October 13, 1995
Web posted at 1:57 p.m. EDT
From Correspondent Dick Wilson
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- For many people, a home office isn't anything more than a corner of the bedroom. When you outfit that space with all the equipment you need to do business at home, it can get pretty crowded. The space- saving MFC 4500 ML from Brother is to computers what a one- man-band is to music.
MFC stands for Multi-Function Center. It looks just like a laser printer, which it is, but it's much, much more. It's a fax machine and a copier. It will scan images into your computer as well as crank out good quality laser printing at six pages per minute.
The MFC will even perform its functions simultaneously. For example, it can print a document while sending a fax. Best of all, everything is in one compact package for under $1,000.
The Canon Multipass 1000 is also a one-stop solution to home office needs. It's even more compact than the Brother MFC, but it isn't a laser printer. It uses Canon's Bubblejet technology to produce good looking medium resolution text.
The Multipass only prints a slow two pages per minute, but it comes with a convenient 200 sheet front loading paper cassette. As a full-featured plain paper and PC fax, it lets you broadcast documents to multiple locations and if you run out of paper or ink it will save up to 70 pages in memory.
The Multipass makes copies, too. It will duplicate the finest text or photos with up to 64 shades of gray. Scanning documents or art into your computer is a breeze. The 30 page automatic feeder lets you handle multi-page documents and projects.
The Canon printer is controlled from the Multipass Desktop Manager. It will autodial the telephone and store fax and phone numbers providing point-and-click access to all the unit's functions. The Canon Multipass 1000 is priced at under $700.
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