Good printer great deal, not friendly setup
3/5
Ok , I’ve been in the industry for 20+ years. This is a good printer, clean crisp, and fast, the scanner is good. And the deal with 5 extra toners makes it a brilliant deal.
Now let’s get real, you have to have a usb printer cable, which it does not come with, in order to connect it to the computer, this is where the fun starts.
Most computers now don’t have cd-Roms, so the disc is usless. You would think in modern days they would send a memory stick.
You would think that setting up the wireless would be simple, you would be wrong, you first have to use a usb cable to the computer, then download the full software from the v]brother site, and go through screen after screen, with please wait, scanning ect. Until you get to the I want to set it up wireless, this process is a bit long winded. Once done, you can disconnect the usb cable you had to. Buy separately and no longer need.
As for printing from the likes of iPads and phones, air print, nope ??.
You can download the brother software , and print for that, but in a. Or mail workflow, you just want to hit print and the printer appears. Brother have let the side down on this one.
So overall, a good printer for desktop use. Great quality. 3 stars
2 stars taken off for no usb cable which becomes defunct after setup, and the longest tedious setup of a printer. Then no AirPrint ! Epic fail.