Comparative Test of 8 MFCs with Fax

If you work in a home-office or a small working-group, looking for professional assistance, you should take a closer look at this test. DRUCKERCHANNEL tells you all about eight MFCs on ink-basis, which can print, scan copy, and fax and which cost less than 380 Euros.

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A look inside

If you want to install ink-cartridges or printheads, fix a paperjam, or connect a USB- or network-cable, you have to get into the printer. Since the scanner is on top of it, that´s, depending on the construction of the device, not so easy.

The pictures below show all contestants with open cover.

Brother MFC-5860CN and MFC-845CW

Brother´s MFCs can be opened easily. And you have to do that just in case you want to connect a USB- or network-cable. Cartriges are installed from the frontside.

Brother MFC-845CW: Cover needs to be opened only to connect USB-cable - cartridges are exchanged on the frontside.

Brother MFC-5860CN: Cartridges are exchanged on the frontside - cover needs to be opened only to connect USB-cable or Ethernet.

Canon Pixma MP830

Opening the Canon is easy as well. Closing is cushioned by two shock absorbers, so the cover will not thud on the printer. The print-head carriage moves into the exchange-position, when you open the printer. The ink-cartridges are easily accessible.

Canon Pixma MP830: Wide and easy opening - effortless exchange of cartridges.

Epson Stylus DX7000F

The Epson´s cover can be opened and closed with almost no effort. There is no sensor to tell the printer whether the cover is open or not, so the ink-cartridges stay, where they are. You have to use the menu or the driver to move the print-head carriage into an exchange position.

Epson Stylus DX7000F: After opening the cover the printhead doesn´t move in exchange position.

HP Officejet J5780 and HP Officejet Pro L7580

HP´s Officejet J5780 has small ink-cartriges with a single-use printhead. To exchange them is easy. The Officejet Pro L7580 offers an excellent solution to get to the four cartridges: Just open a cover on the front side, that´s all. The printer´s cover has to be opened only once to insert the print-head.

HP Officejet J5780: Easy to open, exchange of cartridges not difficult.

HP Officejet Pro L7580: Exchange of cartriges on the frontside - cover must be opened only once to insert the printhead.

Kodak Easyshare 5300

Kodak´s printer-cover is open with one simple move. When at the top it locks in place. To close the cover you need some force, but watch your fingers, it comes down rapidly and undamped. An exchange of cartridges is an easy task.

Kodak Easyshare 5300: After opening the cover there´s sufficient room for an easy exchange of cartridges.

Lexmark X9350

Lexmark´s X9350 opens much easier than its predecessors. A single motion, that´s all. You have sufficient room for an exchange of cartridges.

Lexmark X9350: Opens with ease - exchange of cartridges is simple.