How is the color print quality on this machine? I'm thinking of buying this machine but the most important thing to me is the quality of the color prints... are they as good as on a Xerox color laser? I need an all-in-one (scan/copy/fax), which is why I can't go for one of the super cheap xerox laser colors that are selling at 240 right now...The other machine I'm considering is the Xerox Phaser 6110MFP All-In-One Printer but there are no reviews!! How is the color print quality on this machine? I'm thinking of buying this machine but the most important thing to me is the quality of the color prints... are they as good as on a Xerox color... » Read More How is the color print quality on this machine? I'm thinking of buying this machine but the most important thing to me is the quality of the color prints... are they as good as on a Xerox color laser? I need an all-in-one (scan/copy/fax), which is why I can't go for one of the super cheap xerox laser colors that are selling at 240 right now...The other machine I'm considering is the Xerox Phaser 6110MFP All-In-One Printer but there are no reviews!! « Show Less
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I've been very disappointed with the color quality. Although, I don't think I've exhausted all possibilities yet. Let's just say out of the box, the color is not good. I'm hoping I can get the color to improve though because I really love this machine in every other aspect.
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Color print quality is horrible!! I have had this since 12-15-08. Haven't printed that much but my color pictures are really bad. They have red splotches on them and are very grainy. Copies are worse. I have contacted Brother, but it has not been 24 hours yet, so we will see if they get back to me. I think this will be going back.
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I was having terrible print problems as well - in color. The colors were faded and grainy no matter how much I tweaked settings. However, when I switched to a new computer (Windows 7) which replaced XP, all of the sudden the print quality was great. So maybe it's not the printer, but the driver.
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I have owned this unit since January of 2009 and I have finally given up on it. Print quality on this machine is HORRIBLE. I have spent hours on the phone with Brother customer service trying to resolve the poor print quality. They have sent me replacement toners, calibrated the color settings a million different ways, installed new drivers, and I have tried printing from different programs and operating systems still with the same dull, blotchy results. I have a Canon MF8350 on the way to replace it, I will let you know how the two compare.
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I have to agree with A. Geib I bumped up the phyical memory, used quality paper printed at the highest resolution and got very good resultsIt is abit slow on the first thing printing and sounds like a jet when I turn it on, but it was worth the money so far, I also have a Brotherat work and its a workhorse.I've used HP's Lexmark, Cannon, Epson it compares to them all, the interesting thing for me is watching the sell price move up and downI may start tracking it for fun.
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The starter color cartridges that come with it will last awhile if you only occasionally use color. I use it at my business, have had it for about 2 1/2 months, made a lot of copies, and haven't even approached the ink tanks having to be replaced. These are only the starter cartriges. I purchased an "XL" cartrige in black to replace the starter one when it ran out, looks like it will be about 6 months or so before I need to even think about it. The cartriges are not cheap but if they last well beyond what the starter ones do, they're well worth it. Print about 100 - 150 pages per day on average.
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it prints very well, its perfect for students schoolar life , but if you want a highest quality for presentations o something else, you need to add(buy) a Bigger RAM memory(it has only 32MB ram).What i did, was buy a 512MB memory and put it myself (really easy, look on youtube. ) Because some times i need higher qualityI rather this one instead of ink printers, too much problem with cleaning cartridges.With toner printer, i can print one page a month, and it keeps working flawless (not with ink printers, always stuck)i hope this helps.Have a great Day!!
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I'm sorry, I had answered your question earlier and had responded on the wrong printer. I did not have a good experience with the Lexmark at all. I deleted my answer it was regarding the other, similarly priced laser color printer I bought just as I was having to return the Lexmark. I feel terrible and hope I didn't steer you wrong.
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The starter color cartridges that come with it will last awhile if you only occasionally use color. I use it at my business, have had it for about 2 1/2 months, made a lot of copies, and haven't even approached the ink tanks having to be replaced. These are only the starter cartriges. I purchased an "XL" cartrige in black to replace the starter one when it ran out, looks like it will be about 6 months or so before I need to even think about it. The cartriges are not cheap but if they last well beyond what the starter ones do, they're well worth it. Print about 100 - 150 pages per day on average. The starter color cartridges that come with it will last awhile if you only occasionally use color. I use it at my business, have had it for about 2 1/2 months, made a lot of copies, and haven't even approached the ink tanks having to be replaced. These are only the starter cartriges. I purchased an "XL" cartrige in black to replace the starter one when it ran out, looks like it will be about 6 months or so before I need to even think about it. The cartriges are not cheap but if they last well beyond what the starter ones do, they're well worth it. Print about 100 - 150 pages per... » Read More The starter color cartridges that come with it will last awhile if you only occasionally use color. I use it at my business, have had it for about 2 1/2 months, made a lot of copies, and haven't even approached the ink tanks having to be replaced. These are only the starter cartriges. I purchased an "XL" cartrige in black to replace the starter one when it ran out, looks like it will be about 6 months or so before I need to even think about it. The cartriges are not cheap but if they last well beyond what the starter ones do, they're well worth it. Print about 100 - 150 pages per day on average. « Show Less
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Short answer: picture quality is very good. Longer answer: The XP-810 replaced an Epson Stylus photoprinter; so print quality was important to me. Before I purchased the 810 I spent considerable time looking at reviews. Those that specifically mentioned print quality liked the quality. Some reviews were more interested in the feature list. I have printed 4x6s and dvds using the disc print capability. These look very good to me. I don't do much 8x10 as it is expensive (ink costs) and I really target creating high definition slide shows to play on blu ray players. I was concerned about the fact that the 810 didn't have 'light cyan' or 'light magenta' like my Epson Stylus did. But I haven't seen any degradation in color quality by their absence. I did like the 810's addition of photo black. So there is one black cartridge for printing regular documents and another for printing photos. So you have better blacks for photos and good blacks for regular printing. This also holds costs down.
