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Pros

  • Includes faxing capability
  • Built-in answering machine

Cons

  • Prints and faxes slowly

At A Glance

This unit neatly mixes Wi-Fi networking and an answering machine with its smooth scanning and printing functions.

Manufacturer’s Description

Flatbed color inkjet all-in-one MFC-845CW offers wireless networking, 5.8 GHZ cordless handset, 2.5 color LCD, photo printer and message center. Faxes a page in 6 seconds with a 14.4Kbps modem.

The Specs

Pricing
Part Number MFC845CW
Inventory Number 25893
Memory
Memory size 0.032 MB
Memory max 0.032 GB
Faxing
Fax page memory capacity 480.0
Tansmission Time (Per Page) 4.72
Maximum Fax Speed 14.4 Kbps
Dimensions
Width 18.7 inches
Depth 14.6 inches
Height 7.1 inches
Weight 19.2 pounds
Media Handling
Maximum sheet capacity with standard trays 100.0 sheets
Standard Input Sheet Capacity 100
Paper Handling Support
  • Card Stock
  • Coated Paper
  • Envelopes
  • Labels
  • Paper (Glossy Cut Sheet)
  • Paper (Standard Cut Sheet)
  • Photo Paper
  • Transparencies
Media Sizes Accepted
  • Envelope - US # 10 - Com10 (4.125" x 9.5")
  • Envelope - C5 (162mm x 229mm)
  • Envelope - DL (110mm x 220mm)
  • Envelope - US # 7-3/4 (3.875" x 7.5")
  • Sheet - 3.5" x 5"
  • Sheet - 4" x 6"
  • Sheet - 5" x 7"
  • Sheet - A4 (210mm x 297mm)
  • Sheet - A5 (148mm x 210mm)
  • Sheet - A6 (105mm x 148mm)
  • Sheet - US Executive (7.25" x 10.5")
  • Sheet - US Legal (8.5" x 14")
  • Sheet - US Letter (8.5" x 11")
Minimum Paper Height 5
Minimum Paper Width 3.5
Maximum Paper Height 14
ADF Sheet Capacity 10
Black and White Copy Speed 20 ppm
Color Copy Speed 18 ppm
Storage Media
Compact flash CompactFlash
Micro SD xD-Picture Card
SD card SD Card
Memory stick
  • Memory Stick
  • Memory Stick PRO
Resolutions
Monochrome horizontal optical resolution 6000 dpi dpi
Monochrome vertical optical resolution 1200 dpi dpi
Color vertical optical resolution 1200 dpi dpi
Color horizontal optical resolution 6000 dpi dpi
Scanning
Maximum External Bit Depth 68.7 Billion Colors (36-bit)
Maximum Scan Resolution 19200 x 19200
Optical Scanning Resolution 600 x 2400
Other Features
NUMBER_OF_PRESETS 100
Printer Type
Number of Colors 4
printer_functions
  • Copier
  • FAX Machine
  • Printer
  • Scanner
Cost Per Page
Monthly Duty Cycle 2500
Ports and Connections
Ethernet Type
  • Ethernet (10/100 Mbps)
  • Wireless Ethernet - 11 Mbps IEEE802.11b
  • Wireless Ethernet - 54 Mbps IEEE802.11g
MultiMedia Card (MMC) or MultiMediaCard (MMC) MultiMedia Card (MMC)
PictBridge Yes
Vendor Rated Speeds
Monochrome print speed 27 ppm
Color print speed 22 ppm
Warranty
Warranty information 1 Year Limited Warranty

Performance

PCWorld Test Center (Quality)
Print quality: Text Fair
Print quality: Color photo Very Good
Print quality: Grayscale photo Fair
Copy quality Good
PCWorld Test Center (Speed)
Print speed: Text 3.8  ppm
Performance
Overall Scan Quality Good
Color Output Quality Fair
Final Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi 16.39
Sports Action Shot (secs) 128.82
Tested Lineart Speed (ppm) 2.1
Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) 1.8
Line Art Output Quality Fair
One-Page Line Art, Maximum Resolution Good
Three-Page Word Document (secs) 67.98
300dpi Line Art Image (secs) 28.13
Ten-Page Word Document (secs) 206.12
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) 0.5
Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi 13.3
Preview Scan, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi 18.5
One-Page Webpage (secs) 38.57
Two-Page Excel Document (secs) 50.37
Final Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi 18.69
Final Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi 14.25
One-Page Copy (secs) 28.4
Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi 18.58
4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) 33.83
One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi Good
4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) 32.47
Tested Color Speed (ppm) 2