Samsung Monochrome Multifunction Laser Printer (SCX-4826FN)

Pros:
-Samsung packs a lot of value into their machines. I paid about $50 less than it is currently going for here.
-Network scanning actually works well!; unlike many network MFPs.(Buying a standalone network scanner that works this well would cost more than this machine-though it does not have auto duplex scanning like some costlier devices)
-Direct to USB scanning and direct from USB printing might be useful for some.
-Duplex printing works well and saves paper- more mid-range printers should come with this feature.
(note: if you have ever used a printer with duplexing capabilities before you will have no trouble enabling this feature.)
-Most setting are easily configurable with the web interface so that you need not scroll through multiple menus on the machine itself.
-Has powerful scan to email features usually only found on high end office machines.
-Handles standard envelopes better than I expected.

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I agree with the reviewer from May - great little machine (made even better if you know what you are doing). We had no problems installing. Printing is fast and the output is beautiful. We went from a tiny personal Minolta laser printer that had put in a few great years to this for a few reasons. The Minolta was having a few problems that I was sick of dealing with, I was tired of manually duplexing, and we really wanted an auto document fed scanner (ADF). Now I just need to find a program that can automatically OCR and index the documents...

I didn't install the indexing software they included, so I guess I avoided that pitfall. I have had the SCX-4826fn a couple of months and love it. I haven't used the fax yet, but that's not what I bought it for. I bought it because it was the only laser ADF MFP with automatic duplexing in a reasonable price range! Nothing else even came close!

I only have a few minor complaints (really minor):
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I'm amazed a printer this great is available at such a modest price. I've used it as a printer, for normal printing and duplex. I've used it as a fax machine. I've used it as a copier and as a scanner. All these functions work great.

If I had to quibble, the documentation isn't great, so I can imagine someone having a little trouble finding a feature like duplex printing. As a book publisher I do a lot of duplex and this works great once you find the feature by pressing the "preferences" button in the print dialog box.