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Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (parts): 2 years
Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (labor): 2 years
Pros: Packed with features and set up is a breeze. Researched like kind machines and found this one to be well rounded and offered what I needed and a little more. This is my second Brother printer...just retired a MFC-420CN..had it about 4 years and still as reliable as the day I put it into service. Wireless works better than most and the large format ability is good to have. I do recommend using brother paper as the HP stuff I used with my old Brother printer wants to double feed where the Brother paper does not. No jams with the double feed just annoying..Brother paper feeds perfect. I have multiple OS machines in the office...all work well with this box. Other reviewers complain about not so black, black printing...I don't see any issue as my text is crisp and plenty black. Colors are strong and ink economy is as good as any if not better... The software suite is robust and creates little overhead on my systems. The duplex feature is too cool!
Cons: It's big....
Other Thoughts: I worked on printers years ago both desktop and commercial and find the layout to be solid and fairly easy to get to if needed.....never had to crack the cover on my old Brother printer...looking forward to more of that here.
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Missed Opportunity
Reviewed By: Simsy9 on 1/25/2010
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: The printer does it all. Print, scan (11x17), auto duplex printing, fax. The network setup was painless too. I use static IPs and still encountered no problems with connectivity. Printing/Scanning quality seems to be as good as other printers I've used of similar manufacturer dates.
Cons: If you use MAC filtering you'll have a little extra work to do. This printer does not display it's MAC address. Not in the setup, front panel, nameplate, etc. I had to use the command prompt "ARP" command to get the MAC.
The included drivers did not support Windows 7. You must download the utility from Brother's website.
Other Thoughts: My printer was DOA. Right out of the box the black would not print. I called Brother and went through the troubleshooting process. They could not figure it out so, under warranty, they offered to ship me a replacement 'refurbished' model. I told them I didn't feel it was fair to buy a new printer and immediately have to trade it for a used model. They said they would send a new printer, but the one I got looks refurbished. The ink inlets are stained the appropriate color and there are minor blemishes. The printer does work this time though. I usually stick to HP for printers but this had what I needed. I would definitely buy an HP model over this if they made an 11x17 all in one.
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Well Engineered Overall
Reviewed By: nibble on 9/6/2009
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: In the past, I have only looked at HP or Canon, but Brother really stepped up to the plate and offered what I really look for in a practical AIO (All-In-One): digital faxing, 11x17 native surface, reasonable pricing. I don't want photo lab quality prints for my pictures, I usually send that stuff out anyway, if at all...a good monitor/TV is better for pics anyhow these days.
The only AIO I found to offer complete fax support via a computer. It saves faxes to memory, so when you turn on your computer, you can retrieve it without using up any paper or ink. For HP Officejets, the computer MUST be on while the fax is coming in, which is lame. Canon printers also have limitations on whether they can only send or receive via computer depending on the model. In fact, I'm now cancelling my eFax service, which will save me some dough.
Printing is good for me, I use it for basic stuff anyway. Scanning is great, the ADF scanned a bunch of stuff and made 1 complete PDF file for me.
Cons: If you send a fax via your computer and you want a fax transmission verification, you can only print it out. Brother needs to update this to save the verification to memory to go completely paperless on faxing.
PC FAX is not supported for Macs yet, so I'm tied to my Windoze machine for this feature. (PC FAX is setup for only 1 machine anyway)
Other Thoughts: Some reviews on the net were negative on the print speed, and the quality of the black ink.
I found the speed just fine. The black ink does look bad if you use the "fast" print setting, though "fast normal", "normal", and "fine" were good depending on how nice you want it.
The wireless setup was easy and supported WPA-AES with no problems.
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Model
Brand
Brother
Series
MFC series
Model
MFC-6890CDW
Recommended Use
MFC / All-In-One
Printer SPEC
Print Technology
InkJet
Output Type
Color
Black Print Speed
Up to 35 ppm
Color Print Speed
Up to 28 ppm
Black Print Quality
6000 x 1200 dpi
Color Print Quality
6000 x 1200 dpi
Duplex printing
Yes
Max. Duty Cycle
Up to 5000 pages
Copier SPEC
Copy speed, Black
Up to 23 cpm
Copy speed, Color
Up to 20 cpm
Scanner SPEC
Scan Resolution, Enhanced
19200 x 19200 dpi
Scan Resolution, Optical
1200 x 2400 dpi
Scan Technology
48bit
Fax SPEC
Color Fax
Yes
Fax Transmission Speed (seconds per page)
3 seconds per page
Fax Memory
480 page
Paper Handling / Media
Input Capacity, std.
350 sheets
Output Capacity, std.
50 sheets
Media Type
Brother Inkjet Plain Paper (BP60PL), Brother Matte Inkjet Paper (BP60ML), Brother Ledger Plain Inkjet Paper (BPPLGR), Innobella Ledger Glossy Paper (BP71GLGR), Innobella Glossy 8.5" x 11" Photo Paper (BP71GLTR); Innobella Glossy 4" x 6" Photo Paper (BP71GP20), and 3M 3410 Transparency Film.
Reviewed By: itnerd on 2/3/2010
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
