Brother MFC-820cw Wireless Network Color Injet Multi-Function Center w/2.5" Color Flip up LCD

Product Description

Brother's MFC-820CW 6-in-1 Color Inkjet Network-Ready Multi-Function Center is the ideal multi-function office tool for your home or small business. It's ready to work, right out of the box -- just connect wirelessly to your local network, and you'll be faxing, scanning, copying and printing in no time. It comes with 802.11b/g wireless network compatibility as well as wired Ethernet network capability. Yes, you can use this as a network print server. It has a USB port for connectivity to eith a Windows PC or a Macintosh computer. Use the 2.5" flip-up color LCD to preview the images from your digital camera media card (multiformat memory card reader is built-in) and then print the images. Print resolutions up to 6000 x 1200 dpi. Handle all your needs easily with the 100-sheet paper tray. Copier and Fax modes work in both color and monochrome. Copier has reduction and enlargement modes through a 25% to 400% zoom. Fax has up to 480 page memory and up to 80 autodials. Maximum interpolated scan resolution - 19,200 dpi Flatbed copier design - Letter/A4 glass size Max copy speed - Up to 17 cpm (black); up to 11 cpm (color) Reduction/Enlargement - 25%-400% 2-in-1, 4-in-1 and Poster functions Built-in Digital Media Card drives for PhotoCapture capability Media Compatibility - CompactFlash, SmartMedia, Memory Stick/Memory Stick Pro, xD-Picture Card, SD and MMC cards Paper Sizes - Letter, Legal, Executive, A4, A5, Photo(4 x 6, 3.5 x 5, 5 x 7, 5 x 8) Network Interfaces - 802.11 b/g SecureEasySetup capable router Wireless Network Security - SSID/ESSID, 128/64-bit WEP, WPA-PSK (TKIP) Output Capacity - 25 sheets Software Included - Scansoft PaperPort SE with OCR for Windows, Presto! PageManager for Mac Windows and Mac OS compatible Energy Star compliant Machine Noise(Standby/Operating) - 35/45 dB Unit Dimensions(WxDxH) - 14.8 x 17.8 x 17.7 Weight - 13.2 lbs.

Amazon.com Product Description

With a 2.5-inch flip-up color LCD display and support for wired or wireless network printing, the Brother MFC-820CW is a workhorse designed to make your work and leisure a lot easier. The unit has a convenient flatbed design that accommodates either single sheets or bound documents for color copying, faxing, or color scanning.

Print, fax, scan, copy, and print photos directly from a memory card with the MFC-820CW. It's got wireless networking, too! View larger.

Use the LCD display to preview your photos before you print them.

The maximum paper size is 8.5 x 14 inches, and there's a ten-page automatic document feeder for making quick multi-page copies. The copier supports reduction and enlargement of documents from 25 to 400 percent, and with print and copy speeds of up to 20 pages per minute, the MFC-820CW is designed to keep up with busy offices.

Meanwhile, outstanding resolution of up to 6000 x 1200 dpi allows you to print sharp photos on glossy paper, and borderless photo printing is supported, too. You can preview your photos and faxes on the 2.5-inch LCD before printing, so you know exactly what you're printing ahead of time. The MFC-820CW's "PhotoCapture" capability features an integrated media drive that lets you print directly from a memory card. Supported card formats include CompactFlash, SmartMedia, Memory Stick and Memory Stick Pro, xD-Picture Card, MultiMediaCard, and Secure Digital. You can even scan directly to a memory card, and as with photo printing, there's no PC required for copying and faxing.

And speaking of faxing, the MFC-820CW's 16 MB of built-in memory lets you store up to 480 pages in memory before you even dial a number. Printing is enhanced by a four-cartridge ink system that allows you to replace just the colors and inks that you're running low on.

Last but not least, the MFC-820CW features versatile networking capabilities that allow you to share the unit among multiple computers on your home or office network. Print, scan, fax, and access the unit's PhotoCapture features via a wired or wireless network. The unit supports 802.11 b/g networking so you can place it anywhere and use it wire-free. A USB 2.0 connection is also provided for directly connecting the unit to a computer. PC and Mac printer and scanning drivers are included, and the latest updates are available from Brother.com. Brother provides a one-year warranty, covering parts and service.

