Brother MFC9650 Series Laser Printer, 600dpi Monochrome Printing, Network Control and Support

PRODUCT REVIEW

Laser Printer

The efficient design means print speeds of upto 12 pages per minute (12ppm) can be achieved if using letter sized or A4 paper from the multi purpose cassette.

A high capacity 6000 page toner cartridge (TN-6600) or a standard yield option (TN-6300) offering 3000 pages offers a choice in consumables for either the light or heavy user.

An economy mode that cuts toner consumption by 50%

The optional LT-400 lower tray further increases the paper capacity for longer print runs and workgroup use. Duplex printing is catered for manually by following on screen driver prompts. Built in PCL 4 offers standard printing across all environments. An optional NC-8000 Network Interface Card provides 10Mbit Ethernet and TCP/IP support, which ensure compatibility with the most Ethernet Networks.

1. 600dpi Monochrome Printing

Combined with microfine toner, Brother's Advanced Photoscale Technology and our own High Resolution Control System the MFC9650 produces exceptional print quality at up to 12ppm.

2. Platform Support and Emulation Support

The MFC9650 printer is compliant with all popular Windows environments: including Windows 3.1x, Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000. In addition to Brother’s own Printer drivers a LaserjetIIP driver can be used from DOS applications. Also included is Remote Printing Console a utility program for DOS, which can be used to set the emulation of the printer in a DOS environment.

A USB (Universal Serial Bus) interface is included as standard on the MFC9650, a driver is included for Windows 98.

3. Network Control and Support

With support for all popular platforms that support the most widely available TCP/IP protocols, the MFC9650 offers an optional on-board network solution making it at home on any 10Mbit Ethernet Network (using the optional NC-8000). The built in web server graphically displays the status of the MFC and allows all aspects of the printer to be remotely managed using your favourite web browser. Our BRAdmin32 Windows application can also be used to configure the printer and monitor its status using the TCP/IP. SNMP capabilities extend network management even further.

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