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Brother MFC-440 All-in-One Inkjet Printer

Brother MFC-440 All-in-One Inkjet Printer

205 reviews

Apr, 2024

Positive
price (85)
usability (53)
performance (47)
multifunction (28)
print quality (22)

Negative
reliability (16)
durability (8)
ink consumption (2)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 205 reviews of Brother MFC-440 All-in-One Inkjet Printer. The average rating for this product is 3.5/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. People are impressed by the print quality and multifunction. The performance and usability also get good reviews, whereas the ink consumption and reliability get less positive comments. Reviews about the control panel and durability are different.

price, usability, performance, multifunction, print quality

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Brother MFC-440 All-in-One Inkjet Printer is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 80/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Brother MFC-440 All-in-One Inkjet Printer

alaTest has collected and analyzed 130 user reviews of Brother MFC-440 All-in-One Inkjet Printer from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.6/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.8/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. People really like the print quality and multifunction. The performance and usability are also appreciated, but there are some less positive comments about the paper handling and durability.

price, usability, performance, multifunction, print quality

reliability, durability, paper handling

72% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Expert review by : M. David Stone (pcmag.com)

Brother MFC-440cn

The Brother MFC-440cn offers all the right features for a small office, but with limited speed and paper handling.

Small size. Network port. Automatic document feeder. Scans and faxes over a network.

Slow. Limited paper capacity.

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Oct, 2006

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Expert review by : Felisa Yang (cnet.com)

Service & support

Brother MFC-440cn

Automatic document feeder included; network ready; easy access to ink tanks; media card slots and PictBridge port; color LCD; compact; lots of fax options; inexpensive.

Slow text printing and copying; poor print quality with graphics.

The Brother MFC-440cn has a lot to offer, but it falls short on print quality. We prefer the Canon Pixma MP530 for a small-office environment.

Sep, 2006

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Expert review by : ZDNet (zdnet.com)

Brother MFC-440CN

The Brother MFC-440CN is a very flexible multifunction printer well suited to light use in a home office.

Extremely easy to use, Good range of functions

Colour balance has bias towards brown, Very slow unless in draft mode, Image sharpness could be better

Jun, 2007

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Expert review by : TED KRITSONIS (evergeek.com)

MFC-440CN Multi-Function Center

Like a techno-toolbox, All-in-One printers fulfill several different needs with one device. The trick, of course, it to ensure that each and every need is fulfilled as well as or better than a dedicate device of singular function can manage. Brother's...

Considering it's a multi-function peripheral, Brother's MFC-440CN comes across as a relative bargain at US$150 or CA$200. However, its multifunctionalism of print, photocopy, fax, PC fax, scan and photo upload/edit aren't particularly new features, nor...

Mar, 2007

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Expert review by : Michael Palamountain (cnet.com.au)

Brother MFC-440CN

The Brother MFC-440CN is a very flexible multifunction printer well suited to light use in a home or small office.

Extremely easy to use ; Good range of functions

Colour balance has bias towards brown ; Very slow unless in draft mode ; Image sharpness could be better

Michael Palamountain writes reviews for CNET.com.au through his work with Enex TestLab, which is one of Australia's most experienced, independent technology test facilities. After more than 16 years with RMIT IT TestLab, Enex's founders acquired the...

Jun, 2007

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Expert review by : Michael Palamountain (zdnet.com.au)

Brother MFC-440CN

The Brother MFC-440CN is a very flexible multifunction printer well suited to light use in a home or small office.

Extremely easy to use, Good range of functions

Colour balance has bias towards brown, Very slow unless in draft mode, Image sharpness could be better

The Brother MFC-440CN is a very flexible multifunction printer well suited to light use in a home office.

Jun, 2007

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Expert review by (itreviews.co.uk)

Brother - MFC 440CN

Brother has established a name for itself as a provider of high-quality yet good value solutions in the printer market, both on a consumer and business level. A new range of all-in-one printers aims to continue ...

The Brother MFC 440CN is a capable, good value all-in-one that makes up for slow print speeds and slightly less than perfect photo results with an excellent interface and a host of useful features.

Nov, 2006

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Consumer review (cnet.com)

"Junk. Stay away."

This printer is the worst thing I've ever owned. It was so cheap you think you were getting a steal - however this printer is DESIGNED to make you buy ink - which is exactly where your enormous expense will be over time. It looked like an awesome deal...

It prints. It was cheap.

INK HOG - Cleans itself frequently when left on.

Oct, 2012

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Junk

Get another printer.

Good quality printing ; Networkable ; Card reader is built in

If out of one color, you can't print, fax, or scan until that cartridge is replaced ; Cartridges dry out extraordinarily fast ; If by chance, you have this printer in your bedroom, be prepared to be woken in the middle of the night, as that is when it...

Dec, 2008

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Piece of junk

My son owned the version without the Ethernet. He had the same printer problems. Two printers before that he had just the printer version with identical problems. Put your money on a decent laser and forget inkjet printing. All the inexpensive inkjets...

Looks real nice, compact. Packaging was well executed. Worked well over the network as a shared printer

This unit has very poor scanner software. It won't retain the last settings, so every scan is like a new one and the setup must be re-executed. There are no user controls to adequately refine the scan either in 2-tone or color. (My old Microtek V600 is...

Dec, 2007

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