Отзывы о МФУ струйное Brother DCP-T520W InkBenefit Plus, цветн., A4

This is a great printer--I give it 5 stars because it works AS ADVERTISED. This is HIGH PRAISE compared to the 6 other printers I've owned over the last 5 years (1 Brother laser, 1 Samsung, 4 HP's; only the Brother laser is still in use; to be fair, one of the HP inkjets still functions, but I have chosen to stop paying $60 every 4 months for ink). In looking for a replacement color printer, my search criteria were high-capacity ink cartridges, fax capability, ADF (auto document feeder) for scanning, and networkability. (Ideally, installation would be automated and wouldn't load my computer with megabytes of software that I didn't want...sigh). I first looked at the Brother MFC-490CW which, on sale, would have been 60% of the price of the MFC-5890CN. Second, I looked at the HP J6480 AIO. I am at the end of my rope with HP printers (I could write pages on this) but it looked at it for 2 reasons: (1) 2 different sales people at 2 different stores said over and over that the HP had much better image/print quality than the Brothers and (2) it does have a high capacity ink cartridge option (74XL, 75 XL). Then I looked at the MFC-5890CN which I decided to buy. I did consider the Brother MFC-6490CW, but it would have been an extra $50 to $100 dollars and it's HUGE (too big for my work space).I think the Brother MFC-490CW is an awesome printer. It has good ink capacity (LC61 cartridges) but does not work with the high-capacity cartridges (LC65 series 25% more expensive for double ink) that it's big brothers can use (5890CN and 6490CW). I REALLY WISH that the MFC-5890 I purchased included the 6x4 photo paper bypass tray that the MFC-490CW has (my only disappointment with it! maybe Brother will offer an accessory tray with that feature). It also has built-in wireless networking, which sounded like a big deal but, as I discuss below didn't add anything--I am using the FULL capabilities of the MFC-5890CN wirelessly through my wireless router as I explain below. I decided to go with the MFC-5890CN over the MFC-490CW mainly so that I could use the LC65 high-capacity ink. Printing on 11x17 paper may also be useful to me. (It can NOT scan 11x17 documents as another review said. I guess that person never looked at it in the store as it's obvious that the scanner glass is only 8.5 by 11 and not 11 by17 like the MFC-6490CW.) It also has double the warranty period, 2 years, and double the duty cycle--I hope this means it really will last longer but only time will tell.I looked at the HP J6480 AIO very carefully. The price was the same as the MFC-5890CN. This was the only similar HP printer that I found that had high-capacity ink. It has built-in wireless networking. It does NOT have a color LCD screen. To test the image quality, I went to the store and made color copies of the same test documents (pictures my children made) with the HP J6480 and the MFC-5890CN, both on highest quality. The Brother MFC-5890CN was very much better than the HP. Do the test yourself--my Staples in town has all the printers plugged in and loaded with paper. The only benefit of the HP J6480 is an automatic two-sided printing feature. However, this isn't too great a feature with inkjet as there is a pause to "let the ink" dry before it flips the page. Again, I tried this at the store--it was really annoying b/c if you only copy 1 side, the printed page pops out, the printer status screen says "Please wait, ink drying" or something like that, a few seconds pass, it sucks the page back in to flip it over, and then you can have your copy. If I want to duplex to save paper, I'll just use my laser.So I bought the MFC-5890CN. I have had several nice surprises since. First, it prints GREAT! photos using the ink provided. I bought the Brother "innobella" 4x6 glossy photo paper ($5 for 20 sheets), put it in the paper tray, put the memory stick from my camera into the printer card-reader slot, selected the picture I wanted on the LCD, clicked print, and after about a minute, out popped at beautiful borderless 4x6 glossy picture that, to my eye, was about as good as any photo I've seen (from another printer or Walgreens). I was very, very, very happy how easy this worked and how good the picture looked. It worked just as well using "Picture Bridge" which just means you connect the camera straight to the printer with a USB cable. Also, I used the built in red-reduction feature and I was pleasantly surprised how well it worked (this was a portrait type picture with one person's face in the picture). I can't vouch for pictures using other photo paper--you see a lot of postings that it's better to match paper and ink. Second, I really like the Paperport software. I can scan directly into PDF and organize my files easily into different folders. Third, the color LCD screen is extremely useful, especially with direct photo printing. After 2 weeks, there are only two negatives--(1) I wish it had a built-in tray for photo paper

the quality of the of my documents is at best, average, I also have a laser printer which I believe is producing above average quality print-outs. But realizing that the purpose of this unit is multi-faceted it does address my over-all needs in terms of consistency and performance.

