Brother MFC-215C

Avoid – Problems with this machine include using ink to clean the machine which will result in the printer cartridges being empty and needing replacing when you do come to print something. Is the ink expensive? Very, for what it is. You will be unable to use it as a scanner if the machine doesn't have ink. After owning the machine for a few years with very infrequent use the machine stopped working and gave an error code 46. apparently the ink absorber is full. How can this be so if it has only had infrequent use.

This product is designed to generate ink cartridge sales. It is not fit for the purpose of printing, copying, scanning etc.

What does MFC stand for? I have a few suggestions, one of them I can even publish: More Foolish Customers.

I have just put the machine in the bin.

A product this poor is an embarrassment to the company that made it.

I will not be buying another Brother product.

OK – I would do a little more investigating before buying another one. Investigate how much ink a printer uses before you buy, this one uses a lot on standby without ever printing. I have just started using 3rd party inks, even if it ruins the machine within a couple of ink cycles it will have saved me enough money to buy a new machine down the track. All in one means only one unit power cord and connector. Scans well. Prints well. Nice to have a fax at home- sends OK but causes me grief receiving. A very good colour photocopier. Needs new ink regularly even if you don't print much. Cleans its heads every day wich drains all the colours within a year. Digital camera card reader is really slow, use a purpose built USB reader for that task. I can't find where it scans by pictures to on my iMac. I can't scan at a lower resolution. Not much functionality in the phots editing software. I guess I'm saying it's not really that user friendly.