Comparative Test of 8 MFCs with Fax

If you work in a home-office or a small working-group, looking for professional assistance, you should take a closer look at this test. DRUCKERCHANNEL tells you all about eight MFCs on ink-basis, which can print, scan copy, and fax and which cost less than 380 Euros.

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Scanquality: Text

Quality of textscan

Reference scan: Done via Epson Perfection 4870.

DC scans a small block of text with a resolution of 600 dpi. The original was printed by a laser-printer. The lab evaluates precision of scan, outlines, and correctness of colors.

The reference-photo was done with the Epson Perfection 4870 Photo scanner.

Textscan: Brother MFC-5860CN.

Textscan: Brother MFC-845CW.

Textscan: Canon Pixma MP830.

Textscan: Epson Stylus DX7000F.

Textscan: HP Officejet J5780.

Textscan: HP Officejet Pro L7580.

Textscan: Kodak Easyshare 5300.

Textscan: Lexmark X9350.

Scanquality text
	Max. optical resolution	Scantechnology	Textscan-quality	OCR-Software (on-board)
Brother MFC-5860CN	1,200 x 2,400 dpi	CIS	o	Scansoft Paperport SE
Brother MFC-845CW	600 x 2,400 dpi	CIS	o	Scansoft Paperport SE
Canon Pixma MP830	2,400 x 4,800 dpi	CCD	++	Scansoft Omnipage SE
Epson Stylus DX7000F	1,200 x 2,400 dpi	CIS	++	ABBYY Fine Reader 6.0 Sprint Plus
HP Officejet J5780	2,400 x 4,800 dpi	CIS	o	Image Recognition Integrated Systems
HP Officejet Pro L7580	2,400 x 4,800 dpi	CCD	++	I.R.I.S (Image Recognition Integrated Systems)
Kodak Easyshare 5300	1,200 x 1,200 dpi	CCD	—	I.R.I.S (Image Recognition Integrated Systems)
Lexmark X9350	1,200 x 4,800 dpi	CIS	+	ABBYY Fine Reader
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Speed of scan

Scanspeed is determined in two different situations:

1. Prescan: Time from start of prescan until preview.

2. Textscan: Time to scan a text (one page A4), resolution 200 dpi.

Prescan speed (smaller values better)
Canon Pixma MP830	7 sec.
HP Officejet Pro L7580	9 sec.
HP Officejet J5780	11 sec.
Kodak Easyshare 5300	13 sec.
Brother MFC-5860CN	17 sec.
Lexmark X9350	17 sec.
Epson Stylus DX7000F	18 sec.
Brother MFC-845CW	19 sec.
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Textscan speed A4 - 200 dpi (smaller values better)
Canon Pixma MP830	10 sec.
Kodak Easyshare 5300	21 sec.
Brother MFC-5860CN	23 sec.
Brother MFC-845CW	31 sec.
HP Officejet Pro L7580	31 sec.
Epson Stylus DX7000F	33 sec.
Lexmark X9350	36 sec.
HP Officejet J5780	37 sec.
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