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Yes, it is a color laser printer. However, it is just a printer, does not scan, fax or copy.
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I was like wow ty! Epson 3800!and i looked at the price and it was $1000+!!! oh man! o_Ois there any other printers thats good that is around $50 - $200?I'm trying to be a manga (comic book) artist and I need something that prints and scans good.What would you recommend, a printer that is also a scanner? or just buying a scanner separatly?
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My color cartridges always get used up fast even though I only print in grey scale, never in color. I don't understand why. Can anyone give me a clue? Thanks. LG
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Thanks for your review and great job on the research. I need your opinion on something. Although, the current price of the XT and and XTi is less than $200.00. difference, the List price is the XTI is twice as much as the XI. I kind of agree that the XTi isn't really much of an upgrade over the XTi and some of the superior features of the XIT I'm not really to concern about except the 8MP and 10MP. I'm not a proffesional or anything like nor I plan to do large prints, but should I pay those extra bucks just for 10MP? Please help anyone.
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That's the Epson claim - as good or better than Laser... There are three reasons to purchase laser printers: 1) It can print text of any size very sharp. 2) The toner is bonded permanently to paper and thus will never smudge... 3) It's great for professional work / papers and professional-looking letterhead, auto-fed envelopes, etc. Epson's new ink-depositing system technology provides two things to try and match lasers... 1) Ink droplets of 1 picoliter or smaller (for sharp text) and 2) A new ink formulation / heat-bonder to provide relatively good smudge resistance. Does this mean "Performance Beyond Laser"... in the "Real World," it's pretty darn close to Laser, but our Lexmark color laser with True 1200 x 1200 dots-per-inch print quality still provides more accurate (thus sharper) fonts / text and more accurate color prints, AND it's prints don't smudge or run after being fully soaked in water... However, our laser cost 6 times what this Epson does - so for the price - Epson's WF-3640 comes really close to laser quality and has lots of features, like printing from iPads and e-mail-to-direct print. We already use the Epson more than our Lexmark primarily because it's much faster and just about as good. Now, that's pretty darn telling for "Real World" and "Beyond Laser".
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&gt;For some low end printers, it's almost cheaper to buy a new printer than to buy replacement cartridges. Exactly, I just bought the MX860 and will test it against HP C7280 (both brand new still in box). Problem is that I can't find third-party toner for the MX860. Those CLI-221 are availible only without chips and I am worried that to some design and patent scheme that will not change. I am guessing that replacing a full set of toner twice will be more than the initial printer cost. For HP I can find descent (according to some reviews) third-party toner. Yet I am guessing the MX860 is a better machine...I'll have some decisions to make.
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I just got my printer a week ago. It sucks ink like a pig! I just printed a print ink report and only after 177 prints, mostly black and white copies, I am on my third set of all color cartridges. I weighed one of them, there was only one tenth of an ounce of ink in the yellow cart! That is $120 an ounce for each cartridge! HELP! I am looking for ways to save color ink. Can I turn off color for general internet web site printing? Does it take more ink to print borderless prints? Anyone else have this problem? I hate to take it back and get my old Epson back. bob
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Hi Mary! Well, the printer arrived today and I was quite pleased with how easy it was to set up. I've only printed a copy of an old photograph (on cheap paper ... you're not suppose to do that but that's all I had available) and it turned out well. It's much quieter than the HP printer I have but don't use, simple to load and $200 less expensive. Once I get a chance to play around with it more I'll update my opinion on it ... wish I could help you more, but I haven't had it long enough. Lia
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I do a printing business and I absolutely love this machine. Not only does the printer make non grainy prints it is the absolute lowest price high volume printer I could find anywhere. We do placemat advertising, and I print legal size placemats right off of this machine full color copies and I can't believe how wonderful the prints look. The fact that you can use thinner and heavier papers in it is a great feature and a huge benefit to me. I hope I answered your question if you need more questions answered I can be reached or called at uniqadvertisingsolutions@gmail.com or 920-246-5710 I bought this machine for the purposes of printing my wifes election medias and it saved us a huge amount of money and gave us great quality..
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Tough question to answer. Photo quality is such a subjective thing. What one person thinks looks great, another does not. Can this printer print photos...yes, absolutely it can. Do they look better than the best photo printers out there...well, no they don't. Do they look good? The quality of the print using the manufactures ink looks good to me using generic glossy photo paper. Good enough to print snapshots, make promotional items for school fund raisers, etc. Would I use this printer to create photos to enter a photo contest...probably not. Keep in mind this as well, the software allows for many different settings of how the printer will print a photo and I have not spent hours tweaking it to my tastes. I just use the default settings and was happy enough with the results to use it again for that purpose. The speed is OK. Not super slow, and not super fast either. I deal with a lot of large format (11x17) drawings...that was my purpose in buying this printer.
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Hi Charles! Yes, this is a "Color Laser Multifunction Printer" as referred to via the product specs. Let me know how else I might be able to assist you with anything.