The very large scan size is wonderful, as is the very large print paper size available. Scan quality is excellent. Faxing is easy and fast. Print quality is excellent WHEN all the heads are fully functional (not clogged).However, the print heads on my machine clogged easily and early, some never to print again even with multiple cleanings.The scan-to-document feature has no allowance for newspaper multi-columns.Other than those two complaints, the MFC has been excellent, but those two items are extremely important to me. I have used after-market ink in several printers with no problems, but in this printer I have problems. Maybe Brother ink would have worked better, but with the volume of ink I use, I can buy another printer for less overall expense than buying Brother ink.FOLLOW-ON REVIEWOnly weeks before my warranty expired, I brought my Brother to a repair shop, and they replaced the print head free under an unpublicised "free-replacement" policy due to known printer head defects. The repair shop also said after-market ink works fine in this printer.I NOW GIVE IT 4 STARS. The ink cartridges often showS low before they are really low, and sometimes more than one sheet of paper is drawn up at a time, but overall this is a pretty good printer/scanner/fax machine.

great printer of high quality material, nice design, new model. product brand name is famous n reliable. recommended, for good price...

I purchased the DCP-8085DN as a stand alone copier for a church to print bulletins. When deciding to purchase I compared several makes and models. The Brother DCP-8085DN had the features I wanted (primarily direct print and duplex) for a decent price. So far I have printed about 500 pages duplex. Only misfeed was on two occasions the 2nd tray picked up two sheets, I just need to be sure to fan the paper better. Just note that it does not have fax capabilities like many multi-function printers (if you need fax see its near twin the MFC-8480DN similar as this one but 1 yr warranty and auto sheet feeder does not scan duplex).Pros:- Copies and prints fast - 32ppm (one catch see below)- Reduces and enlarges- Auto duplex - prints both sides- Direct print from USB thumb drive (only PDF & JPEG files)- 3 year limited warranty- High yield toner - rated 8,000 pages at 5% coverageCons:- May need to take to factory service center to add connector for optional 2nd paper tray (see my review on the LT5300)- When using direct print from USB thumb drive for multiple copies, it processes the document from the drive for each copy. I print 100 copies of 2 pages double sided for bulletins. It takes 20 seconds for each copy to print: 15 seconds to process and 5 to print both sides. For me this is a big design oversight and why it get 4 starts and not 5.Bottom line: fast copier/printer with many features at a good price. I will recommend to others just be aware of the issues noted since they will not affect everyone.

OUt of the box setup time wasn't too bad since I explained steps for my wifewho just had a Kodak All-in-one die from printhead failure. The hardware was easy but the software package took a while and I didn't see the option to select single program features to install separately, it was all or none. I manually added it to our network and all computers found it right away. Good. Since the FAX MENU was always on we had to dig through the book to learn how to turn it off since we are not using it for fax. Apparently if you do not have a phone plugged in it will keep requesting fax setup input until you turn it off. In the book.We fiddled with COLOR CAPTURE for some time as we kept missing how the INDEX PRINT was assigning numbers to pictures page by page. A little confusing so I recommend print the index sheet first time around using a small number of photos.It is too much work to go through 174 photos to find one or two you really want to work with.Also found the media reader function does not detect camera memory cards when plugging camera in directly, you must remove memory card. Bad. The front load USB is a nice feature though. Just remember if using the LCD screen thumbnails will search for some time finding photos in a large collection. Bottom line is to organize and manage your photo files well and know exactly what you are looking for before using PHOTO CAPTURE since it won't CAPTURE from photos on your PC.Lastly, the color prints were not as vivid and bright as expected using default settings. We had to tweak brightness and color enhancement 1 to 2 steps depending on photo. I will be inheriting this MFC from her since she is not pleased with print color and clarity. I bought a printhead replacement from Kodak for her 3 year old All in One 5100 model and it is up and running again. Even though I don't care for Kodak support which is horrendous and reviews of their All in One printheads revealed a 31 percent failure rate of new and replacement printheads I got lucky and the new replacement made it work like new again. Yay!!!

The other reviewers are spot on. This is by far the worst printer with which I've had to deal and unfortunately, I bought not one but TWO for both my home offices. The ink ran out about the same time and for the life of me I cannot figure out why it won't read the replaced ink catridges. Both machines are having this difficulty and I find it suspect that it's the same problem. Brother created a monster when they put this machine on the market. It should be set on fire or thrown into the river.I went so far as to my change my settings to print only in black and it still won't work. I'm more than annoyed that I have to replace not one - but two - printers plus spend additional money on cartridges. When it actually worked, it was okay. I hadn't run into problems.When all is said and done, I'm going to beat this thing like a redheaded stepchild.

