You want the specs?
Printer Speed: 27ppm black and white (it's a little slower than that in real use, I'd say about 20ppm - that number must be "draft mode" or something)
Color Printer Speed: 22ppm (way slower than that - the spec sheet says "@ 600 x 150 dpi" - yeah, don't bother printing color if you're willing to accept that level of quality - at regular settings I'd say a lot closer to 10ppm - my real estate fliers are MS Publisher files, full page with a picture of the house, and they go off at about 4ppm)
Size: 16" x 14 1/2" x 7"
Sheet feeder: 10 officially - I've jammed 13 in there and it worked
Paper Tray: 100 pages
Output tray: 50 pages
Memory: 32MB
Max Print Resolution: 600 x 1,200 dpi (good enough for anything but pro-level photographs)
Scanner Resolution: 600 x 2400 dpi
TWAIN Compliant: Yes
Scanning Width: 8.26 inches (this is a bit weird if you get somethign that has very small margins - it isn't that you can't scan it all, but you have to position it just right - you'll hit this with magazines or books that are not standard letter paper size)
Card Support: Compact Flash (Type I), Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, Secure Digital, and some others I've never heard of
Scanning Formats: Scans to JPEG, PDF, or TIFF
Check out the Brother MFC-885CW if you find one at the same price. It is basically the same machine with some little upgrades.
Overall, I would say I'm very impressed with the Brother MFC-845CW and I would recommend it assuming that you are getting a good price. You can purchase the latest Brother Wireless Printer online.
There are two major drawbacks. One is that the ink is pretty expensive. I've solved that by buying compitable ink from a retailer I trust. The second thing is that it randomly comes on to "clean" the print cartridges. I suppose I'm glad I never get globs of ink, but I would prefer if it would give me a reminder and let me do it manually. It always seems to happen when I'm in the middle of something that would be better done in the quiet, and then the printer starts chugging away.
Otherwise, once you get it setup, it works great.
4 Stars out 5 for General Purpose Home Office All-in-One
