| Overview | | | | being the main factors influencing purchasing decisions. |
| The Brother MFC-8640D is recommended for the | | | | Regular replacement toner cartridges are good for |
| small- or medium-sized business office. In addition to | | | | approximately 3,500 pages (TN540 toner cartridge). |
| high-quality monochromatic laser printing, this all-in-one | | | | High-yield replacement toner cartridges (TN570 toner |
| multi-function center also offers black and white | | | | cartridge) are good for up to 6,700 pages. |
| copying, full-color scanning, and stand-alone faxing and | | | | Copies can be reduced to as little as 25 percent or as |
| copying. The flatbed design of the brother MFC-8640D | | | | much as 400 percent. They can be done by placing |
| allows for scanning and copying of documents all the | | | | the original (up to legal size) on the plate glass or by |
| way up to legal size, and this particular machine offers | | | | inserting as many as 50 pages on the automatic |
| duplex printing, copying, and faxing for paper | | | | document feeder. Scanning can be done through |
| conservation. | | | | ScanSoft Paper Port SE for Windows or via Presto! |
| Features and Functionality | | | | PageManager for Macs and can be output to email |
| The Brother MFC-8640D monochrome printer outputs | | | | image, OCR, or file. |
| as many as 21 pages per minute with print resolution | | | | Faxing with the Brother MFC-8460D is done via a |
| of up to 2400 x 600 dpi. It comes standard with a | | | | 33.6K bps modem, with the potential scanning as fast |
| 250-sheet paper tray but also offers the option of | | | | as two seconds per page. Even if the machine is out |
| adding a second tray with an additional capacity of | | | | of paper, faxes can be received. As many as 480 |
| 250 more pages. In addition, there is a separate | | | | pages can be stored in the fax memory. Other fax |
| 50-page multi-purpose tray that can feed envelopes, | | | | features include call waiting, caller ID, and distinctive ring |
| label sheets, and other media to expand upon the | | | | capabilities. As many as 240 auto dial locations can be |
| printer's functionality. | | | | programmed, and it is possible for a fax to be sent at |
| Different types of replacement cartridges are available | | | | the same time as another is being received. |
| for the Brother MFC-8640D, with price and output | | | | |