- Laser printer, copier, scanner, as well as fax machine
- Up to seventeen ppm printing; involuntary duplexing
- 300-sheet customary submit capacity
- 50-page involuntary request feeder
- USB 2.0 as well as together interfaces, Personal Computer as well as Mac compatible
Product Description
The MFC-8820D is the 5-in-1 flatbed laser multifunction core mixing performance, connectivity, as well as reliability. The MFC-8820D is the full-feature fax, as well as an up to 17ppm laser printer, that prints during up to 2400 x 600 dpi (HQ1200). Standard duplex duplicate for two-sided request printing, fax reception as well as duplicate output. An up to 17cpm, legal-size preference copier as well as the 9600 dpi (interpolated) fortitude tone flatbed scanner have been standard.Also enclosed is Personal Computer Fax capability, permitting we to send as well as embrace faxes directly. A customary 50-sheet multipurpose tray, discretionary second paper tray as well as network capacity creates this the strong resolution for your business…. More >>
Item was purchased as is w/ no guarantee at a terrific price. Most of the time you do get what you paid for. Item arrived with broken lid and was inoperable. Some you win, some you lose.
I bought this unit last January. It was easy enough to hook up on my old Toshiba 4010CDT P2 266mgh laptop. Basically, the unit is fantastic EXCEPT for the scanner which still doesn’t work properly. I must say that Brother support is not fantastic. I had several sorties with no postive outcome. I even offered to take both units to them even though I have bought an on site warranty. The support guy thinks my Windows 98 o/s is corrupted and suggested I format C and rebuild. This I do not believe as I have a friend who has exactly the same laptop as me and he had his rebuilt just a couple of weeks before. I borrowed his laptop and the scanning software perfomed very poorly. It was extraordinarily slow and cumbersome. My old HP5200 was fantastic as a scanner so I new what to expect. The real test will be when I buy a new laptop soon. If the scanner doesn’t work I will take them to task.
This device is perfect for our needs for copying and printing. The laser quality is terrific and it prints much faster than similar ink jet models. The printer connected to the home network right away and both our Windows and OS X computers were able to print. The browser-based printer configuration over the network is really nice. The paper feed on the top never jams or rotates the page. This multifunction device is a great value.
I wish that I could comment on the scanner abilities except that neighter the Windows or OS X TWAIN drivers work. I’ve submitted a request for help twice over the past two weeks from Brother’s online support page and have not received a response. It sounds like other people have very limited success with Brother’s phone support. I have doubts that this company is willing to resolve issues that people have with their products. Be prepared to return the device if all functions don’t completely work right out of the box.
I bought this Brother MFC-8820D multi-function (MF) machine from Dell for $511.95. It seems to run great.
The real story is in the hideous tech support from Brother. The printer did not ship with a the OCR software CD for Win2K. There was only a Mac CD. I called Brother and they told me that I would have to buy the OCR software from ScanSoft, even though it was supposed to be included in with the MFC-8820D unit. I told them that that was crazy and I asked them to send me the CD. Then the printer support person told me to send the MFC-8820D back to Dell and ask them them to ship a new unit. It can’t be very efficient to ship printers around the country when you really just need a CD! I guess Brother doesn’t mind spending Dell’s money.
I called Dell. At first they didn’t give me a final answer about resolving the problem. Then to my surprise, Dell told me today that they shipped me a new printer. I can’t believe that in order to get a replacement CD that Dell should have to ship a new system. Laurel to Dell, a Big Dart to Brother and extra work for me to send back the first printer.
I spent several full days researching what laser printer to buy. Printers, multifunctions, copier/printers, etc., I looked at them all. This is the best deal on the market. The printing, scanning, faxing and copying are all easy and flawless. The software is even adequate (not great, but fully-functional and easy to use). Although the printer does use a lot of electricity when it kicks on, it isn’t that noticable other than a very, very slight and momentary dimming of the lights.
I looked at the HP and the Canon and this is better. The toner is cheaper, there are more features and it is of better quality. It even feels more solid than the other brands of laser multifunctions. I’ve had the product for about a week and I’m thrilled with it. It is MUCH better than my Canon inkjet MultiPass F80 and little HP laser printer.
I didn’t think I would write one of these reviews about a printer, but this one is that good.