Brother DCP-8040 Digital Copier, Scanner, Printer

by Brother

Product Details

• Item Weight: 51 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 48 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00023XDPO
• Item model number: DCP-8040
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 14, 2004

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The DCP-8040 is a great companion to your existing fax machine in your home office or for your small, medium or even large business. It has a legal size document glass which is convenient for copying and scanning documents or information from bound documents. With PCL 6 and Post-Script Level emulations, it will produce crisp and professional-looking documents. It also has a single-sheet bypass tray for printing envelopes, labels or on company letterhead.

What's in the Box
DCP-8040 with multi-purpose tray, TN540 standard yield toner cartridge (approximately 3,500 pages), DR510 drum unit (approximately 20,000 pages), power cable, user guide, warranty information

Product Description

Brother DCP-8040 Digital Copier, Scanner, Printer

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good printer - not so good scanner., April 16, 2005

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Erik Schultz (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brother DCP-8040 Digital Copier, Scanner, Printer (Office Product)

I have had my DCP-8040 for a week now. I wanted a laser printer, and I'm quite satisfied with this unit's printing abilities and speed. Its a great improvement over a cheap inkjet in every way, except for the lack of color - but I didn't have any particular need for color printouts.

But the feature that drew me to this unit was the 14-inch scanner on top. I would have bought a stand-alone printer if the scanner didn't tempt me. I have a standard scanner that I picked up for $20 at a sidewalk sale last year, and it works well. I bought it to scan my japanese laserdisc jackets (which are a little more than 12x12 inches). In order to scan the jackets with my old scanner, I had to scan each cover four times and then assemble the pieces. I thought with this new scanner I could cut that in half. But the scanning software Brother has provided leaves a LOT to be desired. For starters, you can't use the full plate. There is thus about an inch of glass that the scanner light covers, but cannot be accessed. That wouldn't be so bad, but except that its on BOTH edges! In other words, instead of placing what you want to scan in the corner along two edges, like with a normal scanner, you have to center it, carefully, by hand, along the exact center of one edge. Also, for some reason, my two scans are skewed way off somehow, such that if I try to blend the images together there are clearly missing portions along the sides, meaning I have to scan in four parts to get everything, and since this scanner doesn't scan any faster than my old $20 one at 300dpi, I've spent an extra $100 for nothing. Oh, also, my old scanner would turn the light off after a few minutes of inactivity. This unit's light is on AT ALL TIMES, unless you power the whole thing off. Cute.

So, my advise - skip this unit and go with a stand-alone Brother printer. And somebody else's scanner.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 4 stars for printing, copying and -1 for scanning, January 2, 2007

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Ms. Rosicella T. Halvorson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brother DCP-8040 Digital Copier, Scanner, Printer (Office Product)

printing with this is about the best i have seen in a really long time. copying is pretty quick and easy but scanning has something left to be desired. it takes forever and i still cant master it. i do sorta wish now that i do have it that i would have gotten a color printer but being i got a great deal at costco . com i really cant complain.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars work usarge for 5 years now, June 19, 2008

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Deborah L. Gillispie (POCA, WV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brother DCP-8040 Digital Copier, Scanner, Printer (Office Product)

I have had this combo printer for five years now using it in the office. I use it dailey for scanning and printing. I don't need to fax. It has been a handy machine we use and fall back to when the big machines die. It is a little time consuming when you are doing a lot of documents but it is very dependable and is a good working unit. I recommend it!