Pros
- Fast; low purchase price
- Autoduplexing included
Cons
- Pale, yellowish color prints
- Lack of detail in color scans
Bottom Line
Speed and thrift make this a good small-office deal--assuming your color needs are basic.
Manufacturer’s Description
The MFC-9450CDN is an affordable, network ready color laser all in one suitable for any home office or small and medium sized business. It features automatic duplex printing combined with faxing, convenient color flatbed copying and scanning in one convenient, integrated device.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | MFC9450CDN |
| Display | |
| Display type | Monochrome |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 0.064 MB |
| Memory max | 0.576 GB |
| Scanning | |
| Scanner Type | Flatbed |
| Maximum External Bit Depth |
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| Faxing | |
| Fax page memory capacity | 0.0 |
| Dimensions | |
| Height | 19.0 inches |
| Width | 17.0 inches |
| Weight | 72.6 pounds |
| Depth | 19.2 inches |
Performance
| PCWorld Test Center (Quality) | |
|---|---|
| Print quality: Color photo | Good |
| Print quality: Text | Superior |
| Copy quality | Good |
| Print quality: Grayscale photo | Very Good |
| PCWorld Test Center (Speed) | |
|---|---|
| Print speed: Text | 20.4 ppm |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Overall Scan Quality | Good |
| Color Output Quality | Fair |
| Final Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 10.63 |
| Sports Action Shot (secs) | 20.27 |
| Tested Lineart Speed (ppm) | 4.7 |
| Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) | 3.2 |
| Line Art Output Quality | Superior |
| One-Page Line Art, Maximum Resolution | Very Good |
| Three-Page Word Document (secs) | 34.23 |
| Grayscale Glossy Output Quality | n/a |
| 300dpi Line Art Image (secs) | 12.69 |
| Ten-Page Word Document (secs) | 38.24 |
| Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) | 3 |
| Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 10.24 |
| Preview Scan, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 11.21 |
| One-Page Webpage (secs) | 13.63 |
| Two-Page Excel Document (secs) | 16.62 |
| Final Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 10.28 |
| Final Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 8.52 |
| One-Page Copy (secs) | 13.59 |
| Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 11.3 |
| 4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) | 18.95 |
| One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | Very Good |
| 4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) | 19.02 |
| Tested Color Speed (ppm) | 4.9 |
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