How good? Are Brother MFD considered to be the best made for under $500.00?
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As a tech who sees something like 50 to 100 printers a week for the last few years, i personally like them. They are tough and durable, don't have alot of minor things that go wrong with them that will take them down to non operational, easy to work on and print a nice crisp page. The brothers in general are a good machine, softwares are designed primarily for windows but works well with it. If your computer drags of course your printer functions will. Learn to take care of your machines and they will perform as intended.If you get one, download a pdf of the service manual and you will learn how to avoid many expenses of running these that will please your wallet greatly. As a tech who sees something like 50 to 100 printers a week for the last few years, i personally like them. They are tough and durable, don't have alot of minor things that go wrong with them that will take them down to non operational, easy to work on and print a nice crisp page. The brothers in general are a good machine, softwares are designed primarily for windows but works well with it. If your computer drags of course your printer functions will. Learn to take care of your machines and they will perform as intended.If you get one, download a pdf of the service manual and you... » Read More As a tech who sees something like 50 to 100 printers a week for the last few years, i personally like them. They are tough and durable, don't have alot of minor things that go wrong with them that will take them down to non operational, easy to work on and print a nice crisp page. The brothers in general are a good machine, softwares are designed primarily for windows but works well with it. If your computer drags of course your printer functions will. Learn to take care of your machines and they will perform as intended.If you get one, download a pdf of the service manual and you will learn how to avoid many expenses of running these that will please your wallet greatly. « Show Less
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Brother 7820N: 1. Cannot reliably print envelopes, including and especially #10. If that's important to you, find another machine. 2. Scan for fax very slow. VERY slow. Interminable. 3. Software minimal, very poorly designed. Fax and scan management thin, missing functions and management options. 4. Support (help; manuals; online) incomplete, inaccurate. 5. Will not automatically re-set after paper jam clear. (Have to power cycle.) Everything about the machine says "absolute minimum"--fit, function, design, engineering, materials, assembly, software (incl driver). A reasonable guess: Brother put the machine out there to hit a price point. Sold a bundle of them on the strength of early reviews. Then walked away.
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Thats debatable, though they do offer a good value in b&w; laser multifunctions. Some of their software has been dodgy, but thats been the case for others as well, especially HP. Its a crap shoot with anything these days. Buy from somewhere that will take returns (not very common for printers) or wait until unbiased reviews are available.FYI, HP also has new machines just released. They are more $$ than Brother but thought you should know. Look at the higher end 3390 or the entry level 3055 or 3052 if you don't need fax.
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Brother 7820N:1. Cannot reliably print envelopes, including and especially #10. If that's important to you, find another machine.2. Scan for fax very slow. VERY slow. Interminable. 3. Software minimal, very poorly designed. Fax and scan management thin, missing functions and management options.4. Support (help; manuals; online) incomplete, inaccurate.5. Will not automatically re-set after paper jam clear. (Have to power cycle.)Everything about the machine says "absolute minimum"--fit, function, design, engineering, materials, assembly, software (incl driver).A reasonable guess: Brother put the machine out there to hit a price point. Sold a bundle of them on the strength of early reviews. Then walked away. Brother 7820N:1. Cannot reliably print envelopes, including and especially #10. If that's important to you, find another machine.2. Scan for fax very slow. VERY slow. Interminable. 3. Software minimal, very poorly designed. Fax and scan management thin, missing functions and management options.4. Support (help; manuals; online) incomplete, inaccurate.5. Will not automatically re-set after paper jam clear. (Have to power cycle.)Everything about the machine says "absolute minimum"--fit, function, design, engineering, materials, assembly,... » Read More Brother 7820N:1. Cannot reliably print envelopes, including and especially #10. If that's important to you, find another machine.2. Scan for fax very slow. VERY slow. Interminable. 3. Software minimal, very poorly designed. Fax and scan management thin, missing functions and management options.4. Support (help; manuals; online) incomplete, inaccurate.5. Will not automatically re-set after paper jam clear. (Have to power cycle.)Everything about the machine says "absolute minimum"--fit, function, design, engineering, materials, assembly, software (incl driver).A reasonable guess: Brother put the machine out there to hit a price point. Sold a bundle of them on the strength of early reviews. Then walked away. « Show Less
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Sounds like you are basically saying they are. There are no other contenders for that price point. Sure they falter but they are still the best seems like.
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Yes, according to the Brother site, check it out yourself. I have an MFC-7345N.
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I looked at Milwaukee; saw good reviews and also saw some reviews of a store brand that said milwaukee was not any better. talked to a a couple of professionals who use on routine basis; lenox is what they preferred. I spent the extra money because of the sizes this set offered' all in one box and have been happy with its performance. Thanks
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Aloha...I have a Brother model and it works fine. If you don't get a response from a Pfaff owner, I would recommend you go to the Pfaff website and determine if it is compatible with your machine. Hope it works out for you.
