Brother MFC-8860DN Flatbed Laser All-in-One Printer with Duplex

Brother MFC-8860DN Flatbed Laser All-in-One Printer with Duplex
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Brother MFC-8860DN Flatbed Laser All-in-One Printer with Duplex
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Manufacturer: Brother Printer
Audio: 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
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Brother MFC-8860DN Flatbed Laser All-in-One Printer with Duplex

Customer Review: Fantastic Performance and Compatability
Summary: 5 Stars

Can't say enough good things about this Brother all-in-one, given its price and features. (I paid $100 more than the new Amazon price elsewhere a week ago.)

I installed as a network device and set up the software on my XP Pro as well as Mac OS 10.4.9 machines ... easy installation, and the interface on each OS is essentially the same. Super fast prints from either machine, crisp and beautiful, with tonal background fills printing which never showed up on my previous HP laser.

Duplex scan/fax as well as duplex print was the key to my purchase, and I've been really happy. What I did not anticipate was just how fast the printer is, or how rich the delivered software is compared with prior HP experience.

Noises don't seem unusual to me - no crackling here, just noisy paper handling by ADF and print engine. No big deal IMHO.

Only a few minor negatives I've seen so far: (1) it looks like the firmware can only be updated from a Windows computer, so Mac folks are stuck there (mine was delivered with current version of firmware, so maybe this doesn't matter), (2) you cannot feed heavy stock through it, even the manual feed tray - so need to keep a straight feed device around if you need thicker than 24# stock, (3) scanner transfer rate to computer is a bit slow - not sure if it is the network interface or a slow processor in the device, and (4) expansion memory is not a popular size, so is more expensive than current PC memory - not sure if I'll upgrade or not.

Haven't tried envelopes yet, so can't respond to earlier comments from others.

It's kind of entertaining to watch the machine do a duplex copy - as pages in the ADF suck in and out to scan both sides, and pages ejecting come partway out and suck back in to copy the back side.

UPDATE 1/5/2009:

This machine just keeps going and going. Whether printing duplex reports, or scanning old files to PDF for archiving, printing checks from QuickBooks, copying and faxing, it continues to be just great. Still plays well with the Macs (10.4.11 and 10.5.6) on the network as well as the PC's (XP Pro SP3). And, the firmware can be updated from a Mac now, too.

Software negative on the Mac is that the OCR (convert scanned image to editable text) does not work with OS 10.5. Very nice results on Windows though.

I've been scanning old documents and shredding them to save space, and things just scan along in the background while I do other work. The scanned PDFs are high quality, but pretty big though. (I recommend Adobe Acrobat Pro to reduce their size. It has an Optimize Scanned PDF command which both straightens (deskews) the image on each page, and then reduces the file size dramatically - making documents small enough to email.)

Only weak part is envelopes - they do indeed come out krinkly. Gave away my old straight-through HP laser which was ideal for envelopes and heavy stock, so just do that stuff on a straight-through Canon i9100 inkjet that I have.

Description of Brother MFC-8860DN Flatbed Laser All-in-One Printer with Duplex

Brother MFC-8860DN Flatbed Laser All-in-One Printer with Duplex
Amazon.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.
As a full-function stand-alone fax machine, the MFC-8860DN supports up to 340 total speed dial locations, and also incorporates dual access and broadcast faxing features. It stores up to 600 pages for Quick Scan faxing or out-of-paper fax reception. Stand-alone fax and copy operation is standard, so no computer is required.

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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