Customer reviews from brother-usa.com
Brother - MFC-8950DW Wireless -and-White All-In-One Printer - Black
Average customer rating
3.8
(86 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 86 reviews
5 Stars
43
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
6
1 Star
15
69%of customers recommend this product.
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58 out of
84)
Customer Reviews for Brother - MFC-8950DW Wireless -and-White All-In-One Printer - Black
Customer Rating
5
easy setup
on November 26, 2012
Posted by: reynaldo
from Kennewick, WA
Everything works as advertised. Toner cartidges are a little expensive but I like the high number of copies on the high capacity toner cartridge and the 500+ input paper tray. Easy to setup and get started. I feel that it is an excellent multifunction machine at a reasonable price.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting brother-usa.com
Customer Rating
3
Good printer but stops working often
on February 26, 2015
Posted by: ChurchOffice
from Canton, IL
Well made printer 2 years old - stops working often and we have to open and close front/rear doors to get the operator panel to turn on. Problem occurs about once a week????
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting brother-usa.com
Customer Rating
5
Another fantastic printer
on May 22, 2015
Posted by: olfusa
from Florida
I've been purchasing Brother products since 1988 and this all-in one is my 4th unit. In the past I've had HPs and Cannons, but quite frustrating experience.
With with Brother its always great!
With with Brother its always great!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting brother-usa.com
Customer Rating
2
Disappointed
on August 24, 2015
Posted by: Rainy
from Flushing, MI
Purchased this printer for our office after our MFC-8910 broke down 3 weeks after 1 year warranty expired. After 1 month, started getting lines on left side of copy near the very edge of the paper - same mark every 3-4 inches apart. Tried to troubleshoot with Brother website and have not found an answer. Liked the 8910 and hoped that the 8950 would be able to handle our volume. Very disappointed with purchase!
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Customer Rating
1
ONLY 17 pages per minute! NOT 42!
on February 18, 2013
Posted by: Anya
from Boston MA
1. PPM
I've just timed MFC-8950DW while it was printing - it prints only 17 pages per minute despite the promised 42 ppm.
I've just timed MFC-8950DW while it was printing - it prints only 17 pages per minute despite the promised 42 ppm.
2. Touch screen
A lot of options are no longer available as buttons (sorting, contrast, brightness) and you are forced to use the touchscreen that has a 1995 interface.
A lot of options are no longer available as buttons (sorting, contrast, brightness) and you are forced to use the touchscreen that has a 1995 interface.
3. Duplex printing and scanning
So far works really well
So far works really well
4. Autofeeder
It's much louder than previous models and tends to take several pages at once.
It's much louder than previous models and tends to take several pages at once.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting brother-usa.com
Customer Rating
4
Great Purchase
on April 2, 2013
Posted by: linperk
from Hamden, CT
Have only used for 3 days, but am very satisfied with machine. It prints very quicklyand the scanning feature is a plus.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting brother-usa.com
Customer Rating
4
It's fast but not perfect
on November 25, 2012
Posted by: TimLawyer
from Oklahoma City
I have been a longtime user of Brother all-in-ones, so I have some perspective on the performance of this model. Brother really went over the top and included about every possible feature you could ask for in the MFC-8950DW.
Pros: Fast, easy - visually appealing visual interface, feature-packed, the black color is attractive, increased paper capacity.
Cons: Cheap construction (especially in the ADF), sub-par photo copies (e.g., drivers licenses, and the like). My previous Brother all-in-ones, in the photo mode, make a more detailed copy of photos, as compared to this new flagship model. That is a disappointment. It appears they have sacrificed greyscale step- quality in favor of speed.
Some messages on the display are in obvious ESL format.
When the toner gets low, a message appears on the display. Thereafter, the display never goes into sleep mode, unless you dismiss the low-toner message (or replace the toner). This is just poor programming. Brother either wants to goad you into prematurely replacing your toner cartridge, or they just just didn't think out the programming on this error message.
Other thoughts:
I was going to purchase the more-or-less matching Brother laser printer to complement this new all-in-one, but after observing the build quality of the MFC-8950DW, I decided to go with a competing model with more robust construction.
I hope Brother listens to their customers and steps up their game, with more robust build quality in their next generation, to match their great specs and capabilities.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting brother-usa.com
Customer Rating
5
Great Printer
on November 13, 2013
Posted by: ChiroCare
The printer is great, the office upgraded to this model for the 2nd paper tray capabilities. We use medical bill forms and it is nice to not have to keep switching paper. Its is much quieter, the machine shuts down quickly and it is fast. Just a note, the machine itself is the MFC-8950DW, which is the 1 drawer machine, the only thing that makes it a MFC-8950DWT is the 2nd tray that is just added on to the machine. I thought we got the wrong machine when it arrived because it was in a huge outter box with MFC-8950DWT, then it was in an inner box that was marked MFC-8950DW. There was a seperate box that had the additional paper tray, but it really wasnt clearly marked when ordering or opening, we thought the other box with the tray was the toner. So just be aware of that the machine itself is marked MFC-8950DW.
Havent used the scanner yet, but since its wireless, seems easy.
Havent used the scanner yet, but since its wireless, seems easy.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting brother-usa.com