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Brother MFC-685cw

Manufacturer: Brother International Part number: MFC685CW

$149.98 - $215.69at 17 online stores.

CNET Editors' rating: 6.3 out of 10
Average user rating: 7.5 out of 10

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CNET Editors' review - Brother MFC-685cw

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6.3

out of 10

CNET Editor's rating: 6.3 out of 10
Reviewed by Felisa Yang
Review date: 10/25/07

The good: Compact design; offers PictBridge port and memory card reader; PictBridge port supports USB flash drives; wide-screen LCD; onboard handset and answering machine; secure mode lets you receive faxes in password-protected memory.

The bad: Average to slow task speeds; print quality needs a lot of improvement; refilling paper cassette and engaging photo tray require you to fully detach the cassette.

The bottom line: The Brother MFC-685CW inkjet multifunction printer offers tons of great features at the expense of print speed and quality. If speed and quality are your priorities, look elsewhere.

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User opinions - Brother MFC-685cw

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Very good

7.5

out of 10

Average user rating from 8 users

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9 out of 10 - Spectacular
Very nice all in one
I've been so pleased with my Brother MFC-420cn that I just had to get another Brother. I keep the... Read more
by techie shopper (see profile) - November 21, 2007

11 out of 11 users found this user opinion helpful.

10 out of 10 - Perfect
Great Machine
I'm in the IT Field and I upgrated to Vista so my old fashion scanner went bye bye. The space in... Read more
by the computer genius (see profile) - February 6, 2008

6 out of 6 users found this user opinion helpful.

1 out of 10 - Abysmal
This is no Brother of mine
Everything from poor print quality to inconsistent printing and jamming put this printer on my... Read more
by beezley2 (see profile) - January 11, 2008

5 out of 6 users found this user opinion helpful.

9 out of 10 - Spectacular
GREAT VALUE!
Great all around performance. Great design and feel, easy to use, great fax and scanner, print... Read more
by vpogi (see profile) - June 19, 2008

1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.

10 out of 10 - Perfect
Love It, Love it, Love It!
I have waited and waited to see reviews on this machine before I bought it. I did alot of research... Read more
by breathe3 (see profile) - January 17, 2008

1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.

3 out of 10 - Poor
Print Quality Failure- Black wouldn't print
Didn't get past setup as unit wouldn't effectively print in black. Had missing lines- and... Read more
by lookny (see profile) - January 10, 2008

1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.

9 out of 10 - Spectacular
Nice machine
We got this machine to replace a Lexmark that gave us a lot of problems and primarily for scanning... Read more
by Rob Kish (see profile) - August 17, 2008

9 out of 10 - Spectacular
Great for a small business
After 3 weeks for use I find that his AIO works great. It is true that the print speed is a bit... Read more
by John10 (see profile) - December 30, 2007

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Full specifications - Brother MFC-685cw

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Manufacturer: Brother International
Part number: MFC685CW

General
Copier Type	Digital
Fax Type	Plain paper
Width	15.7 in
Depth	14.6 in
Height	7.1 in
Printing Technology	Ink-jet - Color - Photo printer
Monthly Duty Cycle (max)	2500 impressions
Weight	18.5 lbs
Display Diagonal Size	3.3"
Office Machine Features	Print from memory card

Printer
Minimum Ink Droplet Size	1.5 pl
Ink Cartridge Configuration	4 cartridges (1 each: cyan, magenta, yellow, black)
Ink Type	Brother Innobella ink

Memory
Standard Memory	32 MB
Supported Flash Memory	CompactFlash, Memory Stick, MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card, USB flash drive, XD-Picture Card, Memory Stick Pro

Copying
Max Copying Speed	up to 22 pages/min (mono) / up to 20 pages/min (color)
Max Copying Resolution	up to 1200 x 1200 dpi (mono) / up to 1200 x 600 dpi (color)
Gray Scale Half-Tones	256
Max Document Enlargement	400 %
Max Document Reduction	25 %
Maximum Copies	99
Automatic Duplexing	None
Copying Features	2 on 1, 4 on 1

Scanning
Scan Element	CIS
Optical Resolution	600 x 2400 dpi
Interpolated Resolution	19200 x 19200 dpi
Gray Scale Depth	8 bit
Color Depth	24 bit
Color Depth (Internal)	36 bit

Fax Machine
Compatibility	G3
Max Transmission Speed	14.4 Kbps
Data Compression System	MH, MR, MMR, JPEG
Total Memory Capacity	480 pages
Handset	Corded handset
PC Faxing	Yes

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