Canon today unveiled a new laser multi-function printer which brings duplex printing and network capabilities to small and home office settings. The Canon imageClass MF4270 is priced at around $300 and should be available next month.

The Canon imageClass MF4270 is one of Canon’s smallest printers in its category and outputs in monochrome at up to 21 letter-sized pages per minute. It can print duplex directly from a PC as well as incoming faxes and copying letter-sized documents. With its 35 sheet automatic document feeder it can copy single sided documents and push out double-sided pages as well.

You also get other touches with the Canon imageClass MF4270 like scanning in 24-bit color (though you can’t print in color), a 256 page memory buffer for faxing, USB 2.0 and network connectivity through the 10/100Base T network. The bottomline for this laser MFD is that, at least on paper, you get a lot of features in a printer which won’t break your budget.

Canon imageClass MF4270 Press Release