Brother MFC-J6710DW All-in-One Printer Review

Conclusions

The Brother MFC-J6710DW can print, copy, scan, and fax documents up to A3 (i.e., 11 x 17 inches or 297 x 420 mm) and it has an automatic duplexer that will let you use both sides of the paper. It is easy to set up wirelessly (802.11 b/g/n) and also supports wired Ethernet and USB.

Even in small businesses, fax is becoming passé, but if you need to have fax capabilities, this is one of the few printers with a comprehensive fax feature along with large paper capabilities. The dual paper trays hold 250 sheets each. Although the manual paper feed is inconveniently placed, it is available for envelope and heavy media use.

The printer also has a 35-sheet document feeder and slots for media cards. The scanning features are excellent with the PaperPort and OCR software. The over-sized platen can handle A3 scans. It can also handle books of just about any size and is even hinged to accommodate books and comes with software to clean up scanned book images.

The Brother MFC-J6710DW provides very good, speedy prints in black and also does well in color, providing you are willing to tweak the settings a bit. In fact, that you will find that you will be tweaking the settings a lot on this printer – this is because it has so many settings to tweak. This is good for anyone who wants to create their own printed masterpieces, but may be a drawback for those who just want a quick print job without thinking about it.

If you need four-in-one capabilities and large paper handling this printer may be for you, provided you have plenty of room and a sturdy base to hold it.

Strong Points

• Fast printing
• Good text quality
• Low ink costs with high or super-high yield ink cartridges
• Handles large paper sizes
• Automatic duplexing
• Automatic Document Feeder
• Large paper tray capacity
• Excellent scanning software
• Good for scanning books and thick media
• Easy wireless setup
• Excellent support and warranty
• Choice of sort or stack for multiple pages

Weak Points

• Instructions could be better
• Big, bulky and heavy
• Inconvenient manual paper feed
• Adjustments needed to print good colors
• Complex array of buttons
• Can be difficult to position paper properly in trays