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Brother MFC-9840CDW All-In-One Laser Printer

MFC-9840CDW All-In-One Laser Printer
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Brother MFC-9840CDW All-In-One Laser Printer

  • Reviewed by: Drtam

    09-23-09

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: Good quality

    Weaknesses:takes a long time to warm up

    Overall Evaluation: If you are retired and do not mind waiting this is a Good quality reliable machine for you. Every time when you want to copy something you just have to wait and wait and wait for the machine to warm up and then you have to wait again for the scanning bulb to warm up. A very good machine if you don't mind waiting.

  • Reviewed by: ifdefmoose

    10-10-08

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: Great feature set, excellent price/performance

    Weaknesses:high power consumption (38w) while sleeping; loses date/time when powered off

    Overall Evaluation: This printer has everything that I want for my home office, at a price point well below anything comparable on the market. It scans to the network, has duplex ADF and printing, legal size scanner, and a host of other features. I read all the reviews, and I want one. I have 2 problems with it: First, the relatively high power consumption when not in use (38w while sleeping, and 30 minute timeout for scanner light that cannot be shortened); second, the fact that it loses date/time setting when powered off. I'm trying to decide whether to buy this one, especially at the steep discounts now offered, or wait and hope the next model resolves these two (minor) issues. How does a printer get an Energy Star rating when it uses 38w while sleeping?

  • Reviewed by: SusanBunch

    09-01-08

    Duration of ownership: 1 Months

    Strengths: Print quality, durability, ease of set-up, networking capabilities

    Weaknesses:Network scanning is somewhat iffy

    Overall Evaluation: I purchased this product to replace a plethora of printers in my home office and to have one networking printer. The set-up was a breeze and I have been able to access the printer from every computer in the house (PC and Mac), except for one which I am working on now. Printing speed is slower than I expected, but a little faster than the printers I have accessed via Bluetooth. If you are looking for speedy start-up printing, this may not be the printer for you but once it starts printing, it is fast. Sometimes it takes a while for the print job to reach this printer. Print quality is fine but I have only been using for documents and have not yet had time to play with photos. All in all I am very satisfied with this printer and the ease with which we are all able to print without being physically tied to the printer or in the same room for Bluetooth.

  • Reviewed by: Nytehawk

    08-11-08

    Duration of ownership: 30 Days

    Strengths: Built in auto duplexing, wireless, Available Linux drivers.

    Weaknesses:None so far.

    Overall Evaluation: What an amazing multi-function device. It does everything I've wanted in a multi-function device and more. My two favorite features is it's wireless capabilities and that it works with LINUX. Drivers for the 9840CDW are provided for you in the latest version of Ubuntu (8.04). Brother's website also contain additional drivers to allow scanning and faxing. It's quality is amazing for the price with a ton of features as well. A lot of thought went into the design of this MFC. It's one of the few MFC's that allow auto duplex printing, copying and faxing. This MFC also offers a large number of options for faxing. There are even multiple faxing options to support homes with only a single phone line. My one and only complaint was that it was a bit difficult to find a stand/table that could support it's size and weight of near 115 lbs. I've been a big fan of Brother printers for awhile now. They have been one of the very few printer companies that offered built in duplexing at prices that beat printers without duplexing. After using this MFC I am now an even bigger fan. GO BROTHER!

  • Reviewed by: crunch03

    07-30-08

    Duration of ownership: 2 Months

    Strengths: Great all in one solutionWifiWell built

    Weaknesses:A bit slow

    Overall Evaluation: I bought this printer for my home office in April 2008. I wanted a single machine that I could use to print (B&W & Color), Scan, Copy, Fax and it had to be able to duplex, all over a network. I have used it for all of these things and it has been flawless. It was easy to set up (follow the instructions and disable your antivirus software!!!) and has worked perfectly for everything I need. It isn't the fastest machine out there, but I'm not a high-volume user so I don't care. For an all-in-one solution, it fits what I need perfectly. It comes in a very big box, be prepared.

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