Carrying a price tag of $200 (as of 10/25/2006), the Brother MFC-665CW is packed full of features for a small or home office. It offers a color fax, an answering machine, media slots, and wireless networking. The fax sends and receives at only 14.4 kilobits per second (compared to most rivals' 33.6 kbps), but the Brother can store up to 480 pages of received faxes. A telephone handset attaches to the left side of the unit, and also operates as a speakerphone. You get 80 speed-dial locations for storing fax and phone numbers. The integrated answering machine can store up to 29 minutes of messages in the 32MB of memory it shares with the fax.
Brother MFC-665CW Inkjet All-in-One Printer (27 PPM, 6000x1200 DPI, Color, 32MB, PC/Mac)

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Latest Price: $654.14
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- Core Components
- Media Handling
- Display
- Network
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- Platform Support
- Dimensions
- General Features
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- Included Hardware
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- Scanning
- Faxing
Media Handling
| Manual Feed Slot | No |
| Maximum Number of Input Trays | 2 |
| Maximum paper size, height | 14.0 inches |
| Maximum Sheets With All Paper Trays | 2 |
| Output Tray Capacity | 50 |
| Standard Number of Input Trays | 2 |
| Maximum paper size, width | 8.5 inches |
| Standard input sheet capacity | 2 |
| Duplex printing | No |
Platform Support
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General Features
| PostScript Type | None |
| Printer Emulation Type | GDI |
| Media slots |
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| PictBridge compatible | Yes |
| Printer languages supported | None |
Included Software
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Pros
Built-in Wi-Fi; ADF
Fax and answering machine
Cons
Very slow printing
Slow fax speed of 14.4 kbps
Bottom Line
The MFC-665cw includes Wi-Fi, fax, and an answering machine at a price that should appeal to small offices.
Brother MFC-665CW
MFC-665CW Inkjet All-in-One Printer (27 PPM, 6000x1200 DPI, Color, 32MB, PC/Mac) Review, by Paul Jasper December 20, 2006
The integrated 802.11b/g networking should be popular with road warriors who move about with their notebook PCs. You can also connect through the wired ethernet and USB ports, but you're better off transferring images from the two media slots on the front of the unit to your PC because the USB port runs at only USB 1.1 speed. You can print proof sheets of the images, though the sheets lack the scanner markings that rival MFPs use to let you select which images to print. The front-mounted direct-print port lets you print directly from your PictBridge-compatible digital camera; it doesn't accept USB flash drives or a Bluetooth adapter as some of its rivals do, however.
The control panel sports a 2.5-inch color LCD surrounded by sensibly arranged buttons that have a pleasant rubberized feel. The on-screen menus are easy to operate, and you get a few functions for adjusting images printed from the media slots. You can scan documents as big as letter-size from the glass platen, and up to ten sheets of legal paper through the automatic document feeder. An OCR program comes in the box. Brother supplies very little other software, though you can pick up free image management and printing packages online.
The tray in the base of the printer holds up to 100 sheets of plain paper. You can also feed 20 sheets of 4-by-6-inch photo paper from a slot in the top of the output tray, though pushing this feeder into place can be fiddly. A fold-down door on the front of the MFC-665CW makes it easy to replace the four individual ink cartridges.
Our judges were impressed with the results of our challenging line-art test, which approached laser printer standards. The Brother laid down sharp, straight lines, which remained distinct even when tightly packed. Unfortunately, text came out looking less appealing. Though solid areas were nice and dark, many characters had jagged edges, italics printed too lightly, and we noticed some banding. Photos on plain paper appeared speckled, with dull, unnatural colors. On photo paper colors seemed paler and less vibrant than with the other MFPs we were judging, but we did see some natural-looking skin tones, smooth gradations, good contrast, and sharp details. In our set of scan-quality tests, the unit mustered a score of Good. The quality of the photocopies was no better than its text-print quality.
In our speed tests, the MFC-665CW was the slowest inkjet MFP we tested. Its speed of 3.8 pages per minute for text pales in comparison to the Canon Pixma MP600's 11.9 ppm. Plain-paper graphics printed well below average at 2 ppm. Our 5-by-7-inch glossy photo printed in 2 minutes, 14 seconds, compared to the 45-second average of the eight MFPs we tested this month. The MFC-665CW was also the slowest scanner of the bunch. For example, it scanned our 4-by-5-inch test image at 100 dots per inch in a lingering 14 seconds, compared to the average of 8.9 seconds. Copies emerged at 2.1 ppm, versus the average of 2.8 ppm.
If you're hunting for a space-saving unit that can serve multiple purposes in your home office or small business, the Brother MFC-665CW is worth a closer look. Despite its slow performance, it offers many functions at an affordable price.
