All-in-One / Multi-Function

I Purchased this printer to do ledger 2-sided documents in booklet/program format, as well as large photos and poster images. I Like that it will print 11x17 double-sided. A+ for the dual paper trays, each holding 250 sheets. I Had to learn by frustration that it will not copy 2-sided 11x17, only copy up to 8x14 2-sided, and that's great, too. The color print quality could be more vibrant/true color, e.g. blue appears purple, red, well it's not red, and so on. Though I have not tried it yet, Brother support suggested to me to use Brother quality paper, and that sounds reasonable being all printer manufactuers suggest using their products and accessories. Overall, I like the printer for the price. It's affordable and produces a great finish when printing text only documents with no color photos/images, and I LOVE the fact that it will print 2-sided in ledger format!

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This printer is very good at scanning. I like that you can save the scan to a folder as a pdf with a specific name. I also like that you can scan standard size paper portrait or landscape.

I, however, use this as my main printer as an Admin. These are the issues I've found:
- Large print jobs: Originals have fallen on the floor and the printed pages get out of order because the printed page won't necessarily land on top of the previous page. This is what drives me crazy the most about this printer.

- Depending on the software, documents are printed in reverse order.

- If any of the ink cartridges is below half, I get a balloon message throughout the day, even if I'm not printing.

- The printer default is FAX. So when I need to make a copy, I have to hit COPY several times to get to the copy mode. Otherwise it wants to fax my document.

- There is a beep when it is out of paper or jammed, but I also get a beep for other functions that I do not need to be alerted about.

- The back manual tray, only accommodates 1 page and doesn't like labels.

- The color print quality is poor and sometimes is not even close to what I see on the monitor.

- The printer may hold 500 sheets but if you put that many in, it will jam.

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I like the thing. The color on the printer is good. I really like the oversize scanner. The software is not as well designed as it might be. Good product at a good price.

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We bought this printer to print AutoCAD drawings on 11x17 without having to change out the paper and settings like on our previous Brother. It works like a charm. The settings are easy to change to switch between printing, copy and fax. Best of all, this printer doesn't "eat" ink like some others we have owned. We also found replacement ink cartridges online for a very reasonable price! We are completely satisfied with the quality and reliability of this Brother product.

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