Brother MFC-640CW

If you're hunting for an affordably priced multi-purpose, space-saving unit for your home office or small business the MFC-640CW could be for you.

The versatile and compact MFC-640CW multifunction printer provides plenty of features for its $200 price (as of 3/27/06).

Photograph: Chris Manners

With more households having more than one computer, and many adopting wireless technologies to ease the sharing of high speed connections, printer manufacturers are answering, offering wireless capabilities with their devices. When first launched a few...

Depuis quelque temps, les machines à tout faire sont à la mode. Les prix des imprimantes à jet d'encre et des scanners ont tellement baissé que les constructeurs ont de plus en plus tendance à proposer des appareils multifonctions. Évolution des...

Occasionally have problems with printing or connection. It worked for a while but maybe because i didn't use it for a few weeks while I was away it has totally stopped working - error kept saying change ink but when I put all new ink colours it still...

This is a very ordinary printer. it is unreliable in almost every aspect of use. maybe it would be ok if used daily, but if that is required then they should advise before purchase. This is a carppy printer.

Here's the scoop. Yes, the printer is functionally sufficient. Acceptable print output, ease of use, numerous features, not to mention the wireless connectivity. And the latter appears to work pretty good. There's a catch, however, with most or all ...

Worked fine for a year or so, but eventually I reached a point where I had to do a cleaning cycle every day to get a good print. Then black stopped working completely, even with new ink and many cleaning cycles in a row. It's impossible to reach the...