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Brother MFC-5840cn
Created: 05/31/2006
Video description: We love this all-in-one's low price and office-appropriate features, but we can't overlook its poor performance and dismal output quality.

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Brother MFC-5840cn Review

Editors' rating

The good: Roomy, dual-input paper trays; automatic document feeder (ADF); Ethernet port; media-card slots; bargain price.

The bad: Crummy output quality; slow print and scan speeds; ugly design.

The bottom line: We love this all-in-one's low price and office-appropriate features, but we can't overlook its poor performance and dismal output quality.

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Brother MFC-5840cn Specs

Manufacturer: Brother International
Part number: MFC-5840CN

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