Brother MFC-240C Color Inkjet All-in-One Printer with Fax | 
| Brand: Brother
List Price: $99.00
Buy New: $63.34
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Rating:  27 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 22
Dimensions (in): 15 x 16 x 7
nv:Print Method: Inkjet
Resolution: Up to 6000 x 1200 dpi
Maximum Duty Cycle: 2,500 Pages Per Month
Print Speed: Up to 25 PPM (Black)
Print Speed: Up to 20 PPM (Color)
Dimensions: 15.7"W x 14.6"D x 7.1"H
Connectivity: USB
Connectivity: PictBridge
Standard Paper Input: 100 Sheet Tray
Paper Sizes Supported: Letter
Paper Sizes Supported: Legal
Paper Sizes Supported: A4
Paper Sizes Supported: A5
Paper Sizes Supported: Executive
Paper Sizes Supported: 4" x 6"
Paper Sizes Supported: 5" x 7"
MPN: MFC-240c
Model: MFC-240c
UPC: 012502615682
EAN: 0012502615682
ASIN: B000GI7IM4
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand-new, unused, unopened in perfect condition in its original packaging and with all original packaging materials included! No shippment to PO BOX, HI, AK and PR
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| Features:
| • | PC- and Mac-compatible unit saves space and boosts productivity | | • | Prints color documents at remarkable speeds of up to 20 pages per minute (ppm) and 25 ppm for black and white | | • | Features a 10-page Automatic Document Feeder and front-loading paper tray with 100-sheet paper capacity; scanner offers up to 19,200 dpi (interpolated) resolution and up to 600 by 2400 dpi (optical) resolution | | • | Dimensions: 15.7 x 7.1 x 14.6 inches (WxHxD); weighs 17.4 pounds | | • | Multifunction unit prints, copies, scans, and faxes |
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Amazon.com Product Description
The Brother MFC-240C Color Flatbed Multi-Function Center combines all your basic office equipment needs into one space-saving device. This unit is ideal for small or home-based businesses because it performs so many functions in one compact, stylish machine. Fast, reliable, and extremely user friendly, the MFC-240C can help boost efficiency and increase productivity. 
The Brother MFC-240C Color Flatbed Multi-Function Center combines all your basic office equipment needs into one space-saving device. View larger. | By offering color printing, faxing, coping, scanning and photo printing, all from an easy-to-use control panel, this PC and MAC compatible system can boost your bottom line, save you money, and help your business thrive. Fast, Reliable Printing and Scanning
The MFC-240C works quickly, minimizing wait times so you can take on other tasks. This system prints color documents at remarkable speeds of up to 20 pages per minute (ppm) and 25 ppm for black-and-white, so you can have your documents in your hands fast. The 10-page Automatic Document Feeder and front-loading paper tray with 100-sheet paper capacity mean you won't have to worry about complicated paper-changing techniques slowing you down. This system also gives you professional photo lab quality results by printing borderless photos in all standard sizes. For added convenience, you can print images from your PictBridge-enabled cameras and media cards without a computer; the MFC-240C accepts Memory Stick, xD PictureCard Types M and H, CompactFlash and SecureDigital. The flatbed color scanner offers up to 19,200 dpi (interpolated) resolution and up to 600 by 2400 dpi (optical) resolution, so all your images will be sharp and clear. Easy, Versatile Copying and Faxing
When you need to make copies or send a fax, there's no need to purchase a separate machine; the MFC-240C offers speedy, dependable results each and every time you use it. With copying speeds of up to 18 copies per minute (cpm) in black-and-white and 16 cpm in color, the MFC-240C virtually eliminates time spent waiting for a job to complete. You also have the option of customizing your copies so they're always clear and easy to read by simply reducing or enlarging in one percent increments from 25 to 400 percent. For added convenience, the fax machine offers both black-and-white and color faxing with a 14.4 Kbps high-speed fax modem. As versatile as it is efficient, this system also supports Caller ID and distinctive ring fax broadcasting from any PC.
