Canon Unveils a Cavalcade of Printers

Canon, which has divided its multifunction business into the ImageClass brand for corporate products and the inkjet-based Pixma brand for small and home offices, is announcing products in both categories.

The new ImageClass models range from the $999 MF8170c color laser MFP down to the $150 PC150, a personal laser-based copier that doubles as a portable unit for business travelers. On the Pixma side, Canon is announcing a variety of photo printers, including one with fax capability and another that can print directly from media cards.

Canon is announcing two models in its ImageClass D800 series of business-oriented, high-performance laser print/scan/copy devices. Both the $699 D880 and the $599 D860 target busy small offices.

Both copy letter-size documents at 18 pages per minute and print them at 16 ppm. The two also feature a 500-sheet front-loading paper cassette, a 100-sheet multipurpose tray, and a 30-sheet automatic document feeder for multipage originals. Each device can copy documents measuring up to 8.5 by 14 inches, whether the originals are fed from the ADF or placed on the unit's platen glass.

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