The downside to analog copy technology is that, with no digital memory of scanned images and incoming data, copy once, print to many options are not available. The Canon NP-7130 is of the older, analog style, and therefore cannot be used as a printer or a scanner either. There are a few slight advantages to the old stand alone analog units, but they are few and far between.
Unlike digital units, the Canon NP-7130 has virtually zero startup time. Canon’s patented RAPID fusing system eliminates warm up time, whereas digital units have warm up times ranging from a few seconds, all the way up to five minutes. That being said, with the Canon NP-7130’s 13 copies per minute for letter sized paper, and 11 copies per minute for legal sized, a few seconds will be more than made up for in literally the first minute of a 20 copy per minute and above machine, which is the common standard we see today. Additionally, the model’s time to first copy is locked at a sluggish ten seconds.
One of the major disadvantages of this, and other, analog units is that, with no digital interpreting of data, the Canon NP-7130 cannot utilize USB technology. This means that the hardware cannot double as a printer or scanner, which puts major limitations on its office applications when compared to current multifunction technology. It also lacks a Super G3 fax modem, which means faxing is also not possible, and this unit is firmly squared away as a strict, stand alone copy machine without any possibility for expansion.
If, for some reason, a stand alone, desktop analog copy machine is an absolute must have, then the Canon NP-7130 actually isn’t a bad option. Its specifications are decent across the board, and it comes with a warranty. It carries a light footprint of 13″ x 19-1/8″ x 17-5/8″, and a weight of 49.6 pounds, which is heavy considering its overall capabilities, but average when dealing with analog hardware.
The Canon NP-7130 is sturdily built, with a maximum monthly duty cycle of 7,500 total impressions, and has a toner yield of 5,000 images based on a conservative six percent coverage. Its estimated drum yield is set at a large 30,000 impressions, keeping constant ink swap outs at a minimum. Its paper capacity is high, with a 500 sheet standard paper tray, and a manual bypass tray good for 50 additional sheets, which brings the units total paper storage to 550 sheets.
A manual bypass tray can be used for all types of customizable paper sources, and is a great advantage over the hand feeding single bypass slot method. Reduction and enlargement features are implemented in the on board software, at ratios of 70% – 141% but, with no built in memory, no 2 on 1 feature is available. The unit can, however, make multiple copies of a single source, up to 100 at a time.
Analog, stand alone copiers are more or less obsolete when considering the multifunction options currently available. With that said, the Canon NP-7130 is one of the best of its kind, the last of a dying breed.
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