I hate this machine. I was absolutely robbed by Brother with all of this machine's seductive features, but will NEVER buy another Brother product. This thing blows thru ink like it should be in rehab and does not perform ANY function without every color of ink cartridge being full...even if you just want to scan or print in black or white. Piece of shite! I have wasted so much time because of this f-ing machine and wish I could return it, but I'm beyond the return period. F-you Brother!

I've had this machine for a couple of years of pretty heavy use and I am very happy with this Brother. I love the wireless feature so I can print from several household computers. I can even print from my mobile phone using the iPrint brother app from the droid marketplace. I only buy aftermarket cheap ink cartridges from amazon and ebay and they run well under a $1 each so the cost per page must be about the cheapest around. I just stocked up on ton of ink so if the machine dies before I run out, I would buy another brother machine that uses the same ink.The auto document feed system is the most reliable of the low cost machines I have used. We commonly have to scan to a single PDF file a long contract of 15 to 20 pages and it works great.The only minor criticism I have is that you have to watch how you load your document into the feed system or flat bed because the fax, copy, and scan may have different requirements in order that you don't scan or fax the blank side of a document or have it upside down. I have solved this by adding a sticky note by the feeder but it would be nice if they would have added a easy to read graphic so I would not have to add modifications. Minor problem and maybe maybe I'm the only dummy that has this problem.

I won't be buying another Brother printer if this is the standard. First, the network cable doesn't attach to the exterior like one would expect. Instead you have to snake the cable through a tight channel carved out below the scan deck. Why?The software is horrible. Scanning multiple documents opens separate MS Paint windows with bitmap documents of the scan. If this were 1995 that would be great but is pretty weak compared to other brands. Why would I want to scan each page into a separate document? It has a email attach option but appears to want to use Outlook Express even though I am using Outlook Exchange. Whatever.On the plus side the machine is compact and works well even though the software sucks.

Beware - all brother printers come with features designed to maximise your purchase of ink cartridges.1. They self-clean all the time - even when not being used - wasting ink2. The cartridges have a clear window half way down which a light source in the printer uses to detect if the cartridge is empty - only this window is half way down the cartridge so it's still half full - put some electrical tape or use a felt pen to block the light.3. If one of the cartridges is showing empty the answering machine stops working (solve with tip 2 above)4. Despite their attempts to prevent you, it is possible to refill the cartridges using refill ink and a syringe. Use the end of a retractable ballpoint pen (with the ball retracted) to push in the plunger on the air vent at the top of the cartridge and push the syringe into the bottom ink hole - fill with 20cc of ink at a time.5. If you get the "cannot detect ink cartridge" message, open the ink cover door and clean the ink fill area with a tissue dipped in alcohol6. The ink used in cleaning goes into a well filled with wadding that gradually fills up. You can buy wadding refills and you can also reset the ink use counter by putting the printer into maintenance mode.7. Cleaning the printer head is almost impossible without disassembly of the machine but you can try using cleaning fluid in an old cartridge and flushing it through.8. Brother don't make ink and there is nothing special about their inks

This printer is perfect for our needs. I haven't had a single problem out of it yet.We homeschool and I use a lot of resource that need printing out. I also print out shipping labels. Plus I'm a fan of e-books and print out many of them.It is large for a home printer, but it does the job. I love the duplex printing, the fact that it holds so much paper, I can print, copy, fax, scan, everything, with ease.I bought this printer because we do print a LOT of stuff for homeschooling 2 kids. Ink cost was a HUGE factor in my printer shopping. I was able to find ink refills for this printer for under $1/cartridge here on Amazon.After having a lexmark with it's computer chips in the cartridges that kept me from saving money by refilling them, I am so pleased with this printer! No need to bother with refills when you can get cartridges for $1 each!This printer is worth every penny-I love it!UPDATE: I've had this printer for about a year and a half now. If I were going to marry an inanimate object-this printer would be it! I tell all my homeschooling friends about this printer. It. Is. AWESOME! I haven't had the first problem out of it and the fact that cartridges for this printer are currently running like $0.64 each, makes me giddy!I just found a free math curriculum online-I didn't think twice about printing two sets of workbooks and 2 sets of lesson plans for my children, because ink cost doesn't stop me printing out resources we can use now! I used to weigh the cost of ink against how useful something would be if I printed it out, not anymore, if I think it might be the least bit useful, it's worth the cost of ink!

