As a slight variant to the Canon ImageCLASS D860 model, the Canon ImageCLASS D861 carries more or less the exact same relevant hardware to this unit, and is therefore equally as dated, and mediocre. While the D861 was released in 2004, its high price tag at the time and sturdy hardware, as well as 3 year initial warranty, have kept it at least from completely dying out.

Editor's Pros & Cons

PROS:

The most notable feature of the Canon ImageCLASS D861 is its excellent paper storage capacity. Whereas newer units usually tend to lean towards the sleeker and cheaper feel of the 250 sheet paper tray, models from this era often cam equipped with full on 500 sheet paper cassettes that were great for keeping refill cycles long and loading entire reams of paper at once.

The unit also came complete with a rarely seen, full size 100 sheet multipurpose tray that is helpful for loading special media types such as letterhead, envelopes, transparencies, and certain card stock while not having to unload the regular paper supply.

The unit's print resolution is selectable up to 2400 x 600 dots per inch, though this is most likely via enhancement technology that will not quite produce as good of quality as this may sound. It was also slow down the already sluggish print and copy speeds even more. Copy resolution can be boosted up to 1200 x 600 dots per inch, but will also effect speed when compared to the 600 x 600 dot per inch standard.

The device initially came with an excellent 3 year warranty, which is almost unheard of today, but seeing as the device is discontinued, it would be hard to determine if Canon would honor this on an unopened model.

CONS:

Whereas usually today printer / copier combos come complete with scanning software that allows the MFC to at least triple as a 3 in 1 unit, no scanning functions are apparent in this device and faxing is out of the question.

The device's copy speed is only 18 pages per minute maximum when using letter sized output and, oddly enough, the unit's print speed is even slower. This is due to gross mismanagement of internal hardware and would never be seen in the efficient MFCs of today.

The dimensions and weight of this aging clunker are outrageous, and are so cumbersome a modern office might even be embarrassed to be seen with the unit. Its dimensions of 24.5 in. x 17.4 in. x 15.1 in. (W x D x H, with attachments) are out of control, while a curb weight of a solid 52.9 pounds means that even initial setup will be difficult.

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INK/TONER NEEDS:

All devices in the Canon ImageCLASS D series utilize a single cartridge system that makes use of patented technology that effectively combines a drum unit with a toner cartridge, resulting in a single consumable. The Canon ImageCLASS D861 follows this model and is compatible with cartridges that are capable of up to 5,000 pages of yield at 5% coverage.

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