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Brother MFC 8860DN
If you need a monochrome laser printer for your small business, you can’t go far wrong with the Brother MFC-8860DN. It is another solid performer from the office equipment specialists at Brother. The MFC-8860DN is stuffed full of options that will satisfy even the most demanding office environments. A good quality mono printer, a copier, scanner and fax are all incorporated into a reasonably sized machine.
The printer runs at around 30 pages per minute at 1200 dpi. The results are great, producing prints of clarity and depth that is surprising for such a price point. The copier runs just as fast, producing accurate and credible copies at 30 pages per minute also. Images are reproduced faithfully with only minor graining on the grayscale. Edges are sharp with no jaggedness seen on other printers of this ilk.
Physically the automatic document feeder sits on top, and the wings overlap the chassis by a few inches. This is so the MFC-8860DN can incorporate a full sized scanner and copier, capable of processing full legal-sized copies or scans. The scanner itself produces good quality scans, to either paper or file. Integrated LDAP protocol allows scans to be sent using address book features on a network which is an interesting feature.
There is the standard 250 page paper drawer, which is expandable to 500 if you purchase the extra. Toner cartridges are easy to reach and to swap out. And paper is easy to load and recover. Jams were suspiciously infrequent, even when using the automatic document feeder, which is something well worth the purchase price all on its own.
The control panel is clean and clear, the LCD screen bright and easy to read. There are three buttons, one for each of scan, copy and fax, which makes the menu system simple and easy to navigate. This method avoids a lot of the convoluted menu systems that we have to fight through daily.
Installation is simple, with USB, parallel and Ethernet connections. Driver installation is quick and to the point, offering enough features to satisfy the busiest users. The scanner isn’t over endowed with tools, but the basic functions are enough for most uses.
Being capable of sharp, accurate prints, copies and scans, the MFC-8860DN is a sensible choice for the small business. It has enough features to keep the office working and enough areas of expandability to scale with the growth of it too.
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Brother MFC 8860DN
The printer runs at around 30 pages per minute at 1200 dpi. The results are great, producing prints of clarity and depth that is surprising for such a price point. The copier runs just as fast, producing accurate and credible copies at 30 pages per minute also. Images are reproduced faithfully with only minor graining on the grayscale. Edges are sharp with no jaggedness seen on other printers of this ilk.
Physically the automatic document feeder sits on top, and the wings overlap the chassis by a few inches. This is so the MFC-8860DN can incorporate a full sized scanner and copier, capable of processing full legal-sized copies or scans. The scanner itself produces good quality scans, to either paper or file. Integrated LDAP protocol allows scans to be sent using address book features on a network which is an interesting feature.
There is the standard 250 page paper drawer, which is expandable to 500 if you purchase the extra. Toner cartridges are easy to reach and to swap out. And paper is easy to load and recover. Jams were suspiciously infrequent, even when using the automatic document feeder, which is something well worth the purchase price all on its own.
The control panel is clean and clear, the LCD screen bright and easy to read. There are three buttons, one for each of scan, copy and fax, which makes the menu system simple and easy to navigate. This method avoids a lot of the convoluted menu systems that we have to fight through daily.
Installation is simple, with USB, parallel and Ethernet connections. Driver installation is quick and to the point, offering enough features to satisfy the busiest users. The scanner isn’t over endowed with tools, but the basic functions are enough for most uses.
Being capable of sharp, accurate prints, copies and scans, the MFC-8860DN is a sensible choice for the small business. It has enough features to keep the office working and enough areas of expandability to scale with the growth of it too.
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