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Brother MFC-9450CDN Color Laser Multi-Function Center with Duplex Printing and Ethernet Interface
Product: Brother MFC-9450CDN Color Laser Multi-Function Center with Duplex Printing and Ethernet Interface Discount.
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The MFC-9450CDN is an affordable, network-ready color laser flatbed Multi-Function Center with duplex printing that is ideal for any business. It combines vibrant color laser printing, faxing, copying and scanning in one device with an impressive print speed of up to 21 pages per minute color/black. Additional features include a 33.6K bps high speed fax modem, a 35-page automatic document feeder and a flexible 300-sheet paper input capacity that consists of a 250-sheet adjustable letter/legal size paper tray and 50-sheet multi-purpose tray ideal for letterhead or other media. High capacity replacement toner cartridges are available to help keep your cost per page low, too.
- Brand: Brother
- Model: MFC-9450CDN
- Format: CD
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 19.00″ h x 19.20″ w x 17.00″ l, 72.60 pounds
Features
- Up to 21/21 ppm color/black print speed
- Up to 2400 x 600 dpi rich color output
- Automatic Duplex Printing
- Built-in Network Ethernet Interface
- Flexible 300-sheet paper input capacity
An Exceptional Machine For An Excellent Price
I’m a Realtor, and purchased this item primarily to print color flyers of my listed properties. The results are outstanding … didn’t even have to deviate from the default settings. Colors are sharp, crisp and vibrant. The better quality paper is not an issue at all (I use 24 lb. matte finish, and the machine handles it beautifully). I particularly like the duplex feature … printing two sides simultaneously is a huge time-saver.
The most difficult aspect of the setup was getting it out of the box and onto the work table (it weighs almost 80 lbs.). After that, I had my first copy in less than 20 minutes. I went with USB connectivity, as I don’t have a need for any other type configuration. Every command can be entered from my PC, and the control panel is easy to use. I have a Brother 2170W for my everyday b&w printing… and there’s plenty of it. It’s very compact, and a real workhorse … and for less than $[...], I didn’t see any reason to retire it. Between the two Brothers, I’ve got everything covered.
If there’s one issue, it’s the fact that MS Outlook must be open in order to scan/e-mail, something I do several times daily. It took three calls to Brother support to discover this, and the level 2 tech advised me that it’s a software issue, for which a patch will likely be forthcoming shortly. In the meantime, I’ve gotten used to it.
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Overall, this machine does everything it’s supposed to do, and performs flawlessly. Even at $[...] more than I paid, it’s a great value. Brother products have done well for me over the years, and this machine is no exception. If you’re looking for a color laser all-in-one, this one’s a winner!
Just OK
I purchased this to replace a Samsung CLP-510 that finally gave up the ghost. It has been up and running for a couple weeks now. I have more cons that pros…
1. The unit seems to be packaged well, and it’s certainly heavy, but there was a crease in the plastic front of the paper tray. It’s more a blemish to the overall appearance than to functionality, but it’s disappointing. I’m sure I could return this for a replacement, but repacking this beast would be way more trouble that it’s worth for such a minor issue.
2. I set the printer up using the Ethernet interface. Installation was relatively painless, but when strictly following the instructions the printer showed as ‘Offline’. Brother’s support website has a fix for this that did not work. I could see the printer on the network, but I couldn’t print to it. Eventually, in the network view, I right-clicked on the printer and clicked ‘Install’. This installed a second instance of the printer (called Copy 2), and the computers on the network were able to see and print to it. I deleted the initial instance and renamed the new instance to take off the ‘Copy 2′ label, and all is well.
3. The specifications for this printer tell you not to use thick paper (nothing heavier than 28 lbs.), not to use glossy paper, and various other restrictions). They mean it. We tried to print some brochures on HP 44-lb. tri-fold brochure paper, and it doesn’t work worth a darn. I was prepared for the automatic duplexing to give me trouble, but I was not prepared for the printer to not accept the 44-lb. paper for single-sided printing through the main tray. Many papers jams later, we were able to make it work by feeding just a few sheets at a time through the manual feed. I can’t really say this is a flaw, as the specifications are clear, but don’t buy this expecting it to print to a wide variety of stock. It won’t.
4. The colors using default setting are pretty washed out. This can be addressed using the ‘Vivid’ setting in the printer properties and with other adjustments.
5. The printer comes with standard-capacity toner cartridges (3K pages black, 2K pages color, I think). I know these specifications assume a 5% coverage, and that that’s how everybody seems to do it. I will say that we burned through all the color cartridges in about 500 pages when printing a color brochure. We used to do substantially better on the Samsung CLP-510, even though their cartridges were similarly rated. I have just installed high-capacity cartridges bought via amazon (the knockoffs, not OEM), and I’m very curious to see how long they last. At current usage rates, printing costs for toner alone approach $1.00 per sheet (two pages/sides per sheet).
6. The printer draws quite a bit of current whe warming up. If you have it on a heavily-loaded circuit you’re going to notice a voltage drop on the other appliances sharing that circuit.
7. Print quality is good. Text and graphics are clear and sharp.
8. It’s not nearly as noisy as I thought it would be.
9. Print speeds seem fine. I haven’t timed anything, but it goes fast enough for my needs. It doesn’t take multiple minutes for the first page to print out or anything like that.
So, all in all, it’s just OK. I do not think it is an especially good value for the money, but it’s certainly not a piece of junk. I would probably return it for a different model (maybe try a Samsung again) if it wouldn’t be such a nightmare to repackage and ship.
Expensive to Maintain
I have been using this machine for about 4 months and I have to say, this is one expensive machine to maintain. First, the toner cartridges are supposed to have have a life span of 2,000 copies. No where close. The message pops up at about 1,000 copies telling you it’s time to replace the cartridges. One quick, shake and you get more life. Then about 100 copies later, the message comes up again. So, you breakdown and buy the color replacement $90.00 and then the chore of having to go in clean the corona wire of EACH cartridge, not just the one you are replacing. Then 100 copies later, the next toner color says it’s time to replace and the whole expensive process starts over. I do recommend that you buy the high yield black, just so you can get a decent life out of that cartridge.
The one thing that I didn’t realize when I bought this high maintenance machine is that you can not photocopy in a duplex mode. This machine does not have that capability. You have to scan in your documents to a designated program, like paperport, then print from the saved scanned file.
Overall, the print quality for brochures and fliers on presentation paper is quite good, but on the flip side, just too expensive when you actually break down the number of copies to the price of the toner and the time involved in replacing the cartridges.
