Canon imageCLASS D480 Laser All-in-One Printer
Dec 22, 2009 in
Computers & Software
- 2-sided Copying, Printing, Faxing, and Scanning
- Copy and Print in black and white at 23 ppm
- Quick First Print provides first copy in approximately 9 seconds
- 50-sheet Automatic Document Feeder
- Networking, Super G3 Fax, and 250 sheet paper cassette
Product Description
Laser All-in-One with Duplex Versatility, Built-in Networking, and cost saving Single Cartrodge System… More >>
Canon imageCLASS D480 Laser All-in-One Printer
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5 comments
G. Venuto on December 22, 2009 at 3:35 pm
Buyer Beware, Cannon Corporation absolutely, NO HELP! I received a NEW Cannon D 480 Copier today!! The box was undamaged, but the toner cartridge was cracked and leaking! I reported this to Cannon today, and they said, “Send it back to Amazon!” We replied, “This is absurd, send us a new cartridge! They said, “NO, you send us your proof of purchase, and THE CRACKED CARTRIDGE, they refused to pay shipping to return the cartridge. We spoke with four people along with emails to a supervisor. And this after they hung up on us the first time. These people are some of the WORST out there. Would not recommed buying anything Cannon.
Culture Man on December 22, 2009 at 4:56 pm
I bought the D480 new on Amazon. Right out of the box it would not copy — gave an error message 228. I called Canon. They answered quickly but took over five minutes on hold to conclude it was a lamp related problem. I expected they would send a new replacement copier, but NO. They will exchange for a “reconditioned” one (they will pay shipping), or I can take it to a service center, over 20 miles away.
What kind of custome service is that?
Then I read that the “starter toner cartridge” is only 1/2 full. Not the 2000 pages I had expected from reading reviews. Why would they do that cheapskate act when filling it up is good customer service.
I took the copier to the service center where the agent suggested I send it back to Canon rather than leave it with him. I called Canon yesterday and the replacement arrived this morning — overnight air service is pretty good! The replacement looks new and works fine.
So my review is a little mixed.
I would give it 3 stars but I can’t seem to be able to change the stars.
Kamerberg on December 22, 2009 at 6:28 pm
I have been using HP printers for a long time, i.e. for the past 10 years, a decade. I used to think about companies other than HP and laugh about them making printers, but all of it changed when I bought Canon D480. This wonderful machine I ended up buying for only $200 after mail in rebate (directly from Canon), I bought the printer at my local Staples store.
Best things about the printer:
(1) It is Laser technology, so no worry of changing the god forsaken separate ink cartridges. You only worry about one item which includes a toner and drum thing in it. So it is virtually maintenance free except you buying toner after every 2000 pages, which is understandable as it is the capacity of the toner.
(2) It is a printer, copier, fax, scanner in one machine.
(3) Software installation took less than 5 minutes.
(4) You can buy a Silex Wireless Printer Server and make this machine fully wireless with all capabilities. And Silex is a Canon brand so it is supported by Canon support.
Any bad things about the printer, I cannot think of any right now. If any come up, I will definitely update, but I can tell you after buying this machine, I think I can kick anybody’s when it comes to printing, scanning, copying and faxing.
Fandango on December 22, 2009 at 9:09 pm
I bought a new computer in my home which has Windows 7 64bit OS. I download D480 Windows 7 64bit driver from Canon web site for my new computer. I can print over network on D480 with Windows 7 64bit computer, but the new 64bit driver readme file says it does not support Canon’s network scan application. I asked Canon technical support about when 64bit Windows 7 network scan application will be ready, they told me they don’t have plan for that yet. Windows 7 64 bit OS must use USB port to scan. But network scan still support on Windows 7 32bit OS.
Thus, anyone who has Windows 7 64bit version OS and considering buy this device must very careful. You may loss a big convenience during scan operation.
FR on December 22, 2009 at 9:58 pm
Great printer for the price, especially considering the duplexing ADF. I purchased the printer mainly to serve as a network printer, copier, and fax – network scanning was not a priority for me – and I am satisfied with the printer performance so far. During setup, I was frustrated when searching for linux support, and initially it appeared the printer would only work with Windows. However, a cups-compatable driver does exist (google ‘d460-490 linux ufrII driver’ – it’s on the Canon-Asia website), and the network print functions work well with openSuSE. Be warned that the full feature-set of the printer is not available in linux, however (look at HP printers if that is a requirement for you).