CJ & Family
Were a homeschooling family with a small business as well, so our printer gets a lot of use. This is our second attempt with this particular model. The first one we received seemed to have been a bit of a "lemon" with frequent issues with ink splatter and wrinkled/creased pages. Amazon was great to work with on getting a return/replacement. This one is working better, but it still has some ink splatter and creased pages issues--just not as frequently. Overall, the printer works well. Its quiet, prints FAST, and the bypass tray works really well for cardstock, etc. In addition, the print quality is excellent--crisp and clear (with the exception of occasional splattering on the first page of print job.) Our previous experiences with Brother printers tell us that this will be a cost effective model for printing large quantities of BW pages. The ink splatter issue: Just realize that on occasion, you may need to print a second copy of the first page of whatever you were printing if its important that it be blemish free. For us, the majority of our printing is for personal/internal use, so a few ink splatters here and there are more irritating than problematic. Obviously, that may not be your situation, so just be aware that its out there. Update: The issue with ink splatter/gray smear has become more persistent as the weeks have gone on. Its very disappointing. Were returning it and will be researching a different option for our family. :/
