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Canon ImageRunner 105

I bought the Canon ImageRunner 105 because it was a can-do machine. There wasnt anything it couldnt handle, at least according to the Canon Representative. Im glad to say that even a couple of years later I was proved right. This is a great, high duty cycle workhorse machine that hasnt let us down once so far.

I run a busy office that specializes in documentation so the fact that the ImageRunner 105 was one of the most powerful office machines ever is one of the things in its favor. It is a high volume printer, scanning, copying machine that can output full sized sheets at a jaw dropping 105 sheets per minute. Hence the 105 in the name, according to the rep anyway.

Each copy or print it produces is almost flawless. The quality is excellent, even when printing images. We all know photography isnt a lasers forte but this machine deals with them like nothing else I have seen. Not only does it print them at the same rate a text sheet is printed, but it appears incredibly detailed. A laser critic might look for artifacts, banding, fading and any other laser maladies, but you wont find them with the ImageRunner 105.

To help the machine work at peak capacity it includes a hard drive and built in image server. This allows us to load up print and copy jobs, up to 5 at a time and either schedule them or let the machine do its thing. You can also print, copy and scan over a network, and scan to email too. My workgroup is like a production powerhouse since we bought this.

Toner cartridges are just as geared towards productivity. A single cartridge can last up to 33,000 pages, but thats nothing compared to the drum which is rated to last a whopping 5,000,000 pages. I have never seen a life that long, in any machine I have worked with.

There were plenty of finishing options too, from hole punches to stapling and stacking. I got the saddle finisher so we could produce good quality booklets which is our main product.