Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE C3500 II Series Review

Good: 10.1" color flat panel control panel, Staple-free Stapling and Staple On Demand for finishers, four previously optional security features are now standard.
Bad: Not intended for large companies; Fiery controller is not offered.
Bottom Line: Refresh of current series of color MFPs with newer features, including scanning to cloud functionality, and increased emphasis on security.
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Canon
imageRUNNER ADVANCE C3500 II
$7,800-$11,000
Small, Medium
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Memory:
25ppm-30ppm
25ppm-30ppm
Dual Custom Processor
3GB

Product Overview

Canon has recently refreshed its imageRUNNER ADVANCE C3500 Series with more flexible features aimed at companies with a mobile workforce. Some of the newer features include cloud-based functionality, such as dashboard reporting, cloud authentication, and scan-to-cloud. Also, four previously optional security features are now standard, including encrypted secure print, secure watermark, encrypted PDF and device digital signature PDF.

The refreshed line is called the imageRUNNER ADVANCE C3500 II Series.There are two devices: the C3525i II and the C3530i II. They both offer standard printing, copying and scanning, as well as optional faxing.

The C3525i II prints and copies at up to 25ppm in both black and color, while the engine speed for the C3530i II is 30ppm in black and color output.

Both models include the Canon Dual Custom Processor, 3GB of memory and a 250GB hard drive. There is also a 10.1″ color control panel with a flat touchscreen that works like a smartphone.  The control panel uses a feature called My ADVANCE that allows each user to customize specific features (i.e. a personal address book) based on their specific workflows.

Printing language, such as PCL, PostScript and Canon’s proprietary UFR II, is supported. USB, Ethernet and Wi-Fi connectivity are also standard. The devices also support mobile printing and scanning.

More details on the devices’ features are in our Features section below.

As with its other machines, Canon has consistently improved upon its MFPs with better upgrades over the years. The imageRUNNER ADVANCE C3500 II Series provides strong and flexible features to help smaller offices achieve maximum productivity.

Features

Paper handling: Standard paper handling starts with dual 550-sheet paper trays and a 100-sheet bypass. Canon offers two more 550-sheet trays as options for a maximum capacity of 2,300 sheets. With the exception of the first 550-sheet tray (which accepts up to 8.5″ x 11″ paper only), the other trays can handle paper size of up to 12″ x 18″.

Automatic duplexing is supported. Both devices has a standard 150-sheet single-pass duplexing document feeder. The document feeder supports paper up to 11″ x 17″ in size and has a scanning speed of 80ipm single-sided.

Standard output capacity is 250 sheets. There are a few finishing options. First, there is an inner finisher with a two-tray 600-sheet capacity and 50-sheet multiposition stapling. Second, there is an external stapling finisher with a two-tray 3,250-sheet capacity and 50-sheet multiposition stapling. It also includes an optional 2/3-hole punch kit. And finally, users can add a booklet finisher that includes two trays with a 3,250-sheet capacity, 50-sheet multiposition stapling and 20-sheet booklet making capability.

We want to note that all three finishers supports Canon’s Staple-free Stapling and Staple On Demand features. Staple-free Stapling allows the user to stack and staple finished documents with fewer staples. Staple On Demand lets users re-staple originals after any copying or scanning is done or staple printed paper without having to select any stapling settings. Both features were designed to help improve efficiency and productivity in producing finished documents.

Scanning and faxing: The color scanning function allows for sending scans to multiple destinations, such as email, SMB and mailbox. It supports file formats, such as TIFF, JPEG, compact and searchable PDF, encrypted PDF, and PDF with digital signature. LDAP is also supported.

The devices include document storage functionality with a maximum of 100 user in-boxes that includes a capacity of 30,000 pages stored. The Advanced Box mailbox and storage system that allows users to store work in an expanded number of shared boxes on hard drive. It also allows users anywhere on the network to store files created on their PCs, and is accessible, subject to authentication.

As noted above, the devices support scan-to-cloud functionality. Users can scan documents to cloud storage solutions, such as Google Drive and Box.

The optional faxing feature uses a 33.6kbps modem with JBIG compression and up to 30,000 pages in fax memory.

Security: The Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE C3500 II Series include many security features, both standard and optional. Some of the standard features include user authentication, device and function-level log-in, hard disk drive erase, IP/Mac address filtering and encrypted secure print, to name several. Optional security features include hard disk drive mirroring, hard disk drive removal, data loss prevention, and document scan locking.

  • Automatic Document Feeder?
  • Duplexing?
  • Ethernet Connectivity?
  • Wireless Connectivity?
  • Mobile Printing/Scanning?
  • Finishers?
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