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Brother MFC-685cw

By Felisa Yang, CNET.com on 26 October 2007 11:17 AM

Tags: brother, multifunction, printer, fax, scanner, copier, mfc-685cw, photo

Manufacturer: Brother

Copier

  • Maximum number of copies
  • 99 copies

General

  • Device type
  • Multifunction inkjet
  • Output type
  • Colour
  • Dimensions (H x W x D)
  • 18 x 46.8 x 37 cm
  • Weight
  • 8.5 kg
  • Printer engine
  • Inkjet
  • Memory
  • 32 MB
  • Other media
  • Photo paper
  • Connections
  • USB2, PictBridge

Paper features

  • Paper input
  • 100 sheets
  • Paper output
  • 50
  • Paper sizes
  • A4, A5, B5, C5, B5
  • Paper trays
  • 1

Print features

  • Print resolution (B&W)
  • 1200 x 6000 dpi
  • Print resolution (Colour)
  • 1200 x 6000 dpi
  • Print speed (B&W)
  • 30 ppm
  • Print Speed (Colour)
  • 25 ppm

Scanner

  • Scanner type
  • Flatbed
  • Sensor type
  • CIS
  • Scanning resolution (native)
  • 600 x 2400 dpi

Talkback 2 comments

    If one of the colour cartridge ...angry angre -- 21/09/08

    If one of the colour cartridges is empty, it wont print even black text. You will have to buy the colour one in order to use your black cartridge. It is called blackmail where I come from.

    The good: No better then any other.

    The bad: Expensive to buy, expensive to run, very slow

    This printer works better as a ...Dean -- 04/05/09

    This printer works better as a paper shedder

    The good: good fax utility wireless is very handy

    The bad: constantly james wont print when a cartrige is empty

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The good:
  • Compact design
  • PictBridge port and memory card reader
  • PictBridge port supports USB flash drives
  • 3.3-inch widescreen 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 bottomline:

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.

Editors’ rating:

6.3/10

RRP: AU$399.00

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