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Brother MFC-9440cn Color Laser Multi-Function Center with Built-in Ethernet Network Interface | List Price: $699.99
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Brand: Brother
Binding: Electronics
Warranty: 1 year warranty
Features: - Up to 21/21 ppm color/black print speed
- Up to 2400 x 600 dpi rich color output
- Built-in Ethernet Network interface
- 300-sheet paper capacity, expandable
- Up to 35-page auto document feeder
Excellent unit! [Posted on 2007-12-04]
I was looking for a device to replace my aging HP OfficeJet D145, which started to have problems printing color. I was looking for a multi-function device that can print, fax and occasionally scan. I also wanted duplex capability, so I can save paper by printing double-sided.
I read great reviews of this unit, and I saw it in action in a local store. The only thing which I wasn't clear about was the duplex capability. Amazon lists it as having this capability, but Brother's own web site does not. Since I bought this device I can positively confirm it does NOT have duplex capabilities.
Nevertheless I was not willing to step up to its bigger brother, the 9840cdw, since it's just bigger, heavier and in my opinion not as nice looking as this unit.
I was looking for a silent machine, both when it's printing but also during its sleep time. For a home office printer I don't want more noise in it. This unit is rated at 30db noise. It's whisper quiet while sleeping, and not too loud when printing. It's certainly louder than the D145. There is a big fan on the right hand side of the printer that makes a lot of noise. When the printer boots up or prints the first page after it's been waken up from sleep, it tends to make a lot of noises for about 40 seconds. When not in sleep mode, the first page comes out in some 21 seconds, which is really fast and exactly as stated on Brother's web site.
The print quality is excellent! If you're using an inkjet for your day to day prints, you should look at outputs from laser printers. I'll still be using my Epson printer for photo prints, but for quick pictures for my kids to take at school, I'll be using this machine.
This device comes with 64MB of RAM inside it. You may want to buy some more memory if you're printing graphics intensive pages. This should help speed up the printing process quite a bit. Since I couldn't find specs on what memory works within the printer, here is it. You need PC-100 or PC-133, 144 pins, SDRAM memory chips of 128MB, 256MB or 512MB. If you have a computer older than 3 years that you're thinking of recycling, it's very likely the memory from it will work in your printer.
I setup the printer with a static IP address in my home network. I have mostly Macs, but also few WinXP and Linux systems. On Macs you need to install the PPD package only, to get the minimum printing functionality. On WinXP adding the printer manually and pointing it to the driver on CD will do its job. On Ubuntu Linux you can simply add the printer, and the system will recognize its type and indicate to you the manufacturer and its type. What an easy setup, it couldn't have been easier!
By comparison, I struggled few days to get my old HP working on MacOS X when I got the new Intel systems. Their drivers were PowerPC only and were working really badly on Intel. Even their PowerPC versions were years old and no longer maintained, making switching to a new major OS X release a major pain. A networked printer such as this Brother makes it so much easier to integrate in your network.
You can manage the printer in multiple ways. By far the most convenient way is via your Web browser. This way you can access the printer from any computer in your network, without having to install anything.
One bonus feature I found is the ability to scan a set of pages and have them uploaded via ftp to a machine in your network or on the Internet (I would advice against doing that). This way you can scan your documents and have them uploaded on your main machine without having to start an application on your computer. If you want to do this though, there is a bundled application that you can run on your computer, that connects over Ethernet to the machine and scans your documents. I tested it on MacOS X and it works great.
One weird thing is not with the printer but with Amazon. I decided to buy this printer when I saw it drop to $550. With Amazon Prime I got free 2-day shipping, so I decided to buy the unit. After I got the machine, I noticed the price went up to $680! So if you're not in a hurry, you may want to wait until the price drops some more.
Very respectable printer [Posted on 2007-12-07]
Bought this machine primarily to replace 2-year old HP 7310 multi-function printer. The HP ADF keeps feeding multiple pages when doing mult-sheet copying or faxing. Then the ADF eventually quit working altogether. I got the HP L7680 and returned it on the second day because it had the same ADF issue. After much research I settled on this Brother machine and so far (a month later), I'm extremely happy.
What I like about it:
- ADF works as it should
- does not vibrate or emits random noise like HP machines
What I don't like:
- buttons arrangement not quite as intuitive as HP
- color print quality not quite as good as HP but suffice very well for everyday printing
What I'm not sure:
- pricey ink cartridges but willing to overlook if cents per sheet turns out to be less expensive than ink cartridges.
Overall it's a very reliable printer/copier/fax/scanner and I've tried all of those functions. Setup was extremely easy too but I've only used the USB connection. Hoping this will be a long-term investment unlike the HPs.
Brother MFC-9440cn Color Laser [Posted on 2008-01-18]
After reviewing HP, Epson and Brother, I settled on the Brother MFC-9400cn. I was concerned because I'm using Windows Vista Ulitmate, which nothing seems to work easily, if at all, but had absolutely zero problems with the Brother MFC. Setup was simple. I am very pleased with the product. The only negative is the scanner software, which I don't like.
An excellent product [Posted on 2008-02-08]
I am surprised by some of the negative reviews on this product from all the research that I've done. It is not noisier than any other laser printer/copier/etc.when it is warming up. Other than that it is silent when it is in sleep mode. It does seem to draw a lot of power as it starts up. It is very easy to set up. My only wish is that they offered a training class on how to use all its features.
fax doesn't work with vonage!! curls pages [Posted on 2008-02-09]
have tried over and over with customer service. THEY ARE AMERICAN!!!! which is great and why i bought this product. it works nice except for i paid 800 bucks for a fax machine that doesn't work. my $100 lexmark worked with same setup, but this machine can't tell whats going on. customer service said they would research,but haven't heard back from them. they said it probably just wont work.
also curls my pages on all kinds of papers. customer service said they would send something out, but hasn't yet.
not very happy
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