Customer Reviews:

terrible - avoid.......2007-09-24

constant paper jams. various color inks in different cartridges but they mysteriously must all be replaced simultaneously. hmmm.
very bad on screen instrutions. not well made. has not worked for more than a day or two in a row.
after months still cant figure out how to use wireless connection.

Works well when configured, but..........2007-07-17

This was one of the few wireless printers I've found that boasted good specs and seemed to be both affordable and rated reliably. I happen to work for a now-world recognized brand of computer technical agents, and I have done my share of networking, both wired and wirelessly. It can definitely be done, but do not get discouraged when you realize it's not nearly as easy as the directions explain to you. There is a utility you can find on Brother's website to set this printer up in your PC by having your computer locate and print to it by MAC address and the utility helps you create an .exe file that you can launch from every one of your computers to make setup easy and extremely fast. Make it easy for yourselves and wire this via USB directly to your computer for initial setup. Quick tip: you must lift the top of the printer like you were going to install the ink cartridges to connect this via USB.
It's also nice that all cartridges are separate so you do not have to buy a whole new color cartridge when you run out of only one color.

Downsides: 1-if you don't print to this thing every day, expect your first 2 pages to be off-colored and look like you need to clean your print-heads over and over again. (It started doing this after 5 or-so months-I'm a student so I was printing constantly, then off and on for a few months). Cleaning the printer and re-aligning and buying new cartridges has not helped me with this issue. Just print 2 'test pages' first. 2-I have 2 roommates, and like I said, we're students. We have owned this printer for less than a year and are already on our 4th set of ink.

All in all though, it's a great purchase and works very well. If you look online you can even find ink for less than $25 for all 4 cartridges.

Great Multi-function printer / love the WI-FI.......2007-03-29

Just bought this printer (although at costco at a better price), and have to say after my HP all-in-one clunker this thing is great.

- sleak/small and light
- everything is nicely tucked away & within easy reach, installation etc.
- preview lcd screen which works nice and thorough menus
- wifi networking (via your wlan)
- it prints great images, quick and quality
- scanner and faxer work very well

One of the highlights is definately the WIFI functionality. Previously on my HP I had to do some XP printersharing magic to get it to work with my Macbook. Now I just looked for the printer, found it in a snap and added it.

I'm done with HP. Go Brother!

WOW.......2007-02-04

This is my first posted product review I have ever written on the Internet and there is a good reason why.

The reason I wanted to get rid of my HP printer is because I was sick and tired of the HP software, it was causing nothing but problems and annoying pop ups, STAY AWAY FROM HP. Many people will tell you that HP software is horrible and invasive.

First of all, it is important to me that the design (color, shape, size) of a producut matches its target location. This device is small, flat and desrves the title stealth bomber of multifucntion printers. It looks modern and will never g out of style. This is important to me becasue I dont want something big and ugly sitting in my living room when not in use.

After a few minutes of programming the device on its LCD screen the device became identified to the network.

The wirelss function is amazing. I am now not restricted by close proximity integration. I now have the choice to install the device anywhere I want within ints radio transmission range. This provides integration flexibility.

The coolest feature for was the fact that I could scan something and tell the machine I want the image emailed. A couple of seconds later my email client popped open an email with the image attached, truly amazing.

On the software side, No popup messages, no nothing. It nicly does its thing in the background without letting you know its there. You can even do away with the software but the scan features it provides are awesome.

So to all the contemplative buyers like me,

this thing may not be the fastest printer on the market but it will make you happy.

It deserves 5 stars.

Two Words - Simply Awesome.......2007-01-16

This is an incredibly compact, lightweight, user-friendly product. Who knew that a combo fax/printer/scanner/modem complete with digital photo print capability could be so easy to use amd so compact. If you're used to bulky, crappy office machinery at your workplace (like I was), then you'll be bowled over by how simplistic this unit is. You can be up and running in just a few minutes. Kudos to the folks at Brother, they got this one right!

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