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Hi CB,I am looking at KEF's at 6ave, they have some great package deals. Did you consider the KEF 3005 before deciding on 5005? I am confused between both. Price difference is three hundred dollars.ThanksB
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I have a brother LS-2125 and BL 137A2- it's also an embroidery machine. So far works great on both machines. Planning to try it on my singer CXL next week.
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I do apartment maintenance and the one i have had for a year is been through the mill and is just fine. I bought mine after seeing a co-worker whom had his for a couple years and is in fine shape even tho he does his best to destroy all his equipment. I looked at the husky but it was not confiqure as well as the BBX for what iwanted to put in it. The Husky price looks attractive. I would just decide what use and how often it will be used and go from there.
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Speaker quality is very important, it will not matter how much power or tone is applied. Look up Micca Motion MB42 bookshelf speakers and you will have a great combination of economy and superior sound quality. Save yourself a few bucks and get the Lepai 2020A. Not very impressed with the 269FS.
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Here's another "thank you" for the information. I just received my new Brother MFC-9840CDW and bought the recommended SODIMM from OEMPCWorld. Everything worked fine, right out of the box. Fantastic!
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Since we bought the printer for our engineering office last October, we have printed 1495 pages, 1116 of which had at least some color content, though only about 150 of those had large color pictures, the rest were mostly black and white drawings with a few color graphics and lines. We are still using the original color toner cartridges that came with the printer, and they are are all 2/3 full. We used up the black starter toner cartridge that came with the printer, plus we have used up about 45% of a TN-221BK black toner cartridge. Brother claims that the TN-221BK cartridge will print 2500 pages, and the TN-225C, M and Y cartridges will print 2200 pages. I paid $283 for a four pack of toner cartridges, one black and three color high-yield Brother brand cartridges. But it looks like I will mostly be buying black toner cartridges at $60 each. While not cheap, it is a heck of a lot cheaper per page than using ink jet printers, plus the printer is faster and quieter than ink jet printers, and the print quality is great. Plus there are no print heads to clog, which eventually killed most of the ink jet printers I've owned. Also, if the toner is not completely used up when the printer says it is you can reset the cartridge and keep printing until the cartridge is empty.
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I don't know I have only used Brother. I will say I really like this printer !
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it is a good printer for us. easy to setup (have been working in IT for a long time!!!) and used. we had it for a few months only but if it's as reliable as our other Brother printer, a much bigger color laser printer, then I will be entirely satisfied. Just buy a replacement cartridge when ordering the printer.
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I suspect your thought Is valid. Mine is in a Brother box but no way to be sure if new or remanufactured...Amazon ought to find out from supplier.
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I think twin turbo makes a higher quality product. This specific model isn't my favorite though. I recommend the 3200. I do about 70 blowdrys a week and I've only had to replace it once every 18 months or so.
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Historically Brother has lower toner cost, faster operation and fewer software glitches. However, the Brother 5470 kept blowing my circuit breakers so I returned it.
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The listed Max Monthly Duty Cycle for the Brother MFC-8950DW machine is given as: 100,000 pages.Other information that may be of interest may be found on this page: http://all-in-one-printers.findthebest.com/l/633/Brother-MFC-8950DWIf you search for "Brother MFC-8950DW Reviews", you can find some more information that may interest you. There are some comparison charts between similar models. It takes a "maxi-size" toner cartridge that will not work on the next model down the line; the few dollars difference between this one and that one will be made-up in pages printed, after several months of printing at a lower cost-per-page.I hope this helps. The listed Max Monthly Duty Cycle for the Brother MFC-8950DW machine is given as: 100,000 pages.Other information that may be of interest may be found on this page: http://all-in-one-printers.findthebest.com/l/633/Brother-MFC-8950DWIf you search for "Brother MFC-8950DW Reviews", you can find some more information that may interest you. There are some comparison charts between similar models. It takes a "maxi-size" toner cartridge that will not work on the next model down the line; the few dollars difference between this one and that one will be made-up... » Read More The listed Max Monthly Duty Cycle for the Brother MFC-8950DW machine is given as: 100,000 pages.Other information that may be of interest may be found on this page: http://all-in-one-printers.findthebest.com/l/633/Brother-MFC-8950DWIf you search for "Brother MFC-8950DW Reviews", you can find some more information that may interest you. There are some comparison charts between similar models. It takes a "maxi-size" toner cartridge that will not work on the next model down the line; the few dollars difference between this one and that one will be made-up in pages printed, after several months of printing at a lower cost-per-page.I hope this helps. « Show Less
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Julie, do you know the ballpark cost of the PE-780D? I'm doing my research on embroidery machines before I make a decision. There's not too many distributors in my area so I wanted to make sure I get a good price.