Copier Machines

Canon PC 170 Personal Copier

If you’re looking for a very basic copier to make the occasional black and white copy this unit is fine. It makes very clean looking black and white copies. If you can think of a question in the form of “Does this copier have _____” chances are the answer is no. It can do double-sided copies, but only manually. There is no multiple-original feed. No shrink/enlarge options. It does have auto-exposure with a manual override if it’s needed. Knowing all of this I think it’s a steal at the $25 AR I paid. Otherwise you’re probably better off with a scanner and printer for most uses.

I use this instead of my scanner and ink jet and am very impressed with it. I wasn’t expecting much for the price ($24 after rebates) but it surprised me with how well it works. It starts up within seconds and shuts down automatically. This is not something you would use for a business, it copies slow and does not feed multiple documents. It is nice and portable and is perfect for coping a few pages every week.

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