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Canon Color imageCLASS MF653Cdw
MSRP: $369.99
Pros
- Affordable price
- Excellent color document quality
- Fast performance
- Nice photo quality
- Media tray for easy envelope printing
Cons
- No ADF for multi-page copies
- High color toner cost
Table of Contents
- Specs
- Design
- Printing performance
- Special features
- Software and compatibility
- Price
- Is this the printer for you?
Specs
- Dimensions: 17.8 x 18.2 x 14.2 inches
- Weight: 39.7 pounds
- Print speed: 22 ppm (black), 22 ppm (color)
- Print resolution: 1200 x 1200 dpi
- Scan resolution: 600 x 600 dpi
- Ports: Hi-speed USB, 10/100/1000Base-T/TX Ethernet
- Paper capacity: 250 sheets (main tray), 1 sheet (media slot)
- Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n
Design
Canon’s Color imageCLASS MF653Cdw has an off-white body with a slanted graphite stripe in the middle, reminiscent of a racing stripe. It’s a sturdy all-in-one with scan, copy, and print capabilities, measuring 17.8" by 18.2" by 14.2" inches and weighing nearly 40 pounds. The rounded curves and segmented design break up a boxy machine, making it easy to blend into a home office or modern workspace.
Printing performance
Canon’s Color imageCLASS MF653Cdw is a fast printer with excellent plain paper quality. The first page rolled out in as little as 10 seconds, looking great. Color prints just as fast as monochrome, with a sustained throughput of 22 pages per minute (ppm). While that isn’t as fast as the Canon Color imageCLASS MF753cdw, it’s still a good pace for long reports and brochures.
Special features
The Color imageCLASS MF653Cdw’s flatbed scanner is fairly quick, but an ADF is best for multi-page documents. The USB-A port is easy to access for walk-up printing without a mobile app. The color touchscreen has an option to show a grid of thumbnails or a single image to preview what will print. Since cameras name photos with numbers instead of useful information like location or the type of content, it’s important to see a thumbnail or a preview before printing. The Color imageCLASS MF653Cdw allows both.
Software and compatibility
The Canon Color imageCLASS MF653Cdw was easy to set up. Four toner cartridges were pre-installed, so I only needed to plug it in, complete the startup calibration and connect Wi-Fi. Canon uses an advanced image calibration system that prints one sheet, then instructs me to place that in the scanner. Within minutes, the Color imageCLASS MF653Cdw was ready to use.
Price
The Canon Color imageCLASS MF653Cdw retails for $370, which is already a low price for a good, fast color laser printer. It gets even better with sale pricing lowering the upfront investment to around $300.
Is this the printer for you?
Canon’s Color imageCLASS MF653Cdw is a great printer at an affordable price. It’s a solid choice for a home office if you don’t mind the size and weight. For businesses, the only consideration is color toner cost. At 14 to 21 cents per page, a busy office will accumulate supply costs rapidly. The Color imageCLASS MF653Cdw is still great for proofing color documents, but you might want to outsource or choose another color laser printer for big jobs.