Brother Mfc-7820n - Networking Printer With Super Quick Setup

The Brother MFC-7820N steps up user friendly networking capabilities found on many office level printers out there by making it network ready, the second you open the package. This plug and play type access makes it easier than ever to set your printer up to your current network for multiple users or, if you prefer, hook up a single computer via the USB or Parallel ports, and, for the maniac who absolutely needs a copy at the soonest possible moment, dont hook it up to a computer at all! The MFC-7820 can make a copy without ever being connected to a computer or network.

Faxing is another capability that the MFC-7820N is capable of as a stand alone unit, as long as you have a phone line available. The LCD display, standard keypad, and dedicated array of buttons allow you to navigate through the fax or copy menu without ever leaving this MFCs side. A built in 33.6 K modem will keep your outgoing faxes moving swiftly at a rate of about 2 seconds per page, or 30 pages in a minute. The fax also offers up to 208 total auto dial locations, and a huge 258 total possible broadcast locations, meaning you can auto dial and auto send faxes to hundreds of recipients without wasting your time with redundant faxes.

The built in 32 MBs of memory (sorry, its not upgradable) is to thank for the abundant internal digital storage capacities, including up to 600 pages worth of fax memory so entire manuscripts can be held safely at one time, or an array of different projects coming in simultaneously from your network, USB device, or fax line. You can even use the image scanner at the same time the printer is in use.

The scanner itself is quite impressive as well; it is color capable up to 24 bit, and can scan optically at 600 X 2400 dots per inch, or pull off an interpolated scan with a resolution of up to 9600 dpi. Furthermore, via a series of well labeled dedicated buttons, the scan to feature can send a single document or multiples to one e mail, or one PDF file. If your project weighs in at 35 pages or under, you can even use the auto feed tray to cycle through your work automatically for multiple scan or copy projects at one time, or a large fax.

Versatile emulation is a must when considering an all in one unit in this price range, and the MFC-7820N covers its bases with the included and compatible drivers for both PLC-6 and BR Script 3, making this unit usable with any Twain based software on both Windows and Mac OS systems, which can then be edited online, or adjusted for size directly from the unit, with enlarge and reduce ranges of 25 % up to 400 %. For the office that requires both a wide variety of features implemented into their equipment, along with the durability of a maximum duty cycle of up to 10,000 pages a month, the Brother MFC-7820N is a viable option.