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| Panasonic KX-MB271All-in-One Flatbed Laser Office Machine with Print/Scan/Copy | 
 enlarge | Brand: Panasonic
Category: CE
List Price: $149.95
Buy New: $117.50
You Save: $32.45 (22%)
New (6) from $117.50
Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Color: Silver
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 38
Dimensions (in): 23.1 x 20.8 x 17.8
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: KX-MB271
Model: KX-MB271
UPC: 037988478408
EAN: 0037988840373
ASIN: B000V5F19E
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Offers monochrome printing and copying and color scanning | | • | Laser printing at 600 dpi for professional-quality prints | | • | Copier can scale originals from 25% to 400% | | • | Flatbed scanner also has 40-page document feeder | | • | Backed by 1-year warranty |
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Amazon.com Product Description
The Panasonic KX-MB271 All-in-One Print/Scan/Copy Office Machine is the affordable solution for all your small office needs. Using a laser print engine, documents print crystal clear at up to 600 dpi resolution. The printer has 32 MB of memory, has a 250-sheet paper capacity, and can print at up to 18 pages per minute for high-speed operation. The flatbed scanner has a scanning resolution of 600 by 1200 dpi at 48 bits. A 40-page document feeder is included as well. Read-Iris Pro software is included and converts documents such as letters, faxes, and magazine articles into editable text files. The copy machine features the ability to copy at 18 cpm and can reduce or enlarge documents from 25 to 400 percent in 1 percent steps. The KX-MB271 uses a USB interface and is compatible with Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows ME, and Windows XP. It is backed by a 1-year warranty.
Product Description
Quick, up to 18 pages per minute output capability features crisp 600x600 dpi resolution for professional-quality laser printing. You can also choose between standard, fine, super fine, and photo settings to suit your printing needs.The KX-MB271 features multi-function USB interface capabilities, allowing you to print images from, and scan images to your PC. This model features a flatbed scanner in addition to the 40-page document feeder, for easy faxing and copying of odd-size documents and books.Read-Iris Pro is an accurate, easy-to-use OCR (text recognition) software package that converts your every-day documents such as letters, faxes, magazine articles, and more into computer-editable text files. It boasts a very high accuracy rate and recognizes text in up to 53 languages. Read-Iris Pro gives you a wealth of powerful yet easy-to-use tools to convert documents into electronic files, maintaining original document formatting including columns, graphics and tables.With the ability to make multiple copies as well as enlarge and reduce, this unit is not just a fax machine, but a true home/life office command center.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
Good unit for the price; not a heavy duty unit~! December 7, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Let's be realistic about what this unit can do. Firstly it lists at 149.95, can be bought for as little as $80.00 or less new in box. At this price point only a basic monochrome lazer printer is priced at, never mind a copier or ocr scanner.
I don't like the menu set up, though, it does the job. Installation is easy, the drivers are on the CD rom and you should be able to install it in about 10 minutes or so, including the time to install the toner/drum assemblies. Most units don't include a USB cable, so the lack of it is no surprise; your local Radio Shack or computer store has those easily available.
As a copier its about par for the course, reasonable given its price/size point; only a regular copier can give you an outstanding copies. The scanner and software work ok, I've seen a lot worse and some better, but only a stand alone scanner works great.
For the average home use, it's a great unit. Less expensive to run than ink jets, a little noisy at start up, NO ON or OFF SWITCH!, copies ok, and priced at ink jet territory. For heavy use, you'll need to spend about $400 or more, at a price point of $150 or less, its a nice unit.
If you want perfection, buy three seperate units: scanner w/ocr software, a copier, and a printer... only you'll spend far more than this machine.
Can't beat it for the money December 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This machine performs very admirably for the price. I would give it 5 stars if it were not a GDI based printer (GDI is proprietary windows drawing interface so that means the printer can't be used directly in linux).
Some other reviewers complained about the small toner cartridge, like most printers this one comes with a starter cartridge that is only about 1/4 full and rated for about 500 pages. By my estimate the printer starts displaying the low toner warning when there is about 100-200 pages left, so that comes pretty quickly with the starter drum. When fully filled, the drum is rated for about 2000 pages.
