Canon Pixma MX860 - TechRadar UK
Home printers are evolving from simple output devices into machines that can handle everything from faxing to scanning in one handy unit. Most of these multifunction printers give good all-round performance and the Canon PIXMA MX860 is no exception.
It covers all the usual bases, as well as boasting some unique features that make it stand out from the crowd. This printer is more of a personal assistant than a printing device.
Indeed, it almost has a mind of its own, opening bays and performing tasks that would normally require manual input. For example, it has an automated double-sided scanning function.
Just place your double-sided document on the scanner tray and it will feed it through, hold onto it and scan the other side without you having to lift a finger. If that wasn't enough, it then prints out one side of the document, turns the paper over and does the other side. This is known as duplex printing.
To make things easier still, the MX860 has two feeds for different types of paper: a feeder slot at the back and a cassette hidden away at the front. It can be tricky to spot the front paper cassette at first. In fact, it's so subtly placed that we had to check the user manual to find out where it was.
Canon PIXMA MX860 Wireless All-In-One. This machine has copy, scan and fax capabilities on top of printing excellent-quality documents and photos.
