Brother MFC-7840W Laser Multifunction Center with Wireless and Ethernet Network Interfaces

Manufacturer : Brother Printer In Stock : 19 List Price: $349.99 Price: $230.00 You Save: $119.99 (34%) Quantity : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

Features

• Multifunction device prints, copies, scans, and faxes in one compact form factor with built-in wireless networking
• Prints and copies at 23 pages per minute in monochrome; scans at 19200 x 19200 dpi resolution (600 x 2400 dpi optical) at 48-bit color depth
• Support for 802.11b/g wireless networking
• 35-page automatic document feeder makes copying, faxing and scanning multiple pages easy
• Measures 21.7 x 20.1 x 20.5 inches (WxDxH)

Product Description

The MFC-7840W is a compact and affordable, wireless-ready laser Multi-Function Center® that is ideal for any desktop or small office. It combines crisp, high-quality laser printing, copying, color scanning and faxing into a single, space saving device while delivering impressive print and copy speeds of up to 23 pages per minute. Additional features include a 33.6K bps high speed fax modem, a 35-page automatic document feeder, adjustable 250-sheet paper tray and a single-sheet by-pass tray. For maximum flexibility and connectivity, the MFC-7840W includes built-in Wireless and Ethernet network interfaces as well as a USB interface.

Amazon.com Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description The Brother MFC-7840W Laser Multi-Function Center with Wireless Networking is an economical, compact device that can handle all your small office printing, copying, scanning, and faxing needs. With crisp, high-quality output and fast print speeds, you won't be waiting around for the MFC-7840N to finish its job. It is compatible with both Macs and Windows, and built-in 802.11b/g wireless networking makes it easy for you to share the device with everyone in your office.

The Brother MFC-7840W Laser Multi-Function Center with Networking offers: Prints and copies at up to 23 pages per minute. Built-in 802.11b/g wireless networking for easy office sharing. Automatic document feeder for easy copying, scanning, and faxing of multiple pages. Full color scanning at 600 x 2400 dpi optical resolution.

Support for wireless networking makes sharing the MFC-7840W a snap. View larger.

Compact, Elegant Design and Multiple Networking Options
The MFC-7840W measures a compact 16.9 x 15.6 x 12 inches (WxDxH) and tips in at just under 25 pounds, taking up minimal space in your office. Featuring an elegant black color scheme, the device won't look out of place in any office. An LCD backlit display keeps you apprised of the device's status.

With USB, Ethernet and 802.11b/g wireless interfaces, setting up this printer for use with a single computer or with a network is simple. Once connected, everyone in your office can print, fax, and scan. The wireless networking supports WEP 64/128, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, and LEAP for security so you won't have to worry about your sensitive documents falling into the wrong hands.

Fast Print Speeds and Outstanding Output with High Compatibility
With crisp black output at 2400 x 600 dpi, no one will be straining their eyes to read your latest report. And with the prints coming out at a speedy 23 pages per minute, you won't have to wait for them either. The printer includes 32MB of memory and has a maximum monthly duty cycle of 10,000 pages. Thanks to support for PCL 6 and BR-Script3 print emulations, the printer will work seamlessly with a large variety of computers.

Flexible Paper Handling with 250-Sheet Input Capacity
The MFC-7840N features a 250-sheet paper tray that can be adjusted for both letter and legal size paper. Other media, such as envelopes and labels can be fed through the single-sheet bypass slot. The fold-out rear output tray reduces the possibility of paper jams by allowing for a straight paper path when printing envelopes and other thick media.

Make Copies and Faxes without Turning on the Computer
Using the same components that does the printing, you can make copies at the same fast 23 pages per minute. Thanks to a 35-page auto document feeder, you can copy, fax, and scan multiple pages without standing around manually swapping pages. The copier lets you reduce and enlarge from 25 to 400 percent of the original, and you can put 2 or 4 sheets on one page. The copier also supports a sorting function.

A built-in 33.6k bps fax modem lets you fax documents at speeds of up to 2 seconds per page. The device supports Caller ID, out-of-paper reception, external TAD interface, distinctive ring detection, auto fax reduction, fax forwarding, automatic redial, dual access, and fax broadcasting of up to 258 locations at once. Built-in memory allows the device to store up to 600 pages in memory for faxing.

Scan Photographs, Images, and Documents
Scan photographs and pictures at a resolution of up to 19200 x 19200 dpi (600 x 2400 dpi optical) at 48-bit color depth for integrating high-quality images into your documents. With the included OCR software for both Windows and Mac, you can also easily change paper documents into editable digital copies.

The Brother MFC-7840N Laser Multi-Function Center with Networking measures 21.7 x 20.1 x 20.5 inches (WxDxH) and is Energy Star compliant. It is backed by a one-year warranty.

