Excellent MFC, easy install, flawless duplex
Pros:
Very fast; duplex capability; USB, Parallel, and ethernet connections; and its a laser.
Cons:
No color support, but those run another $300 at the minimum.
The Bottom Line:
The speed and duplex capability of this printer are excellent. We haven't had a problem with paper jams. The control center is very easy to use.
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Author's Review
We purchased this product about 3 months ago. We bought this product because my wife wanted the duplex capability for home-schooling. We love the speed and ease of us for this product. We have a 4ppm HP Laserjet 4P that I bought while in college 12 years ago. 30ppm is so much faster. When I print a document less than about five pages on this printer, it is normally done before I walk over to it. The duplexer works flawlessly. It even scans and copies duplex automatically.
The startup control center is fully capable of controlling the printer from your computer. It is possible to scan directly to a file, image, or OCR. It will also send a PC fax or make copies from the computer, although these both seem to be easier to do at the printer itself.
I liked the idea of hooking this printer to our network via an ethernet cable, but our router is upstairs and this printer is downstairs. So, instead of spending the extra $100 for the flagship model that has wireless, we spent $100 on a DLink DPR-1260 to hook the printer into our wireless network. This printer does fine on our wireless network. Just be aware that most print servers do not support scanning, you will have to unplug the printer from your print server and directly into your computer. Although, I haven't tried using scanning while using an ethernet connection to my laptop.