As another reviewer mentioned, the drum is very easy to refill with a refill kit, it simply rolls back so you don't have to drill any holes. Be sure you use a refill kit made for this printer, not all toner is alike. You can find the refill kits on ebay or order them by phone, search for Rigs toner supply. I paid $65 for a toner bottle which will refill the drum approximately 8 times, great value.
 $60 Laser Printer Rocks. November 11, 2008
I've had several laser printers. Saw this at Costco and figured I'd try it for office use. Prints great. Scans great (color or b&w). Copies great. Come on, for $60 bucks this thing should be a piece of crap, but it does the job.
Other reveiwers have stated that it comes with a starter cartridge that prints 500 copies. This is correct. Get over it. It's a $60 laser printer. The standard toner cartridges print 2000.
No power button. This sucks, but oh well. Get over it. It's a $60 laser printer.
No USB cable. Get over it. It's a $60 laser printer.
I purchased two for office use, and they do scan a little tilted, but again, I got over it. It's a $60 laser printer.
Mine don't make any of the loud noises others have mentioned, and is very quiet. I leave it on 24/7 and push the power save button when not in use.
You get what you pay for October 19, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Come on, people. Be realistic. You're talking about a laser MFC in the really low cost range (I just bought mine today at C@stco for under $60!). Because of the low cost, I wasn't expecting anything spectacular.
In fact, the only reason I bought it was for the auto-document feeder so that I could scan multiple pages at a time without switching out pages after every scan. I couldn't be more pleased, and it seems to work as well as the far more expensive document scanners. If it didn't come with a printer attached I would have still purchased it.
I've printed a test page and I find no problems with print quality or toner rubbing off. The image I saw was dark enough even with toner save enabled. Of course the test page is going to be the best the machine can do. I have no problems with what I saw.
Printer/Fax/Copy operation is straight forward. There is nothing spectacular to report in this aspect. It does what it was designed to do, and it seems to do it well.
As for the small amount of toner included (roughly 500 pages worth), the documentation is clear in stating that the cartridge is a starter cartridge. A normal replacement cartridge will print about 2000. Before complaining, consider the following. HP and Lexmark have been shipping products with low capacity starter cartridges for years, as have most other major manufacturers. Personally, for what I paid for the device, I'm glad it even came with toner.
The lack of a USB printer cable would be a bit of a drag for most people, but let's return to the title of my review: "You get what you pay for." I never expected there to be one. Besides, the normal 6 ft. cable that would be included for me would have been too short anyway. Now I have one less cable to have to store. Also, a lot of people replace older printers, not run new ones concurrently with older ones (unless he happens to be like me who is now running three scanners and three physical printers off of the same machine along with three virtual printers, each for a different purpose)
The lack of a power switch was a bit surprising, but not something that was completely unexpected. I have yet to see an MFC (other than really really expensive ones) that have a power switch. It does have a "Power Save" button which lights up red when pressed and goes off when the device detects paper being loaded or the PC wakes it up for a job. I'm going to guess that hooking it up to a power strip and forcibly turning the device on and off for every use would damage the MFC after a while. I don't believe it was ever designed to withstand that kind of system shock on a regular basis.
I gave it five stars because, even after taking into consideration some of the negatives, it all boils down to being one sweet deal.
 Good, Reliable except for Tonner Cartridge TOO SMALL!!! October 4, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
If I knew that the tonner of this machine would last only for aproximately 500 sheets I would never buy it. So pay attention if you need to print a lot this is not a machine for you.
Another stonishing thing for me was that the fact that this machine DOES NOT COME WITH AN USB CABLE YOU HAVE TO BUY IT !!That's another at least 20,00 cost.
In short ask for an USB cable other wise places like Radio Schak, Best Buy will ripp you off
Alexandre Magno e Silva Ferreira Trombone Teacher and Doctoral Studend.
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