Paul Jasper
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Performance
| 300dpi Line Art Image (secs) | 143.56 |
| 4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) | 33.93 |
| 4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) | 32.03 |
| Color Output Quality | Fair |
| Color Photo Quality | Superior |
| Copy Output Quality | Fair |
| Copy Quality | Fair |
| Final Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 15.89 |
| Final Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 13.75 |
| Final Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 19.11 |
| Grayscale Output Quality | Good |
| Line Art Output Quality | Good |
| One-Page Copy | 28.23 |
| One-Page Copy (secs) | 28.23 |
| One-Page Line Art, Maximum Resolution | Good |
| One-Page Webpage (secs) | 34.01 |
| One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | Very Good |
| Overall Scan Quality | Good |
| Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 18.75 |
| Preview Scan, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 18.55 |
| Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 13.14 |
| Sports Action Shot (secs) | 133.96 |
| Ten-Page Word Document | 205.57 |
| Ten-Page Word Document (secs) | 205.57 |
| Tested Color Speed (ppm) | 2 |
| Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) | 0.4 |
| Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) | 1.9 |
| Tested Lineart Speed (ppm) | 0.4 |
| Tested Text Speed (ppm) | 3.8 |
| Text Output Quality | Fair |
| Three-Page Word Document | 67.56 |
| Three-Page Word Document (secs) | 67.56 |
| Total Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 15.89 |
| Total Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 13.75 |
| Total Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 19.11 |
| Two-Page Excel Document | 50.02 |
| Two-Page Excel Document (secs) | 50.02 |
Scanning
| Preview scan, 2-by-2-inch document, 600 dpi | 18.75 |
| Preview scan, 4-by-5-inch document, 100 dpi | 18.55 |
| Preview scan, one-page Word document, 300 dpi | 13.14 |
| Preview scan, one-page Word document, 300 dpi | 13.14 |
Text Printing
| Text output quality | Fair |
Review Now! Already own it? Tell us What You Think
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Reviewed by: linghend
Strengths: wireless ready
Weaknesses: none so far
Overall: This is the great wireless ready AIO print server. You could set up this printer without any cable. You could directly operate scan/copy/fax/print function via network. Very very convenient! If this is a laser one, everything will be perfect.
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Strengths: WiFi capability.9 in 1 functionality. Easy installEasy to use
Weaknesses: Paper jams every time with a CD label sheet.
Overall: Super cheap for a MFC with WiFi, document feed, speaker-phone, digital TAD, etc.Brother support pathetic, just sent me list of supported paper specs (same as in the manual). It is supposed to accept up to 220gsm, 0.25mm cut sheet!! Grrr.On the whole excellent value for money spent.
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Reviewed by: drissi
Strengths: Space saver, color fax, stand alone copier, individual ink cartridges, plain paper, LCD display
Weaknesses: maintenance cycle uses up ink
Overall: I bought this to replace a plain paper fax machine. One that had paper piled up in the rear. The MFC has the paper neatly hidden away. Color and B&W printing is good. If you have to print a photo, use photo paper. I did learn one thing. It goes thru a "maintenance cycle" cleaning the heads and whatever. This "cycle" will use up ink. So use it or loose it. It wouldn't be so bad if you could shut the machine down, but I need the phone. It's a good solid machine. Has more features than I use (now). When I get a laptop, I'll set up the wireless.
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Reviewed by: gautam3
Strengths: all in one - print/copy/scan/fax/photo/phone/voicemail,small footprint,wi-fi printing,quiet and fast,separate photo paper tray,ink is SUPER cheap,elegance,adf,photo center, affordable
Weaknesses: Slow bootup/shutdown,Heavy? Not really :)
Overall: I can't speak too highly of this multifunction center. I purchased it for 130$ on Amazon, and the value for money speaks for itself. It has EVERYTHING an office needs - from faxing, copying, scanning, printing and a full phone center with answering machine. It's a fast and quiet machine that has an ADF feeder that is indispensable. I can't believe how cheap the inks are, as well, online and in stores. Each ink cartridge (4 in all) lasts a long time and photo printouts are really quite stunning. The LCD screen is a bit blurry on high res photos, but we can't get it all. I don't really care that much since I don't view photos on the screen, I just use the card readers to print out photos on the DEDICATED photo tray that it has. Did I mention that this features every kind of connection ever? Wi-fi, ethernet, usb...it's just too cool a machine. If this isn't a five star item, then there isn't anything that is. The wi-fi setup was DEAD easy, and the built in computer does everything for you. I can't be happier, objectively speaking.There are drivers for every operating system as well. Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux are all natively supported. You can access the scanner, fax, card reader and print functions all wirelessly.BTW - There is a new firmware update, but I don't know what it does. Download from the Brother site.
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Reviewed by: HerculesRockerfeller
Strengths: Has not burst into flames, or emitted anything radioactive.
Weaknesses: Does not work with Windows, can barely work with Mac. Using it is a production.
Overall: Update: This printer has been nothing but trouble after the first month. * I have it set up a network printer on a wireless network. Even though it is set up as DHCP, it only releases its IP address when it feels like it. When I reconfigured it and the network so that the printer had a statically allocated it an IP address, it would release that address.* I cannot get the printing or scanning to work with my windows PC, just my Mac- and not very well with my Mac (more on that below). Luckily for brother not too many people use Windows XP.* I use the scanning capability occasionally (once every two weeks or so). Initiating scanning from the printer NEVER works. I can only initiate scanning from my Mac, but I always have to restart my Mac before I can scan. Actually I first have to fail at scanning THEN restart my Mac.* After printing a dozen or so pages, and a dozen photos it's almost out of ink.I feel that whatever printers are used in the corporate offices at brother (probably IKON or some other brand) should be replaced with this printer. If I could give a negative star ranking I would give a -10 out of 5.
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