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 enlarge | Brand: Brother
Category: CE
List Price: $249.99
Buy New: $82.75
You Save: $167.24 (67%)
New (45) from $82.75
Rating:  24 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 24
Dimensions (in): 14.6 x 15.7 x 7.1
MPN: MFC-465cn
Model: MFC-465cn
UPC: 012502618218
EAN: 0012502618218
ASIN: B000X9S1LI
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Mac user recommends MFC-465CN May 15, 2008
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
After reading up on all the all-in-one printers available for $100-$300, I purchased this printer for $89.99 in April of 2008 to use on a network, primarily with Macs. I have it networked through a Cradlepoint MBR-1000 EVDO router.
I'm about a month into use with the printer and am pretty pleased. For $90 (including ink), it was a real bargain for what it's capable of. That, and generic replacement ink is dirt cheap.
PRINTING
I haven't printed any photos yet, but my day-to-day printing has been of reasonably good quality. At first, the blacks weren't as black as I'd like, but I think it's gotten better with continued use. Paper tray could be bigger and easier to access, but I don't hate it.
COPYING
Auto-Feeder isn't bad. Only holds ten pages. But it's a low-priced printer with an auto-feeder, so I'm not going to complain. Flatbed is big enough for letter, but not legal. Ok.
SCANNING
I am using OS X Tiger (10.4) and have no problems scanning when connected by USB or through the network. It works well, and I'm pleased with the results. Custom scan settings are fairly simple to set up through the "Brother ControlCenter" on my desktop, too.
I read complaints about scanning being a problem on OS X Leopard. I can't speak to this, but know that Brother has posted drivers/updates for Leopard on their site to address this. Leopard users, are you up and running as of yet?
NETWORKING
Networking this thing wasn't as easy as it should have been. That's the main reason I'm giving it four stars instead of five. It took me an entirely uninterrupted half day to network this thing the way I wanted - it wasn't self-explanatory. Be prepared to understand your router, network, IP addresses, DHCP servers, whatever other networking stuff that isn't entirely self-evident. I eventually figured it out without contacting customer service, and I'm no IT guy. So yes, this thing CAN be networked, and yes, it CAN be networked with a Mac. Once you get the networking up and running, it's a pretty nice thing.
FAX
Haven't used this yet.
CUSTOMER SERVICE
Haven't called 'em yet (by choice).
IN CONCLUSION
I like this printer, and it does what I need for a low price. At this point (one month in), I would recommend this printer. Beware the difficulty factor in networking, but know that it can be done.
Great all-in-one. April 24, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a great printer/fax/scanner/copier for the home or home office. The print quality is great, and everything was very simple to set up. The paper tray is relatively small, holding only 100 pages at a time. But you'd need to print a lot of pages for that to be a major concern. Outstanding all-in-one for the price!
 A happy customer April 22, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Everything about this transaction was a pleasure. The printer is all that I hoped for and more. It was shipped immediately and arrived in perfect condition.
Brother MFC-465CN April 22, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
Our purchase on 04/08/2008 was well worth it. It has a real fax machine unlike so many of them that can't run without the computer or won't send multiple pages. This is the first color copier we ever had before that makes high quality copies fast without the computer running. We can flat bed scan to a file, image, email, or some other software. It prints in very fine detail and will print photos too. It will even print on envelopes if you are clever with the paper tray. We use the Network printer drivers, but the USB cable worked if it is less than six feet. I was a little worried about the warning that too long a USB cable is forbidden. What is against the Brother MFC-465CN is that it has no Windows 98 or ME drivers at all. We can't even get just the printer function of the MFC-465CN to work on the Network. Windows XP does the printing for us now. It should work with Vista, Mac, or Linux. What caused me to think it worked with Windows 98SE was lack of information was on the box about the operating systems? Worse was the Brother web site said their MFC-4650 did come with Windows 98SE and ME drivers. The Brother MFC-4650 printer is a very different printer with very different ink cartridges. We will be keeping this Multi Function Center anyway and our old color printer too.
does what you need March 19, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
i've had an mfc-465cn for about 6 months. it's network attached to 5 different computers (1 windows server and 4 xp professional) with no hassles. i've used printing, scanning, fax send and receive, and a few copied. resolution is good on both printing and scans. i've only used the feeder a couple times but it worked ok. the software is (imho) excellent! i haven't worked with network-attached scanning that was as simple to set up and use.
my only down-side comment is about ink monitoring. with most inkjets i've used, when they start reporting low-ink you can give the cartridges a gentle shake and they're good for a while longer. try the same thing with the brother and it shows the ink to be empty and won't print. basically once you have the cartridge in you'd better leave it alone - pulling it out messes with their ink-level sensing.
this is a great multifunction unit for the money!
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