It could be your worst nightmare when you need it the most.* it doesn't print/scan/copy if any of the 4 color cartidges has low* cartidge is expensive (black one costs $25), maxium 40 pages or less and whenever you will turn your printer on, it will use good amount of inks to clean the nozzle. So keep buying cartidges...Or you can throw into bin.

At first, i really enjoyed the printer. The print quality was great for the price, even the photo prints came out very nice. But after a few months, the small problems became apparent. It frequently says that an ink cartridge is low or empty, even after I replaced them all, and didn't use the printer for a awhile. That is bad enough by itself, but it makes it worse because if one cartridge is empty you can't do anything else. If Cyan is empty, you cant print , even if you are only printing something in black/white. I changed the settings on my computer and pressed the button for black/white on the printer, but it just keeps beeping and showing that Cyan is empty. This is very annoying because i don't print that often, so whenever I do need to, it says something is empty, and I am stuck. This has happened the last 4 times I tried to print something.

Update: May 2011 - This printer is still going great with no problems. I have not even had to replace the factory supplied ink yet. Still happy!~~~~I bought this printer just this month so time will have to tell. So far, it's perfect for my small business needs which are pretty minimal except I do a lot of 11x17 (ledger paper size) printing for my clients. Here is my experience thus far:PROs* The item arrived safe and on the 2nd day after ordering it, even with all the snow we had.* It is a big printer so it needs its own space. Mine is close by my desk because you have to get check the printer to make sure the setting are ready for any special printing needs, such as switching from 8x10 to 11x17 or scanning.* Set-up went smoothly and wireless connected without a problem. We have 4 laptops wirelessly connected to the printer.* The scan glass can accommodate 11x17 which is pretty nifty and there no complaints with the quality.* It has a USB and photo card ports - all work just fine.* I LOVE the separate paper tray for ledger paper!* Print quality is perfect for me. I design detail drawings and they often have very small print. I have no problems with quality of the dpi, especially for this price. I was a little skeptical before testing the printing and I am surprised by the high quality this printer puts out.* Photo Printing: Well, I am not a photographer. However, I have printed some 8x10 color photos as gifts on glossy photo-finish paper and again, I am pleased with the results.* Ink replacements are available on Amazon. Buy only Brother brand while you have your warranty. Using generic ink will void your warranty if anything goes wrong. There are high-yield replacement cartridges available that are very economical.CONs* It's not a true play-and-play set-up, but I am lazy and like my technology to everything for me.* It is made of hard plastic components and the trays feel fragile. I am extra careful to try and not snap anything when sliding trays in and out for paper refills.* The size could be prohibitive if you do not have space. This is not a desk-top printer.

I received my Brother printer for O'Keefe's Attic and I love it. It was so easy to set up and to use and it arrived in the condition that it was listed in which was good and there was some ink already in it! So far I am very pleased with my item. I would order something from O'Keefe's again if I see something that I want. Excellent!

Please don't buy this printer/fax. I own a small home-based business, and bought it because I needed the fax. I don't print in color at all. In fact, I've printed less than 5 color pages in the last six months. But I've had to replace the yellow cartridge twice, and 2 of the other colors once. Each at $15.Once it's used up all the color in an ink cartridge, it stops working at all. You can't print in black and white. You can't even send a fax! The machine was on sale at a really great price. Now I know why:Brother is getting your money by using up the ink and keeping you coming back for more. I thought maybe this was a problem with just my machine, but have found many more similar reports on the internet. The machine cleans the heads constantly and uses ink in the process. If you turn it off, then it cleans the heads for an extra long time each time you turn it on again.If you want to throw away $15 every few months on ink you never used, this might be the machine for you. Otherwise, I suggest you get an HP.The next time this thing needs ink, it's going in the trash. I refuse to sell it to someone else who'll be giving away money to Brother every other month.

Excellent printer if you wish to waste money on ink. It amazed me how often it prompts you to replace ink cartridges, even though I had just recently replaced them and didn't use color printing that much. I started to wonder why was Ink going low that fast and decided to disarm the damn thing and to my surprise I found at least three plastic containers with foam inside in wish this crap was actually dumping all the ink whenever the Printer felt like to self "clean" the cartridges on startup or before a print job. I took the cartridges and opened them just to find the cartridges still had ink and a bunch of air bubbles but the dam thing would refuse to print even when three out of the four cartridges had enough ink to print."I WILL NEVER BY A BROTHER PRINTER AGAIN".

I installed this printer about 6 months ago, I printed just about 30 pages. It stops working with low color ink.

