| In a market flooded with multifunctional centers that | | | | quickly and efficiently with speeds of up to21 pages |
| many times vary in only small degrees from one | | | | per minute, and a standard 250 sheet paper tray. |
| another, both in features and in price, it’s worth | | | | Although there is no option to add a second tray, this is |
| taking to time to examine the specific strengths and | | | | helpful for those wanting to avoid owning a bulkier |
| weaknesses of each unit in order to effectively pay | | | | machine which includes several slots. You can even |
| for the features your workload demands, while saving | | | | enlarge or reduce text or graphics directly through the |
| money skimping on the ones you don’t. | | | | copier at large ratios of 25% to 400%. Other time |
| The Brother MFC-7340 is a power house flatbed | | | | savers include the 35 page capacity automatic |
| multifunctional unit with all the features you’d | | | | document feeder, which can handle a decent stack of |
| expect in its category, and one that stands out among | | | | work on its own, reducing the amount of hand feeds, |
| the rest. | | | | and the maximum monthly duty cycle of 10,000 sheets |
| The scan features on many of these types of units is | | | | means the hardware can be subject to heavy, |
| often marginalized, being included out of convenience in | | | | continuous use. |
| machines that already have copy and fax technology, | | | | Brother has included a rear exit door which, in |
| but on the MFC-7340 they’ve taken the | | | | collaboration with the single sheet bypass slot, can be |
| opportunity to fully develop the scanning properties. In | | | | used to print on thick or oddly shaped media, |
| an age where office printers are blanketed in cost | | | | specifically being envelopes, card stock, or |
| effective black and white, the MFC-7340 offers full | | | | transparencies. As USB become increasingly more |
| color scanning at outstanding resolutions of up to | | | | common, the manufacturers chose to include USB as |
| 19200 x 19200 dot per inch interpolated resolution. It | | | | the sole access port, which can integrate the printer to |
| also incorporates a convenient flatbed design, allowing | | | | your Windows based PC, or Mac Operating System. |
| you to scan not just single pieces of paper, but full | | | | You are also given the option to use the unit as a |
| color spreads from books or magazines. Though | | | | stand alone copy machine thanks to easy to follow |
| printing the images at photo quality resolution isn’t | | | | dedicated buttons, a standard numerical keypad, and a |
| possible with this unit (it tops out at HQ1200 quality, up | | | | convenient LCD display that is a must when dealing |
| to 2400 x 600 dot per inch printing), getting hard copies | | | | with the detailed option menu. |
| onto your PC at lab quality is made easy for desktop | | | | For the home user or office that requires the full |
| and internet use. | | | | functionality of an all in one unit, plus a particularly |
| Unfortunately, your copies and printed documents will | | | | outstanding color scanner, the Brother MFC-7340 |
| not be as bright as your scans, as the MFC-7340 | | | | should be considered for your quality, color media |
| reproduces exclusively in monochrome, but it does so | | | | demands. |
