Canon imageFORCE Black-and-White Printers Explained
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Canon imageFORCE Black-and-White Desktop Printers: What’s in the Lineup
Not every business needs color. If most of what your team prints is invoices, contracts, reports, or internal documents, a black-and-white printer is often a smarter buy. They’re faster, cheaper to run, and the toner lasts much longer than color cartridges.
At Novatech, we help businesses choose the right printer based on what they actually print, not what a vendor is trying to sell. In this blog, we’ll walk through Canon‘s imageFORCE black-and-white desktop lineup and break down who each model is built for.
What Are Canon imageFORCE Black-and-White Desktop Printers?
These are A4 printers, which means they handle letter and legal paper sizes. They sit on a desk or a small stand, take up little space, and are built for small teams, private offices, or focused workgroups inside a larger business.
There are two main families in Canon’s black-and-white desktop lineup:
imageFORCE 1440 Series – The entry-level option. Good for small offices and home offices.
imageFORCE 710 Series – Faster, bigger, and built for busier teams.
The imageFORCE 1440 Series (1440F and 1440P)
This is Canon’s entry point for black-and-white desktop printing. It prints up to 42 pages per minute. It holds up to 900 sheets of paper at maximum capacity, which is enough for a small team or a busy solo professional.
Like the color C1333 series, the 1440 series comes in two versions:
- 1440F is a multifunction printer, which means it prints, copies, scans, and faxes. Scan speed is up to 100 ipm (images per minute) for black-and-white and 80 ipm for color.
- 1440P is a single-function printer. It only prints, but it does so at the same speed and quality.
If your team already scans on a different machine or rarely needs to scan, the 1440P saves you money. If you want one machine to do everything, go with the 1440F.
Who it’s built for: Solo professionals, small offices, home office setups, or a single department inside a bigger company that wants its own printer without relying on the shared copier down the hall.
The imageFORCE 710 Series
This is the step up. It’s faster, has bigger paper capacity, and is built to handle higher-volume printing. There are three speed options:
- 520F / 520FZ – 55 pages per minute
- 610F / 610FZ – 65 pages per minute
- 710F / 710FZ – 75 pages per minute
All three are multifunction printers. They scan up to 200 ipm at 300 dpi. They hold up to 3,200 sheets at maximum paper capacity, which is a big jump from the 1440 series.
Who it’s built for: Workgroups of 10 to 30 people who print regularly. Think legal teams, medical offices, schools, or any team that produces a steady flow of documents every day.
What They All Have in Common
The imageFORCE black-and-white desktop models share most of the same features as their color cousins, just without the color:
Sharp, clean text. Black-and-white printing is where these machines shine. Contracts, reports, invoices, and legal documents look crisp every time.
Touch screen interface. The screen works like a tablet. Scrolling, tapping, and navigating feels familiar to anyone who’s used a smartphone.
Cloud connections. They connect to Microsoft OneDrive, SharePoint, Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, and Microsoft Teams. Scan a document once and send it straight to the cloud.
Built-in security. Features include user authentication, secure print, FIPS 140-3 storage encryption, and Trellix Embedded Control (on the 710 Series) to help protect against malware.
Lower cost per page. Black-and-white printing uses less toner and simpler machinery, which usually means a lower cost per printed page compared to color.
ENERGY STAR certified. Less power, lower bills.
Why Go Black-and-White Instead of Color?
This is a fair question. Most printers can do both, so why buy one that only prints in black and white?
A few real reasons:
- Lower ongoing costs. Color toner is more expensive and runs out faster. If you rarely print color, you’re paying for capability you don’t use.
- Faster speeds. Black-and-white printers often have higher page-per-minute speeds than color printers in the same size range.
- Simpler maintenance. Fewer toner cartridges means fewer things to replace, fewer things to track, and less storage space for supplies.
- Security-focused environments. Some industries (legal, government, healthcare back-office) print mostly text-based documents and don’t need color at all.
If your team rarely prints anything in color, a dedicated black-and-white printer almost always makes more financial sense.
How to Pick the Right One
Here are the questions to work through before you choose:
- How many pages does your team print each month? Under a few thousand, the 1440 Series is probably enough. More than that, the 710 Series will hold up better.
- Do you need scanning and copying? If no, the 1440P saves money. If yes, you’ll want a multifunction model.
- How fast do documents need to come out? If your team prints in quick bursts and people wait at the printer, get a faster model. If jobs can queue up, a slower model works.
- How often do you want to reload paper? Bigger teams should pick higher-capacity models so refilling paper doesn’t become a daily chore.
A Final Thought
At Novatech, the question we hear most often is some version of “Am I overspending or under-buying?” It’s a fair worry. Printers are the kind of purchase that feels small in the moment and big over five years.
Black-and-white desktop printers are a smart choice when your actual print habits match what they’re built for. If you’re not sure whether a 1440 or a 710 Series model is the right fit, or whether you’d be better served by a color option or a floor-standing machine, we’re happy to talk through it. No sales pressure, just a straight answer.
