- Color inkjet all-in-one device prints, scans, as well as copies
- Print borderless photos during up to 6000 x 1200 dpi; prints during up to 33ppm black as well as 27ppm color
- Wireless networking built-in for easy pity with mixed computers
- Built-in 3.3-inch widescreen LCD display
- Measures 15.4 x 5.9 x 14.4 inches (WxHxD); corroborated by a one-year warranty
Product Description
Print, duplicate as well as indicate photos as well as papers with mixed computers regulating wireless (802.11 b/g) or connected (Ethernet) network connections. With a built-in PictBridge/USB interface, media label slots as well as a print paper bypass tray, this neat as well as compress All-in-One is entirely versed for upon direct printing. Its discerning widescreen 3.3″ tone LCD arrangement creates it easy to edit/enhance images without delay from a DCP-585cw. Print borderless images as well as photos up to 6000 x 1200 dpi¿ as well as indicate to PC, E-mail, media cards, OCR as well as more¿ Additionally, a 4-cartridge ink complement allows we to usually reinstate a tone which needs to be replaced.Amazon.com Product Description
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Brother DCP-585CW Color Inkjet All-in-One Photo Printer with Wireless Networking
Tags: AllInOne, Brother, Color, DCP585CW, Inkjet, Networking, Photo, Printer, Wireless
This wireless printer/scanner has been great for me. It looks good, it was easy to set up, and its smaller size is perfect for the cubby I wanted to fit it into. I’m a little tight for space around my computer area, so I’m thrilled with the wireless capabilities which were not very difficult to set up. It prints and scans quickly with great quality and is simple to use.
My one gripe is that getting a good scan can be difficult sometimes, as the scanner doesn’t pick up the full area of the glass. This probably is fine for standard printed documents which have margins anyway, but it is difficult to scan in full-page material; I have to offset it from the edge of the glass, which can make it challenging to keep the page aligned properly.
Once set up, this seems to be a perfectly nice printer. But, if unmerciful technical instructions give you the fizzing whizbees, know that you’ll probably want a professional or a teenager to help set up this printer.
“The following instructions are for infrastructure mode. To set up your machine in any other wireless environment you can find the instructions in the Network User’s Guide on the CD-ROM.”
“If you do not know this information (Network Name, WEP key or WPA2-PSK (Pre-Shared Key)), you cannot continue the wireless setup. You should see the documentation provided with your access point or wireless router, consult the router manufacturer, or your system administrator.”
“If your wireless router/access point supports automatic wireless (one-push) setup, now go to page 29.”
I did finally figure this all out, but I strongly recommend installing the printer a few days before the daughter’s book report is due, just in case.
I bought this printer for my home office. The first printer I got was a bad egg right from the start. It couldn’t print black ink. Brother was nice enough to replace it for free and so I got a new one. Setting up the first printer was fine, but the second one wouldn’t link with my wireless network properly. I could scan and send the image to my computer but I couldn’t print from my computer. Brother’s technical support helped me set it up but I don’t think anyone outside of a computer expert could have figured out how to do what they instructed me to do.
Finally I got the second printer up and running. I’ve printed a handful of pages off of it and then today it says there is a paper jam. I remove the jammed paper, but the warning is still on. When I restart the machine it just flashes orange. Hopefully tech support will be able to help me out again.
When the machine does work, it works well. Overall quality is good and print speed is about what you’d expect for this type of machine. The scan quality is also good and it gives you a variety of choices for scanning like scan to file, scan to email, etc… There is some delay when a job is sent to the machine and it doesn’t hold very much paper, but other than that it works well. It even has an envelope tray. I like the size of the machine too especially for a 2 in 1.
If this printer didn’t have the technical problems, I’d give it 5 stars, but since I keep having problems with the machine it gets 3 stars.
This printer worked well for the 3.5 months it lasted, having been bought new from Amazon on 11 Aug 2009. On December 1, 2009, the black ink would no longer print. I replaced the ink cartridge (which are nicely priced if generic) and ran the self-cleaning cycle over five times–still no black. I figured that the printing head must have been clogged. Since it was only 3.5 months old, I decided to call Brother because this printer is “backed by a one-year warranty.” Their service technician told me that the only thing they would do is send me a refurbished unit to replace my new one. I asked why I should receive a refurbished unit when the one I bought was virtually brand new and he told me that’s all they would offer “at this time.”
I will avoid purchasing Brother printers in the future. Don’t count on their help if anything goes wrong with the machine.
Additionally, the print quality of this machine is rather dull, HP printers seem to print much brighter, attractive pictures when compared to this DCP-585CW printer. The scanner on the machine works well, and is quite fast so that is a plus.
In summary:
Goods:
-Fast scanner
-many options usable without computer
-wifi capability
-will read memory cards
-very nice LCD screen to view images, settings, etc
-cheaper ink available and low ink usage
-works well with Mac OS X
Bads:
-Overall poor print quality (dull colors and suboptimal appearance)
-Rather loud
-small paper tray
-product longevity
Uglies:
-HORRIBLE customer service
-my machine broke after only 3.5 months (now I’m stuck without a printer, Thanks Brother!)
I hope this review helps you decide, Next time I’m not buying a Brother.
-Josh P.
Set up with either cable or wireless, nice for networking. Print quality of photos is NICE, scanner works like a breeze and scan quality is pretty good as well. I like how you can just push a button and you can see the ink levels. There are 4 different ink cartridges so I only have to replace the color that goes empty. Printing is a little slow but it is a great all around printer/scanner.