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Brother Brother MFC-9440CN

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Pros
Fast for its engine speed
Text prints quickly and looks great
Cons
Yellowish, grainy photos
Cramped output tray; hefty toner rack

$399.92 - $799.95
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Performance: Very Good: 81
Features: Very Good: 88
Design: Very Good: 80

Find out how these scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Performance
300dpi Line Art Image (secs)	12.97
4 by 6 Color Photo (secs)	19.11
4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs)	16.27
Color Output Quality	Fair
Color Photo Quality	Fair
Copy Output Quality	Very Good
Copy Quality	Very Good
Final Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi	10.58
Final Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi	8.23
Final Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi	10.51
Grayscale Glossy Output Quality	n/a
Grayscale Output Quality	Good
Line Art Output Quality	Very Good
One-Page Copy	13.43
One-Page Copy (secs)	13.43
One-Page Line Art, Maximum Resolution	Very Good
One-Page Webpage (secs)	13.65
One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi	Good
Overall Scan Quality	Good
Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi	11.5
Preview Scan, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi	11.35
Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi	10.09
Sports Action Shot (secs)	32.39
Ten-Page Word Document	37.92
Ten-Page Word Document (secs)	37.92
Tested Color Speed (ppm)	4.8
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm)	1.9
Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm)	3.7
Tested Lineart Speed (ppm)	4.6
Tested Text Speed (ppm)	20.6
Text Output Quality	Superior
Three-Page Word Document	34.87
Three-Page Word Document (secs)	34.87
Total Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi	10.58
Total Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi	8.23
Total Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi	10.51
Two-Page Excel Document	16.89
Two-Page Excel Document (secs)	16.89

Scanning
Preview scan, 2-by-2-inch document, 600 dpi	11.5
Preview scan, 4-by-5-inch document, 100 dpi	11.35
Preview scan, one-page Word document, 300 dpi	10.09
Preview scan, one-page Word document, 300 dpi	10.09

Text Printing
Text output quality	Superior

What You Should Know about the Brother MFC-9440CN

Installed Memory is Ideal for Five or Fewer Users

This printer's installed memory is sufficient for small offices or workgroups that print typical business documents, such as memos, spreadsheets, or simple Web pages. If you have more than six people using the printer or the printer handles heavy traffic, you will want more memory than this printer provides.

Reviewed by: leacato

Duration of ownership: 4 Months

Strengths: Ease of use. Plenty of features.

Weaknesses: Very slow to warm up at start-up and to print a first page or single page. Mangles envelopes. Black and color are light even when adjustments are set for highest quality.

Overall Evaluation: I wish I had believed other reviews that mentioned the envelope issue. How can one manage a small office without the ability to print an envelope? Thankfully I kept the old HPLaser Jet which has been a tremendous workhorse for years but running up and down stairs for a single envelope is more than irritating.
Reviewed by: orionstrain

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: Very nice prints. Easy to operate. Scanned images of great quality. Built-in fax and PC Fax are straightforward.

Weaknesses: No auto duplex. Heavy and comes with a very big box. I heard the toners and drums are very expensive.

Overall Evaluation: I've problem installing the scanner driver. Finally got it worked after three tries and reboots. I discovered I have to use Brother TWAIN, not MS windows. Otherwise, the setup is a breeze. The color prints from FINE mode with regular paper is only about 20% better resolution than the STANDARD (NORMAL)mode. I expected more. Anyway, the normal mode is quite decent and I think I can settle with this. I've not tried using photo paper for photo prints. Some mention the quality is much better using color inkjet.