This arrangement is convenient if you often switch back and forth between plain paper and specialty papers. The MP530 has two options for paper input: a cassette and an auto sheet feeder. The scanner lid's hinges lift to accommodate thicker originals, too. The scanner platen can manage up to A4-size originals, but using the ADF, you can scan up to legal-size originals.
The automatic document feeder mounted on top of the scanner lid handles up to 30 pages of originals for copying or scanning. It sits 18.5 inches wide, 18.4 inches deep, and 10.4 inches tall and weighs a manageable 28 pounds. The Canon Pixma MP530 is fairly compact, though boxy, for an office-oriented all in one that prints, scans, copies, and faxes.
Canon's other office all-in-one is the Pixma MP830, which provides faster speeds, media card slots, and a preview LCD, but no networking capability, for an additional $100. If networking is your highest priority, try the Brother MFC-5840cn, but you'll be happier with the quality of the MP530's prints and scans. If you don't mind working around that, this is a nearly perfect workhorse for a home-office environment we haven't seen a better office-oriented all-in-one in this price range. The included automatic document feeder and built-in duplexer are much appreciated in fact, the only office feature this all-in-one lacks is built-in networking capability. Photo enthusiasts will be disappointed by the lack of media card slots and a preview LCD, but the printer does feature a PictBridge port for direct printing from a camera. For a mere $200, you get a machine that prints, scans, copies, and faxes and does everything quite well. The Canon Pixma MP530 is one of two office-oriented inkjet all-in-one printers in Canon's offering.
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