Canon imageCLASS LBP6230dw - Wireless, Compact, Duplex Laser Printer

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Canon imageCLASS LBP6230dw - Wireless, Compact, Duplex Laser Printer

The Canon imageClass LBP6230dw ($169) is an individual monochrome printer that's both small enough to share a work desk with and qualified enough to function as a common printer in a mini workplace.

It provides an appealing balance of speed, paper handling, and output quality, plus the benefit of mobile printing and both Ethernet and Wi-Fi as link options for a network. If you need an affordable, fast monochrome laser for either individual or common use, make certain you put the LBP6230dw on your must-see list.

One potential issue for the printer is a fairly high operating cost, at a declared 4.1 cents for each web page. That is about a cent for each web page greater compared to the declared cost for the Samsung Xpress M2825DW, which is our Editors' Choice monochrome laser for light-duty individual or micro-office use, and 2 cents for each web page greater compared to the operating cost for the Brother HL-5450DN, which is our preferred pick for moderate to a durable individual or micro-office use.

With a one-cent-per-page distinction equating to 10 bucks for each 1,000 web page, that is enough to earn the total cost of possession much greater for the LBP6230dw than for the Samsung or Brother model. Depending upon how many web pages you anticipate printing, you might or may rule out that a problem.

Fundamentals and Configuration

The LBP6230dw offers the same paper handling as the Samsung M2825DW, with a 250-sheet input tray, a one-sheet manual feed, and a duplexer for automated two-sided printing.

This should suffice easily for most individual or micro-office use, but if you need more, you will need to appear elsewhere since Canon does not offer any update options. The Brother HL-5450DN, for instance, offers comparable paper handling but with a 50-sheet multi-purpose tray instead compared to the single-sheet manual feed.

Mobile printing support is also rather limited. You can print from Android and iOS phones and tablet computers by connecting to the printer through a Wi-Fi access point on your network. That means the printer needs to be connected to the network by Ethernet or Wi-Fi. With the Samsung M2825DW, on the other hand, you can connect straight to the printer, which allows you to print from a mobile phone whether the printer is connected to a network or otherwise.