Product Description
The MFC240c is a unique, small footprint all-in-one for the budget and space conscious consumer. It is great for printing everything from your kid's homework to that presentation you need to make at the office. It offers high quality and borderless photo printing and is the perfect companion to your digital camera with the media card slots and PictBridge compatibility.The MFC240c also includes an automatic document feeder to quickly and easily fax, scan or copy multiple pages.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 22 more reviews...
 Solid Machine March 30, 2007
kindasorta (earth)
80 out of 82 found this review helpful
I was hesitant to purchase this based on all the mediocre reviews, but I am extremely happy with the 240c. I think its about the best multi-function you can get for under a hundred bucks (with the possible exception of tha Canon Pixma). First, a few of these reviews contain critical errors about the unit. First: It IS possible to scan multiple documents into a single PDF file. One simple way is to load up your documents into the top paper feeder, then scan to PDF, and every page it scans will be put into the same file. Another way to do it is to use the Presto Pagemanager software that comes on the installation CD. Second: the 240c DOES have incoming fax capabilities...you have to enable it in the Fax options on the unit's menu setup (not on your computer). It does not have a handset so you cannot use it as a phone, but at least on the 240c that I have, it can indeed receive faxes. Third: the reason the unit will not print anything even if only one cartridge is blank is because it uses a suction type cart (different from most inkjets), and damage to the unit will occur if an empty cartridge is left in. That said, here's my review.
Build quality is overall very durable, with the possible exception of the paper tray. It won't turn any heads with its bland utilitarian appearance, but its compact and sturdy for home or home office usage. It also looks like an office machine, as opposed to the flimsy Fisher-Price looking offerings from HP and Lexmark. The controls are laid out sufficiently and you should be able to figure things out by surfing through the unit's menu, although there are alot of setup options so you may have to do some searching. The only complaints about the design are the small, non-backlit display and the paper tray. The paper tray is more like a paper container with a lid, that loads like a cartridge. If you only print on one type of paper its fine, but if you want to switch and print envelopes, 4X6, etc., it can do it but you have to take the tray out, take out all the paper, adjust the slider, then put in the new paper and re-insert.
Print and scan quality are just fine. In fact, the scanner is very impressive and scans are much better quality than the Canon it replaced. Print quality is just fine...I dont see any washed out colors or anything else others have noted. Its prints as good as any unit will under a hundred bucks. The copy and scan features work just great and fast. You can either use the computer to make copies or you can bypass your PC altogether and use it as a standalone copier. Most of the features can be run either from the software or the unit itself, which is great. The top-feeding document accepter is a huge time saver. Also, the lid on the scanner is hinged allowing you to scan thicker items, like books, easily.
As far as ink usage, some settings must be adjusted to get longer life. First, disable "bi-directional printing" as it uses alot of ink and wrinkles the paper. Set the paper-type to "plain." This is huge, because if you dont, even if you select grayscale printing, it will pull ink from the color cartidges. Also, if you print mostly text, set the print quality to the "fast" settings, and it looks just fine. You want to conserve ink, since these cartridges run about 20-25 bucks for black, and around 12-14 for each color. But, the cartridges are huge so they should last average users a while. For heavy office use, you may want to look at a a higher end or laser model.
The fax feature I dont use so I cant comment much on how that works. It also accepts most major memory cards for photo printing, but without a preview screen your better off printing pics from your computer. It is also worth noting that this unit IS Mac compatible (many of the sub-$100 machines aren't), although I had to update the drivers and software from Brother's website after installing the CD to get some scanning features to work. I'm assuming this has something to do with the whole Intel / PPC switch. I'd highly advise you to do the same...their site is just their name, and the update offerings fixed the few bugs I encountered.
Overall I am very impressed with this unit. I had returned an HP c3180 multi-function because it couldnt hold a handle to this as far as overall quality and value. Highly recommended for home and light home office use.
