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Brother DCP-9045CDN

alaTest has collected and analyzed 49 reviews from magazines and websites. People really like the multifunction and build quality. The print quality and usability are also appreciated, but many are negative about the value for money and performance.

paper handling, usability, print quality, build quality, multifunction

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Printers the Brother DCP-9045CDN is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 77/100 = Good quality.

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Amazon review summary for the Brother DCP-9045CDN

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 35 user reviews of the Brother DCP-9045CDN from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.5/5 for other Printers on Amazon.com.

usability, paper handling, print quality, multifunction

value for money, performance

54% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

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Nothing but trouble!!!

 

Unfortunately we purchased this printer during our busiest season (just before Christmas) and lived with all it's problems long enough to miss the return window. Otherwise we would have returned this printer without a second thought!! The scanner...

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Nothing but trouble!!!

 

Unfortunately we purchased this printer during our busiest season (just before Christmas) and lived with all it's problems long enough to miss the return window. Otherwise we would have returned this printer without a second thought!! The scanner...

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Keep Looking

 

I bought this for duplex and it constantly jams. You have to babysit the machine to use it. And using generic toner? Forget it, it prints terrible.

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Cost to maintain.

 

This printer seems very expensive. I don't have color lazer printers to compare it to, but it continues to shock me. I just put in a drum, now I need the belt, always need one ink cartridge or another. I've been a big Brother fan, but I'm going to try...

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Troubleshooting

 

Overall, this is a great device. However, Brother's support is NOT helpful. If you ever have issues with it telling you to replace the toner after you already replaced it, you will need to do a manual reset:

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Troubleshooting

 

Overall, this is a great device. However, Brother's support is NOT helpful. If you ever have issues with it telling you to replace the toner after you already replaced it, you will need to do a manual reset: - Open front over - Press Clear/Back button...

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good but pricey to operate

 

The print quality is great, just very expensive to purchase new toner at approx. $130 per color! Toner won't last as long as they say either. Best part is we didn't have to buy something with extra features we didn't need, such as fax or scanner. ...

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good but pricey to operate

 

The print quality is great, just very expensive to purchase new toner at approx. $130 per color! Toner won't last as long as they say either. Best part is we didn't have to buy something with extra features we didn't need, such as fax or scanner. This...

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Brother Service is Terrible...

 

Pray nothing breaks. I had a problem with my printer drum making dots. First they had to "escalate" me to another dept (which required a return call a couple days later). Then they send an email with instructions on returning the drum. Except the email...

Fast- does everything except make the morning coffee. Duplex scanning with ADF works like a dream

Output color quality required a lot of trial & error tweaking trying to match the quality of my slow old Epson inkjet printer ; Warranty service is definitely NOT "all about the customer

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Product Specifications

9000Series from Brother is a range of high performance, feature packed multifunction printers designed to enhance your business by combining fast, high quality outputs with a host of business benefiting functions. The DCP-9045CDN offers a unique function in the color laser market. The print from, and scan to, USB function will not only benefit you in your normal working day, but is also an ideal offering to your clients or business partners who can print documents directly from their own USB memory stick whilst visiting your offices. And if you need to print images, these can be printed directly from your digital camera using the PictBridge interface saving you time on downloads, editing and printing. The DCP-9045CDN offers duplex as standard. Printing or copying on both sides of the paper could reduce your paper usage, and costs, by up to 50%. But the benefit isn't only financial. Duplex also lets you create professional looking documents and enhances your environmental credentials.
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