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The MFC-9840CDW is the ultimate color laser Multi-Function Center that offers superior quality color laser printing, faxing, copying and scanning with built-in network connectivity. The MFC-9840CDW adds automatic duplex (2-sided input/output) for printing, copying, faxing and scanning, a legal-size document glass, up to 50-sheet auto document feeder, as well as an integrated 802.11b/g wireless interface. Fast laser printing delivers an impressive color and monochrome print speed of up to 21 pages per minute, and copy speeds of up to 17 copies per minute. Produce brilliant, colorful presentations, brochures and documents that will give you a competitive edge. Network connectivity lets you print, scan or send faxes wirelessly as well as the ability to install the MFC on a wired network or to connect locally to a single computer via USB. Copy or scan both sides of an original document to either print or store the scan as two single-sided pages or as a single two-sided page. You can also copy or scan two single-sided documents and produce a copy or store a scan as a single two-sided page. Conveniently print PDF or JPEG files from or scan PDF or JPEG files to a USB flash memory drive. You can also print directly from a PictBridge compatible digital camera. Minimum Paper Width/Length (Paper Tray) - 5.8/5.8 Maximum Paper Width/Length (Paper Tray) - 8.5/14 Sheet Weight - Paper Tray (max/min) - 16-28 pounds Minimum lnput for ADF (Width/Height) - 5.8/5.8 Max lnput of ADF (Width/Height) - 8.5/14 Sheet Weight - ADF (max/min) - 17-24 pounds 150-Sheets 0utput Paper Capacity Document Memory Backup Unit Dimensions - Width 20.9 x Depth 21 x Height 20.5 Unit Weight - 83.2 pounds Manufacturer's 0ne year limited warranty

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The Brother MFC-9840CDW Color Laser Multi-Function Center with Wireless Networking is the ultimate color laser all-in-one device with superior quality color laser printing, faxing, copying, and scanning. The MFC has built-in wired and wireless networking options that let you print, scan, or send faxes wirelessly via 802.11b/g or Ethernet. The printer can also be connected locally to a single computer via USB. The laser printing technology offers a resolution up to 2400 x 600 dpi and can print at a maximum speed of 21 ppm in both monochrome and black and white. The printer can handle a variety of paper sizes including letterhead, letter, and legal, as well as envelopes. The standard paper tray holds 250 sheets and an optional tray can hold 500 sheets. With the built-in duplexer, the printer can do two-sided printing, saving paper, and the printer supports the PCL-6 and BR-Script 3 printer languages.

The copier works without a PC and has a maximum copy speed of 17 cpm black and color. An automatic document feeder tray has a capacity of 50 pages for fast copying of multiple pages. The copier can scale documents from 25 to 400 percent of the original. The scanner has an optical scan resolution of 1200 x 2400 dpi at a 48-bit color depth. lncluded is Scansoft PaperPort SE with 0CR for Windows and Presto! PageManager for Mac, making it easy to organize your scanned pages and convert them into editable documents. The fax machine supports both black and white and color faxing. With a 33.6 KBps modem speed, best transmission speed is approximately two seconds per page. The Brother MFC-9840CDW Color Laser Multi-Function Center with Wireless Networking is backed by a 1-year warranty.

What's in the Box
MFC-9840CDW Color Laser Multi-Function Center, black toner cartridge, three (C/M/Y) color toner cartridges, CD-R0M (software, user's guide), and user's guide.









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Buyer's feedback: - * Great for the price ...
This little unit does it all; wireless networking, multiple paper trays, and duplex printing and scanning. This is a truly great buy. A couple of caveats:

1. The color image quality just isn't that great. It's good enough, but the colors don't compare to similar HP offerings. However, if you're more about functionality and less about pretty pictures, this shouldn't bother you too much.

2. The unit tends to lie about when it's time to replace the toner cartridge. This has caused a lot of rumblings online. There are a couple of workarounds, but the easiest thing to do is pull the cartridge out, and stick a piece of black electrical tape over the little round glass apertures on either side. Stick the cartridge back in and it will happily print perfectly fine well beyond the bogus toner "End of Life" message that the printer shows.

