Color - 25 ppm Mono - 20 ppm Color - 6000 x 1200 dpi - Fax, Copier, Printer, Scanner - USB, PictBridge - Ethernet - Mac - MPN: MFC440CN
Strengths: Cost effective
Weakness: No Cable
This machine is owsome. All in one, four tasks center. I purchased it for around 100$. The software is easy to install and if you follow the steps you'll have it ready in no time. separate tray for plain papers and photo papers, easy to switch between the two. the print quality is really exceptional when using genuine LC-51 series ink. Memory card slots and pictbridge option are another plus. comes with new ink cartridges and a bonus pack of photo papers. the only downside is that there is no USB cable which you have to buy separately.
I highly recommend this printer for home or small office use because it has all what you need from printing to copy to fax and even decent quality photo printing.
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TopStrengths: Easy setup, small footprint, fair to good quality print
Weakness: None yet. Lets hope it lasts a while
Time to bring out next years models. Got this for $73 at a big box store! So far I'm very pleased. Easy set-up. Networking was a no-brainer. I use a laptop that I need to VPN to my employer. This isolates me from my home network and thus I can't get to any networked printers. But with this printer I can connect via USB and it works both on the network and via USB saving me having to drop VPN just to print. Haven't used the fax yet, and hope that I never have to. But seems to have lots of fax features that a small business would use. Being able to scan to a mem card is a real nice feature. So far so good. Just hope I get a few years service out of it. Anxious to try aftermarket inks also.
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TopStrengths: Very quick and easy setup for networking either Vista, XP or Mac. Good photo printing. Small size and top feeder.
Weakness: Instructions could be better and retail package does not include Vista drivers. These had to be downloaded from the Brother website.
I think this is a great little office printer. It has read all 3 memory cards I threw at it. It easily networks my macbook, thinkpad & desktop PC. I like how it routes the cable internally so you don't have wires sticking all over the place. The LCD is nice though the menu system isn't perfectly intuitive, you may have to read to understand how to change the settings. I like how easy it is to change ink cartridges but I worry that the tube system it uses may end up getting clogged.
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TopStrengths: compact, well built, network ready.
Weakness: none so far
my first Brother printer, installation was easy.
I'm not sure if it will support Vista, I guess I have to check Brother web site for updates.
print quality is good for white and balck.
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TopStrengths: Easy to setup and use. Fast printing, and great copies, originals and prints.
Weakness: Feed paper bin requires removal and opening to reload. No single (blank)copy page loading ability.
I had used a similar Brother All-In-One unit at a business office, prior to purchasing this unit, so I was familiar with its capabilities and quality of service. It replaces 3 different HP components that I had in my tiny home office space with one compact powerhouse. My wife (technically challenged) really likes it!
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mumpkin
- Apr 4, 2007
Strengths: Size, large LCD display, easy-to-change ink cartridges
Weakness: Washed out print, tray needs to be removed to change paper sizes.
This version of the Brother all-in-one is nice because of the larger and much easier to see LCD display, compact size and it's network ready. The ink printing quality is not great, very washed out. All the features work well, the printer is fairly quiet, however, a downfall of this printer; the paper tray has to be removed to adjust from paper to envelope. If you need a smaller printer for lack of space, it's fine, if you prefer a crisp, clear print job this printer is not for you.
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TopStrengths: All-in-One, FAX included, a reasonable price, compact
Weakness: The product is impossible to use due bad manufaturer's job quality
A new printer #U61580J6F675950 I tried to setup according to Quick Guide, but was able only to connect FAX where LCD display did show all modes but standby,and a button "on/off"
didn't work. A next step (install software) could not be able completely for technical reasons. I'd tried to get help from Brother, but their Technical Support is awful -
2 days 6 representatives kept me on hourly holding, then each told me to call to another phone #. When I was at last transferred to really competent person after many hours fruitless attempts to install software it became clear that this product is dead from the very beginning. I
returned the printer and decided to buy Canon product instead.
I would not recommend that others purchase this product -
bad manufacturer's job quality, awful Technical Support
I don't recommend that others purchase this product
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TopI've printed a couple of photos on this thing already as well as having used the copy function and just printing regular old stuff. i'm very happy with the printer. i've got it hooked up via a cat 5 cable into my router and all my computers in the house can print via the network. the setup was seamless. great product!
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single_dad_raising_kids
- Jan 11, 2007
Strengths: Network ready, all in one compact design.
Weakness: NONE
BAR NONE this is the beat machine I have used. It has all the features that a person needs for a home office. It's a great unit for printing scanning faxing and best of all it has seperate ink cartradges and it is network ready which allows all your pcs to print to the same machine. A GRAET LITTKE UNIT.
BUY ONE you will not regreat it.
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TopStrengths: Good Print Quality Easy-to-use functions Affordable
Weakness: Ink usage
I've owned this unit for about 1.5 years and I'm quite happy with its performance. I really appreciate the document feeder for faxes and copies. I've never used it for photo printing but the document print quality is very good. I don't like how the ink seems to disappear even if your not using the printer for an extended period of time. As an example: If the low ink warning comes on I won't even be using the printer for 1 or even 2 weeks and the ink is suddenly empty and needs to be replaced. I blame this on the "cleaning" process that is automatic every so often. Replacement cartridges are about $55.00 CAD for the 3 pack colour and $60.00 CAD for a 2 pack black. My last ink purchase (colour and 2pk black) lasted me over 1 year. I print maybe 200-250 pages annually (and these are rarely colour documents). So as you can see the ink yield is not optimal but I'm willing to sacrifice that for the overall quality of the printer itself. It certainly out-performs the Lexmark that came with my computer in ALL aspects.
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TopStrengths: Networking, compatablility, easy to use
Weakness: 10/100 Network Card
This is a wonderful machine. I have used other Brother printers, but none as easy as this one to set up. It only took me about five minutes, although I could have finished it in one. The install CD takes care of working out all networking issues, which is good for me, for I have multiple PCs and wanted one machine to do it all. I have found that machine.
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TopStrengths: super easy install wizard, easy to link all laptops and computers in house or small business on a network.
Weakness: none immediate, want it to last as long as an HP.
just a great low cost printer that has a networking feature that is not on many printers under 300.00 Picture quality is good for general picture printing and framing - I've only used a 4x6 photo paper, not sure what an 8x11 picture would look like yet...
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TopStrengths: Easy to operate, set-up, and relatively cheap ink cartridges
Weakness: You won't win awards for bright colors
This is a machine that is perfect for home users. The automatic feeder, fax, and scan all work as well as you'll ever need things like this to work. Spend the few extra bucks for the networking and LCD options. They're worth it.
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Brother MFC-440CN receives an overall TopTenREVIEWS score of 2.7 out of 4.00. It is ranked the #26 all-in-one printer of all time. The overall rating represents an intelligent balance of features, value as a function of price to features, and a summary of reviews from a variety of sources. The TopTen REVIEWS' formula gives a picture of important consumer features, market value, and a product's...
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Good MFC machine
Strengths: Auto document feeder, good software, solidly built
Weakness: Ink cartridges are expensive to replace, won't function w/o cartridges installed
This is a good MFC. I used it to scan my research files thru the ADF, which totalled at least 3000 pages. No problem at all, and I was able to turn several boxes of paper into 2 gb on my hard drive. It's as well built as you can expect in a $100 MFC. I'd prefer more metal, but then it would be heavier and costlier. My only real beef with the machine is that it will not function without cartridges installed. I wanted to just install the black cartridge in order to preserve the color cartridges, since I have no intention of printing in color anytime soon. It's all or none, though.
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