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Brother - MFCL8905CDW 7 in. Color Touchscreen Copy/Fax/Print/Scan Color Laser All-in-One Printer - Gray
Average customer rating
4.3
(651 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 651 reviews
5 Stars
398
4 Stars
138
3 Stars
53
2 Stars
22
1 Star
40
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Customer Reviews for Brother - MFCL8905CDW 7 in. Color Touchscreen Copy/Fax/Print/Scan Color Laser All-in-One Printer - Gray
Customer Rating
5
Latest Brother machine in 20 years
on October 27, 2023
Posted by: Gene K
from New York State North country
I have pretty much stayed with a Brother product for the last 20+ years in my office (tax & accounting). The prior machine wan an 8850 purchased in early 2017. It made it through this year's tax season but finally bit the dust over the summer. I had purchased the 8900 last year as soon as it became available again. It was a seamless transition. I am still getting used to the changed menu features but I find it to be much more quiet and still very fast in printing. It is also my go-to machine involving any form of 2-sided copying. I don't know much about the larger machines available, but this range has worked very well for me in a small office (about 80 reams of paper a year) and for personal use without being overly complicated.
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Customer Rating
5
One word.....Great!
on August 24, 2017
Posted by: tjgondek
from Palm Springs, CA, United States
We just purchased this new printer to replace our MFC-8890DW which we had for over 7 years....this was a real workhorse. This MFC-L8900CDW is "Great". Our first color laser. Normally we print all color docs on an InkJet...those days are now over. While some have commented that the dispslay panel is a tad laborious to navigate we found no problem with it. We use the Control Center 4 application to remotely setup any of the features and all works seamlessly with our network. It was basically take the printer our of the box, plug it in, and viola, the network found it immediately on all our devices...what a dream. We have only had this printer about a month so it's still in the trial period. The color docs we have printed so far are good. Not photo printer quality, but nonetheless, acceptable. The printers performance overall if five star....and the quality of the copies printed is far better than I've seen on other laser printers. This is truly a homerun for any office or home based business or just personal use.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
My new brother
on October 27, 2017
Posted by: VictorC553232
from Philadelphia,PA.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I received this product for free from Brother in exchange for my honest opinion/review of the product. I want to start my review with the packaging. The printer was secure and wrapped very well; nothing was damaged, important because this was shipped to me. I do a lot of printing at my apartment/office and so far this has met my expectations and more. I like the size of the unit,
is not too big, yet has all the abilities of larger all in one printers. Setup was easy, and then I connected it to my Wi-Fi network, and that was easy also. This was done using the 5" color touch screen on the front. It is nice having a larger touch screen, which has good clarity, responds well to touch and guides you through all the settings and functions. Very easy to user interface. You also have the ability to connect it to your network via a cable if you want. Loading the paper was straightforward and like the sheet capacity. The first function I used was the scanner. The scanner has a full size legal document glass. You can scan both color and black and white documents. It also has the ability to do duplex scanning. I am impressed at the scanning speed, especially with color documents. I also love the fact you can scan and import to a OCR file, which allows editing of text documents, because of the Nuance OCR software. You`re also able to scan directly to email, cloud services, specific files on your computer. This goes quickly over the WIFI network. It also allows you to save the documents scanned in all the formats you could possibly want or need. Using the Brother iPrint&Scan app allows you to scan from any mobile device, either Apple, Android, Windows and Blackberry , a feature we have been using more often than we originally thought we would, its every useful and works nicely. The Copy feature allows for black and white and color copying. You don`t need a computer to copy; it is easily done using the control panel on the unit. The speed of copying is around 33 pages per minute and the quality is very good. You also have the ability to reduce or enlarge the document before its copied. Plus you can do duplex copying. The Print function is very good, printing at up to 33 pages per minute. We have been very pleased with the speed and the quality of the printed documents. Plus we never had an issue with misprinted or paper jams. This holds true for all the functions, no paper jams at all, which is plus for me. The last feature of this is the Fax. I do quite a bit of faxing and so far this has been working well for me. It does only fax in black and white but that isn`t an issue for me. One feature I have never had before is duplex faxing and have to say it is nice to have and works great. The transmission speed is good, faster than my previous all in one, just a couple of seconds per page. You can also send documents from your pc to the unit and they are faxed, that is another feature I like and have been using more often. Saves time and saves the need to print a document then fax. We`ve not experienced any issues with sending or receiving faxes. Overall this has been a hit in my apartment/office. Not just for the speed and quality but also for the security features, this allows you to only allow access to certain users or groups or limit how much they print. This also is a good way to help reduce printing costs. Overall, this is the perfect All-in-One for a small office that does a lot of printing. It has all the functions you could need, all have worked perfectly for me, the laser cartridges last longer and it is energy efficient.
