limited scanner performance
581956
I am writing this review to let you know about the performance limitation of the scanner on Canon Maxify MB5320.

I put 50 sheets on ADF to scan: double sided (single pass), 150dpi, color, letter size, using Canon IJ Scan Utility software on mac. From cool start, it was scanning normally, but after about 30 sheets had passed, I saw the following message on the LCD display on my MB5320.

"The temperature inside the scanner is high. Please wait a while."

The machine could continue to scan, but the scanning job became very slow, because the machine waited quite a while sheet after sheet.

I called Canon technical support, and the response was that it was normal behavior of this model.
1935084
Using a PC it takes 27+ seconds to scan a page (8 seconds just to open HP Scan window and another 19 sec to actually perform a scan after clicking the SCAN button. The scan preview window is so small it is USELESS. You can zoom in but then you only see a tiny piece of the page at a time. Overall it is a very slow and frustrating process. My previous HP printer and software was MUCH better.
3355516
Pros:
- large scan surface
- can print on large size paper,
- ability to read photos from memory card
- software is faster and smaller than HP

Cons:
- slow printing speeds
- grainy photos

Bought the Brother MFC-6890CDW to replace a HP L7680 multifunction machine, which had developed white streaks in its print output.  This machine has lots of nice features and is quite flexible.  I also liked that its software package is not nearly as bloated as HP's.  However, its print speeds are very slow.  And I found that photos were quite grainy when printed out using its default Photo setting.  Even after changing the print resolution to Highest, there was still a considerable amount of graininess in the output.  That's a showstopper for me, so I'm going to return it.
4096340
The only reason I didn't give this 5 stars is because the scanning software is mediocre. I thought it might be good enough to replace my doxie one while also being a printer, but I still find myself having to use the doxie. Unless you want to have a bunch of extra space in a scanned document, it doesn't really support scanning odd size documents even though they fit on the scanning bed or can fit through the scan feeder.
4265100
The scanner is vary basic. I scanned more then a thousand black and white negatives and the quality is good. The internal lens is sharp enough for 14MP sensor in the center of the image but gets a bit softer toward the edges. The image is still reasonable though. I didn't scan many color negatives so I can't speak about the color reproduction. Overal this is a good product for the money.
2453914
Very nice scanner.  Printer is marginal due to frequent jamming issues and paper alignment issues.
4775934
After I read several other reviews, I thought that for the money, you couldn't go wrong with a large-format scanner. If you're thinking this too, I hope this review will convince you otherwise. I'm an illustrator, and I needed a scanner to scan some watercolor work with. Since you can easily pay $200 for the 8.5x11 scanners, and $2,000 or more for the XL professional scanners, I thought that this would be a great deal, even if it only turned out to be a half-decent scanner. Normally Photoshop can pick up the slack for mediocre scans, but that turns out not to be the case. I kept the scanner for a week, hoping it would grow on me, but I ended up sending it back.

HARDWARE:

Pros - The scanner itself isn't bad. It has a scan bed size of just larger than 11x17 inches, which I thought was fantastic. Also, the lid can be easily removed if your work is bigger than the scanner, which, in my situation, I would probably make use of fairly often.

Cons - While it's nice that the lid removes, scanning artwork larger than 11x17 is virtually impossible, because the glass of the scan bed is set sort of deep into the scanner - probably about 3/8 inch - which casts a pretty strong shadow around the edges. This makes the usable portion of your 11x17 scan probably half of that. There also isn't any kind of an indicator light or an 'on' button on the scanner. Not a necessary feature, but would have been a simple improvement.

SOFTWARE:

Pros - None that come to mind. I don't consider simplicity a plus, although some might be looking for that.

Cons - On some computers, the installation would probably take a few seconds, if you consider that a plus. But since I'm running OSX Leopard and CS5, I had to dig around on the internet for a particular plugin to install. (Oh- and don't expect a lot of help from the instruction manual - it reads like it was translated from Chinese to English with a free online translator.) I did get it to work, but it was an annoying workaround. So when I opened the scanner software through Photoshop, I was very disappointed. First of all, the control panel was super tiny - like it was designed for an old PC with an 800x600 screen res. Likewise, the preview window was so small that it was of little real use. On my 24" Mac screen, the whole preview window was probably 2x3 inches. When you are previewing an 11x17 scan in a 2x3 window... well, you could see how that would be problematic. As far as I could tell, there was no way to make the preview window or control panel any larger. I wasn't expecting professional grade software, but I was hoping to at least be able to adjust the levels before scanning. There are a few simple image control options (brightness, contrast, gamma, sharpen, etc.), but they proved to be virtually useless, as I will soon explain.

SCANNING:

Pros - I scanned some pencil drawings in Grayscale mode, 600 ppi, and they turned out beautifully without any adjustment.

Cons - When trying to scan an 11x17 watercolor on cold press, the whites of the paper were all blown out, and the colors were not quite right (which I expected). So I scanned the illustration a few more times, changing the brightness and gamma settings to see if I could get a scan that would show the grain of the paper. But all of the controls seemed to be putting a post-effect on the scan, rather than changing the brightness of the scan lamp. So when I reduced the brightness, the whites were still blown out, but the software had darkened the whole image, which had the effect of just laying a grey film over the original scan. This might be useful for people who have no photo-editing software, but that's probably rare; I'm fairly sure that anyone that might need a large-format scanner will also have Photoshop.

