Canon ImageCLASS MF731Cdw - multifunction printer - color
Mfg # 1474C017
CDW # 4575176
| UNSPSC 44101503
Quick tech specs
- Multifunction printer
- laser
- A4/Legal (media)
- up to 28 ppm (printing)
- USB 2.0
- Wi-Fi(n)
- color
- Legal (8.5 in x 14 in) (original)
- up to 28 ppm (copying)
- 300 sheets
- Gigabit LAN
- USB host
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The 3-in-1, Canon Color imageCLASS MF731Cdw offers feature rich capabilities in a high quality, reliable printer that is ideal for any office environment. Easy to use features such as the intuitive 5-inch color touch LCD panel, various mobile solutions and generous paper capacity, your business will have the support and efficiency it deserves. Enjoy peace of mind with expert assistance for every level of experience and uncompromising dedication to product reliability, service and support. Your professional quality color documents are printed at speeds of up to 28 pages per minute in both color and black and white with a quick first print time of 9 seconds or less. Get high quality, crisp and bold color business documents as well as photos using V2 (Vivid and Vibrant) Color Technology, which increases image sharpness and color vibrancy. Eco-conscious duplex print saves you time, paper, and related costs, as well as limits paper replacement interruptions. The intuitive 5-inch color touch LCD panel allows you to navigate through the menu seamlessly. The wide screen and color display is user friendly and easy to read. You can also customize the settings to access the features you use most. The MF731Cdw has wireless connectivity, increasing your productivity and allowing you to print from almost anywhere in your home or office. The device also has built in Wi-Fi Direct Connection capability, enabling easy connection to mobile devices without a router. Pairing your mobile device just got easier - simply scan the QR Code function on the MF731Cdw using the Canon PRINT Business app to connect wirelessly.
Enjoy a variety of easy to use mobile features for printing on the go using your compatible mobile device, such as Canon PRINT Business, Apple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service and Google Cloud Print . Using the Canon PRINT Business app, you can also scan hardcopy originals.
Manage device usage and color access for up to 300 IDs, using password protected Department ID Management. USB Direct Print allows you to print from and scan to that USB in JPEG, TIFF and PDF formats. With ID Card Copy, you can easily create copies of identification cards or other small documents on a single page.
With the front-loading 250-sheet paper cassette, 50-sheet simplex automatic document feeder, 50-sheet multipurpose tray, and optional 550-sheet paper cassette, your paper handling requirements are covered.
The MF731Cdw uses less than 1 W of energy in USB, wired, and wireless Energy Saver Mode, helping you save money on energy costs. High-capacity toner options keep you printing longer, with limited toner replacements so you can keep pace with your busy output needs. The MF731Cdw uses Canon GENUINE Toner, Cartridge 046 (CMY yields 2,300 sheets / K yields 2,200 sheets) and Cartridge 046 Hi Capacity CMYK (CMY yields 5,000 sheets / K yields 6,300 sheets).
Enjoy a variety of easy to use mobile features for printing on the go using your compatible mobile device, such as Canon PRINT Business, Apple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service and Google Cloud Print . Using the Canon PRINT Business app, you can also scan hardcopy originals.
Manage device usage and color access for up to 300 IDs, using password protected Department ID Management. USB Direct Print allows you to print from and scan to that USB in JPEG, TIFF and PDF formats. With ID Card Copy, you can easily create copies of identification cards or other small documents on a single page.
With the front-loading 250-sheet paper cassette, 50-sheet simplex automatic document feeder, 50-sheet multipurpose tray, and optional 550-sheet paper cassette, your paper handling requirements are covered.
The MF731Cdw uses less than 1 W of energy in USB, wired, and wireless Energy Saver Mode, helping you save money on energy costs. High-capacity toner options keep you printing longer, with limited toner replacements so you can keep pace with your busy output needs. The MF731Cdw uses Canon GENUINE Toner, Cartridge 046 (CMY yields 2,300 sheets / K yields 2,200 sheets) and Cartridge 046 Hi Capacity CMYK (CMY yields 5,000 sheets / K yields 6,300 sheets).
