We needed an A3 printer and it does the job very well. As a photocopier, though, it is grindingly slow and you get exactly what you pay for. But taking account of all its functions, it's exceptional value for money.

This printer has a great range of features, with the fax and scanner and the large touch screen display. The photo printing is of a good quality as is the general printing. The fact it can print up to A3 and duplex it is impressive as well. The things I like the most about this printer are the cheap ink cartridges and the fact that the quality of the print is consistent even when the ink cartridge is running low. There are two bad points: 1) it is slow, even for an inkjet, and 2) the printer will only duplex automatically from the small top tray, so you can only print 80 sheets double sided at a time, you cannot use the larger 300 sheet bottom tray for duplexing. This printer was selected for its large paper capacity combined with its duplexer to find that you cannot use the two together was a big disappointment

Density of colour printing poor

Unable to download manual in pdf format

Printed manual deficient for several operations

No on/off switch

Our Comment:

We're sorry to hear that you're having trouble using your new all-in-one device. I've already emailed over the full User Guide - if you have any trouble opening the attachment, you can also download the User Guide from the Brother UK site. In the User Guide you'll be able to find out how to improve the colour density and it also explains how to use the power save feature to minimise power consumption.

Thank you for your review.