Brother MFC-7820N 5-in-1 Network Monochrome Laser Multifunction Center
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Customer Review: A very conveninet multi-functinal mahine for home-offce and whole family
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this multi-functional printer to replace my old array of HP LaserJet 6L + AcerScan A640 + Sharp U-100 Fax + D-Link DP300U Print Server. It takes only 1/3 of the space and provides a convenient built-in network capability.
We have three PCs and 1 laptops at home, plus the laptops my wife and I brought home from the offices. We need to be able to print anytime and anywhere at home.
Other than the printing, the most useful function is the copy machine. We used to use the Sharp U-100 plain paper fax as the copy machine. The difference in qualities are so huge that I wonder how we could endure the old fax machine for so long.
The scanner function, although less frequently used, is fast and can produce crispy documents. We do not care about the graphics much so it's definitely good enough.
We only sent and received faxes a couple of times so I cannot say too much. But again, we are satisfied with the document qualities.
We did not have any power-drain problems reported by some reviewers. Maybe it's because of our relatively new purchase that the problems got fixed in the later manufactured batches.
The only short-coming for this compact and convenient machine is that it only comes with black-grey double tones. That does not match too well with my home-office. I wish Brother can provide more choices in color.
Customer Review: Exceptional Value and Versatility
Summary: 5 Stars
Strengths: Versatility, small foot print, easy setup, network ready, decent software bundle, nice scanning, clean printing, Win & Mac CD's included
Weaknesses: Limited paper handling, Win98 install buggy, does not save incoming faxes to PC, somewhat limited documentation on CD
For economy & quality, I use (and recommend) lasers for most of my customers. This is one of the best packages I've seen. I installed in my home as a network printer. Flawless install on two XP machines. I needed to download newer drivers (large files) for Win98SE. Directions are better than most. Packaging is very nicely done. Easy to fax out, print from all my PC's. Works great as standalone fax, copy machine (no PC needed) 5 user license for PaperPort & Control Panels are included. Easy changeout of cartriges, clear access for paper jams.
Limited space for output sheets means you'll need to pickup/monitor large print jobs. I saw no more paper curling than with other inexpensive lasers. Very quick multipage scanning directly to Acrobat. OCR is fairly quick and capable. Nice copies, clear text, graphics are average. Many settings/features are available but you'll have to root a bit to find them.
Considering the price/capability, I haven't seen a better unit for the SOHO user.
Customer Review: The best all-in-one printer for the money
Summary: 5 Stars
Wow! I recently set up my Brother MFC-7820N, and I'm thoroughly impressed. Unlike so many other peripherals, the software works perfectly, and was easy to install. The printer is compact, print quality is great, the sheet feeder is a welcome addition over my HP all-in-one, and the print speed is phenomenal.
Some of the best features:
* Well-written software. Too often, the device itself should work well, but buggy drivers and third-rate add-in software prevent the device from working at its full potential. Brother has done a stellar job with the software.
* The front panel on the printer looks like a copier, with plenty of control over zoom, contrast, etc.
* You can auto-send scans to any connected computer
* The sheet feeder works very well
* Paper tray holds plenty of paper (maybe 200 sheets)
* Print quality is excellent
* For those of you using inkjet printers, they're great, but laser printing is cheaper (the toner costs much less per page than ink), and the paper is not going to smudge if it gets a little bit wet).
I had a bias toward brands like HP, Canon, and Epson, but this printer has completely sold me that Brother provides the best functionality. You will not be disappointed with this printer.
Customer Review: Great printer
Summary: 5 Stars
I have a Canon inkjet that blows because it uses up a lot of color ink *even when I only print in B&W*. And it won't print at all without color ink carts that have ink in them.
So I started looking into lasers. I found little that looked very good under $200, but there were a few.
Then a friend of mine said he had the MFC-8840DN, and loved it. After reading reviews and looking around, I found the MFC-7820N was basically the same thing, but around a couple hundred less, for $300.
As the name implies, it's multifunction: print, fax, copy, and (color) scan. It's also networkable: it lives on its own on the network, and has a web server to configure it etc. Also, it does all of the functions over the network, including scanning. It has a paper feeder, so I can put in a whole bunch of papers into the feeder, then scan from my PowerBook wirelessly.
You can send faxes from the computer too, by selecting "fax" instead of "paper" in the print dialog. The one thing you can't do with the Mac software that you can do with the PC software is *receive* faxes. So I'd have to print them out and then scan them to the computer. Or, just receive them with my computer in the first place, like I've always done to now.
Customer Review: Great machine!
Summary: 5 Stars
After a month, the machine is great. Setup is a bear though. I have one XP and one Vista machine on a home network. Sales literature promised easy set up with the included disk through the home router. Not so for either machine. I ended up plugging a USB cable directly from the printer into the XP machine and connecting the Vista machine to the printer through the network using a network cable. After many, many hours of trial and error installing, uninstalling, and re-installing the included software, I finally realized the print and scan functions would never work on the Vista machine if I used the supplied install disk. I called Brother support and they did nothing but take me through the steps I had already been through. Finally, I manually installed the printer and scanner on my Vista machine using the Vista utilities in Control Panel and it works fine. PC fax works good too. Everything works now after a little sweat, setup, and trial and error. Print quality is excellent. Speed is excellent. Scan quality is great. Copy quality is great. Power drain is noticeable (house lights flicker). Footprint is good for my desktop area. Stylish, modern design. Overall excellent machine so far. Buy.com has best price on OEM toner I could find.