Brother MFC-8640D Printer Review:

The Brother MFC-8640D is a multifunction monochrome laser printer designed for the home or small office users. The design of the MFC-8640D is fairly compact, so it will be a good choice for tight spaces. It makes a few sacrifices to achieve its small size such as small automatic document feeder and missing flatbed scanning surface. However, the print speed is quite fast, at approximately 16 pages per minute.

Scanning is generally good, but the Brother MFC-8640D model cannot scan in color. This is probably not a big issue for many office users, but those with color scanning needs will have to consider buying a separate piece of equipment or buying a different multifunction.

Faxing is very full-featured, and seems to be the main good trait of the MFC-8640D. It includes all the standard features plus a few extra functions. When traveling, users can set the machine to forward faxes to another number, and this setting can even be changed remotely. It can beep to alert users that it has picked up a voice call by accident, and can take over a call when a user picks up a fax call accidentally.

The Brother MFC-8640D toner cartridges are available in two sizes. The standard cartridge has a capacity of 3,300 pages and the high-yield version that we carry has a capacity of 6,700 pages. The use of compatible Brother toner cartridges for the MFC-8640D printer model does not void the printer warranty.