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Brother MFC-9440CN Toner Review
Whilst it might not always be the very first brand people think of for printing, Brother has constructed a powerful specialized niche within the small business space. Its most recent colour laser multifunction printer (MFP) printer is the Brother MFC-9440CN.
Network-ready having both USB as well as LAN interfaces, the Brother MFC-9440CN brings together a fax, copier and also scanner plus a colour laser printer in a single unit weighing-in at a hefty 33kg not to mention measuring 43x49x48mm. So, it isn’t one of the largest MFPs available on the market, however it does take up some space.
The MFC-9440CN’s panel boasts 16 fax number presets, in addition to controls for copy, fax as well as print functions. A dialling keypad is also incorporated, and something feature we definitely loved were the two start buttons for the copier, one in order to copy in black and white, and the second in colour. This can be a helpful feature for companies trying to regulate their colour printing expenses. One disapointment is the dialog display on the panel, which is two lines and text only. This effects a few of the MFC-9440CN’s walk-up features.
Brother has selected to settle for single-pass laser technology. This results in quicker printing compared to standard laser systems; with Brother professing the MFC-9440CN can perform rates up to 22 pages per minute (ppm) in black and white as well as 17ppm in colour. This means four separate Brother MFC9440 toner printer cartridges, one each meant for black, magenta, cyan and yellow. Replacement cartridges for the MFC-9440CN are easy to put in and exchange. High-yield cartridges can also be found at a higher price, and an ecology mode in the printer menu enables additional toner conservation.
We have found the MFC-9440CN’s 300-page capacity of the print tray to be to the small side, and with regard to the common small to medium business customer purchasing the extra lower tray could well be worth taking into consideration.
On the printing part we were really pleased with the high quality and also speed of the MFC-9440CN’s output both in black and white, and also colour. There are a number of diverse quality options to select from, plus both text and also photographs printed magnificently.
For the scanning aspect the MFC-9440CN offers two choices: from the machine alone or from the desktop computer. We did the majority of scanning through the desktop computer while using the included scanning software. Whilst simple to use, we found the scanning engine relatively short of functionality. You can also scan directly from the MFC-9440CN, but this just takes a scan of the whole scanner bed and then transmits it to a file on your pc, leaving certain editing to be carried out.
Image quality of scanned photos was outstanding. Nevertheless, we found the final results of the MFC-9440CN’s optical character recognition (OCR) engine to be sub par. It identified all of the characters, but they were fairly messy. Copying speed is a bit slower in comparison to a dedicated copier, however very well inside the range for an MFP. Quality once again was superb.
The front of the MFC-9440CN includes a USB port for you to plug-in a memory stick or even a digital camera, enabling the printing of photos directly from the memory card. This is an excellent function, but again the lack of an Liquid crystal display injures, as you must know the particular file name to print it. So you can get around this, a contact sheet may be printed with file names and also picture thumbnails. A USB port additionally supports the direct printing of PDF files.
At this cost point we really feel an Liquid crystal interface really should have been added. Nevertheless, the Brother MFC-9440CN is a strong and durable device which in turn offers quality output at good speeds.
Brother MFC9440CN toner cartridges can be found here.
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