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Canon ImageCLASS MF731Cdw - multifunction printer - color is rated4.33 out of5 by6.
Rated 5 out of 5 bymainer from Lousy performance, v. expensive tonerI truly regret this purchase. It's incredibly slow, the print quality is worse than any inkjet I've ever owned and the toner is very expensive.
Date published: 2019-02-08T00:00:00-05:00
Rated 5 out of 5 byBen H from High-End Features with significant on-going cost*In exchange for this review, I was sent a free printer from Cannon to test. Even though I was sent the product for free, the opinions are my own and in no way influenced by any company involved in me receiving the free product.*The Cannon MF731Cdw overall is a fantastic printer. I love the ability to copy and print double-sided sheets. That to me might be the best feature as it saves so much time (and paper) when printing or copying large documents or quantities.Also, the first page to print is faster than anything I have ever seen before. I think sometimes the first page prints before I even hit the 'print' or 'send to printer' button on my devices.I am also a big fan of the ability to pre-program locations on network computer to which all scanned documents can be sent. That makes it so easy and basically effortless to scan a document and either send it directly to a co-workers computer or via email.Finally, the ability to print from Apple devices via AirPrint and to print remotely via Google Could Print are amazingly innovative and easy to use functions. Definitely makes using this printer so much more convenient.The downsides...the printer is HUGE. Weighing in at almost 75lbs. makes it incredibly difficult to find a suitable table or stand on which to set the printer. It is quite cumbersome to handle and move around if needed. Would likely require 2 people. And in a small office or at home...how often do you have 2 people to move a printer?Also, the toner refills are FAR more expensive than on other laser printers in the same class (almost double the price). That ultimately will likely limit our use of the Cannon moving forward for printing needs (although the included "test" or "sample" toner cartridges are much better and last longer than most printers).Lastly, Canon customer service is maybe the worst in the industry. They will repeatedly tell you they "want" to help but never *ACTUALLY* help with issues!Overall, I like the printer and look forward to getting to use it more and getting to better know its features.
Date published: 2017-06-13T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of 5 byLee Dye from Ok, but software is limited and hinders unitUsed for my office. A bit tall for my desk but no fault of the printer. Printing is ok, not great. Colors are a little washed out, but text is great. I needed the scan to PC function and while it does this, the printer scan button creates multiple PDF files, and I have to open the software to combine all of the documents into one PDF. Frustrating. The software itself is limited and the GUI is from the 80s. Toner is $$$ so be prepared. Overall I am pleased. I would not buy this for my personal use, I have a nice, though pricer X-Brand for home use which is far better, but to push out work documents and scanning.....
Date published: 2019-05-08T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of 5 bySara G from Fast, easy to use, great touchscreenI have used this printer for about 2 weeks and so far is has been great. I did receive this product for free in exchange for an honest review. The setup was easier than other large printers I've had in the past. The box unfolded making it easy to take out and the set up was very clear. Overall it took about 15-20 minutes from unboxing to printing my first page. Usually I am worried about the speed for double side printing, but it prints both sides very fast. The quality is very clear and both black/white and color printer comes out sharp. I also find that the options I usually need to change are in the first menu option on my computer screen (e.g. using the long or short side for double-side printing and I haven't had to use the advanced options even though I print regularly.The touchscreen on the printer is nice and big and responds well to touch. The options are easy to find and I have found it easy for copying and scanning as well as printing. Another benefit is the phone customer service--at one point there was an issue with my computer communicating with the printer, and I was able to speak to someone right away who took me through troubleshooting and we were able to fix it quite easily. The only cons I can think of: there was an extra piece of plastic that came in the box that I couldn't figure out what it was. Turns out it's to cover the paper tray for using legal size pages. But it was more of a bit of confusion than a problem. Also, I saw a review that noted the scanning feature does not automatically scan both sides, but for my needs that's not an issue. Maybe for someone who is going to be scanning lots of double-sided pages that might be something to consider.For a small to mid-size office, this is an efficient and easy-to-use printer that is intuitive to use.
