This all-in-one printer can fit 35 pages in it at a time and then feed them automatically. There are printers that can fit a 100 sheets at a time, but this only useful when scanning large stacks of documents.
The WF-3620 can automatically scan/print both sides of the page. This saves a lot of time and enegry if you are scanning or printing many pages with content on both sides.
This is a inkjet printer, so if you don't use it for a while, the ink dries out. As for many Epson inkjet printers, the ink cartridges cost quite a bit and after a while are actually a bigger expense than the printer itself.
This Epson prints at decent speeds. Over wired connection, it prints black text at 17.4 pages per minute. It prints colored graphics at 5.4 pages per minute. Printing a 6 x 4 inch photograph takes around 2,5 minutes, according to PcAuthority.
The Epson WF-3620 has impressive scan quality. The results are very sharp with precise colors. The only thing the scans lack is a bit of saturation. Overall, the scans are great quality, especially for a scanner this inexpensive.
In addition to being a printer and a scanner, the Epson WorkForce WF-3620 is also capable of copying and faxing. Just as printing and scanning, these functions are easy to use aswell.
According to Tomsguide the TS6020 prints regular text documents at 9.8 pages per minute(ppm). This means it can print a five page document in around 30 seconds, while the average for its competitors is around 38 seconds.
It prints color-graphics at around 3 ppm(pages per minute). The competition averages at 2.4 ppm. This Canon is one of the fastest printers compared to its closest competition.
It can print a letter-sized high-resolution glossy photo in under 2 minutes, again beating most of the competition by several minutes.
The main cost for an inkjet printer is the dye - printing every page uses a few cents worth. For the Canon TS6020, regular text printing costs 6 cents per page, when the average for these inkjet all-in-one printers is around 8 cents. Color pages cost only 18 cents, compared to the average of around 23 cents, according to Tomsguide's tests.
Printing 4x6 inch glossy photos costs 32 cents per photo. You can use high-yield cartridges, which bring the cost down to just 22 cents per photo.
The TS6020 prints very sharp and goodlooking text. Color prints are also detailed with beautifully saturated colors. Glossy photos look detailed and natural.
The printer has and optical resolution of 1200 x 2400 dpi, which is higher than for most all-in-one printers under $100. This is what gives you great detail in your printed photos.
Though a convenient addition, the touchscreen sometimes gets a little unresponsive. Every once in a while you have to tap a selection several times before the printer takes action.
It's a compact printer and won't consume a lot of tablespace. It measures just 14.7 x 12.5 x 5.5 inches. If you fold it open for use, it adds 6.5 inches to the depth and 7 inches to the height.
It scans black-and-white documents at a regular speed of 10.4 seconds per page. Scanning a colored page at 600 dpi takes a little less than a minute, when other all-in-one inkjets average around 80 seconds. This Canon is a great scanner for colored graphical work.
Setting the printer up via USB is effortless and intuitive - anyone can do it. Same applies for Wi-Fi setup. Printer driver issues are not common for this Canon either.
This Canon boots up and turns on its touch-screen in just 4.5 seconds. Though the first print/scan will not start instantly, but takes about another 10 seconds, you can start adjusting the settings etc just seconds after pressing the power button.
This all-in-one printer noticeably beats the average in printing speed, while being almost twice as fast as the slowest models.
According to Tomsguide the MF217w can print a 5-page black-and-white text document in 18.9 seconds, which results in a printing speed of 15.9 ppm(pages per minute). This is about 3 seconds faster than the average.
If you have both text and colored graphics on your pages, this Canon will print them at a speed of 12.2 pages per minute.
In case you are printing a full-page colored photo, the printing will take around 11 seconds. This is around 5 seconds faster than the average all-in-one printer can do.
Though the printer is amazingly fast, the printing quality does not suffer. The graphics printed with the MF217w are detailed and sharp, despite the 600 x 600 dpi optical resolution, which is lower than for many other budget printers.
The printer has a Quiet-Mode, which reduces the noise it makes. Even though it slightly slows down the printing speed, it's an useful feature for when there are meetings in the office space or when you use it at home and people are sleeping in the other room.
The MF271w is an outstandingly fast scanner. It scans a colored photo to JPEG file format at 600 dpi(dots per inch) resolution in just 28 seconds. That's around 10 seconds faster than the average for these all-in-one printer-scanners.
It can scan black and white PDF files at 9 pages per minute, which is almost twice as fast as the average.
The touchscreen sometimes requires several taps before it takes action. Though, if you use your PC for printing, that won't be an issue, since you don't need to use the touchscreen at all.
The ADF(auto document feeder) has a capacity of 35 sheets. This is about average and should not be an issue unless you are printing large stacks of documents.
The duty-cycle for this printer is 8,000 pages. This means that it can print 8,000 pages in one month. This is not enough for a busy office, but is definitely sufficient for regular everyday use.