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Pros

Canon's b&w laser printer is getting old and takes up a fair bit of space. This printer does everything i want and is simple to use.

Resolution goes up to 2400 dpi. Text is crisp and clear and colors are vivid. Photographs are clear, documents are flawless and fast.

An adf makes multi-page faxing, scanning and copying so much easier. Wish it had duplex scanning from the adf.



Cons

Print quality is poor along with having to turn off my vpn to print pictures. The printer says it is getting wifi, but you have to reboot it or the software won't see it on your computer.

Wasted time and a lot of paper trying to run it through its built-in clean cycles and troubleshooting. Brother has no idea how to solve the problem.

This thing is ridiculously loud. In general the crispness and quality of the print is not what our previous hp inkjet photosmart 4200, which always produced high quality output, was.

Almost all all-in-one inkjets for home use have less than stellar reputations anymore. This is very stressful when you are looking for a good product that will last more than 6 months. Each ink cartridge supplied states “up to 2 years of ink,” yet eac...  Read More

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Quality


Setup was easy, print quality is great, and is very quiet compared to my previous one (a different brand).


This is the second brother printer i've owned and i'm very impressed with the quality and performance of both.


Print quality is unusable even after deep cleaning several times.


But all i got were the starter tanks, when i got in touch with the seller i was told to ship the whole thing back.

Price


The cost savings are impressive along with good print quality and reliability.

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  • Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 235 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 24 2023.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Settled on this one after reading a bazillon reviews of other printers


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I did i lot of printing and with my old hp i would have gone through 3 cartridges by now


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Print quality is unusable even after deep cleaning several times


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Very disappointed its basically a paper weight now


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Because of some reviews regarding excessive bloatware i did not download any drivers and did not use the cd that comes with it


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I did update the printers firmware from brother once i had an internet connection


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    You forget how awful it was to have to buy those expensive little tanks and change them way too often


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    On this one it seems i have changed the black once per year

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