Pros & Cons
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- Generous standard paper capacity.
- 50-sheet duplexing automatic document feeder (ADF).
- Wi-Fi.
- High-volume duty cycle.
- Large color touch screen.
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- Unimpressive print speed.
- Slightly subpar output quality.
- Does not support Wi-Fi Direct.
OKI MB562w Specs
| Color or Monochrome | Monochrome |
| Connection Type | Ethernet |
| Connection Type | USB |
| Connection Type | Wireless |
| Duplexing Scans | |
| Maximum Scan Area | Legal |
| Monthly Duty Cycle (Maximum) | 100000 pages per month |
| Number of Ink Colors | 1 |
| Print Duplexing | |
| Rated Speed at Default Settings (Mono) | 47 ppm |
| Scanner Optical Resolution | 600 pixels per inch |
| Scanner Type | Flatbed with ADF (Standard or Optional) |
| Standalone Copier and Fax | Copier |
| Standalone Copier and Fax | Fax |
| Type | All-in-one |
The OKI MB562w ($799) is a monochrome, laser-class, LED multifunction printer (MFP) geared to high-volume printing in smaller businesses or workgroups. It holds a lot of paper, and can connect via Wi-Fi, as well as Ethernet and USB. Speed and output quality were both a bit subpar, but still adequate for general business use.
Design and Features
As an LED-based printer, the OKI MB562w is similar to a laser printer, but uses LEDs instead of lasers as the light source. On the whole, LED printers share many characteristics of laser printers—they generally have good speed and text quality—and are considered laser-class printers.
The MB562w can print and fax from, as well as scan to, a PC. It can operate as a standalone copier or fax machine, and supports both printing from and scanning to a USB memory key. A 7-inch touch screen makes it easy to control the MFP from the front panel.
At 17.9 by 16.8 by 19.5 inches (HWD), it is fairly compact for its abilities, yet too large to share a desk with comfortably. It weighs 48.5 pounds, so moving it into place is probably a two-person job.
The MB562w is a step up from the OKI MB492 (stay tuned for the review), adding Wi-Fi connectivity, a higher paper capacity, and a higher maximum duty cycle, meaning that it is suitable for heavier-duty printing.
It has decent paper handling for an MFP at its price, with a 630-sheet standard capacity, split between a 530-sheet main tray and a 100-sheet multipurpose tray. An optional 530-sheet tray ($184) brings the maximum paper capacity to 1,160 sheets.
For scanning, the MB562w has a 50-sheet automatic document feeder (ADF) that can take up to legal-size paper, and can scan both sides of a document, flipping it over to scan the second side. It also has a letter-size flatbed for scanning delicate documents.
Connectivity
There's built-in Wi-Fi and support for mobile printing for iOS and Android devices through Google Cloud Print, AirPrint for Apple iOS, and OKI Mobile Print app for Android. Mobile printing support includes printing through an access point from iOS and Android smartphones and tablets. It lacks Wi-Fi Direct, which supports a peer-to-peer connection with a compatible device, even if neither device is connected to a wireless network.
In addition to Wi-Fi, the MB562w supports both Ethernet and USB connectivity. I tested it over an Ethernet connection, with its drivers installed on a computer running Windows Vista.
Speed
OKI rates the MB562w at 47 pages per minute (ppm). In testing on our business applications suite, (timed with QualityLogic's hardware and software), I timed it at 8.4ppm, which is on the slow side for its price and rated speed. (Rated speeds are based on text-only speed, while our test suite includes text pages, graphics pages, and pages with mixed content.) The OKI MB492 tested at 10.1ppm despite having a lower rated speed (42 ppm). The Editors' Choice Xerox WorkCentre 3615/DN ($274.00 at Amazon) , with the same rated speed as the MB562w, tested at 9.9ppm in its default duplex mode and 10ppm in simplex.
Output Quality
Overall output quality is a bit below average, with slightly subpar text and graphics, and photos of average quality for a monochrome laser MFP. Text quality should still be good enough for most any business use, except for ones requiring very small fonts.
Graphics should be suitable for most any internal business uses, though I'd hesitate to use them for PowerPoint handouts and the like. In one illustration, thin colored lines were totally filled in and invisible. There was some loss of detail in dark areas in several graphics. Photos are of a quality suitable for printing out images from Web pages and the like.
Conclusion
In both speed and output quality, the MB562w falls short of the higher-priced Xerox WorkCentre 3615/DN, our Editors' Choice for heavy-duty use in a small to midsize office or workgroup. Wi-Fi connectivity is one feature that the MB562w has that the Xerox 3615/DN lacks, although Xerox does offer it as a $99 option. The MB562w nearly matches the Xerox 3615/DN's 700-sheet standard paper capacity, but the latter offers far more in terms of optional paper capacity for a maximum 2,350-sheet total.
The OKI MB562 brings a lot of good features to recommend it as a heavy-duty monochrome laser-class MFP for smaller offices or workgroups. Although it's not the fastest monochrome laser in its category, it can handle major workloads, and provides extras, like two-sided scanning and a large touch-screen LCD. It's worth a look if you print a lot, but don't need to print in color.
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