Brother MFC-5840CN All-In-One Printer (20 PPM, 6000x1200 DPI, Color, 16MB, PC/Mac)

PCWorld Rating

3.0

3.0 / 5 - PCWorld, Oct 6, 2006

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This unit offers networking, but text printing and scan speeds are slow. Copy speed is below average.

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