The Canon L 100 printer fax machine offers very fast fax transmission speeds; it makes use of a Super G3 33.6 Kbps modem to transmit at 3 seconds per page. It also has a reception page memory in the fax feature of up to 346 pages, and a transmission memory for 340 pages. These features are quite a substantial amount, and they ensure that you never lose any of your fax messages. There is nothing worse than having to call that person or persons back and asking them why you have still not received your fax, only to be told that it was sent days ago.

The 600×600 dpi laser printing quality is a very attractive feature of this MFP, it prints twelve pages per minute. By means of the unique UHQ Canon imaging technology, you can be certain of high quality imaging and text production. UHQ means “unique high quality”, and when a manufacturer of the stature of Canon makes a statement like this, they mean it.

There is access to 115 speed dials available and this is great for one-touch dialing. The fax includes compatibility with FaxStream Duet if your service provider has this available and paper handling is a minimum size of 148 x 105 with the maximum being for legal sized documents. The document feeder hold a capacity if thirty sheets and the input tray of the plain paper cassette holds 150 sheets.

This machine can also reduce and enlarge prints to a pre-selected 50% minimum, and pre-selected 200% maximum. The copy out put tray is set at a standard ninety-nine sheets, so make sure you are around if you need to catch a large document. Although the reception memory will take care of any outstanding documents which are unable to come through if you happen to be out of the office.

One of the most compelling features of this printer is the toner save. This feature is so appealing as it makes the Cannon L 100 both low cost and low maintenance. The all-on-one toner allows for low running costs and it is capable of printing 2000 pages at a toner yield of 5% coverage on an A4 page, which is approximately 2000 pages.

Additional features include an activity report, transmission verification reports, smoothing, automatic redialing, built-in polling, (or remote fax retrieval), ECM (error correction mode), grey-scale half tones of 64 and many others. The data compression systems used are MH, MR and MMR. While the handset is optional there is a telephone fax switch on the machine for ease of use.

This printer is able to operate on dual access, which means it will scan an incoming fax into the reception memory if another fax is in the process of being received. The design is stylish and compact, and it makes a very smart MFP and communication solution for any home or business use.

Summary: Essentially the Canon L 100 printer is a fast, stylish, high quality image producing machine, which can provide an ideal multifunctional printing capability for any home or office when working with the right Toner. It is reliable, has fast fax and reasonable print speeds, great image and text sending quality. But best of all, the Canon L 100 Printer Toner Cartridge is affordable and can be set to toner save, which makes the Canon Printer Toner so much more economical ensuring that you receive at least 2000 copies out of each new toner cartridge installed.