Brother Copiers

Quality appliances since 1908

Brothers Industries, Ltd. was established in 1941, but the company started doing business way back in 1908 as the Yasui Sewing Machine Co. in Japan. The Brother Company expanded into manufacturing home electric appliances in 1954 and spread into the USA in the same year and into Europe in 1958. Brother started making business machines and portable typewriters in 1961 and printers and fax machines in 1987. Over the years the company has proved itself to be one of the world’s leading manufacturers of quality copiers and other home and business appliances.

Brother MFC 640-cw Multifunction Copier
The Brother MFC-640cw is an ideal copier for home and office use as it includes a color inkjet printer, scanner, copier, and fax machine all in one unit. The unit can print 20 black and white pages and 15 color pages per minute with a resolution of up to 6000 x 1200 dpi. It can copy 17 black and white and 11 color pages per minute. The fax is a 14.4 Kbps modem with a page memory up to 480 pages. The machine can copy, scan, and fax with and without the use of a computer. You can connect to it in various ways including USB, Ethernet, and even Wireless Ethernet (802.11b/g). The MFC 640 can also share photos on a memory card using its PhotoCapture Center feature and comes with an automatic document feeder, a telephone handset and a digital answering machine. You should be able to buy this multifunction copier for about $2000.

  • Print Speed - Black 20 pages per minute, color 15 pages per minute
  • Resolution - 6000 x 1200 dpi
  • Connectivity - USB, 10/100Base-TX Ethernet, Wireless 802.11b/g Ethernet
  • Paper Handling Input - 100 Sheets
  • Paper Types - Plain paper, photo paper
  • Paper Sizes - Letter, legal, executive, A4, A5, Photo (4"x6", 3.5"x5", 5x7, 5x8)
  • Copier Speed - Black 17 copies per minute, color 11 copies per minute
  • Zoom - 25% - 400%
  • Features - 10 sheet auto document feeder, sorting function, poster function
  • Scanner Resolution - Optical 600 x 2400 dpi, Interpolated: 19,200 dpi
  • Bit Depth - 36 bit
  • Fax Modem Speed - 14.4 Kbps
  • Transmission Speed - Approximately 6 seconds
  • Fax Memory - Up to 480 pages
  • Fax Features - Auto fax reduction, fax forwarding, auto redial, dual access, PC fax, Fax/Telephone Switch
  • Monthly Duty Cycle - 2,500 sheets
  • Power Consumption - Maximum 23 Watts
  • Dimensions - (height x width x depth) 6.5" x 17.3" x 17.8"
  • Weight - 13.4 lbs.
  • System Requirements - PC 98, 98SE, Me, 2000 Professional, XP, Mac-OS 9.1-9.2, OS X v10.2.4 or greater
  • Warranty - One year limited

Brother MFC 8840D Multifunction Copier
The MFC-8840D from Brother is a an all in one machine that features a copier, laser printer, color scanner, fax machine, and PC fax office solution. The unit has a full-feature fax, and a laser printer that can produce up to 21 pages per minute at a resolution up to 2400 x 600 dpi. It also has standard duplex printing for two-sided document printing, fax receiving and copy output. The copier can also churn out 21 pages per minute and the color flatbed scanner can scan at a 9600 dpi (interpolated) resolution. It also comes with PC fax capability, which lets you to send and receive faxes directly from your computer. The 8840D includes a standard 50-sheet multipurpose tray, optional second paper tray and network capability. The USB and parallel ports are standard, so the unit can operate in Windows and Mac environments. This multifunction copier sells for about $5000.

  • Print / Copy Speed - Black 21 pages per minute
  • Printer Resolution - 2400 x 600dpi
  • Connectivity Ports - Parallel, Hi-Speed USB 2.0
  • Paper Handling - Input 300 sheets
  • Paper Sizes - Letter, Legal, A4, B5, A5, B6, A6, EXE
  • Copier Resolution - 600dpi
  • Zoom Range - 25% - 400% in 1% increments
  • Features - Sorting function
  • Scanner Resolution - Optical 600 x 2400dpi, Interpolated: 9600 x 9600
  • Type - Color flatbed
  • Fax Modem Speed - 33.6K bps/2 Sec.
  • Fax Memory - 32MB
  • Fax Features - QuickScan, Remote Retrieval, Fax Forwarding/Paging, Dual Access
  • Software Features - MFL-Pro Software Suite, Documentation
  • Dimensions- (height x width x depth) 20.9" x 17.5" x 18.5"
  • Weight - 36.6 lb.
  • Warranty - One year limited
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