Date published: 2017-06-23T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of 5 byOleksii K from SMTP server set up is cumbersome- not for novicesThe printer is a kind of heavy and I'm not positive if it's a good fit for your home, but it's probably ok to have it as home office printer. The printer is 3-in-1 device and is supposed to work as printer, copier and scanner. The packaging is great, and supporting manual can be easily found. The printer works with maximal A4 format, which, given its weight a kind of poor value and definitely disqualify the printer to be chosen for company office because oftentimes A3 is needed for office purposes.Out of 3 key functions- wifi printing and copy worked well. Scanner is a very cumbersome to set up. In fact- after 3 days of trying to set it up to send files as emails via smtp (I wanted to use gmail as server - I gave it up, and here's why: If you don't have much of networking experience- you may want setup instructions written to be as simply as possible, and for this printer it's not the case. Paper manual refers to 'Send Function Setting Tool' which is unclear where to find. It's not clear from the manual where I should find the tool. I went to printer web admin- nothing is there, I contacted (via email) Canon Tech Support (mentioning that I'm a novice, and not a System Administrator)- they gave me some idea, but it wasn't sufficient. I don't think that configuring printer for that simply key functionality should be that difficult. It left me unsatisfied with the printer. And as another note aside- the printer comes with a set-up CD. Many of new laptops come without CD-ROM. For me it's not clear whether the CD is unique and very important in printer set up, or maybe I could get the same information by visiting/downloading stuff from the web.Conclusion:1. for Office - it's small and doesn't support A32. for Home Office- a good fit but it's difficult to set up Scan to email functionality3. for Home - it's to heavy and regular user definitely won't be able to set up scan to email functionalityNot to forget: I received this Canon printer a free sample for providing an open and honest review of the product
Date published: 2017-06-17T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of 5 byManu S from Easy and very user friendlyThis new Canon printer looks like someone really put a lot of thought into building it. Lets start with the box so easy to open and i could have done it alone but i had my buddy helping me. Setting up was so easy and it found our network in minutes and ready to work. First print was like okay but next one and after that quality is so perfect. I love the fact i can mobile print from anywhere that helps me with my business. I would recommend this printer to everyone who needs printer more than just once in a while. So far i am very pleased with our new canon printer.
Date published: 2017-06-03T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of 5 byGerrie C from User Friendly and lots of Functions!Recently, I received a free Canon Printer -MF731Cdw for agreeing to review it. I found this printer to be very easy to set up and use right out of the box. It was larger than I expected but very user friendly for my basic printing needs. It was very quiet for its size too. There were many things I liked about this printer but my favorite is the ability to print both sides of a document and to do so quickly and with quality. I was impressed with how easy it was to connect wirelessly to my Apple computer and phone as well as my husband's PC. This machine is perfect for a small business. Overall, I am very impressed with the capabilities of this printer.
Date published: 2017-06-21T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of 5 byjhall97070 from Worst Printer EverI would not have given it one star but there was nothing lower. I bought this printer about 6 weeks ago and have regretted it ever since. Color reproduction is bad, reliability is non-existent, paper feeder chews up documents.
Date published: 2017-10-10T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of 5 byVenaGirl31 from True High Class Quality Printer!I received this product in exchange for an honest review so here it goes!I really LOVE this printer! I am impressed! It was easy to set up straight out the box and it required little no assembly. I did have a small issue with installing the driver since I have a MAC computer, but I was able to find it on their website. I love the touch screen panel and having the ability to do everything I need there instead of my computer. I love the mobile printing as well! I am usually on my phone handling business and don't always have my laptop readily available, so having that option to print from my phone wireless is a LIFE SAVER! The print quality is excellent. It prints super fast and it is crisp and clear. I would absolutely recommend this product to my friends and family! Great job!
Date published: 2017-06-15T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of 5 bySandy Waters from AMAIZING!The other people in the office can't wait until their printers die so that they can get one of these!!!!! This is the best printer ever made!
Date published: 2018-07-20T00:00:00-04:00