Customer Reviews

Average Rating of 4.00 out of 120 reviews

Rating :
No problems at all - Amanda Gordon, Nov 18, 2009

I read a lot of reviews before eventually settling on this all-in-one printer. I wanted a laser because I don't print much and didn't want the ink drying out (that and I hate the way inkjets print). I also wanted a scanner to digitize my pictures and documents so I can email them. And I wanted a copier. (No use for a fax so I can't comment on that function.) And I particularly wanted wireless to reduce clutter and enable me to locate the printer anywhere. This model fit all those needs.

I printed a Word document, copied it, and scanned a Christmas card--all looked good to me.

I read some people had problems with the wireless connectivity. Not me. I input my WEP key and the printer hooked up to my router with no further help (follow the quick start guide). Then I loaded the software on my PC and it printed/scanned without any configuration on my part. Piece of cake. I did have to skip the paperport function on the install because it's not set up for Windows 7 yet, but Brother's releasing updated software in early December so that should sort itself out then.

I also read the printer caused lights to flicker and PCs to switch to UPS when it kicked on. I plugged it into it's own outlet and have had no problems.

I'm not a small business so my needs are basic and undemanding. Some reviewers thought this unit was a bit flimsy. Maybe, but I think with reasonable care the personal user isn't going to break it. It's hard to beat the functionality for this price (I bought it from Amazon for $284 with free shipping.)


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Great Deal For The Money - Eric A. Ortner, Nov 04, 2009

I bought the Brother MFC-7830W about 11 months ago now. I did some pretty heavy research before making the investment and decided that this was what was the best bet within our budget.

We use it in a home office, but have not set up the fax yet. We only needed this as a copier, scanner and laser printer. As far as those two features go this has been a great deal for the money. The print quality probably isn't the best possible for photos but it does a decent job for text and it photocopies sheet music quite well. What do you need a black and white copier for photos for anyway?

We've used this thing fairly heavily for a home office. I just checked the counter and it is at 4,203 copies. I have two computers running to it one is running Windows Vista and the other is an iMac OSX 10.4. Both of them print and scan to/from it without any problems via a wireless router.

The only negatives I've run into with this is that we've gone through the initial toner cartridge and a hi-capacity cartridge in less than a year. My guess is we're about half way through another Hi-Capacity cartridge. Also the glass is a little small for copying large books, so it can be a bit of a struggle capturing things like sheet music at times. I actually decided it was faster for me to scan 15 pages on my Epson flat bed scanner and print it out of Adobe InDesign. My girlfriend is a teacher and uses it to photocopy text books for worksheets etc. She never complains about that so it probably will work for most applications unless your a picky print/graphics snob like me. The Brother MFC-7830W scanner doesn't produce a very high quality scan so don't expect to use its scanner for professional quality graphic design work. However, it will work in a pinch if you're on deadline and your Epson flakes out.

All in all a great buy for the money.




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Best for the buck - A. Gharaibeh, Oct 31, 2009

Printer works great. I have it working on my voice over IP service, Ooma. Here are the things I have a comment on

1- Wireless scanning is slow but I have it scan a bunch of papers and do something else while it is loading on my computer.
2- Envelope feeder wrinkles the envelopes when the come out.



Rating :
Faxing and scanning features not so great - R. Patel, Oct 30, 2009

I have used brother printers for several years at home. As of now I have older HL-1440(still working), newer HL-5370DW and most recent this one MFC-7840w. HL-5370DW works fine except sometime quits wireless connectivity with router and printing will not work from wireless laptop or wired desktop computers.

For MFC-7840w, main issues for me are FAX and scanning. After working with brother tech, my fax problem could not get resolved. At the end, I was told that brother do not support/gaurantee faxing over VOIP(voice over IP)phone lines. I told them, sending fax works but receiving quits after few seconds. We tried several configurations but same problem. So if you buy this printer and fax is one of the feature important to you, please test it within the window of product return. I request others to post their experience if their fax receiving works OK with VOIP lines or what they have to do to make it work. Scanning document experience is similar to others. Brother needs to improve scan feature as this feature is also very important to people buying this MFC(multi function center) printer for the said purpose.
Wireless printing is fine except once in a while loosing wireless connectivity with router. copying is fine. Wish brother allowed printing from or scanning documents to USB drive as USB interface is available on printer.


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Great Multifunction Printer! - A. Hodge, Oct 28, 2009

This is a great printer! I have owned many HP's in the past and always had issues with the printing and scanning software locking up so I decided to purchase another brand. I settled on this Brother model and have not been dissappointed. I use it to scan bills and receipts into Quicken daily and I print items occasionally. I always had issues with ink drying up on my injets previously because I didn't print often enough. Lasers do not have this issue and that is one of the reasons for getting this model.

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