Auto document feeder mx860 vs mx870 Still trying to understand the difference b/w the 860 and the 870. The 870 says its ADF is duplex meaning it will automatically handle scanning/copying both sides of the originals loaded in to the ADF. However, I've seen reviews of the mx860 where people appear to claim that it does the same thing? Maybe recent driver upgrades enabled this capability on the mx860 - can someone confirm if the mx860 ADF handles duplex? Note: I realize both machines can produce duplex OUTPUT, the question is about how the ADF works with 2-sided originals. Thanks!!! Auto document feeder mx860 vs mx870 Still trying to understand the difference b/w the 860 and the 870. The 870 says its ADF is duplex meaning it will automatically handle scanning/copying both... » Read More Auto document feeder mx860 vs mx870 Still trying to understand the difference b/w the 860 and the 870. The 870 says its ADF is duplex meaning it will automatically handle scanning/copying both sides of the originals loaded in to the ADF. However, I've seen reviews of the mx860 where people appear to claim that it does the same thing? Maybe recent driver upgrades enabled this capability on the mx860 - can someone confirm if the mx860 ADF handles duplex? Note: I realize both machines can produce duplex OUTPUT, the question is about how the ADF works with 2-sided originals. Thanks!!! « Show Less
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The MX860 ADF is definitely full duplex. So was the MX850 and now the MX870.
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I just bought an MX860 and noticed that, while it can copy and scan 2-sided from the ADF, it cannot *fax* from 2-sided paper. If your originals are 2-sided, you'd have to first copy them 2-sided --> 1-sided, then fax the 1-sided originals.On another discussion thread, someone said they fixed that in the mX870. So now you can fax 2-sided originals from the MX870 ADF.
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My understanding of the differences is the 880 is suppose to be a little more powerful than the 790. It may be but I'm very satisfied with the 700 series. The remote is convenient but not necessarily needed. I do know this product does what it advertises it will do, so you should be happy with either one.
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I just bought an MX860 and noticed that, while it can copy and scan 2-sided from the ADF, it cannot *fax* from 2-sided paper. If your originals are 2-sided, you'd have to first copy them 2-sided --&gt; 1-sided, then fax the 1-sided originals. On another discussion thread, someone said they fixed that in the mX870. So now you can fax 2-sided originals from the MX870 ADF.
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I own MX850 and just tried to duplex print on legal size paper and got this message: "A paper size that is not supported by the automatic duplex printing function is selected. Uncheck Automatic Duplex Printing." Printer was set for legal size before I attempted to print.
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Besides the price difference, the 8620 has slightly faster printing (21ppm vs 19ppm), larger control panel screen (4.3" touchscreen vs. 2.65" no touch), the auto doc feeder handles 50 sheets vs. 35, and the 8620 will handle legal-size copying vs. letter-size limit for the 8610. I bought the 8620 because I wanted the extra features, and the price difference of approx. $30 was not that much for me. FYI - either of these printers will start-up quickly within 1 minute it is ready to go (no printhead cleaning constantly!). Hope this helps... good luck
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Can you also use the auto duplex feature with 5x7 photo prints? I am needing to print double sided invitations on special cardstock and was wondering if I should by normal letter size & cut out or if I was able to just do 5x7 double sided photo paper. Thanks so much in advance!
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Hi Carol....I am using my 870 with Windows 7 via WiFi with my Apple laptop. It works fine, but with a lot of whirring and clicking before the printing. It's fine though.
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I sent it back to exchange for the 8770. I like Janome but this one is plastic throat plate among other things. Go with the 8770 (its the same as the 7330 Mongolia without the decal. It works great but does not have automatic tension. I love myths DC3050's for my beginning students, but the 8770 will do just fine and is put together better and runs smoother.
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My own experience is that printing to the MX860 after upgrading to Win 7 64 bit from Vista Home Premium 64 bit was AOK BUT the scanner won't work with Win 7.
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No, it does not. It seems to support some manual duplex option (i.e., it'll print one side, then you put the pages in the other way, and it'll print the other side). But you can ALWAYS do that through software options, and it doesn't have any auto-duplexing in the hardware side, like more expensive or more feature-competitive printers would.
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I scan wireless with it and find it fast enough especially when creating pdf with 200 to 300 dpi (good results), and with the ADF it can manage double sided too. Yuo have to start the epson scanner software on the computer first, then operate from the computer, setting pdf or image format, resolution etc, document name and where to save.
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&gt;For some low end printers, it's almost cheaper to buy a new printer than to buy replacement cartridges. Exactly, I just bought the MX860 and will test it against HP C7280 (both brand new still in box). Problem is that I can't find third-party toner for the MX860. Those CLI-221 are availible only without chips and I am worried that to some design and patent scheme that will not change. I am guessing that replacing a full set of toner twice will be more than the initial printer cost. For HP I can find descent (according to some reviews) third-party toner. Yet I am guessing the MX860 is a better machine...I'll have some decisions to make.
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On the HP Officejet Pro 8610, the ADF does not automatically scan both sides. It only has a single side scanner. The operator must physically turn the sheets over to scan the other side.
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Oops! Please delete my earlier response. I believe D is for duplex printing, but i'm not sure about scanning! Am so sorry that I didn't think twice about the question. I suggest you google-it for that specific model.
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Thanks for this info - that definitely shows that the MF4150 has some awareness for the need to do duplex copying.My next question would be: Can the software that comes with the scanner allow you to scan one side of 30 pages, then scan the other side of the same 30 pages, then the software will generate a PDF that orders the pages correctly?
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I don't have this printer yet but I've been researching and talked to the Epson rep at Fry's. I can answer your last two questions: Yes, you need an additional part (available for ~25 bucks) for duplex printing. However, there is no duplex auto doc feeder, making automated dual sided copies impossible.BTW the duplex Auto Document Feeder (ADF) scanning is what is holding me back on this purchase. My current HP 7780 has a duplex ADF and the Canon MX7600 have it.
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TM said "The MX860 only has 2400 x 4800 dpi and the MX850 has 4800 x 9600 dpi"If you do get the MX850, try scanning at full resolution and report the result. In my experience a scan attempt at 4800 dpi will make an average systems crawl. That's a huge image, requires a good amount of ram, the swap will be terrible otherwise and is very slow. I can't imagine what a 9600 dpi scan will do.I would worry more about the scan quality rather than DPI, focusing on details and color reproduction. Unless you're a graphic/multimedia design I can't possibly see a use for a 9600dpi, but that's just my 5 cents. TM said "The MX860 only has 2400 x 4800 dpi and the MX850 has 4800 x 9600 dpi"If you do get the MX850, try scanning at full resolution and report the result. In my experience a scan attempt at 4800 dpi will make an average systems crawl. That's a huge image, requires a good amount of ram, the swap will be terrible otherwise and is very slow. I can't imagine what a 9600 dpi scan will do.I would worry more about the scan quality rather than DPI, focusing on details and color reproduction. Unless you're a graphic/multimedia design I can't possibly see a use... » Read More TM said "The MX860 only has 2400 x 4800 dpi and the MX850 has 4800 x 9600 dpi"If you do get the MX850, try scanning at full resolution and report the result. In my experience a scan attempt at 4800 dpi will make an average systems crawl. That's a huge image, requires a good amount of ram, the swap will be terrible otherwise and is very slow. I can't imagine what a 9600 dpi scan will do.I would worry more about the scan quality rather than DPI, focusing on details and color reproduction. Unless you're a graphic/multimedia design I can't possibly see a use for a 9600dpi, but that's just my 5 cents. « Show Less