The Canon imageCLASS MF743Cdw is an all-in-one color laser printer designed for small or home offices. It uses Canon's 055 toner cartridges and is also compatible with the 055 'H' high-yield cartridges. Its connectivity options include USB, Wi-Fi, and Ethernet, and it supports NFC and USB flash drives. It has a five-inch, touch-sensitive, color display and an ADF-equipped scanner with extendable lid hinges, single-pass duplex scanning, and optical character recognition. This printer is part of Canon's imageCLASS MF740 and MF640 series of laser printers, which include many variants with slightly different features and general performance. You can see more details in the Differences Between Variants section below.
Our Verdict
The Canon imageCLASS MF743Cdw is great for family use if you only need to print documents. It produces sharp black and color documents, prints quickly, and doesn't cost much to maintain due to its high page yields. However, like most laser printers, it isn't ideal for photo printing, as printed pictures look grainy and muted. Also, the scanner scans at a low resolution, so it isn't the best for digitizing old photos.
- High-yielding cartridges.
- Low cost-per-print.
- Outstanding connectivity options.
- Fast printing speeds.
- Produces high-quality documents.
- Display screen limits placement of printer.
- Printed photos look very grainy.
- Narrow color gamut.
The Canon imageCLASS MF743Cdw is an outstanding printer for small and home offices. It produces sharp documents, prints quickly, and doesn't require much maintenance, thanks to its high-yielding toner cartridges and large input trays. The scanner is equipped with an automatic feeder with single-pass duplex scanning, although it's a little slow, as it only processes five sheets per minute. Its wide connectivity options include Wi-Fi, USB, and Ethernet, making it easy for everyone at the office to access.
- High-yielding cartridges.
- Low cost-per-print.
- Automatic document feeder with single-pass duplex scanning.
- Fast printing speeds.
- Produces high-quality documents.
- Display screen limits placement of printer.
- Slow to warm up.
The Canon MF743Cdw is an excellent printer for students. It has plenty of connectivity options, allowing you to print from various devices, and it's compatible with Canon's feature-rich mobile app. It produces high-quality documents, and while it takes a while to warm up, it prints very quickly once it gets going. Also, its toner cartridges last a long time, making it cheap to maintain over time. Unfortunately, the printer is quite bulky, so it isn't the best option for small spaces like dorm rooms.
- High-yielding cartridges.
- Low cost-per-print.
- Outstanding connectivity options.
- Fast printing speeds.
- Produces high-quality documents.
- Display screen limits placement of printer.
- Slow to warm up.
The Canon imageCLASS MF743Cdw is excellent for printing black and white documents. It produces high-quality black and white documents, and it's fast, printing up to 29 pages per minute. It doesn't cost much to maintain since the toner cartridges last a long time. Plus, the drum is built into the cartridge, so you won't have to replace it separately. Its 300-sheet input tray capacity is great for large print jobs, as you won't need to interrupt the process to refill the tray, and you can further increase the capacity with an optional 550-sheet tray.
- High-yielding cartridges.
- Low cost-per-print.
- Automatic document feeder with single-pass duplex scanning.
- Fast printing speeds.
- Produces high-quality documents.
- Display screen limits placement of printer.
- Slow to warm up.
The Canon MF743Cdw is bad for photo printing. It produces photos that look grainy, muted, and lacking in detail. Additionally, it can't print on glossy photo paper. On the upside, its toner cartridges yield a large number of prints, so it doesn't cost much in maintenance.
- High-yielding cartridges.
- Low cost-per-print.
- Printed photos look very grainy.
- Can't print on glossy photo paper.
- Narrow color gamut.
- High-yielding cartridges.
- Low cost-per-print.
- High-yielding cartridges.
- Low cost-per-print.
- High-yielding cartridges.
- Low cost-per-print.
- High-yielding cartridges.
- Low cost-per-print.
- High-yielding cartridges.
- Low cost-per-print.
Performance Usages
Changelog
- Updated Feb 09, 2023: Added mention of the HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M283fdw in the Scanner Features box as an alternative with faster scanning speed.
- Updated Jan 23, 2023: We've updated the review to improve clarity and to provide more information regarding variants.
- Updated Aug 25, 2022: Converted to Test Bench 1.2.
- Updated Jul 04, 2022: Converted to Test Bench 1.1.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We tested the Canon Color imageCLASS MF743Cdw. There are many variants with slightly different performance and features; you can see them in the table below.
| Model | Advertised Yields | Advertised print speed | Multipurpose Tray | Optional 550-sheet tray | ADF | Duplex Scanning | NFC | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF746Cdw | 2,300 black/1,200 color | 28 black/color per minute | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Improved security, cost management, and fleet management features. (imageWARE, uniFLOW) - Supports PCL 5, PCL 6, Adobe PostScript 3 |
| MF745Cdw | 2,300 black/1,200 color | 28 black/color per minute | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Supports PCL 5 and PCL 6 |
| MF743Cdw | 2,300 black/1,200 color | 28 black/color per minute | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | - |
| MF741Cdw | 2,300 black/1,200 color | 28 black/color per minute | Y | Y | Y | N | N | - |
| MF644Cdw | 1,500 black/680 color | 22 black/color per minute | N | N | Y | Y | N | - |
| MF642Cdw | 1,500 black/680 color | 22 black/color per minute | N | N | Y | N | N | - |
| MF641Cw | 1,500 black/680 color | 18 black/color per minute | N | N | N | N | N | - |
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The Canon imageCLASS MF743Cdw is one of the best color laser printers for small and home offices. It produces high-quality documents, prints quickly, and yields a large number of prints. However, its scanner is slow to process documents through the automatic feeder, and like most laser printers, it isn't ideal for photo printing.
For other options, see our recommendations for the best photo printers, the best laser printers, and the best all-in-one printers.
The Canon Color imageCLASS MF753Cdw/MF751Cdw and the Canon imageCLASS MF743Cdw are identical feature-wise; however, there are a few differences in performance. The MF743Cdw yields more prints and is cheaper to maintain over time. On the other hand, the MF753Cdw/MF751Cdw scans faster through its automatic feeder, and it produces slightly higher-quality color documents. As for printing speed, the MF743Cdw prints black-and-white documents faster but is slower with color documents.
The Canon imageCLASS MF743Cdw and the Brother MFC-L3770CDW Laser are very similar color laser printers. The Canon comes out slightly ahead because it has a much higher page yield, which means it won't require as much maintenance. The Brother's toner cartridges cost less; however, keep in mind that you need to replace the drum separately, whereas the Canon has the drum built into the cartridge. The Canon prints faster, but it's much slower than the Brother when it comes to scanning documents through the automatic feeder.
The Brother MFC-L8905CDW and the Canon imageCLASS MF743Cdw are very similar overall. The Brother prints and scans faster than the Canon, but the Canon yields more prints. The only other notable difference is that the Canon has the drum built into the cartridge, while the Brother's drum is a separate unit. The Canon's built-in drum makes maintenance more convenient but increases your maintenance cost. This is because the cartridges are more expensive, and that can add up over time, resulting in higher maintenance costs than a printer with a separate drum.
The Canon imageCLASS MF743Cdw and the Brother HL-L3270CDW Laser are both color laser printers; however, the Canon is an all-in-one with a scanner, whereas the Brother is a print-only unit. The Canon has better page yields, so it requires less maintenance. Its toner cartridges are more expensive than the Brother's, but that's because they contain the drum, which means you won't need to spend extra to replace the drum separately like you do on the Brother. The Brother takes less time to warm but prints slightly slower than the Canon.
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