Canon Color imageCLASS MF753Cdw - Wireless Duplex Laser Printer, All-In-One with Scanner, Copier, Fax, Auto Document Feeder, Mobile Ready, 3 Year Limited Warranty, 35 PPM, White

Bought back in October 2019 to replace a failed Xerox MFP (lasted just over a year before one of the scanner components failed). Have replaced the toner that came with it one time, so far, and it's running very well. Prints fast, clean, and does what I need it to. I mostly print on Hammermill paper, but have also run adhesive labels through it (for either shipping labels, or beer can labels). Zero issues provided I use the correct settings for the labels (hint, there's an actual 'label' setting in the menu).I run it wired for my computers and such since it's fast and stable. I don't recall if I've set my phone to use the LAN IP address to connect or not (since it's going through my router, that works just fine).Scanning to USB device is easy to do and reliable.Running a duplex copy is also easily done. I actually copied a quilt pattern for my mother this way. Removed the stable from the pattern, let the ADF do it's thing and the copy came out duplexed without any real effort on my end. Biggest item was removing the staples and then putting new ones in.I don't scan to my computer with the unit, since it doesn't make any sense to me. Especially with the easily accessed USB port and the number of thumb drives I have that just work with that. IME, easy to get a solid enough thumb drive that works well.I installed whatever the current drivers were for my current laptop (about three years ago now) and those have been issue free. Since everything just works, I've not looked for any newer ones. I occasionally log into the printer's web page to look at things, but since there's no issues, it happens rarely (maybe a couple times a year).BTW, the three year warranty gave me a peace of mind when making the purchase. Considering how the previous MFP I bought died just outside of it's one year warranty.Only 'negative' I have is the price of genuine Canon toner cartridges. BUT, with how little I print, that's really not an issue. I COULD try one of the clone/fake sets, but I don't know if it's worth doing. Since if the printer complains, or won't work with those, I'm out MORE money since I doubt those places will accept returns. Better to just get the ones you KNOW will work and move on.Giving serious thought to getting the MF656Cdw for my mother since her old HP [st]inkjet MFP has a bad cyan cartridge port now. With how little she prints, it will be at least a couple/few years (or more) before she needs new toner.

Canon MF 743CDW:This printer is amazing. Worth every penny. Probably the last workhorse office printer (non photo inkjet) I’ll ever buy, assuming it doesn’t breakdown soon or a lighter one doesn’t comes out. It’s heavy. 50lbs? It was definitely not a straightforward experience setting up the advanced features up but the basic stuff was pretty easy out the box with the wizard. The power user features take some tech saavy and patience. For example this thing can make scans and copies that are directly sent to your email address. This procedure takes configuring of SMTP settings and changing Port numbers. If this is Greek to you then you should definitely learn or google how to. The manual will not tell you how. Because when you get it these advanced features will turn this printer into a professional beast that is basically capable of what the things the big brother Canon Fiery’s can do.I will not write an installation walk through here but want to mention some important notes that I learned that may not be apparent to those that buy this.First I feel it’s worth mentioning that this unit was brand new, not used, from Amazon. I say this because judging from a lot of the reviews people have had problems setting this up. There are some updates to the firmware, driver installation and admin settings that make this printer work properly. Take your time. Research. Getting this right makes the difference of being frustrated and super happy. If your up for the task of trial and error, and tinkering it out, it will be worth it. I have a theory people are returning products where settings were previously made to the unit, there is a possibility that they are returning it with those software settings still made to the unit that the non physical inspection will miss this before it gets put back on the shelf for resale…but this is just IMO.Toner is crazy expensive.I was running a MacBook Pro so I will not speak to the experience of a PC user.This unit DOES NOT COME WITH A USB cable to link directly to a computer, you probably won’t need it but I suggest you have one handy as it may help with setup if you run into issues before it starts to work wirelessly. That is not clear when receiving the unit. The manual shows the cable as included in the diagram but mentions later in the setup instructions that it is indeed not included which is a problem if you plan on having it permanently connected to a workstation. Also using a dedicated LAN connection vs Wi-Fi is something to plan ahead before setup.Notable Key features I love: Seamless Mobile Printing ( no proprietary app), Duplex Scanning, Copying, Print/Scan Direct to Email address, Thumbdrive or Computer. Address book sync. AirPrint that actually works.Important!Before turning on unit to begin don’t link to computer via cable. Be sure to install on your computer all the drivers and queue software needed for your machine. Make sure your computer is sharing same internet as what you plan for the printer. Restart YOUR COMPUTER after installing.Turn on Printer for the first time and go through the initial setup wizard walk through carefully. Take your time. Be sure to setup that security PIN. You’ll need it for the advanced setup.Also important. A lot of the advanced settings, are accessed much in the way you setup a router. 192.168.1.??? There is an admin config accessible via the network address on your browser once you have the network up and running. I find this better than using the touch screen. This is where all the features can be customized after basic setup. And just like a router these updates you make in this admin area will not take affect until you do a hard Reset. When you make a change to the setting always turn the printer off and on. Can’t stress this enough.If you’re like me, much of the use of this printer goes beyond just sending files to the unit to be printed to paper, but also the reverse. Into the realm of facilitating digitization and file sharing/management.good luck. Hope this helps.

Infuriating to figure out how to use.One of my most frequent activities on a printer is scanning documents to my email, and this printer does everything it could to prevent it from being as simple as possible. Until this day, I didn't even need to know what an SMTP is until I bought this printer. My previous HP printer scanned things just fine for years until it finally broke down and it made it as simple as possible. In that whole time, it only asked me for my email so it'd know where to send it, unlike Canon. If the infamous HP has better ease for the user, that's saying something. I went to the IP address of my printer and tried editing the "E-Mail/I-Fax" Settings with the SMTP stuff just as the resources online told me to do and I keep getting an Error #806 about my username and password. I thought I could just set one up right there, but then when I tried testing my SMTP connection, all of a sudden, I get:"SMTP authentication (SMTP AUTH) error. Check [User Name] and [Password] for SMTP authentication (SMTP AUTH)."When I uncheck the "Use TLS for SMTP TX" box, I don't get that error message anymore, but I still get the original Error #806 message. I am at my wit's end trying to figure this all out.If you have a server that requires authenticated SMTP connections, it won't work. It's junk.I thought I was buying a printer for life, but I guess I'm going to have to find something else.