Canon Color imageCLASS LBP646Cdw Wireless Laser Printer for Duplex Printing, White - 26 PPM Home Office, Small Office Printer

Despite not having a scan function, the printer worked right away. The Wi-Fi setup is clunky and not as easy as it is supposed to be (it didn't work). But I was reading that some had issues with the wake-up on print request, but I did not. I have it on Wi-Fi, and when it goes into energy saver mode, it wakes up, prints, and is done.For the money, this is an excellent printer. And I really hope it does not have a 'age counter' in it, as if it does, I throw it away, as I am not printing a lot.

The print quality is as it should be. I hope it doesn't fade over time like the HP's and Xerox! The settings are just as complicated and confusing as all the others. Will i live long enough that the manufacturers will include just the basics: size of paper, tray to print from, black and white or color, and orientation (either portrait or landscape)? That's all we need and the other settings are neither practical nor user friendly. I print from Word most of the time and if you specify the basics in Page Setup mentioned earlier, the LBP646Cdw prints flawlessly! Add the "print" button to Word's standard toolbar and you will have the ultimate setup for a quick 1 side single sheet from the Multi-purpose Tray. Otherwise, print from Drawer 1.This may be the only printer that I have ever used that has NOT jammed - not yet anyway! This may help you: set Drawer 1 to the stock used most often, in my case 8.5 X 11 LTR. THEN set the Multi-Purpose (single sheet slot) to AUTO. Then configure the application you are printing from AND the properties within the driver to accommodate other than the default you designated for Drawer 1 and this will handle most situations with the least resistance. And for Windows 10 and 11, go with this driver: [Windows 64bit] Generic Plus UFR II Printer Driver V3.31The starter cartridges last me a couple of years and real cartridges cost more than a new printer! At that time, i will donate to charity, take a deduction and buy a new, perhaps improved, and hopefully simpler model! (It could be that to accommodate every scenario, the driver/settings are necessary and my quest for simplicity is unrealistic. For my configuration, the LBP646Cdw is THE best available - as long as the print quality holds up.)

You would think that in 2024 getting a network-attached printer to print from a modern OS like Windows 11 would be trivial right? Unfortunately that's not the case.First problem: This printer refuses to work with my wireless network. I have a Wifi 6 mesh system in my house and this printer sits less than 4 feet away from the main unit. It can detect the wifi network with no issues, but rejects my password EVERY SINGLE TIME. I've even tried changing the network password to 1234 to make mistyping it literally *impossible* but each time the printer will tell me that the wifi password is not correct (spoiler alert: it is not). This is the ONLY network device I have bought in the past 10+ years that I've had trouble getting to connect to wifi, and it's supposed to be easier than ever these days.Okay fine- I'll connect it wired- like I said, the device is 5 feet away from the router so I'll just plug it in. Network detected, great! Now I'll just set up an IP reservation for this device so it always has the same local IP address.. nope, my router doesn't see it. Like it literally _does not show up_ in the list of clients, even though the printer says it's connected.So even though it's 2024 and I've bought a _wireless_ printer, I'm stuck with a ridiculously long USB cord and using windows printer sharing so everybody on my network can print. Absolute disappointment.

I am very happy with this printer. It was less expensive to buy a new printer than to replace even one color toner cartridge in the color laser printer I used to use (different brand). This one set up easily including wi-fi configuration and it prints well. Not super fast or quiet, but acceptably fast, and I don't print so much that the noise bothers me.

Printer prints fast and also very clean prints of photos and documents. The only issue is using the onboard display and buttons to connect the printer to a network. The button press sequence is not straight forward and also does not provide an option to delete a character when entering the wifi password, you have to restart from the beginning if you have a mistake in entering. This is a pain if you have a complex/secure wifi password.

If you are looking for color laser printer, look no further. This is affordable color laser printer that just work great. Yes, it is a bit noisy but still ideal for a home office. The display interface looks basic but once you set your wifi connection you wouldn't have to deal with it often. I like that it doesn't spy on your usage like Brother printers do. No more worries on toners, cleaning heads as I had to for bubble jet printers!

I love this printer after using it for a couple of years. The printer starts up quickly and prints quickly producing clear, crisp prints in B&W or color. The cartridges snap in easily when changing is necessary. I am using the wireless connection method to my Wi-Fi network which connects to all my computers - two desktops and several laptops. The driver is easy to install and once installed provides for various telemetry and optional settings. I know I am not using all the sophisticated features of this printer, but the one I have used and like very much is the automatic double sided printing features which saves paper and negates the need to manually flip the paper over to print the odd or even sides. There was one occasion where the printer would not power up, but a quick search revealed that a hard reboot will fix the issue and it did. That error only occurred once and it was probably caused by my "dirty" power lines. Overall very happy with this printer.