Anyone with professional or semi-professional needs should definitely not buy this product. Buy a small scanner with good color and good software, and use Photoshop's "Photomerge" tool to stitch together multiple scans.
4940969
I bought this all-in-one for a scanning project I am working on at triCerat Inc.  Great all-in-one! I like the scanning capabilities with one exception: when using the auto document feeder, scans are limited to 300 DPI rather than the glass capability of 2400 DPI.  Printer is very fast.  I like the wireless feature, very easy to setup and get into my network (my router/wireless access point has AOSS capability, which I used).
4717497
I purchased this exclusively due to the flat platen on one side of the scanning surface for scanning oversized items. Scanning oversized mat board performed reasonably well from my Photoshop. CC 2015 although the scan options are very limited. As for the scan quality and color accuracy... the colors were way off requiring significant adjusting... though I'm accustomed to that, and my primary requirement was the flat platen area which I was unable to find in any other device at this price level... thus the 4 stars. I purchase the scanner used and it arrived very poorly packaged due to way too little stuffing... no fault of the manufacturer. The locking mechanism was engaged and likely protected the unit during shipping.  The Cannon scan software that was included offered more scanning options than was available through Photoshop so I found myself scanning through the scanners software and saving the file before opening in PS.
1809250
Scanner works very well for slides and negatives.  However, it is slow.  Instructions are bare bones.  You have to experiment with the settings to get good results.  The scanner numbers each scan starting with #1 and progresses.  I suggest the user create different file folders by subject title.  You can then download the scanned images (.img) to your PC.  Fortunately for me, this scanner is my second Epson...so, I am familiar with the screens and mechanics.  I would recommend the Epson to all.
1626497
This scanner produces fair results for most work. There is a major flaw in the design that prospective buyers should know. The assumption is that when scanning negatives, there will be a difference in density between the edge of the frame and the inter-frame space. This is usually, but not always the case. I have a large project involving photographing small items against a black background. I carefully exposed so that the black background produces no density on the negative. This allows the maximum dynamic range for the object I'm photographing. This scanner refuses to scan the entire strip. I get nothing. If you need a scanner for negatives, this is probably not the one to get.
2385671
The software in the computer to print or scan things is too slow and sometimes too complicated
605135
I really like this Brother DCP-7065DN except for the scanner.  Again Brother states in the advertizing that it has "High Quality Scanning". I had bought a different Brother printer that also stated the same about the quality scanning and returned the first one for a replacement.  I returned the second for a refund because of the poor scanner.  I scan a lot of high quality color photographs so a good scanner is something I wanted.  (I won't repeat what I wrote in my other review, if you want you can read it because the scanner deficiency is the same as with this printer).

As I was looking for another all-in-one printer and saw this DCP7065DN on sale for $99.00.  From all the reviews I had read I knew this was a great price so I ordered it, hoping for a decent scanner. But this scanner was the same poor quality as the other two leaving me to believe all the Brother scanners in this category of multi-function printers had the same scanner hardware installed.  All the scans come out with vertical bands of light and darker bands of noise.

I downloaded and installed the drivers for Windows 7 (64-bit).
(Note: I also installed the software to my XP Home/3 computer and tested the scanning function. The same noise bands overlayed the color scans, the same as the Win 7 computer.)

I did update the firmware which stated it: "Improves the color scan image quality when color scanning in Deep Sleep mode".  but I guess it wasn't enough.  . I followed the instructions in the FAQ to set the DPI to the maximum and tested the scanner again.  The resulting files were very large but the same vertical bands of noise overlayed the images.  The images are even worse when you reduce them to a size you might use on web pages.

The scanner is fine for scanning documents but for color photographs it really sucks. If you don't use a scanner much this would be a good printer for you. At this price I certainly am not returning it.  I've already bought a separate flatbed scanner from Ebay for a few dollars.

Some good points.  Using the ADF (Document Feeder) and just the printer controls the printer produced separate images for each page of the document to the computer.  Using the software (Control Center 4) I could scan a multi-page document which created a PDF file with all the pages in the single document.

That's as far as I've tested this printer but I can't give it more than 3 stars since a quality scanner is one thing I really needed.
2585778
This scanner works quickly and delivers readable results, not great but good enough for my needs. However all the speed in the world cannot make up for the time it takes to process the scanned files through the so called productivity applications: Scan Snap Organizer, Rack2-Filer (the idea of mimicking a old fashioned binders and actual shelves is a particular hindrance) and Magic Desktop.

I have hundreds of thousands of PDF documents scanned and organized into Windows folders. I have no intention of changing this organization. This is the first scanner that I have owned that will not work with Adobe Acrobat Pro. How then am I to append pages to an existing document or save a newly scanned document to an existing folder? There is no equivalent of a custom scan where you can add pages to an existing document.

Fujitsu should put a big disclaimer at the beginning of their advertisements saying that Windows will not recognize the IX500 (the WIA Driver problem) and that it can only be used with their proprietary software which is very limiting.
710163
Scans acceptably. Limited to OCR recognize only 500 pages a month.
645742
Someone gave me this for free, I thought I'd try it out. I'm not all that happy with my Brother LC61, it burns through ink. A large part of my work involves scanning various documents at high resolution. The HP is stupid slow. I cannot afford to wait 3-4 minutes for every black and white document page I scan. It has various settings for documents and photos and if you need to scan higher than 600 dpi you have to scan as a photo, which takes even longer.
3175664
Scanner is as advertised. One thing missing is a "preview" which will allow scanning part of an image instead of all of it.