Canon Color imageCLASS MF729Cdw Driver for Windows, Mac, and Setup Guide

Canon Color imageCLASS MF729Cdw is a color laser MFP that offers a good set of features for a micro/small office or small workgroup. It provides decent speed & output quality. The text quality is better than graphics. There’re also a wide range of connectivity options. If your business requires PostScript printing, this printer is a great option to choose.

Design & Features

This machine can print, scan, copy & fax single & double-sided documents, as well as print from a mobile device or a USB thumb drive. It can scan to a PC, a network folder, or a USB thumb drive, and can work as a standalone fax machine & send faxes from a PC.

MF729Cdw is measured at 18.9 inches x 17 inches x 19.2 inches. With these dimensions, it weighs 63 pounds. The front panel has an alphanumeric keypad for entering fax numbers & other information. Besides, you’ll also find a 3.5” color touch screen. In addition, it features buttons identified by both icons & words, including Home, Back, Color (Scan), Black (Scan) & Stop.

Besides a letter-size flatbed, Canon Color imageCLASS MF729Cdw is also featured with a 50-sheet duplexing ADF that allows you to scan copy & fax both sides of multipage documents at legal size.

This printer offers 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, USB, and Ethernet connectivity. Besides, it can directly connect to a compatible mobile device with either NFC or Wi-Fi Director. Then, mobile protocols & services supported include Google Cloud Print, Canon Print Business, Mopria Print Service, and Apple AirPrint.

Performance

Rated at 10 ppm in its default duplex mode, this machine prints business applications suite at 5.1 ppm. In simplex mode, it is somewhat faster (6.4 ppm) compared to when printing in duplex. The print speed is based on text-only printing.

Output Quality & Costs

Output quality is average for a color laser printer, with above-par text, a bit subpar graphics, and also average photos. Its text must be good for any business use, except those that require very small fonts.

With graphics, colors are well saturated & bright for most part. The graphics must be good for most internal business use. Photos must be good for printing WebPages and for company newsletters.

Running costs for Canon Color imageCLASS MF729Cdw are 2.9 cents per mono page & 16.7 cents per color page. Its color cost is a bit on the high side.