Canon MF3010 Multi Function Printer

When it comes to speed, the MF3010 turns on almost instantly and starts printing tasks as soon as you push the printer button. The printer took 35 seconds to print a straightforward 10-page Word document and 55 seconds to print a 16-page PDF with text, graphics, and photographs. Copies and scans were made quite quickly as well. While the print quality was excellent and the text had only very little rough edges, it was possibly slightly below average for a laser printer.The clarity of the grayscale photographs was below average, and the graphics were realistic while being a touch dark. Although it can print graphics and photos for home or office usage, the MF3010 actually shines more as a text printer than anything else. Its absence of moving parts compared to color inkjets or more advanced lasers is probably to its advantage.

Canon’s  chassis design for the ImageClass MF3010 is intended to take up the least amount of space possible on busy desktops. While inactive, it saves space with a foldable paper output tray and a thin plastic lid that opens to reveal the paper routing for the 150-sheet input drawer. It is 14.7 inches wide, 10.9 inches deep, and 10 inches tall. The printer is also reasonably light, Canon significantly lightens the load with two ridged inlets on the bottom that aid in storage and transportation. The operation panel located beneath the scanner lid may be challenging to understand at first, but it is simple to operate once you know what the various icons indicate. In order to lessen its impact on the environment, Canon forgoes including a physical manual in the box in favor of an online e-manual. In this manual, you can view a thorough breakdown of each icon on the control panel, including indicators for paper jams, keys to increase and decrease the number of copies, and a tiny 1-digit LED display that shows the copy setting or status of the device.

The MF3010's "control panel" is rather basic, with merely an LED display for the copy count and buttons specifically for setting the number of copies, starting the copying process, and stopping a copy or print job. It's relatively simple in comparison to the graphical displays seen on many inkjet picture printers and even the multi-line text displays used on more expensive all-in-one lasers. The Canon Toolbox, which may be downloaded from the Canon website or a CD-ROM, is more functional.With the help of this software, you may create more complex scans, such as black and white scans (only advised for plain text), grayscale scans, and full-color scans that can be output in JPEG, PDF, or other formats. Additionally, although though only one page can be scanned at a time, the software permits the scanning of many pages of documents into a single PDF file. Notably, the MF3010 lacks built-in networking functionality and the capacity to automatically make duplex prints.The Canon 125 toner cartridge, which yields 1600 pages and costs around $90 at retail but can sometimes be purchased for less, is what the MF3010 uses.