Brother MFC-8860DN Flatbed Laser All-in-One Printer with Duplex
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Manufacturer: Brother PrinterAudio: English (Original Language)
Platform: Mac, Windows
Model: MFC-8860dn
Product features:
- Automatic duplex (two-sided) printing, copying, scanning and faxing
- Print and copy at up to 30ppm
- Ethernet, High-Speed USB 2.0 and Parallel interfaces
- 1200 x 1200 dpi Laser Printing
- 50-Sheet multipurpose tray
- Microsoft Office Home and Business 2010 (Disc Version)
- PaperPort 12
- AmazonBasics USB 2.0 A-Male to A-Female Extension Cable (3.3 Feet/1.0 Meter)
- AmazonBasics USB 2.0 A-Male to Mini-B Cable (6 Feet / 1.8 Meters)
- AmazonBasics USB 2.0 A-Male to B-Male Cable (6 Feet / 1.8 Meters)
Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Brother MFC-8860DN Flatbed Laser All-in-One Printer with Duplex
Customer Review: Great all-in-one, great for email faxing!
Summary: 4 Stars
We purchased the MFC-8860DN to replace another Brother multifunction printer, the 7820, in a small business environment. This printer actually gets fairly light usage (less than 50 pages/day) , as most of our regular black and white printing gets done through a faster HP Laserjet printer. However, we have had to use the Brother as the primary printer when the Laserjet has problems, and it's performed just as admirably under 500 pages/day.
The main reasons we chose to replace our previous Brother multifunction had less to do with the printer we previously had, and more to do with a few key features in this model:
- Networkable
The 8860DN can be networked very easily, once you understand the process. Unfortunately, the documentation on this isn't very good, but if you know (or google) the steps to add a network printer to a computer, it's very easy.
The real benefit of networking is that you can scan from the printer to an individual desktop. If you press the SCAN button on the printer, you use the standard scan profiles (resolution, color, etc). If you press a SCAN button on the Brother software on the desktop instead, you can have a personalized profile for each desktop. I wish they made it easier to store the personalized profiles on the actual printer - it's fine if the printer is near the computer, but a pain to go back and forth if it's far (put document on printer, walk to desktop, press scan button, walk to printer, retrieve document, go back to desktop).
- Fax to Server: This is the real benefit, and probably why I'll get the printer again for our other office. If you use Internet Fax (where you send/receive faxes by email, instead of over the phone line), this is a real time saver.
Brother's Fax to Server lets you send a fax-by-email directly from the printer, instead of having to scan, save, create email, and attach document at your desktop. It acts more like a traditional fax. Once it's set up, just punch in the fax number and it will automatically email your document to something like [faxnumber]@faxservice.com (or however you set it up).
I believe you can only choose to use the Fax to Server OR the traditional fax. You can't use both. The printer can also monitor an email address and print out attachments directly, but I haven't used this service yet.
- Fast.. kind of. At 30 ppm, the Brother is fairly speedy, but not the fastest printer in our office. It's a decent speed for what we use it for, but I wouldn't want to use it every day for heavy usage -- I'd rather have a faster dedicated printer for higher levels of printing.
We rely on our internet fax services a lot, so this printer has made a big difference. However, there are a couple cons that I really wish Brother would address.
- Paper tray: The 250 tray is kind of paltry for daily usage. There is an optional 250 page add-on tray available at a msrp of $200 each (maximum 2 add-ons), but I wish the printer came with at least a 500 page tray built-in. Its so much easier being able to dump a 500 page ream into one tray, than trying to balance out the load between two trays or figuring out where to store a half-used ream.
- Toner: Brother toners are great in that they're cheap, because they don't include a drum unit. You just pull out the cartridge from the existing drum and replace. However, that also means replacing the toner can be messy. Also, Brother units are notorious for giving very short notice regarding toner life. Once it's out, it's out - no shaking the cartridge for another hundred pages, even though there is physically enough toner.
Description of Brother MFC-8860DN Flatbed Laser All-in-One Printer with Duplex
Brother MFC-8860DN Flatbed Laser All-in-One Printer with DuplexAmazon.com Product Description The MFC-8860DN has a convenient flatbed design that accommodates either single sheets or bound documents for copying, faxing, or scanning. With the ability to function as a digital copier, the unit supports reduction and enlargement of documents from 25 to 400 percent in one percent increments, makes up to 99 copies, and includes sorting functionality. Copies up to legal size can be made from both the glass and the automatic document feeder. Print and copy speeds up to 21 pages per minute keep up with busy offices, while outstanding resolution of up to 1,200 x 1,200 dpi gives each document exceptional legibility.
The MFC-8860DN features two sided (duplexed) printing, copying, scanning, and faxing. You can take a typical document file and simply choose to print it as a duplexed document right from the MFC-8860DN's print menu, with the orientation you prefer. Your selection then happens automatically, without the need to reload the paper to print the other side. You can also copy or scan two sides of the same document and either print the copy or store the scan as two single-sided pages, or as a single two-sided page. Or, you can copy or scan two single-sided documents and produce a copy or store a scan as a single two-sided page. You can even scan a two-sided document for faxing with only one step and it will be received as two single-sided pages.
 Print, fax, scan, and copy -- all from one powerful unit. View larger. |
 Send scans, copies, and faxes directly from the MFC-8860DN to colleagues that are listed in your network address book. |
 Choose the document feeder or the flatbed. |
 Single or double sided -- you make the call. |
When operating as a scanner, the unit is capable of color scanning up to 9,600 dpi interpolated resolution (up to 600 x 2,400 dpi optical). For Windows and OS X 10.2.4 or greater based users, there is an easy-to-use "scan to" button for scanning directly to an FTP site, image application, OCR, E-mail application or file. Save time and reduce errors with instant direct access through your network connected MFC-8860DN to a virtually infinite number of e-mail and fax addresses stored in your LDAP network address books. Simply use the large, clear 5-line LCD display on the MFC-8860DN's control panel to view the contacts stored in your network address books and scroll to select the address you need. Then you can quickly send faxes and Internet faxes to your selection, and perform scan-to-e-mail-address functions.
The MFC-8860DN provides the ability for an administrator to set various levels of password protected access to certain features, for each of up to 25 different users per machine. Through this feature, you can restrict specific employees such as part-time workers or interns from access to scan-to-e-mail functions or other avenues for sending data outside your walls.
The color scanner function comes bundled with document management and OCR software. ScanSoft PaperPort SE with OCR software is available for Windows and Presto! Page Manager is available for Mac users. Meanwhile, The MFC-8860DN is supplied with built-in wired Ethernet networking. The unit is compatible with both PC and Mac operating systems (Windows 98/NT4.0/2000/Me/2000/XP and Mac OS 9.1-9.2, OS X 10.2.4 or greater). Standard emulations of PCL6 and BR-Script3 (PostScript3) are included as well. Brother provides a one-year warranty, covering parts and service.
What's in the Box
Multifunction unit, paper tray, multipurpose tray, TN540 Standard Yield Toner Cartridge (3,500 Pages), DR510 Drum Unit (20,000 Pages) CD-ROM with drivers and utilities, printed user's guide, warranty information
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