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- Prints up to 17ppm in color and black
- High-quality output at up to 600 x 2400 dpi resolution using Brother's Digital LED technology
- Built-in Ethernet network interface
- 33.6K bps fax modem with storage for up to 600 pages
- 35-page capacity auto document feeder
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The MFC-9120CN is a compact, yet powerful digital color all-in-one solution that delivers brilliant color printing, copying, scanning and faxing as well as excellent network connectivity with its built-in Ethernet interface. It quickly produces outstanding color and monochrome output at up to 17 pages per minute and offers flexible paper handling through its adjustable 250-sheet capacity paper tray. In addition, for envelopes and letterhead, it features a manual feed slot and straight through paper path that helps ensure excellent output quality every time. The MFC-9120CN also features a 35-page auto document feeder that allows you to copy, scan or fax multi-page documents quickly and easily.
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34 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
I bought this Brother printer to replace an HP 2840 color laser. I like the Brother. It's smaller and quieter. It doesn't have to calibrate a couple times a day either. Scans are way faster than the HP and the scan quality if far better than the HP. Copies and printing are great, as expected. I don't ever fax so I can't address it's capabilities there.
I found one limitation with this printer that prevented me from giving it five stars. The printer can only be used as a network printer attached to the router via an Ethernet cable or it can be a workstation printer supporting one PC attached via a USB cable. If your using Windows networking to share the printer (i.e. it's connected to one PC via USB and enabled for print sharing), it's not supported. What? You got it. Brother won't let you share the printer other than to have it setup as a network printer attached to the router.
This is an issue if, like me, the router is nowhere near the printer and you want to do a lot of scanning using the PC based utilities vs. the little screen on the printer. You can scan with it as a network printer but you can only do it using the function keys on the printer itself. You lose the benefits of the PC software based approach. If you do any volume of scanning, you want the PC utilities enabled.
I was able to work around the problem and get it working like I wanted but it took a couple days working on and off to sort out. I called Brother technical support. They kindly told me the printer doesn't support what I wanted to do and I should return the product. What? Unbelievable!!
To get it to work as a shared USB attached printer, you have to go through the CD install process on each PC. That's okay once you understand that's the process.
The only remaining limitation is quickly setting up a temporary shared user. Say your brother-in-law is in town for the weekend and needs to print. He can't use the Windows "Add a printer" function and get to your Brother printer. You have to go find the CD and do a full install for your brother-in-law to print his Mapquest directions home. It's not a huge problem but Brother should not have designed it this way.
Hope it helps somebody.
I found one limitation with this printer that prevented me from giving it five stars. The printer can only be used as a network printer attached to the router via an Ethernet cable or it can be a workstation printer supporting one PC attached via a USB cable. If your using Windows networking to share the printer (i.e. it's connected to one PC via USB and enabled for print sharing), it's not supported. What? You got it. Brother won't let you share the printer other than to have it setup as a network printer attached to the router.
This is an issue if, like me, the router is nowhere near the printer and you want to do a lot of scanning using the PC based utilities vs. the little screen on the printer. You can scan with it as a network printer but you can only do it using the function keys on the printer itself. You lose the benefits of the PC software based approach. If you do any volume of scanning, you want the PC utilities enabled.
I was able to work around the problem and get it working like I wanted but it took a couple days working on and off to sort out. I called Brother technical support. They kindly told me the printer doesn't support what I wanted to do and I should return the product. What? Unbelievable!!
To get it to work as a shared USB attached printer, you have to go through the CD install process on each PC. That's okay once you understand that's the process.
The only remaining limitation is quickly setting up a temporary shared user. Say your brother-in-law is in town for the weekend and needs to print. He can't use the Windows "Add a printer" function and get to your Brother printer. You have to go find the CD and do a full install for your brother-in-law to print his Mapquest directions home. It's not a huge problem but Brother should not have designed it this way.
Hope it helps somebody.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
The Brother 9120CN has very limited adjustment for making copies - you can't lighten it enough to get a clean copy of a newspaper article - something my old HP 2840MFP handled fine. Normal computer print is OK, as it would be from most any laser printer, but the manual feed slot is poor. It only folds out about an inch, so it won't support your paper; you have to hold each sheet until it feeds - very inconvenient. The first time I used manual feed, I experienced the problem that others have reported where the printer says it has a paper jam, even though it doesn't. But, you go through a long process to reset the printer, only to have it repeat the error message. I sure wish I hadn't bought this turkey, but Brother has refused to let me return it after I identified all these issues.
15 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
So far I have had an excellent experience with the printer. My Brother MFC-9440CN broke down and I was looking for something comparable, but cheaper to operate. The MFC-9120CN has filled the bill perfectly.
- Print quality is very good
- Has the same features as much more expensive printers.
- Prints quickly
- Cost < $100 to replace all 4 toner cartridges.
I highly recommend the MFC-9120CN to anyone looking for a feature packed printer at a very reasonable price.
- Print quality is very good
- Has the same features as much more expensive printers.
- Prints quickly
- Cost < $100 to replace all 4 toner cartridges.
I highly recommend the MFC-9120CN to anyone looking for a feature packed printer at a very reasonable price.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Bullet proof
I have always had great luck with Brother. I have 8 restaurants and use them in every one, including my own home. I really like this MFC-9120CN. Read more
Published 2 days ago by Jon Stewart
Absolutely the worst computer peripheral I've ever owned
I cannot say enough bad things about this printer. It's expensive, uses ink faster than an airplane uses fuel, takes an eternity to begin printing, smudges ink on the corners of... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Pureburn
A geart printer for the price
Easy to set up. Works well for printing, scan and fax. The only problem is that it showed toner low way before the toner is low. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Xiaohong
Nice workhorse so far.
Quality of prints is good; speed of printing is pretty good, not as fast as a much more expensive unit, but quite acceptable. Networking setup was a breeze. Read more
Published 2 months ago by awflint
Great so far!
Bought this to replace an HP Officejet 6500 I have had for a year. I am not a high volume printer, rarely scan, never fax. This was on-sale for 239. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Bill
Good Quality Printing (For the 100 pages that are allowed)
I purchased this printer for a new start-up business.
I only needed the printer for text and simple graphics. Read more
I only needed the printer for text and simple graphics. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Fred Mann
It has its place
The price and performance are pretty good, but in a business environment where you need to manage print supplies and recurring costs its a bit of a pain. Read more
Published 6 months ago by fig man
Great small officer Multi-Function Machine
So far this machine has been great. Not a single jam, print quality has been excellent, and its done everything I've asked it to. Read more
Published 7 months ago by McWide
Best money I've spent in awhile!
I'm writing this review at least 6 months after recieving my Brother MFC-9120CN. Upon arrival this unit was no problem to set up, we plugged it into our wireless router, ran... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mark Kendzora
Oh Brother
The printer has some nice features but the quality is far from what I am used to. I have worked in the I.T. field for 16 years and have never seen anything like this. Read more
Published 8 months ago by JayCee
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