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How to Choose |
The Brother Advantage
A Brother Multi-Function Center® machine provides "all-in-one" functionality - such as
printing, scanning, copying and faxing, and often other advanced capabilities - into a single integrated
unit. Brother® offers one of the widest assortments of all-in-ones, based on either laser or inkjet
printing technology. You can choose the right machine with the functions and features you need to best
address your particular requirements.
Color Inkjet All-in-One
A Brother Color Inkjet All-in-One may be best ...
- If you would like to print "photo quality" glossy photos, business documents and graphics in color...
- If you need a device that won't take up a lot of space in your home or office...
- If you would like to print color photos from media cards, USB flash memory drives or PictBridge-enabled
digital cameras†...
- If you need occasional color copying, color fax and color scanning capabilities
Color Inkjet All-in-Ones
Widescreen LCD
The widescreen color LCD provides the ability to view, enhance and print your photos directly from your
digital camera media card or USB flash memory drive. Plus you can review "before and after" photo editing,
and preview incoming faxes before printing - eliminating the needless printing of "junk" faxes.
Color Inkjet All-in-Ones
Color print resolution (dpi)
Print resolution is always expressed in dots-per-inch (dpi). Resolution indicates the quality of the
printed output. The higher the dpi, the better the output quality for text, graphics and photos.
Color Inkjet All-in-Ones
Built-in Message Center
Some color inkjet models come equipped with a built-in Message Center ® feature that includes
a telephone handset, full-duplex speakerphone for hands-free operation, and a digital answering machine
that can record up to 29 total minutes. You save additional workspace since the phone and answering
machine are built-in, plus you don't have the additional expense of purchasing these items separately.
Color Inkjet All-in-Ones
Borderless printing
Primarily for printing photos, this enables you to get the edge-to-edge output typically on heavier
glossy or matte "photo" paper up to 8 1/2 X 11 inches.
Color Inkjet All-in-Ones
PhotoCapture Center® for digital camera users
Found on many of our color inkjet models, this feature provides built-in slots so you can transfer images
directly from media cards † to your PC or Mac ®. You can also use this
feature to print images directly from media cards †, USB flash memory drive (select
models) or from a PictBridge-enabled camera without turning on your computer.
Color Inkjet All-in-Ones
Photo Paper Tray
The photo paper tray holds up to 20 sheets of 4x6 glossy paper without removing the standard paper from
the tray. To use the 4x6 paper just engage the photo tray - or disengage to use the regular paper. This
feature is available on all color inkjet models with a color LCD display.
Monochrome Laser All-in-One
A Brother monochrome laser all-in-one may be best...
- If your output is mostly text-based...
- If you need to quickly print office documents...
- If color output is not required...
- If you are trying to reduce your overall printing costs
Color Laser / LED All-in-One
A Brother color laser / LED all-in-one may be best...
- If you need to print and copy both color and monochrome documents...
- If you have higher volume color output requirements...
- If you prefer color laser or LED technology to produce business documents, including presentations and reports...
- If obtaining the fastest color print and copy speeds are important to you
Laser All-in-Ones
Automatic Duplexing (2-Sided)
If you would like automatic 2-sided printing, copying and faxing, and even scanning 2-sided originals
into your PC, then you should consider one of the Brother laser models with automatic duplexing.
Laser All-in-Ones
Paper capacity and expandability
In addition to an up to 250-sheet letter/legal paper tray, all Brother laser all-in-ones have either
a single-sheet bypass tray or a multi-purpose tray for printing envelopes, labels or letterhead. Also,
some laser all-in-ones offer an optional 2nd paper tray to increase your total input paper capacity.
Laser All-in-Ones
Print emulations
Most Brother laser all-in-ones offer PCL emulation that is generally used for everyday office document
printing. If you are printing graphics, photos, special fonts and charts, consider a model with PostScript ®
compatibility, found on many Brother laser products with BR-Script 3^ support. If you have legacy applications
that require printing from DOS, choose a model with PCL emulation.
Laser All-in-Ones
Password-protected printing & faxing
If you will be in an environment where you receive highly confidential faxes or print highly confidential
documents and would not like anyone other than yourself to view these documents, you should consider
a Brother laser with Secure Print/Fax functionality.
Laser All-in-Ones
USB Direct Interface
Brother color laser printers offer an easy access built-in USB Direct Interface for convenient "PC free"
printing. With this feature, users can print from - or scan to - a USB flash memory drive. The USB Direct
Interface also provides PictBridge support. Simply connect your PictBridge enabled digital camera to
print pictures directly, without first downloading them to a PC.
Laser All-in-Ones
Secure Function Lock
If you want to manage user access to walk up features such as copying, scanning and faxing, as well
as keep printing and operating costs under control, then Secure Function Lock is a feature any system
administrator will appreciate. Only certain models offer this advanced feature, including the MFC-8460n,
MFC-8860dn, MFC-8870dw and MFC-9840cdw.
All Brother All-in-Ones
Sheetfed or flatbed
Choose a flatbed model if you need to copy, fax, or scan images from bound documents, or if you simply
prefer the "office copier style" convenience of placing documents face-down for copying, faxing or scanning.
All Brother All-in-Ones
Auto document feeder (ADF)
An automatic document feeder (ADF) is ideal if you frequently fax, copy or scan multi-page documents.
In addition, you can print, copy, scan or fax up to legal size pages using the ADF on some Brother all-in-one
products. Depending upon the model you choose, the ADF capacity can range from 10 pages up to 50 pages.
All Brother All-in-Ones
Paper Capacity
All of the current models offer an adjustable paper tray that can easily accommodate up to legal-size
paper. Most Brother laser all-in-ones also offer a manual feed slot or fold-down multi-purpose tray
for printing letterhead, envelopes, labels, custom paper sizes and heavier media. Some of our laser
models can accept an optional lower paper tray, allowing you to expand your maximum paper capacity.
All Brother All-in-Ones
Interfaces
Every Brother all-in-one arrives with a USB interface; most Brother laser models add a Parallel interface.
Many Brother models also include a built-in Ethernet interface and some include a wireless (802.11b/g)
interface.
All Brother All-in-Ones
Paperless Fax (PC Fax)
Brother PC Fax software is included with every model. It provides the convenience to send faxes right
from your computer. To also receive incoming faxes to your desktop, consider a model with both PC Fax
send and receive capabilities (PC Fax send only for Mac ® users).
* Requires additional purchase
† Media cards, USB drives, and camera not included
^ PostScript®3 compatible
PostScript is a trademark of Adobe Systems, Inc. Mac and the Mac logo are trademarks of Apple Computer,
Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are trademarks,
or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All brand
and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Printed in
the U.S.A. All specifications subject to change without notice. ©2007 Brother International Corporation.
Brother is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd.
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