is not too big, yet has all the abilities of larger all in one printers. Setup was easy, and then I connected it to my Wi-Fi network, and that was easy also. This was done using the 5" color touch screen on the front. It is nice having a larger touch screen, which has good clarity, responds well to touch and guides you through all the settings and functions. Very easy to user interface. You also have the ability to connect it to your network via a cable if you want. Loading the paper was straightforward and like the sheet capacity. The first function I used was the scanner. The scanner has a full size legal document glass. You can scan both color and black and white documents. It also has the ability to do duplex scanning. I am impressed at the scanning speed, especially with color documents. I also love the fact you can scan and import to a OCR file, which allows editing of text documents, because of the Nuance OCR software. You`re also able to scan directly to email, cloud services, specific files on your computer. This goes quickly over the WIFI network. It also allows you to save the documents scanned in all the formats you could possibly want or need. Using the Brother iPrint&Scan app allows you to scan from any mobile device, either Apple, Android, Windows and Blackberry , a feature we have been using more often than we originally thought we would, its every useful and works nicely. The Copy feature allows for black and white and color copying. You don`t need a computer to copy; it is easily done using the control panel on the unit. The speed of copying is around 33 pages per minute and the quality is very good. You also have the ability to reduce or enlarge the document before its copied. Plus you can do duplex copying. The Print function is very good, printing at up to 33 pages per minute. We have been very pleased with the speed and the quality of the printed documents. Plus we never had an issue with misprinted or paper jams. This holds true for all the functions, no paper jams at all, which is plus for me. The last feature of this is the Fax. I do quite a bit of faxing and so far this has been working well for me. It does only fax in black and white but that isn`t an issue for me. One feature I have never had before is duplex faxing and have to say it is nice to have and works great. The transmission speed is good, faster than my previous all in one, just a couple of seconds per page. You can also send documents from your pc to the unit and they are faxed, that is another feature I like and have been using more often. Saves time and saves the need to print a document then fax. We`ve not experienced any issues with sending or receiving faxes. Overall this has been a hit in my apartment/office. Not just for the speed and quality but also for the security features, this allows you to only allow access to certain users or groups or limit how much they print. This also is a good way to help reduce printing costs. Overall, this is the perfect All-in-One for a small office that does a lot of printing. It has all the functions you could need, all have worked perfectly for me, the laser cartridges last longer and it is energy efficient.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting brother-usa.com
Customer Rating
5
Dream Small-Office All-in-One Scan+Print+Copy
on November 10, 2017
Posted by: Anonymous
from Aurora IL
We ordered this all-in-one color laser printer to replace the prior Brother MFC9840CDW unit, which operated very well for 9 years. This new MFC8900CDW unit is two-generations beyond that prior, excellent unit. The machine arrived from B&H in a timely manner and had no shipping damage. The box was easy to carry (two people). The machine was easy to unpack and prepare for operation. The entire process took about 15 minutes until we were printing our first test pages.
After operating this new unit for several weeks, our initial impression is that it equals or exceeds our high expectations for an office/workgroup all-in-one. Here are some of the features which we use and like the most:
* The scanner is wonderful. We do a lot of duplex scanning, often of large documents. This scanner scans both sides of a page without taking extra time to flip the page over. Typically, duplex scanning is now taking less than a fifth of the time it used to take with our prior machine. For us, this feature alone made the upgrade worth while. Even scanning simplex (one-side) documents is noticeably faster. Another benefit is that we can now duplex scan legal documents through the new feeder - something we couldn't do at all with the prior unit (had to copy each side separately on the glass platen.
* We add color highlights to many of our business documents. Although color output is not as good as some of the dedicated photographic ink-jet printers we have, it is nevertheless very good, and suits our business document purposes very well.
* We network this printer on a wired LAN network, rather than use wireless or USB to computer). Setup for our various Windows 10 computers was very easy and we encountered no difficulties or stumbling blocks whatsoever. Printing on a wired network, such as we have in our office, is very fast and efficient and secure.
* Duplex printing is easy, as it was with our prior machine. But this machine is even faster.
* Very nice user interface & control.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
The workhorse in my law office
on December 14, 2017
Posted by: FX777
from Reston, Virginia
This machine was purchased to replace another Brother MFC which our office had been using for five years. This machine's fax forwarding feature has saved my office about $300 a month from our previous use of commercial faxing services. The extremely fast simultaneous scanning of both sides of two sided documents not only saves time, but also reduces wear and tear on the machine. The Brother Iprint and scan app eliminates the need for a computer and is a super companion to have with the MFC-L8900CDW.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
Overall, a nice printer
on January 29, 2018
Posted by: GLambert57
from Dallas, TX
This printer seems to be able to handle most jobs with ease. However, there are two things which I would like to see change. I purchased an optional tray so that I can print mixed size documents without switching paper. The problem is that when one size of paper runs out, the printing continues, but uses whatever size paper is left, instead of stopping and warning me that I need more of that size paper. Now, before I start any mixed size print job, I have to remind myself to make sure both trays are full. The other thing is that the printer is louder than other printers.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
Lacking email to print function
on March 4, 2018
Posted by: Rakshani
from California
This is a good all-in function device, however, it lacks the modern feature of sending a file via email to the printer to print.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
Great printer when using Brother ink
on May 17, 2018
Posted by: Katharyn
from Georgia
I absolutely loved the printer when I got it. After I ran out of the Brother ink and started purchasing ink that was not Brother I started having problems with the way things were printed.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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