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Buyer's feedback: - Some drawbacks
Overall there is a lot of functionality in this machine. Also prints quickly (once it has warmed up which can take a bit). Print quality is acceptable for most purposes. The duplexing works well.

I bought this after using a big HP inkjet AIO for years. My main problem with the inkjet was I didn't print often enough and the print heads would clog up. However, the HP AIO overall was very easy to work with.

This AIO, not as easy. For instance, if I wanted to scan something on the HP, I could change settings from the printer console and send it to a standard network share. With the Brother, you have to configure it to email the file, FTP it, or send to a specific machine that has the Brother software installed on it and properly configured to exclude it from the firewall. Since I don't have an FTP server running, I have to use the Brother software route, and I really would prefer not to have this resource hog running all the time. Plus you can't control the settings from the printer itself! Even though it has 2 Start buttons - one for color, one for B&W - both do the same thing for scanning! Nor can you change the resolution. You can do this from your computer running the Brother software, but for me that means 1) going upstairs to put the document in the scanner 2) going downstairs to start the scan on the computer 3) going back upstairs to retrieve the document. The HP let me choose color/grayscale and resolution and duplex and everything right from the printer, the Brother is a pain.

But what I really can't believe on a fairly pricey AIO is there is no way to find out how much toner is left. No status, no nothing. I was in the middle of printing hundreds of pages for a mailing and the printer told me it was almost out of black. Less than 20 pages later it just stopped. Since I was going to have to drive a good ways to get to Staples to get a new toner cartridge, I tried to check to see how much color toner was left and I was stunned that I couldn't. Rather than spend the nearly $300 on color cartridges at Staples when I picked up the black cartridge, I hoped for the best and decided to order some online for cheaper. When I got home from Staples and continued the print job, about 30 pages later it was out of color toner and I had to make another trip out. Great, thanks Brother!

The configuration software and configuration via web-browser also leave a lot to be desired. Brother needs to spend some time looking at HP products to see how user-friendly devices work.

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Buyer's feedback: - * Fabulous Quality, Features and Price ...
As a Realtor I was looking for a way to bring my printing in-house on a large scale. I had been doing smaller jobs myself on a Photosmart, but for duplexing and image/text quality, not to mention speed, I knew I needed something bigger. Additionally, the ability to fax 40+ page contracts, either via straight fax or to email, was an absolute requirement. After extensive research, including printing my own document at various stores on various printers, I chose this printer and haven't looked back - the performance is spot-on! Being able to connect in a true wireless manner is a big plus. I also purchased the Brother LT100CL 500-Sheet Optional Lower Paper Tray and highly recommend it - this way, I can have legal paper in the integrated tray and letter in the add-on. All in all, I am extremely satisfied with this printer.

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Buyer's feedback: - Hands Down, the best multi-function printer for the Mac
This printer/scanner/fax/copy machine is pretty darn awesome. It's sometimes tough to find things that work so well with the Mac, but the features built in and the software included is as good as it gets. I liked it so much, that I purchased a second one for a client of mine in my office as a gift. I wish the price was about $100 cheaper, but even for the current price it's worth it (just makes it hard to buy more then one).

We're using it with several Mac computers, from iMac and laptops to MacPro towers, and we're running both OSX 10.4 Tiger and 10.5 Leopard with no issues.

We're just using it over the wired ethernet network and it acts as if each computer in the office had it locally attached. Great implementation.

I have to say that this one printer has really made me a fan of Brother printers in general.

Can you tell I like this printer?

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Buyer's feedback: - * Great Product! ...
Great all in one! We are using this in our office at the winery and this machine is working seamlessly! It's easy to install, copy, fax and even scan with. I would recommend this to anyone looking for an all in one laser printer. I wouldn't use it for heavy duty commercial use, but for an in home office or a small business office this machine definately is the cats meow!