At its price, we can say this is a good buy, if you don’t mind waiting a bit for the print.
The Affordable Network MFD
Print, scan, fax, copy and get photo prints all at a great price—seem impossible? Well, the Brother MFC-5460CN seems to be what you are looking for—at least at first look. Like all Brother MFDs, this one sports a no-nonsense, office look, with rugged build. It is quite small. At the front is a two-line, backlit LCD indicator that reports a lot of data and also lets you access the control panel menu. The input paper tray can accommodate 100 pages—just enough for a small to medium office—and the 35-page ADF tray is foldable.
The printer sports a resolution of 6000 x 1200 dpi—fairly high. There are four colour cartridges, and access to these is made easy by means of a door at the front of the unit. The flatbed scanner can scan legal-size documents. The printer supports most popular memory formats and it even has PictBridge.
Connectivity is via USB and a network interface, but you will need to weave the wires through the provided channel into the heart of the device. The advantage: no accidental disconnections; disadvantage: it’s irritating, and wires may not last long due to all the twisting.
The inbuilt 33.6 kbps fax can store up to 400 pages and is capable of broadcasting to up to 150 locations. The phonebook memory is 100 numbers.
Printing is slow; the printer took half a minute to print a simple text document in normal mode, and it took over a minute to print the same in best mode. Print quality is decent and sharp. There is some amount of graininess in photo prints, but it’s good enough for the average home user. The copier does an excellent job.
The software bundle consists of the MFL-Pro Suite (a control centre of sorts), PaperPort SE with OCR (a definite plus), and even Presto! PageManager OCR for Mac users.
At its price, we can say this is a good buy, if you don’t mind waiting a bit for the print.
| RATINGS |
| Features : 4.5 |
| Performance : 3.5 |
| Ease of use : 4 |
| Value for maoney : 4 |
| Overall : 4 |
Specifications
Printer resolution: 6000 x 1200 dpi; Printing technology: thermal inkjet; Number of cartridges: 4; Scanner resolution (optical): 2400 x 1200 dpi; Input paper tray capacity: 100 sheets; ADF capacity: 35 sheets; Memory slots: CF, MS, MS Pro, SD, MMC, xD Picture Card; I/O ports: USB, RJ-45; Fax memory: 400 pages; Auto-dial: 100; Broadcast locations: 150; Weight: 9 kg; Dimensions: 44 (W) x 39.5 (D)
x 22.6 (H) cm
Contact : Brother International (India) Pvt Ltd
Phone : 91-22-40988900
E-mail : customercare@brother.in
Web site : www.brother.in
Price : Rs 13,500