[TriLUG] Printer/scanner recommendations

[Ron Kelley]

Hey Igor,

I purchased a Canon MF8380CDW printer last year, and it has worked
perfectly.  It has all the features you are looking for: auto feeder
w/double sided feeding, wi-fi, RJ45 ethernet, etc.  Plus, the scanner sends
a PDF file via NFS/CIFS share, email, and local USB key (both black-n-white
and color scanning).

It seems this unit has been superseded by the new MF8580CDw.  Don't know
much about the new unit, but the 8380 is a good/solid unit.  The new unit
seems to be going for about $350 over at CDW (probably less at other
places).


On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 2:31 PM, Igor Partola <igor at igorpartola.com> wrote:

> I am (again) in the market for a new printer/scanner, and hope I can
> benefit from the wisdom of this list.
>
> I think I found just a printer that meets all my requirements (wireless
> color laser with AirPlay support and auto duplex printing): Brother
> HL-3170CDW, but... I am also wondering about the state of the art for
> scanners and MFC devices. Last I looked at them, roughly in 2012, I could
> not find a decent scanner or MFC device that would:
>
>  - Have an auto-feeder for scanning (double sided would be great!)
>  - Wi-Fi capability
>  - Ability to somehow give me a PDF of the scanned document without using a
> USB cable. This could be email or even better DropBox, NFS, etc.
>
> Does anyone know if such a thing exists? I have seen Raspberry Pi projects
> that control a USB scanner and email out the PDF's with a push of a button,
> but has any manufacturer built a less DIY solution that doesn't cost
> thousands?
>
> Thanks,
> Igor
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