brother DCP-7065DN MFC / All-In-One Up to 27 ppm Monochrome Compact Laser Multi-Function Copier with Duplex Printing and Networking

Pros: This multi-function printer was a slam-dunk setup in Ubuntu 12.10. I pulled down the Cups (debian) driver from Brother and all went very smoothly.

Duplex (notumble) works perfectly, and the stand-alone scanning and printing is great. I haven't hooked up to the network yet, but my previous experience with Brother network printers has been very uneventful. All in all, Ubuntu and Brother seem to be a very, VERY good match-up.

Note: Newegg's 3-day delivery via Ontrac was just fine. It arrived on time and in perfect condition. I was pleasantly surprised.

Cons: N/A

Pros: Fast printing, fast startup, clean prints. Duplex feature is awesome. Easy configuration and setup for PCs in my home LAN. Network scanning works.

Cons: None.

Other Thoughts: I haven't tried out a generic cartridge yet. The shell shocker price is attrive enough just to get the toner drum replacement part from it. It does come with a starter toner cartridge - buy another to have on hand as it doesn't last long.

Pros: This is a great laser printer. Never had any issues with it ever since I bought it on 6/2012. Very easy to use and set up on my network. Scans docs great and clear. Its a bit loud, but that is expected from a laser printer.

Cons: When printing on envelopes, you have to feed envelopes from the back of the printer. Which is inconvenient at times because this printer is on my desk against the wall.

Other Thoughts: The reviewer that is having troubles with the printer waking up or dropping off the network. It could be just hardware issues with that person's network. I had never had any issues with printing from a laptop in my living room (printer is in my room) and the printer coming off sleep mode to print. Nor does the printer drop off my network and is not recognized on my network.

Pros: Frankly, I am concerned that the other reviewers are either fake or lying. This thing drops off your network in literally 1 minute and stays "asleep" or even "deep sleep" until you use Brother's invasive network repair tool to bring it back to life. Too bad it only does so until you let this 30lb paperweight sit 1 minute again. Back to no printing at that point.

I would rate this thing negative 5 stars if I could.

Cons: It doesn't stay online more than one minute. It goes to sleep and stays that way indefinitely. There is nothing you can do to print at that point. You can't wake it up on the printer itself. You can't wake it up from your PC. Your only recourse is to literally uninstall and reinstall the printer every single time you want to use it. Brother has some network repair tool to download to fix it. Too bad it does not. However, the existence of the tool at all shows that they are completely aware of the problem yet they keep making these things. It is even under their FAQ showing that this problem is very prolific.

Win7 does not see this as a scanner either. It only will after installing the bloatware - even if you installed the complete driver.

Win8 is the same way.

Why is it so difficult for companies to make stuff that works these days?

Consumers should be able to file lawsuits against companies like this for free or through the SEC. Brother clearly knows of this issue and does not care about you.

Other Thoughts: I will never buy another Brother product due to this absurd issue. A printer that falls offline in 1 minute and renders itself useless unless you reinstall it every single time.

Stupidity.

Pros: This multipurpose machine is relatively cheap, reliable, very fast, and silent when not in use. It is also pretty compact for an MFC with low overall printing costs.

Cons: Black and white only

Other Thoughts: I don't print or scan often in my home office but when I do, it is usually important and can be quite a bit of volume.

I had been using a relatively expensive color ink-jet printer that was a few years old when one of the plastic gears in paper feed cracked. It was big loud, took forever to warm-up and print the first page and shook my whole desk when it finally did start printing.

It would have cost at least $100 to repair so I decided to give up color printing and get the brother DCP-7065DN MFC for not too much more than the cost to repair my old printer.

I am much happier. Other than the ability to print in color, everything about this machine is much superior. It is silent when in sleep mode yet it wakes up and prints, copies, or scans in mere seconds when called upon. My overall toner costs are also much lower than ink-jet.

I've had a brother printer on my desktop at work for several years and never any problems. If you don't need color printing, I completely recommend this machine.

Pros: Easy installation. This unit replaces a Samsung color printer I had owned for 5 years. I seldom put it to use and it always seems to be slow and getting jammed every other pages. Hopefully this new printer will last longer.

Cons: None so far.

Pros: Seems like a solid machine, efficient use of toner, friendly to use. I have set up a home network with 2 macs, an iPad and a PC and works just fine.

Cons: The software that scans text and puts it into Word is absolutely horrible when using a Mac. Almost not worth using. I talked to several Brother tech reps and both said they have not spent energy in developing their software for Mac. I am NOT a happy camper.

Other Thoughts: Fix this Mac issue and this thing would be perfect.

Pros: This Machine is very easy to set up and use. It works without a hitch and scans and copies very quickly compared to some others out there.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: For the price I think Brother products give very good value for their prices

Pros: - Easy to install. Used the included install disc to install onto our Win 7 machine and only took a few minutes until we were up a printing. Didn't even need to use the disc to install onto our iMac with Mountain Lion.

- Prints super quick.

Cons: None so far.

Pros: Does exactly what the description says it will.

Cons: It is a louder than expected.