This MFC machine has decent features for a machine in its price range. But more than any other printer I've owned, this one is designed to blackmail you into purchasing ink -- even when it's not needed.I have never, I say again, NEVER, printed a single color document from this printer. I have no need to. I purchased it primarily as a scanner and outgoing fax machine. I only use the printing function for those rare occasions when I receive incoming faxes (maybe two or three times a year).And yet, on every single occasion when I needed to print an incoming fax, I had to replace at least one of the color ink cartridges. Why? because if any one of the color cartridges is "empty," the machine will not print -- not even in black and white! Although there is a "grayscale" print option, it will not print in grayscale if any of the color ink cartridges are empty.Because it incessantly "cleans itself," those cartridges are likely to be empty even if nothing useful has ever been printed. The only way to disable the auto-cleaning is to turn the machine off, which is unacceptable for a fax machine.Perhaps even more annoying, when the Brother software detects that a print cartridge is low, it periodically flashes a pop-up in front of your face, even if you're not trying to use the printer, with the frequency of the pop-ups increasing the longer you ignore them. Yes, it can be turned off, but that also disables the scanning functionality.This is the printer that convinced me to never, ever, ever purchase another Brother product. Neither do I purchase the ink from Brother: I buy it off-market, and would do so even if it were *more* expensive than genuine Brother ink. If the day comes when I can no longer get off-brand ink for this machine, I will use it as a boat anchor. I really do hate Brother that much for the way they try to strongarm you to buy ink for this printer.In summary, the Brother MFC-490CW should have been named the Luca Brasi model. It holds a gun to your head and forces you to sign on the line -- in this case, the line of a credit card receipt -- every time you have to quench its insatiable thirst for ink. Buy this printer, and you're no longer a Brother customer. You're a member of the family: And every time you think you're out, they'll puuulllll you back in.

If all you are doing is printing documents from an application like Word or spreadsheet, then I guess this printer is okay. However if you plan to interface with other applications like on-line postage printing then do not buy this printer. Even in typical applications this printer jams frequently. I print CD labels and jacket covers and they constantly jam. Even when feeding one at a time. When trying to print envelopes from Stamps.com the printer constantly fails to recognize the paper size even though I go into the printer menu and set the paper size to the envelope. I get the "wrong paper size" message. I called customer support and they said "it must be a problem with Stamps.com". Even though every other printer I have owned worked, this one doesn't, it is a Stamps.com problem. Hmmmm.In all fairness this printer is a workhorse for simple printing. The ink time is totally underwhelming. I am constantly buying ink. And it does not come with one black cartridge and one color cartridge. You actually have four cartridges to buy. And it constantly needs at least one cartridge. I do print a lot, but other brands that I have owned lasted longer. Also the printer is horrid for printing full sized pictures. The print quality is terrible. Again, this printer is okay for printer text and spreadsheet files.The operation could not be more user hostile. My last printer, in order to print an envelope all I had to do was put an envelope in the special envelope slot. The printer did the rest. This one, you have to adjust the guides in the paper tray, then go into the menu and set the paper size. This is still not a guaranty, as it may or may not work on any given day with any given software.In conclusion, while this printer does perform in some instances, there are much better multifunction printers on the market. You would do well to pass this one up and check one of the others.

I use this printer at work (Office Manager in Oil Field Industry) daily to scan to my computer / Fax and even print even though I have a huge Kyocera. It is on my desk and it does many things the scanning to me is the most important and there are many things I don't even use on this printer.....looking to buy one exactly like it for home use and work/home use since I may be traveling with work soon. This printer was here when I started the position and at first did not like it. Takes a few months of getting use to but then your just zooming along.

this is the 3rd time in 6yrs im am looking at the mfc 210c printer,because i keep ink for this printer stocked up @ 44.00 per pack (overpriced)so i have 132.00 worthof new ink cartriges,what a waste now1)printer head failure after 4yrs (not worth fixing twice the repair cost then buying a new one2)hardware failure on 2nd printer after 1yr(unable to print see userguide)total support failure telling me i have to send it for repair which is twice the cost of the printer better to just throw in the garbage and buy a new onethis unit once in troubleshoot mode wont clear itself after unplugging AC cord as told by brother tech support

I've had two Epson printers over the past 10 years, and never had problems. Brought this printer in a hurry to scan and email some documents. Hoped that a single unit could handle our needs. However this printer is a complete disappointment. Constantly getting paper jams and "consult troubleshooting guide" messages. Also the ink is very expensive and goes very quickly compared with the Epson.