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Brother MFC-465cn Color Inkjet Multi-Function Center with Networking | List Price: $249.99
Discount Price: $95.24
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Brand: Brother
Binding: Electronics
Features: - Print speeds up to 30ppm black and 25ppm color
- Built-in Network (Ethernet) Interface
- Up to 10-Page Automatic Document Feeder
- Stand-alone faxing with 14.4Kbps high-speed fax modem
- 2" Flip-up Color LCD display
Mac user recommends MFC-465CN [Posted on 2008-05-15]
After reading up on all the all-in-one printers available for $100-$300, I purchased this printer for $89.99 in April of 2008 to use on a network, primarily with Macs. I have it networked through a Cradlepoint MBR-1000 EVDO router.
I'm about a month into use with the printer and am pretty pleased. For $90 (including ink), it was a real bargain for what it's capable of. That, and generic replacement ink is dirt cheap.
PRINTING
I haven't printed any photos yet, but my day-to-day printing has been of reasonably good quality. At first, the blacks weren't as black as I'd like, but I think it's gotten better with continued use. Paper tray could be bigger and easier to access, but I don't hate it.
COPYING
Auto-Feeder isn't bad. Only holds ten pages. But it's a low-priced printer with an auto-feeder, so I'm not going to complain. Flatbed is big enough for letter, but not legal. Ok.
SCANNING
I am using OS X Tiger (10.4) and have no problems scanning when connected by USB or through the network. It works well, and I'm pleased with the results. Custom scan settings are fairly simple to set up through the "Brother ControlCenter" on my desktop, too.
I read complaints about scanning being a problem on OS X Leopard. I can't speak to this, but know that Brother has posted drivers/updates for Leopard on their site to address this. Leopard users, are you up and running as of yet?
NETWORKING
Networking this thing wasn't as easy as it should have been. That's the main reason I'm giving it four stars instead of five. It took me an entirely uninterrupted half day to network this thing the way I wanted - it wasn't self-explanatory. Be prepared to understand your router, network, IP addresses, DHCP servers, whatever other networking stuff that isn't entirely self-evident. I eventually figured it out without contacting customer service, and I'm no IT guy. So yes, this thing CAN be networked, and yes, it CAN be networked with a Mac. Once you get the networking up and running, it's a pretty nice thing.
FAX
Haven't used this yet.
CUSTOMER SERVICE
Haven't called 'em yet (by choice).
IN CONCLUSION
I like this printer, and it does what I need for a low price. At this point (one month in), I would recommend this printer. Beware the difficulty factor in networking, but know that it can be done.
Brother MFC-465cn Color Inkjet Multi-Function Center [Posted on 2008-05-16]
I love it! Unbelievably easy to set up, and I would have had it set up in minutes if they had included the USB and/or Ethernet cords, they cheaped out on that. So, I had to stop, go out and purchase a cord, and then went back to setting it up. It was so easy, I thought I'd missed something. I had it connected to one desktop and two laptops in less than 10 minutes. It was such fun to sit in the living room on my laptop and print wirelessly to my office for the first time! I also like the fax function. It feeds all the pages into the memory first and then calls the other fax. Such an improvement over my HP which I would have to feed one sheet at a time although it was supposed to feed. It would either feed multiple pages at once or not grab the next page, and most of the time if I had numerous pages, it would disconnect and I would have to call back multiple times to get all the pages through, and when it fed the pages though, the tray the pages were returned to was fashioned in such a way that it would mangle my original documents. I also like the feature where you can set the Brother to manual for faxing, and use only one line for voice, voicemail and fax. When someone calls with a fax, I can pick up the phone, hear the fax tone and hit *51 and it starts receiving the fax. I always know when I am getting a fax so this is a great feature for me. The Brother is attractive, quiet, and I find the print quality quite acceptable. I couldn't be happier! Especially for the price!
Compact and cheap to run [Posted on 2008-05-19]
This replaced a Brother MFC210 and Canon MP160 at home. Things I like:
Cheap--Consumer Reports rated this as one of the cheapest (i.e., ink) to use.
Compact--note the picture--no external paper feed or trough sticking out. It's all inside! I LIKE my desk space.
Ethernet hookup--I no longer have to keep a computer on so others can print.
Display--I didn't care too much about this until I noticed the caller ID displayed. The display gives a status of your phone line. Nice.
Easy to set up--no problems having wired and wireless computers detect the printer during setup. No IP address to setup.
Print quality is good. I haven't tried photos--CR says this is mediocre. Card reader works fine. Cartridges are very easy to change--no need to open the printer because the access is on the front.
Copier reduces the image on the fly.
For Mac Leopard users [Posted on 2008-06-03]
I was skeptical about buying this unit after reading some of the other reviews, so I thought I would share my experience.
My setup: connected via ethernet connection to Airport Extreme, accessed by old G5 tower and new MacBook Pro both running 10.5.3.
Setup was a breeze. The software install took about 5 minutes. I was quite surprised that I did not have to further update anything from the net.
Connection was simple although the location of the ethernet port and USB port is odd.
Calibration check passed out of the box.
Plays well with phone line (doesn't interfere with voicemail or anything like that)
Scan feature works better than I had expected. Works well from the icon is the menu bar and allows for some great preset tuning depending on what you want to do. I used one of the custom presets to do simple B&W scans of receipts for expenses and can even default the folder it saves to.
I don't use this as a primary printer (have color laserjet) but printing is ok. A bit slow for my tastes, but I bought the unit primarily as a scanner, fax and copier.
My only real complaint so far is the ridiculous packaging. Stickers, tape and all sorts of crap you have to pull off. After unboxing Apple products this is a real shocker but only lasts a few minutes.
looking good [Posted on 2008-07-16]
I have found this Brother MFC-465cn Color Inkjet to be very efficient so far. I have not had the opportunity to "test it out" printiong photos yet but hopefully will get that underway soon.
However, I have confidence with this product and expect it to perform as I want with the pictures.
I have been very happy with what I've experienced with this color printer since it has arrived in my home office.
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