"Let me start by saying that this is my first review of any product anywhere. I felt that I should write this because I always read user reviews before buying anything, and I find them very helpful. I must say that this printer is outstanding. I first contacted Brother support via e-mail to find out if this printer is compatible with Windows 7, both 32 bit and 64 bit, and also with Apple's Snow Leopard 10.6.2. They responded within 24 hours and assured me that it was, with down-loadable drivers from the Brother Solutions Center download page. So I took the plunge and made the purchase.

My printer was delivered by FedEx, a day late (as usual). I like UPS so much better, but am not faulting Amazon or Brother for this. I set up the printer as per the quick start guide and turned it on. So far so good. Here comes the best part. I called Brother's technical support line to ask for assistance in downloading the driver's and software package and installing it on my systems. An initial wait time of about fifteen minutes kinda sucked, but let me tell you, these techs at Brother are top notch. I had a Windows 7 tech walk me through the install on the 64 bit system, then the 32 bit system, without a hitch at all. They then transferred my call to an Apple expert who did the same for me. I was up and running within the hour! Wirelessly and all! Amazing!

Then I got to play with it for a while. I wasted some paper trying out the scan, copy, and print features, but it was worth it. Fax works great also. The printer is compact but heavy! I set it all up by myself, but a second set of hands would help. The printer is relatively quiet for a laser. Black is BLACK! Color is beautiful and vibrant, and best of all it works perfectly on all my systems, PC and Mac!"

- John D., Review on Amazon.co.uk

"As a previous reviewer pointed out, this printer doesn't do automatic duplex printing, although you can do it manually. I'd say that's its main downfall if duplex printing is something you frequently do. If you don't, then this machine is really impressive in all other respects. I agree with the other reviewer that the color is a little off, but for color copies it's fine. It's a big beast of a machine so you better have space for it. You can connect it directly to a computer via USB, or network it either wired or wireless. I connected with a USB cable (not included but it's a standard USB printer cable and I had one around) and installation was very easy. I quickly had this set as the default printer and then shared it on my network. Printing was fast and the print quality is impressive. In particular, the lines on black letters were noticeably crisp and sharp.

The addition of a sheet feeder for the copier/scanner/fax makes this a really useful small office all in one machine. If you've got a lot of copies to make, stack 'em up and let 'em rip. For single copies you open the lid and set them on the glass. Either way it's easy to choose color or black and white on the control panel.

The fax feature allows you to share a phone line with your telephone, in which case you can use distinctive ring to let the fax machine know when to pick up and when not to. If you don't have distinctive ring, you can just set it so you manually answer the phone with the fax machine to avoid people having conversation with that screeching fax machine sound. You can fax from your computer or the machine.

All in all I was impressed with this machine. Again, if printing duplex (both sides) is a common task for you, I'd look for another machine. Otherwise, if you want an all in one that's easy to set up and use, you should consider this machine. I barely read the manual and had it up and running in no time. It took me about 30 seconds to teach my wife how to use it. I agree the instructions for wireless set up are a bit techy, but that's the nature of wireless. Aside from that, it's easy going."

- Bookenator, Review on Amazon.co.uk