Brother MFC-9550 Printer Review:
The Brother MFC-9550 is a
multifunction laser printer that can also copy and fax. It is designed for home
and small office environment, but can still handle a fairly large volume of
printing when needed. Brother MFC-9550 toner costs are low, making it easy on
the wallet.
The machine measures 18 inches by
13.2 inches by 9.9 inches and weighs 18.7 pounds. Although it isn't necessarily
bulky, it takes up a larger footprint than most laser printers, such as the
LaserJet 2300 toner printer. Printing resolution is 600 dpi for sharp print
quality and the fax speeds are limited to 14.4 kbps. Copying and faxing are a
bit limited by the lack of a flatbed scanning surface, so users can only scan
and fax pages that will go through its sheet-fed scanner. The amount of
functionality packed into a single, affordable machine tends to balance out its
few shortcomings, however.
Brother MFC-9550 toner cartridges
have page yield of 2,200 pages at 5% coverage. Compared to dedicated printers
and fax machines in Brother's line, the MFC-9550 offers the best of both in a
single machine, at only a slightly higher price. In fact, buyers looking for a
dedicated fax may want to spend a bit more for this model, even if they don't
have a need for the printing capabilities at the moment.
Overall, the Brother MFC-9550 is
an affordable solution for a small office's printing and faxing needs and has
the bonus of being a capable copy machine. The low price and relatively high
capacity of Brother MFC-9550 toner makes it an even better value.
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