Canon iC D680 imageClass Copier

For speed and convenience, Canon has incorporated into the imageCLASS D680 a Super G3 fax with a maximum modem speed of 33.6K, which can transmit a single page in as few as three seconds. The imageCLASS D680 can handle up to 255 pages in memory for faxing and uses Canon's Ultra High Quality image-enhancement technology to ensure images are scanned accurately. Maximum fax resolution, in ultra-fine mode, is 406 x 392 dpi. Additional fax features include 12 one-touch speed dials, 100 coded speed dials, group dialing, and directory dialing.

The iC D680 is backed by a three-year warranty (limited parts and labor) with free onsite service for the first year.

Product Description
The Canon imageCLASS D680 digital copier/printer is intended for businesses that need a robust copier with maintenance-free performance. The copier features Canon's exclusive Single Cartridge System, which contains the drum, development unit and toner in one easily replaceable cartridge. The imageCLASS D680's L50 cartridge, which ships with the product, yields approximately 5, 000 black-and-white copies at 5% density. A 30-sheet automatic document feeder can accept originals up to legal size and reproduce letter-size documents at 13 copies-per-minute (cpm) and legal-size documents at 10 cpm. Digital technology, through the touch of a single button, facilitates collating of multi-page documents.The imageCLASS D680 features Canon's Advanced Printing Technology for high-quality laser prints with a resolution of 600 x 600 dpi. For added flexibility and user convenience, the imageCLASS D680 supports both parallel and USB interfaces. The imageCLASS D680 offers fast, efficient paper handling through a 500-sheet front-loading paper cassette and a 100-sheet multi-purpose tray, which accepts a variety of media, including bond, plain and colored paper, transparencies and labels and envelopes, for faster, no-worry operation.

HOWEVER, the Canon IC D680 is not compatible with the print servers that come built into home networking hardware. You have to buy another $170 proprietary print server from Axis. I did, and regret it. The Canon/Axis combo is HIGHLY UNSTABLE on my network, especially when interfacing with Windows XP PCs. It usually works for a few documents and then fails. Failure requires a server reset, and often a complete DRIVER REINSTALL on the offending PC (2 CDs and 2 reboots!). It's a nightmare, and Canon tech support (which isn't available nights or weekends) has no idea what's wrong. I've been back and forth with them half a dozen times, including several multi-hour calls, and 2 months into ownership can't get it working.

Don't go here, it's miserable.


great so far   October 17, 2003
 2 out of 3 found this review helpful

I have only owned this a very short while but I love it so far, makes business alot easier and is a very quiet running machine.
If you are running a small business, you cannot go wrong with this.