Pros
- Fast for its engine speed
- Text prints quickly and looks great
Cons
- Yellowish, grainy photos
- Cramped output tray; hefty toner rack
At A Glance
This efficient printer, though only marginal for photos, is a solid choice for adding a little color to work documents.
Manufacturer’s Description
Color Laser Multifunction Center with built-in Ethernet Network Interface offers printing, copying, faxing with 33.6Kbps modem and scanning with 1200 x 2400 dpi that can be connected to your PC or installed on a network. Prints 21 pages per minute with 2400 x 600 dpi. Offers USB Flash drive connector, PictBridge, 64MB memory capacity , 250-sheet paper tray capacity and a 35-page automatic document feeder. A 250-sheet paper tray is adjustable for letter-size or legal-size paper. Multifunction Center also has a 50-sheet multipurpose tray for envelopes or other types of media.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | MFC9440CN |
| Requirements | |
| Operating System Compatibility |
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| Memory | |
| Memory size | 64.0 MB |
| Memory max | 0.576 GB |
| Display | |
| Display type | Monochrome |
| Ports and Connections | |
| USB 1.1 | No |
| USB 2.0 | Yes |
| PictBridge | Yes |
| Parallel Port | 0 |
| Serial Port | No |
| Power | |
| Maximum Power Draw (watts) | 1200 watts |
| Standby Power Draw (watts) | 95 watts |
| Faxing | |
| Fax Resolution (dpi) | 200 x 400 dpi |
| Fax page memory capacity | 64.0 |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 17.0 inches |
| Depth | 19.2 inches |
| Height | 19.0 inches |
| Weight | 72.8 pounds |
| Media Handling | |
| Standard Number of Input Trays | 2 |
| Standard Input Sheet Capacity | 300 |
| Manual Feed Slot | 1 |
| Automatic Duplexer | Not Available |
| Max Input Trays | 3 |
| Maximum Paper Height | 14.0 |
| Storage Media | |
| Compact flash | Yes |
| Resolutions | |
| Monochrome horizontal optical resolution | 2400 x 600 dpi |
| Color horizontal optical resolution | 2400 x 600 dpi |
| Scanning | |
| Scanner Type | Flatbed |
| Maximum External Bit Depth |
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| Maximum Scan Resolution | 19200 |
| Optical Scanning Resolution | 1200 |
| Platform Support | |
| Printer languages supported | PCL6 |
| Postcript Type | BR-Script3 |
Performance
| PCWorld Test Center (Quality) | |
|---|---|
| Print quality: Text | Superior |
| Print quality: Color photo | Fair |
| Print quality: Grayscale photo | Good |
| Copy quality | Very Good |
| PCWorld Test Center (Speed) | |
|---|---|
| Print speed: Text | 20.6 ppm |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Overall Scan Quality | Good |
| Color Output Quality | Fair |
| Final Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 10.58 |
| Sports Action Shot (secs) | 32.39 |
| Tested Lineart Speed (ppm) | 4.6 |
| Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) | 3.7 |
| Line Art Output Quality | Very Good |
| One-Page Line Art, Maximum Resolution | Very Good |
| Three-Page Word Document (secs) | 34.87 |
| Grayscale Glossy Output Quality | n/a |
| 300dpi Line Art Image (secs) | 12.97 |
| Ten-Page Word Document (secs) | 37.92 |
| Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) | 1.9 |
| Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 10.09 |
| Preview Scan, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 11.35 |
| One-Page Webpage (secs) | 13.65 |
| Two-Page Excel Document (secs) | 16.89 |
| Final Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 10.51 |
| Final Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 8.23 |
| One-Page Copy (secs) | 13.43 |
| Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 11.5 |
| 4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) | 19.11 |
| One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | Good |
| 4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) | 16.27 |
| Tested Color Speed (ppm) | 4.8 |
