Panasonic KX-MB2030 Multifunction Laser Printer

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Copiers, Printers, Fax Machines, Oh My! If you have your own home-based business or small business then you know that all the gadgets that are necessary for business to function can end up taking a huge chunk of your budget -- not to mention your limited space! With the new Panasonic 2030, however, you can consolidate all those machines down to one -- one that does a heck of a job and is built to last!

The first thing that impressed me about this office machine was how well it was built. Weighing in at a hefty 30+ lbs, this guy is not made of cheap materials that will break the first time you bump into it (and trust me, the first few days I had it I bumped into it a lot until I moved it!) It's designed to take the constant use and abuse of a small office and keep right on going. Once I got it all setup I was equally impressed with the features -- everything you'd expect, and then some. Scan, Print, Copy, Fax -- and a few twists on them as...Read more

I've always had a printer, but the printers that I've had have always been inkjet printers. The average person who has a printer at home would do well with an inkjet printer. A few years ago, however, I started my first small business, and then, this year, my second. While I did not require the services of a printer for my first business, my second business, photography, found me constantly printing out contracts and information for clients, and I was getting extremely sick of having to purchase ink cartridges, so I decided to try the Panasonic Multi-Function Printer.

One thing that caught my attention upon first opening it was that there were instructions for removing it from the package! I don't think I've ever seen that before. I've never dealt with a toner before, and was worried that I wouldn't know how to put it in, but the picture instructions were easy to follow along and detailed enough so that I was easily able to get it in right the first time. Within just a few...Read more

I thought I'd try the Panasonic multi-function printer since I figured it might help me in my home office. I've only really got a printer so the idea of having a scanner, copier and fax machine I could use for basic tasks sounded good to me. I'll break this down by task/feature.

Setup

The printer was real easy to set up. Plug in a phone line, plug in a network cable (I'm using it on my home network) and plug in power. Install software. Done. The software isn't even really required. Now, the downside is, if you're looking to plug this into your computer because you honestly are just using it on one machine and don't really have a network setup then you're out of luck. It's got a USB port so you can do just that (plug it into your computer directly) but it doesn't come in the box. You have to go get one yourself. Not nice in my opinion. It's one thing to say "Network Ready" and another thing entirely to be "Network Required". That being said, you still can use it...Read more