Full-featured multifunction device

I was looking for a laser multifunction device with network capability that I could use to print from my laptop anywhere in the house. A lot of reviews seemed to point to the Brother MFCs as the best overall brand for laser monochrome devices. The only problem was that there were a LOT of different models to choose from - just going to the Brother website to do some comparison shopping made my head spin.

The MFC-7840W is a recently introduced model which has seemed to get good reviews across the board. A major plus is that it has both wireless and wired network capabilities. I took the plunge and purchased this model. Since I already had a wireless router to plug it into, I didn't need to use the wireless capabilities, but it seemed to be a nice option for future flexibility. The Ethernet connection was easy to set up and worked the first time I tried printing from my laptop.

I've been very pleased with the quality and feature set of the MFC-7840W. Not only does it print high quality  more

So far, so good (as a wireless printer & scanner)

I was looking for a wireless laser MFC, and this one was one of few that supported these features. The wireless installation was easy (just follow the sequence in the manual). Just one note about entering the WEP security keys: when entering repeating digits like '77', you need to press the -> key after entering the first digit to move to the next position otherwise it enters the second digit in the same position. Also I had to first disable MAC address filtering on my wireless router because the printer's MAC address was not obvious (not written anywhere) for me to add it to my wireless router's "allowed" list. Once the printer connected to the wireless, I was able to see its MAC address and then added it to the "allowed" list and enabled the MAC address filtering. I've only had a chance to print a few pages and they quality seems acceptable (what I would expect at this price). I also tried the scanner from my Windows XP laptop over the wireless and it is real easy to use, just like  more

Brother MFC-7840W Laser Multi-Function Center with Wireless and Ethernet Network Interfaces

There is a lot of bang for the buck in this product. Nice MFC....great that it's a laser as the cost will be much less for replacement of toner rather than many ink cartridges over the long haul. Would highly recommend.

Surprised by wireless performance

I couldn't believe how easy the wireless was to set up and how fast it operated.
On the setup - My mac detected the printer easily and setup was a breeze. My PC had a little trouble for some reason. I was able to input the IP address from the printer test print. The scanning function and fax steps went off w/o a hitch.

On the performance - I figured the scanning performance would be slow over the wireless network, but that wasn't the case at all.

Short term impressions - awesome value for the price. As with printers though, you have to see how they hold up over time - that's why my HP inkjet went in the can.

Great Wireless Multi-Function!

I spent about a week researching for just the right multi-function printer for my needs. I own a small business with about 30 employees so I needed more than an inkjet but didn't require a 'corporate' $1000+ version either. I needed fax, scan, copy, and print capability with laser printing and built-in wireless capability. Suprisingly, there are not that many printers on the market that can give you all of these in one package. Originally I was going to purchase the Brother's MFC-8870 for around $500 which all the reviews on the internet recommend, but I found this while browsing around and realized that it had just come out a few weeks ago. Although there were no reviews out yet for this new printer, it was considerably less expensive than the 8870 and the only thing I seemed to be losing was auto-duplexing so I made the purchase. It took about 15 minutes total for me to set up an ad-hoc wireless printer setup and everything works great. The scans are nice, the printing is very crisp  more