OKI MB491

OKI MB491

As the top-of-the-line model in the OKI MB401 series, the OKI MB491 ($499 direct) delivers all the same features as the Editors' Choice OKI MB471 ($399, 4 stars) along with both a little more and little less. The little more includes a slightly faster speed, with a 42 page per minute (ppm) rating. The little less is a lower cost per page. The balance of features and price doesn't quite hit the sweet spot that earns the MB471 Editors' Choice, but it's more than enough to make the MB491 worth considering. Like all the printers in the MB401 series, the MB491 is aimed primarily at micro and small offices with relatively heavy-duty print needs. Like the MB471, it offers slightly better output quality than the MB461, and it includes support for PostScript as well as PCL, a feature that doesn't matter at all in most offices but is essential in some. It also comes with drivers for both PCL and PostScript. Basic MFP features include printing and faxing from, as well as scanning to a PC, including over a network; working as a standalone copier; and being able to scan to and print from a USB memory key. The 50-page automatic document feeder (ADF), which complements the letter size flatbed, can scan pages up to legal size, and it also duplexes by scanning one side of the page, turning it over, and scanning the other.