The Canon L550 laser fax is designed for the small or medium office environment. Its robust feature set and fast Super G3 transmission speeds make it an excellent choice for any office in need of a dedicated fax machine.
While there is an abundance of all-in-one machines with fax capabilities included, many users still prefer the reliability and separation of working space that a dedicated fax machine provides. For these users, the Canon L550 laser fax will make an excellent choice. It offers the best of what modern technology can provide, in a compact and affordable package.
The unit has a 50-page automatic document feeder for quickly and easily scanning multiple pages. Super G3 transmission speeds of up to 33.6 kbps ensure that faxes are sent and received quickly, and the machine can also slow down transmissions to accommodate slower machines.
Besides being a robust fax machine, the unit also operates as a standalone fax machine and as a monochrome laser printer. Its copy function requires no warmup time, unlike larger machines, making it easy to wake it from sleep mode and start copying quickly. Up to 99 copies can be made at a time.
Canon L550 toner cartridges utilize a single black laser toner cartridge with a capacity of 4,000 pages. This capacity can be stretched even further by using the toner save mode, which reduces the amount of toner needed per page, helping users to get more pages from each fax toner cartridge.
Print and copy speeds are up to 14 pages per minute. Print quality is very sharp, utilizing the 600 dpi printing engine to make clear, dark prints. Graphics quality is a bit below average, but still very usable.
Overall, the Canon L550 has a lot to offer users who want a dedicated fax, and even makes a good basic copy machine and laser printer.
