Brother Industries MFC-3200C

Brother Industries MFC-3200C
alaScore 55

17 reviews

May, 2013

  • No negative mentions yet

alaTest has collected and analyzed 17 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers are impressed by the value for money. The multifunction is also mentioned favorably. There are some mixed comments about the reliability.

multifunction, value for money

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Printers the Brother MFC-3200C is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 55/100 = Good quality.

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Amazon review summary for the Brother MFC-3200C

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 17 user reviews of the Brother MFC-3200C from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 2.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.5/5 for other products on Amazon.com.

multifunction, value for money

12% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

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Please never ever buy this multi-function brother MFC-3220C

 

Please never ever buy this multi-function brother MFC-3220C

I have to keep changing the cartridges every 3months even while I use the machine sparingly. I have to compulsorily change the color cartridges, though the black ink cartridge is full. I rarely use color. To top it all, I get the lousy error message...

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Please never ever buy this multi-function brother MFC-3220C

 

I have to keep changing the cartridges every 3months even while I use the machine sparingly. I have to compulsorily change the color cartridges, though the black ink cartridge is full. I rarely use color. To top it all, I get the lousy error message...

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I will never again purchase a brother machine again

 

I will never again purchase a brother machine again

I use my 3220C at home. My experience is if you don't print every day the printer head drys out. I tried to clean the head with water, alcohol etc. and could not repair it. I contacted Brother support and they gave me a Service Center adress 50 miles...

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I will never again purchase a brother machine again

 

I use my 3220C at home. My experience is if you don't print every day the printer head drys out. I tried to clean the head with water, alcohol etc. and could not repair it. I contacted Brother support and they gave me a Service Center adress 50 miles...

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Reliability

 

Beautiful machine as far as cosmetics, but so is a mercedes.

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Reliability

 

Reliability

Beautiful machine as far as cosmetics, but so is a mercedes. And of course the high cost of maintenance, namely printer cartridges. No capability for extra high capacity ink storage resulting in frequent changes whether machine is used for heavy or...

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Stay Away From Brother MFC Series

 

Buyers beware! I purchased an MFC-3220 just 3 months ago and have used it only as a fax machine printing black only. With previous experience on Epson and HP machines, I thought that i'd never have to replace the color cartridges. Well, it turns out...

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Stay Away From Brother MFC Series

 

Stay Away From Brother MFC Series

Buyers beware! I purchased an MFC-3220 just 3 months ago and have used it only as a fax machine printing black only. With previous experience on Epson and HP machines, I thought that i'd never have to replace the color cartridges. Well, it turns out...

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do not buy this machine!

 

do not buy this machine!

Even though I only ever print black type, the "head cleaning" process manages to empty ALL of the cartridges (including the 3 color ones) in only a few weeks. They run about $18 each so imagine how much fun that is. The great part is that the machine...

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Product Specifications

Brother MFC-3200C Color Multi-Function Center is a compact, fast, full color fax with handset, printer, copier, and scanner with PC Faxing that delivers fast inkjet printing at up to 10 ppm mono and 8 ppm color. Users can also select high-resolution 2400 x 1200 dpi printing for exceptional color output. Simple one-touch keys for speed dialing, scanning directly to E-mail, OCR, and imaging applications complement high-resolution color scanning at up to 2400 dpi (interpolated). An 8 MB dual access memory stores up to 480 pages so faxes can be scanned in while sending or receiving. The device is compatible with Windows and Apple computers; it includes a USB interface, a 100-sheet paper capacity and 20-page ADF.

Copying

Max Copying Resolution B/W:1200 x 1200 dpi
Max Copying Resolution Color:1200 x 1200 dpi
Max Copying Speed B/W:7ppm
Max Copying Speed Color:4ppm

Dimensions & Weight

Depth:13.5in
Height:8.5in
Weight:14.3lbs
Width:19.1in

Document & Media Handling

Max Copy Size:Legal (8.5 in x 14 in)
Standard Media Capacity:100sheets

Environmental Standards

ENERGY STAR Qualified: Yes
EPA Energy Star Compliant: Yes

Fax Machine

Compatibility:Super G3
Max Transmission Speed:33.6Kbps
PC Faxing: Yes

Header

Manufacturer:Brother
Model:3200c
Packaged Quantity:1
Product Line:Brother MFC

Memory

Standard Memory:8MB

Office Machine

Fax Type:Plain paper
Functions:Copier / Fax / Printer / Scanner
Printing Output Type:Color
Printing Technology:Ink-jet
Type:Fax / copier / printer / scanner

PC Connectivity

PC Connection:USB
PC Connection Availability: Yes

Printing

Max Printing Speed B/W:10ppm
Max Printing Speed B/W (ppm):10ppm
Max Printing Speed Color:8ppm
Max Printing Speed Color (ppm):8ppm
Max Resolution B/W:2400 x 1200 dpi
Max Resolution Color:2400 x 1200 dpi
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