Pros
- Connectivity includes Wi-Fi, Ethernet
- Excellent manuals; sharp text quality
Cons
- Very slow; no duplex capability
- Pricey inks; paper trays are complex
At A Glance
This underpowered MFP is painfully slow at default settings, rendering moot its many good points.
Manufacturer’s Description
This All in One offers a unique, low-profile design, without sacrificing a 10 page ADF. It combines a convenient frontloading paper tray with a wide flip-up 3.3 color LCD, Ethernet and wireless network as well as USB Direct Interface. The MFC-685cw also includes the Message Center feature, a telephone handset and a full-duplex speakerphone.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | MFC685CW |
| Inventory Number | 30749 |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 32.0 MB |
| Memory max | 0.032 GB |
| Requirements | |
| Operating System Compatibility |
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| Display | |
| Display type | Color |
| Ports and Connections | |
| USB | Yes Direct |
| Wireless connection |
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| USB 1.1 | Yes |
| USB 2.0 | Yes |
| PictBridge | Yes |
| Parallel Port | 0 |
| Serial Port | No |
| Power | |
| Maximum Power Draw (watts) | 31 watts |
| Standby Power Draw (watts) | 7 watts |
| Faxing | |
| Fax Resolution (dpi) | 392 x 203 dpi |
| Fax page memory capacity | 400.0 |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 18.4 inches |
| Depth | 14.6 inches |
| Height | 7.1 inches |
| Weight | 18.5 pounds |
| Media Handling | |
| Standard Number of Input Trays | 2 |
| Standard Input Sheet Capacity | 100 |
| Manual Feed Slot | 0 |
| Automatic Duplexer | Not Available |
| Max Input Trays | 2 |
| Maximum Paper Height | 14.0 |
| Storage Media | |
| Compact flash | CompactFlash |
| Micro SD | xD-Picture Card |
| SD card | SD Card |
| Memory stick | Memory Stick |
| Compact flash | Yes |
| Resolutions | |
| Monochrome horizontal optical resolution | 6000 x 1200 dpi |
| Color horizontal optical resolution | 6000 x 1200 dpi |
| Scanning | |
| Scanner Type | FlatbedADF |
| Maximum External Bit Depth |
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| Maximum Scan Resolution | 19200 |
| Optical Scanning Resolution | 600 by 2400 |
Performance
| PCWorld Test Center (Quality) | |
|---|---|
| Print quality: Text | Very Good |
| Print quality: Color photo | Superior |
| Print quality: Grayscale photo | Very Good |
| Copy quality | Fair |
| PCWorld Test Center (Speed) | |
|---|---|
| Print speed: Text | 3.8 ppm |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Overall Scan Quality | Good |
| Color Output Quality | Good |
| Final Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 14.74 |
| Sports Action Shot (secs) | 124.37 |
| Tested Lineart Speed (ppm) | 1.1 |
| Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) | 2 |
| Line Art Output Quality | Good |
| One-Page Line Art, Maximum Resolution | Good |
| Three-Page Word Document (secs) | 65.34 |
| Grayscale Glossy Output Quality | n/a |
| 300dpi Line Art Image (secs) | 54.84 |
| Ten-Page Word Document (secs) | 203.25 |
| Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) | 0.5 |
| Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 13.55 |
| Preview Scan, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 17.81 |
| One-Page Webpage (secs) | 32.07 |
| Two-Page Excel Document (secs) | 47.75 |
| Final Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 17.54 |
| Final Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 12.13 |
| One-Page Copy (secs) | 28.22 |
| Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 17.58 |
| 4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) | 31.44 |
| One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | Very Good |
| 4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) | 30.03 |
| Tested Color Speed (ppm) | 2.2 |
