Browse »
home»
8440
»
brother
»
mfc
»
Brother MFC 8440
The Brother MFC-8440 is a monochrome laser multifunction printer that is built to beat the competition, and we must say that it does. It prints at 21 pages per minute at 600 dpi, scans in color at 600 x 2400 dpi, copies as well as it prints, and has a fully feature fax machine that is all the fax you will ever need.
We all know the laser printer market is hot right now and competition is fierce. Multifunction devices really have to be good to stand out, and the features have to be spot on in order to sell. The Brother MFC-8440 succeeds in both aspects and deserves to be considered for any laser printer purchase.
Out of the box the device is simple to install and configure. The toner cartridge fits into the imaging unit and then slides right in to a drawer on the front. The control panel and LCD screen was designed with users in mind, so is intuitive and clear. It walks you through the rest of the setup process with ease. Drivers are also straightforward, walking you through the install and even telling you when to attach the cables.
The user manual is easy to follow and quite comprehensive. There is also further documentation on the driver CD. Technical support is readily available, with further manuals, information, FAQs and drivers available on the Brother website.
The MFC-8440 has the standard 250 sheet paper tray, which can be expanded to 500 with an optional expansion drawer. An automatic document feeder of 50 sheets, a fax with phone book memory, short dials and an intriguing feature that can disperse incoming faxes to clients on a network if you purchase the optional network card. It can also page you when a fax arrives which is a useful feature for faxes intensive offices.
Print quality is good, nice, crisp edges on text and decent image reproduction. At 21 pages per minute it isn’t lightning fast, but respectable enough. The scanner is okay, easy to use, and the lid can move up and down for thicker documents. This adds quite a bit of flexibility when copying or scanning as thick books or magazines are now easy to archive or duplicate.
Running costs are reasonable, with consumables being competitively priced.
A new toner cartridge is currently around $30 and will last a good 6500 pages, while a new drum is around $65 and will keep going up to around 20000 pages.
All in all, this is a product worthy of note and well placed in its target market. It has everything a multifunction device needs, and complete all tasks with ease.
Advertisement
Brother MFC 8440
We all know the laser printer market is hot right now and competition is fierce. Multifunction devices really have to be good to stand out, and the features have to be spot on in order to sell. The Brother MFC-8440 succeeds in both aspects and deserves to be considered for any laser printer purchase.
Out of the box the device is simple to install and configure. The toner cartridge fits into the imaging unit and then slides right in to a drawer on the front. The control panel and LCD screen was designed with users in mind, so is intuitive and clear. It walks you through the rest of the setup process with ease. Drivers are also straightforward, walking you through the install and even telling you when to attach the cables.
The user manual is easy to follow and quite comprehensive. There is also further documentation on the driver CD. Technical support is readily available, with further manuals, information, FAQs and drivers available on the Brother website.
The MFC-8440 has the standard 250 sheet paper tray, which can be expanded to 500 with an optional expansion drawer. An automatic document feeder of 50 sheets, a fax with phone book memory, short dials and an intriguing feature that can disperse incoming faxes to clients on a network if you purchase the optional network card. It can also page you when a fax arrives which is a useful feature for faxes intensive offices.
Print quality is good, nice, crisp edges on text and decent image reproduction. At 21 pages per minute it isn’t lightning fast, but respectable enough. The scanner is okay, easy to use, and the lid can move up and down for thicker documents. This adds quite a bit of flexibility when copying or scanning as thick books or magazines are now easy to archive or duplicate.
Running costs are reasonable, with consumables being competitively priced.
A new toner cartridge is currently around $30 and will last a good 6500 pages, while a new drum is around $65 and will keep going up to around 20000 pages.
All in all, this is a product worthy of note and well placed in its target market. It has everything a multifunction device needs, and complete all tasks with ease.
Advertisement