distinctive feature of all multifunction devices released in recent years is an extremely simple interface.

Important! The display shows only the most necessary information, in addition, it is understandable even to a novice user. Nothing superfluous - minimalism in everything.

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MFD rating for the house

Let's discuss several popular models.

Canon PIXMA MG6840

The rating of laser mfu is traditionally headed by the company "Canon." Like all products of this brand, Canon PIXMA MG6840 gives excellent quality of work. It is perfect for an apartment and a small office.

Its advantages;

• 5 colors;
• excellent color rendering;
• synchronous two-sided printing;The
• scanner issues a page in 14 seconds;
• good printing speed.

Important! This MFP has a liquid crystal display on which the user can see what the device is currently doing.

Canon Pixma MX870

This is a quality wireless printer. The device provides:

• high speed of printing and its good quality;
• beautiful color rendition;
• two-sided printing.

Important! In addition, it is a compact MFP with an interesting design, which makes it attractive to customers.

Canon Pixma MG8120

This device is called a home photo lab. It can:

• print from memory cards, tablets, cameras, etc.;
• print from film 35 mm, for which it is especially loved by owners of old photographic equipment;
• give out prints of excellent quality with excellent color rendition.

Samsung Xpress C460W

This is an expensive but reliable device. The printer gives four colors. In addition, the MFP provides the following quality of work:

• 20 copies per minute in black and white;
• 4 copies per minute - in color mode;
• monochrome two-level display;
• on the display you can see if the printer is working, and also operation;
• can work on WiFi.

Epson L655

Professionals claim that this device gives the best print quality. In addition, the MFP of this brand is capable of scanning several documents in an automatic mode.

Important! Another important advantage is the very cheap ink.

HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 5645

One of the most miniature inkjet devices, which makes it popular with owners of small apartments. Advantages of MFP:

• HP patented thermal inkjet printing technology;
• very large for jet printing speed - 20 color pages per minute;
• printing from memory cards;
• wireless connectivity.

HP Officejet 4500

This is a device for those who do not particularly pursue the professional quality of photos. For a photo studio, such a printer is not very suitable, but for home it can be just right.

The quality it gives is average, but its price is also significantly lower than that of the "Canon" or "Epsom".

Important! The most serious advantage is the availability of additional functions designed for people with disabilities.

We hope that from the information in this article you have learned useful data for yourself and will be able to choose the best technique from the models offered in the IFI for home models.