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5.0 stars
"Fax's properly - Great Value - Smarter than HP"
Pros: Value, Function, Network, Quick to Setup, Separate Inks
Cons: Does not print double side automatically
Summary: After endless problems with HP multifunction products it is a joy to use an inexpensive and properly functioning networked product. I install multifunction machines professionally.
Only problem found in a few installs was caused by the Scansoft supplied Paperport Installer program failing where Paperport was already on the target computer.. Scansoft recon they have a fix for this on their website. If you want a great compatable OCR program Omipage Pro Office is awesome for professional use.
The background processing fax machine scans the entire fax into memory before sending it, unlike the HP 7410, HP 7140Xi etc. This is a bonus because the HP scanners are not reliable and a missfeed multiage fax takes many minutes to resend.
The quick install of the software is a bonus. Installing the above HP products you could spent a couple of hours per machine.. a great waste of time when you want to install the networked printer onto a few computers. The Brother installs quickly. I detest the arrogance of HP, for after all that their product offering is unstable. Brother products works well. Networking multifunction machines are the future. They are quicker to setup for the functionality gained, scan faster, work with wireless access points and don't need other computers to be turned on.
One other trap, if you use the new better Internet Explorer called Firefox, the more secure and faster Firefox does not have a built in FTP program (unlike IE) so transferring images from the card reader will not work with Firefox. Use any free FTP program with no password or Microsoft Internet Explorer at the IP address of the Brother.
Thanks for the chance to comment. cpcotton@gmail.com
