Brother MFC-3240c All-in-One by Brother Printer
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Digital camera reviews of Brother MFC-3240c All-in-One
Digital camera Review: Software glitch
Summary: 1 Stars
We initially bought this for scanning purposes (and not as a fax machine or copier or printer). The scanner when it works, works like a champ. But if you develop a problem with it, no matter how many computer you switch this to..the product has a problem with the 'feeder' as i was told by Office depot. They have received a few back from customers. I'd invest in another brother product.Digital camera Review: Stay away from Brother at all costs
Summary: 1 Stars
Owned the Brother MFC and lived the nightmare of spending good money for nothing. You'll go through ink cartridges like paper towels because it will tell you that the cartridge is empty when it's 3/4 full and will refuse to print, and you'll go through this for a while only to end up with the "Machine Error 41" that comes with the defective print heads they put in these things - this shuts down the whole machine - you can't print, copy, fax, or anything else. Then after you've been on hold on the "help" line for over an hour, you get some office in Calcutta where the robot-like "service representative" will tell you that yes, they were indeed defective, and no, they're not going to fix your machine. It's $150 to repair this which is obviously more than the cost of a new product. I went to a local Brother service center, and they have stacks of these things in for the same issue. I didn't even have to say what was wrong, they looked at it and said "Machine Error 41?" Uh-huh...
You'd be better off just burning the money for fun than to buy this thing. Little wonder there's a class-action lawsuit in the making for buyers of these money-suckers. When a company makes a defective product, and knows it, then basically tells you it's your problem, that's a company to stay away from. They used to call that kind of thing "theft".
Digital camera Review: There must be a better one that uses less ink!!
Summary: 2 Stars
Before you buy this or any inkjet printer make sure that it doesn't go through the ink fast - this machine goes through ink very fast. That is unfortunate because it works well and is easy to navigate.
Set up was very easy.
The scanner works very well and easy.
The fax is reliable and setting up for automatic recieve on a phone line is easy and dependable. Incoming faxes are picked up without any conflict with my answering machine.
The only problem is the ink - that is a considerable problem. And for that reason I advise that you research that aspect above all else when getting an ink jet printer - all in one or otherwise.
Digital camera Review: great machine at a great price
Summary: 5 Stars
I've owned this multifunction machine for a year now, and am VERY pleased with it. I use it as a family network printer, super G3 fax machine, and color copier. Its ink use is typical for my other printers (Canon, Epson). For this price, or even twice this price, this is a great machine.
As of August 2007, this machine is still performing like a champ. Have it hooked up to a network of Macs, and frequently use it as a fax machine as well. Haven't tried the scanning ability. Still satisfied with ink use vs. other printers.
Digital camera Review: ink wasting paperweight
Summary: 1 Stars
Ignore the low price -- you'll more than pay for it seveal times over by the scandalous "automatic self cleaning" mechanism that drinks ink like a wino drinks ripple. I hardly ever use color and have "run out" of color ink 3 times in six months. I'd be happy just to use B&W, but the printer won't work unless you replace all the cartridges. This should be illegal...
There is no solution to this problem. Even if you turn off the machine, it automatically cleans itself. If you unplug the machine, it cleans itself when you plug it back in. My cat doesn't clean himself this much.
The machine also developed a software glitch early on, where it would print half a page of what you want, spit it out, then print all of what you want. Another design to waste ink?
Finally, the paper capacity is miniscule, so you'll be constantly moving the flimsy, easily breakable paper tray in and out.
In other words, DON'T BUY THIS MACHINE!!!