The $299, Canon ImageClass MF4270 is a basic and inexpensive mono multifunction machine intended for individuals or small offices. Features of ImageClass MF4270 include an automatic document feeder, networking, and a duplexer. The printer is quite compact for a multifunction laser. It measures 15.4 inches wide, 17.4 inches deep, and 17.9 inches tall, and weighs 27.6 pounds. The automatic document feeder mounted on the scanner lid can hold as many as 35 pages of originals for batch scans, copies, and faxes.
The control panel of this cheap printer is busy, but everything is clearly laid out. At the bottom of the printer is a 250-page cassette with a removable dust cover. Just above the cassette sits a one-page multipurpose feeder with adjustable paper guides. The cheap ImageClass MF4270 contain 1,000-print toner cartridge. The replacement cartridge is good for about double that and goes for $70. This works out to about 3.5 cents per page. The scan feature on the MF4270 is limited to use over a USB connection. The fax options of Canon ImageClass MF4270 are also very basic.
Compared to other mono laser multifunction in the $300 to $400 price range, the cheap Canon ImageClass MF4270 performance is admirable. It produced text at a rate of 15.13 pages per minute (ppm), beating out several others, including the more expensive Canon MF4690. It is the fastest of the group with scans and copies, though. Printer prints 5.84ppm of color scans (a full page faster than the next printer), a blazing 12.19ppm with grayscale scans, and 15.50ppm with copies using the ADF, just edging out its big brother.