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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

$483.83 - $799.95
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Pricing: Very Inexpensive: $600 (3/26/2009)
Performance: Very Good: 81
Features: Very Good: 88
Design: Very Good: 80

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

Pricing

Very Inexpensive: $600

Standard-Capacity Black Cartridge - $59.99

Standard-Capacity Color Cartridge - $69.99

Standard Cyan Ink Cartridge/Toner Cost - $69.99

Standard Magenta Ink Cartridge/Toner Cost - $69.99

Standard Yellow Ink Cartridge/Toner Cost - $69.99

Performance

Very Good: 81

Text Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Text Speed (ppm)	20.6
Three-Page Word Document (secs)	34.87
Ten-Page Word Document (secs)	37.92
Text Output Quality	Superior

Color Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Color Speed (ppm)	4.8
Two-Page Excel Document (secs)	16.89
One-Page Webpage (secs)	13.65
4 by 6 Color Photo (secs)	19.11
Color Output Quality	Fair

Color Photo Printing (Glossy Paper, Best Settings)
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm)	1.9
Sports Action Shot (secs)	32.39
Color Photo Quality	Fair

Grayscale Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm)	3.7
4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs)	16.27
Grayscale Output Quality	Good

Grayscale Printing (Glossy Paper, Best Settings)
Grayscale Glossy Output Quality	n/a

Lineart Printing (Plain Paper, Best Settings)
Tested Lineart Speed (ppm)	4.6
300dpi Line Art Image (secs)	12.97
Line Art Output Quality	Very Good

Scan Tests (in seconds)
Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi	11.5
Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi	10.09
Final Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi	10.58
Preview Scan, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi	11.35
Final Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi	8.23
Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi	10.09
Final Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi	10.51
Overall Scan Quality	Good

Copy Tests
One-Page Copy (secs)	13.43
Copy Output Quality	Very Good

Features

Very Good: 88

Memory (in MB)
RAM Installed	64
Maximum Amount of RAM	576

Dimensions
Dimensions	17.0 by 19.2 by 19.0
Weight (pounds)	72.8

Vendor Rated Speeds
B&W Pages per Min.	B&W PPM:21
Color Pages per Min.	Color PPM:21

Resolutions
Max. B&W dpi	2400-by-600
Max. Color dpi	2400-by-600

Language & Emulation
PCL Emulation	PCL6
PostScript Type	BR-Script3

Interfaces
Parallel Port	No
Serial Port	No
USB 1.1	No
USB 2.0	Yes
Ethernet	Yes
Media Card Readers	None
PictBridge	Yes

Drivers
Macintosh	Yes
Windows 98	No
Windows NT	No
Windows 2000	Yes
Windows XP	Yes
Linux	Yes

Power
Maximum Power Draw (watts)	1200
Standby Power Draw (watts)	95

Multifunction Printer Specs
Scan Area (inches)	8.5 by 11.7
Max. Scanning dpi	1200
Maximum Enhanced Scan Resolution (dpi)	19200
Scanning Image Sensor Type	CIS
Scanner Type	Flatbed
Maximum Scan Color Depth	24
Maximum Scan Grayscale Depth	8
Fax Resolution (dpi)	200-by-400
Fax Memory (pages)	64
LCD Type	Mono

Paper Handling
Number of Input Trays, Standard	2
Number of Input Trays, Maximum	3
Tray Capacity, pages	300
Maximum Sheets With Optional Paper Trays	800
Manual Feed Slot	Yes
Maximum Paper Size	Legal
Output Tray Capacity	150
Auto Duplexer	No

Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years)	One
Parts Warranty (years)	One
Weekday Support Hours	24
Saturday Support Hours	24
Sunday Support Hours	24
Toll-Free Support	Yes

Cost of Operation Inside of Warranty
Cost per Page, Black	$0.08
Cost per Page, Color	$0.16
Belt	$129.99

Vendor-Supplied Data (in Pages)
Monthly Duty Cycle	35000
Monochrome Ink/Toner Yields	2500
Color Ink/Toner Yields	1500
Standard Cyan Ink Cartridge/Toner Yield	1500
Standard Magenta Ink Cartridge/Toner Yield	1500
Standard Yellow Ink Cartridge/Toner Yield	1500
Belt (Service Life)	50000
Waste Tray/Cartridge/Bin (Service Life)	20000

Bundled Items
Included Software	PaperPort 11 SE, Presto Page Manager 7, BRAdmin Professional, PC Fax Software

Reliability & Service
Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category	Readers saw some improvement here. Brother’s scores--average across the board--were a step up in reliability and ease of use from the marks the printer vendor posted in our previous R&S survey.

Reliability of brand's products in this category
Reports of products arriving with problems	Average
Reports of products with any significant problems	Average
Reports of problems that render a product unusable	Average
Buyers' rating of products ease-of-use	Average
Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category	Average

Service & Support Quality
Time spent holding for phone support	Average
Overall quality of vendor's phone support	Average
Reports of problems unresolved after contacting service	Average
Overall quality of service	Average

Design

Very Good: 80

Brother MFC-9440CN Color Laser Multifunction Printer Review

by Melissa Riofrio

- Brother's MFC-9440CN color laser multifunction printer succeeds by focusing on the basic needs of a small office. It comes with some compromises in design and print quality, but taken as a whole, it's a worthy choice.

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User Reviews for Brother MFC-9440CN

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.