Canon Faxphone L90 Laser Fax and Printer (2234B007AA)

Great fax and copier. Quiet and energy efficient. Automatically ignores non-fax calls. So far, very reliable, with no problems. Toner cartridge cost is reasonable.

The machine was easy to set up and works well both as a fax and as a printer. At first, I thought I was only going to use it as a fax machine, but my desktop went on the blink and I replaced it with a notebook running Windows 7 starter edition. I found the drivers online, downloaded them, and used the machine to print some maps & e-mails. It prints very quickly -- much more so than the HP LaserJet 6P I have.

Suppose this Canon L90 is located in my upstairs office, but right now I'm in the downstairs kitchen preparing lunch. The phone rings, & when I pick up the extension phone in the kitchen, there is a beep, meaning it's a fax.

With my ancient Panasonic, I simply press Star-9 (* 9), and the fax-phone in my office takes over & begins to print the incoming fax. I don't have to leave the kitchen, and can pick up the print-out at any time.

But with the Canon L90, in order not to lose the incoming fax, I have to run through the house, up the stairs to my office, and press a button on the L90; then I have to run back down to the kitchen (IIRC within 30 seconds) and hang up the extension phone in the kitchen. What a pain in the butt!

The L90 might be OK if you have a separate & dedicated telephone line exclusively for faxes, but it is just plain unacceptable for someone who has a single telephone line with one or more extensions (we have 6 phones in...Read more