Canon imageCLASS LBP6030w - Monochrome, Wireless Compact Wireless Laser Printer, 1 Year Limited Warranty, 19 PPM, WhiteEPEAT

After wasting a small fortune on HP cartridges only to have them dry up due to rare printing needs, finally decided to switch to a laser. Although this one had mixed reviews about setup, I took the chance anyway. The printer arrived a little while ago, and from opening the box to printing my first test sheet was a span of less than 5 minutes- most of which was spent unwrapping stuff and pulling out the packing materials. I read no instructions. Upon hitting "print test page" I was the proud owner of a VERY nicely printed sheet showing just how awesome the print quality really is. It was then that I decided to run the installation disk- my Windows 11 had already found the printer and ran it with ease- but I continued anyway. It was then that I got an error message after "setting up" using the supplied USB cable ( I may switch to wireless later on, but for now there's no need) - which made me laugh, because the printer _already was_ set up! Just to be sure I restared the PC, called up a file, hit "print"- and voila! My page was printed in just a few seconds!Now I get that others may have issues- we all have different setups- but for me this was one of the simplest, fastest devices I've dealt with in years, and the print quality is awesome! If the printer lasts even a year I'll be absolutely satisfied beyond anything I could have hoped for. Especially when it comes to not having to buy ink ever time I need to print a page or two.

I needed to purchase a dependable, inexpensive, Windows 11 compatible, laser printer for home-office. ANY inkjet printer was OUT of the question because of my "low volume" use. I read dozens of reviews on this and MANY other "base-line" laser printers, but when the smoke cleared, at $79, with 600dpi, utilizing standard and size legal paper, low-priced refill cartridges, this "no-frills" Canon® won out. I pulled the trigger.This Canon® LBP6030w™ performed like A CHAMP right out of the box! But while waiting for delivery, I first read all the info on the Canon® website, watched the installation video for Windows, and downloaded the latest software - which installed like a breeze with the printer connected!NOTES:1) I prefer being "hardwired" with a USB cable. Since the printer sits about 3 feet from my PC, I really have no need for wireless printing at home, and we know that a cable is ALWAYS faster! Wireless is still there if I ever decide to switch.2) It comes with a CD containing the installation software. DO NOT INSTALL IT, even though the instructions included in the box tell you to do so. Go to the Canon® website and download and install the latest software version instead - which is a COMPLETE, FULL version - NOT just an "update!" Use the enclosed CD for target practice.3) Most laser printer users are used to having some type of icon and/or user interface to check toner level, contrast, etc. This printer DOES NOT have any user interface. To get the printer's "status", turn the printer on, hold the button (left side) below the power indicator light for 3-4 seconds, and a unit status report will be printed out. Below is a sample.To test it, I printed out my last submitted 46-page inventory report, complete with specialized text, graphs, pie charts, and even a few employee photos. BEAUTIFUL!Since I've only had this printer for about a week, I cannot address dependability, but I have a feeling it will be next to my desk for a LONG TIME.

Firstly, if you don’t have a DVD drive DO NOT BUY this printer! Finding the installation software on Canon’s website is extremely non-intuitive, so if you don’t have sharp technological smarts you won’t be able to even FIND it, much less install or use it!Secondly, this printer is non-compatible with Apple Print, so if you want to print from your iPhone or other Apple devices as I do, you CANNOT!Thirdly, I have a husband who’s a Senior Software Engineer and a 17 year-old son who can program code and mods and has hacker-level knowledge of software and technology. NEITHER of them, after 3 hours of trying, can get this printer to communicate with our devices on our wireless network! They were able to get our network to *show* it there as a connected device, but we can’t print to it. It’s like a creepy ghost device, there but not there!Lastly, this is NOT a TRUE wireless printer! It doesn’t work with Apple Print so it won’t work wirelessly with *ANY* Apple device. So to use this printer it must be connected directly to the device you’re using to print from, OR to use it wirelessly, the frequency of your network device has to *exactly* match the frequency of the printer connection (2.4Ghz)!This printer is a PAIN right from the outset if you want a TRULY wireless printer, OR you literally have to be a networking guru to get it to work wirelessly! (Assuming you can even FIND the installation software on Canon’s website because it’s so separate from the installation software for their other printers)! *Everything* with this printer is a hassle - so much so that it’s going back into its box and being returned! Don’t be fooled by the Canon name! This printer is useless as a wireless device and should NOT be advertised as such!!!

The setup instruction video on the Amazon product page is by far the most helpful resource for setting up this printer. I asked ChatGPT for help and it was a big mistake! (Maybe the way I asked wasn’t good) Once I followed the directions in the video, the setup went incredibly smoothly. Save yourself the hassle and watch the video first!