 Good printer, VERY expensive to maintain. October 5, 2006
J. Simmons (Hamilton, nj United States)
25 out of 29 found this review helpful
I've had this printer for about 6 weeks and have been happy with it's faxing and printing capabilities. However, when it runs out of ink, it doesn't seem possible to refill the cartridges as I have with most other printers so be prepared to shell out $60+ to replace all the ink carts. No generic carts are available for this one as of now.
UPDATE: according to the comments, apparantly there are generic cartridges available now. When I originally wrote the review there weren't any. But I did figure out how to refill them (snap the cartridge in two at the seem, poke a needle into the clear plastic inside, fill with ink, tape over whole and tape up the cartridge).
OKAY maybe for your mom, sort of limited ADF and software November 27, 2006
P. Brown
17 out of 20 found this review helpful
I bought this one and a Lexmark all-in-one at the same time. I hate Lexmark, or so I thought, so I assumed this was the keeper. However, I was wrong. Gripes:
1)no multipage scanning into 1 document. I thought the Lexmark had the same problem since it didn't come preinstalled with a pdf output, but once I set it up to scan to acrobat pro, it could scan several pages and output them into a single file. Perfect. This Brother one wouldn't do it no matter how I tried. Each page is it's own pdf. Sort of defeats the document feeder principle if my hands have to do the work elsewhere. BIG PROBLEM.
2)won't scan or fax or do ANYTHING else w/out the print cartridges installed. Sounds weird, but if it's a multi-function and one of the functions gives out, or isn't going to be used, the rest should still work.
3)REALLY slow head-cleaning process. Won't let you do ANYTHING else while waiting for it. Can't scan, can't fax, must wait.
4)bad software - whereas other scanners let you 'scan to application' and let you choose apps, this one has email, file, image and ocr as the only 4 choices.
5)is very controlling in general, you don't get many customized choices at all.
6)I think the ADF reverses the order of the pages you put it. Wouldn't be that annoying if you could put in more than 10. But if you're scanning a 30page doc and have to stop and manually reorder each of the 3 groups? That once again defeats the time-labor saving principle that anyone who wants a document feeder is going for.
7)really noisy after buzz after a scan is done. Takes awhile to shut up.
On the good side: ADF didn't seem to jam even with bent pages. Great price, although you get what you pay for. Easy to assemble, lots of features w/on-board card reader. Still, I'd rather have this scary Lexmark or my mom's HP we got her for Xmas than this. The HP software is WAY better, despite the fact I don't really like how babyfied it is. And the Lexmark software allows more flexibility as well. I'm a little disappointed in Brother on this particular model. I wonder if higher models have different software control panels?
Best in its class March 16, 2007
Andy (UK)
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
One of my friend bought this printer and still using now over 6 months without any problem. Now I also bought this same printer. It is excellent for the price and printing quality.
I cannot understand why some people pay low price for this excellent value for money product and complaining about the speed. Well.. for that price you cannot expect a lightning fast printing speed. It is a reasonably fast enough unless you are in a very busy office environment. I used Brother Products even before and I was very satisfied. Spare parts, support and refilling are widely available. Unlike some other brand cartridges, they are not sky high price.
Brother is a well made Japanese brand and it never let me down before. Exaggerated negative comments keeps people away from this great value for money product. What I bet is go and see for your self it is working demonstration in one of the stores and compare with other products. And don't forget check the prices of the new cartridges and after sale support too.
This is the second product like it. January 31, 2007
Mr Nomad (Topeka KS USA)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
Previously, I owned the Brother MFC unit that did not have fax and loved it so when this unit went on sale I grabbed it. All aspects work as expected which is great. The software tends to load a lot of stuff not needed (for us) so I removed the automatic loading functions from msconfig and simply call the printer or scanner as required. The adf feature (automatic doc feed) feature is a real time saver. Software is excellent too. No, I don't work for the company. It's just nice, for a change, to get a product that actually works. And if you need to call Brother, a human located in the USA actually answers the phone. Imagine that!
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