Brother MFC 5100c InkJet Printer

Pros: Many features for one low price, quiet operation.
Cons: Long set up time, complicated directions, not Windows compliant; cable not included.

First of all, Epinions has the name of this product slightly wrong although the model number and picture are correct. This product is not a mere printer, it is a 5 in one office machine! It is a printer, fax, copier, scanner and pc fax (okay, the fax...

Pros: Cheap
Cons: Cheap

Well... the plastic parts are really flimsy. The scanner feed tray broke within a couple of months of ownership... and the output tray within a year. Little plastic tabs just aren't what I'd call robust construction. Overall construction isn't too ...

Pros: GREAT value for money, sheet feed! good software, COLOR fax!
Cons: Cartridge life and cost, occasional sheet feed problems

Obviously a number of people have experienced difficulties with the Borther MFC-5100c. However, I've had one for nearly a year and it has worked great. I paid a lot more for it than most reviewers report too. I originally set it up under Win2K Pro, ...

Pros: Price, cheap generic replacement ink cartridges.
Cons: No off switch, light always on, constant print head cleanings, deteriorated print quality.

This is an update of a my previous review which was positive. I purchased this in January of 2004 from an apparent close-out sale for a bargain price. Was a refurb. Contrary to epinon's description, it is actually an all-on-one device with scanner, ...

Pros: Scanner & fax works pretty good, price is cheap,
Cons: won't print at all if one of colors is out of ink, ink expensive

I was lured by the cheap price of a Brother MFC 5100c & boy do I regret not spending the extra money to buy a HP printer. When I first got the printer, there were problems where it wouldn't print at all, when I called customer service, I was put on hold ...

Pros: Cheap for the features!
Cons: Reliability issues, gave out after 7 months. Also, Windows XP driver problems.

This is an update of a previous *positive* review. The previous review began with the following paragraph: "We are extremely happy with this product, but I notice a lot of negative reviews above. Perhaps there are some problems "waiting" to occur..." ...

Pros: full function, color copy, flatbed, sheet feeder, fax too
Cons: tall, not fastest print (5200C twice as fast)

I needed a combo device to reduce my office clutter, AND it has to be network attachable (HP JetDirect print server, parallel port), and color, and fax. The 5100C does all that and more.. color print and copy are outstanding (compared to my 300x300 color...

Pros: Works well with Windows XP
Cons: Takes up a little more space than I thought

It is pleasing to the eye. The pictures and documents prints with good quality. I find it great that ...

Pros: Scans very well
Cons: POOR PRINTING. CONSTANT PRINT HEAD CLEANING

I've had this printer for about 6 month. I bought it because of it was the only printer that had all the functions I needed for a low price. Fax,Scan,Copy,Print for $120! Wow! I say. My girlfriend used this printer at work and she said it was great. So ...

Pros: Fast to operate,great printing,easy to install to computer,wonderful for faxing
Cons: my item arrived damaged the first time

This multi function scanner,printer copier and fax unit works just marvelously. I was looking for a ...

Pros: setup; worked well until first cartridge ran out
Cons: must change each of 4 cartridges for machine to work

i purchased this machine for home use. We print black and white letter-sized pages. Very occasionally, we print out color and occasionally we make copies. But it was intended to be a black/white workhorse. It performed satisfactorily until the black ...

Pros: It is easy to re-assign the letters on the "MFC" to describe the machine.
Cons: The one color page it printed was not good quality.

It was given to me by a friend of a friend for free. I wonder -If all 4 print heads must be changed every time one is empty- at a cost of around $100.00 per time, why have four? cash grab! -Why does it clean the print heads (and use ink) every two ...

Pros: Get for Companies
Cons: Not cheap

Features: This color 5-in-1 features a flatbed design and large fax and memory storage. Prints: ...

Pros: Compact, Flatbed scanner, Flatbed copier, Large inkjet cartridges
Cons: A little more that I need for home use.

I had to replace an old printer and decided to see what else I could get for my money besides just a printer. I looked around and thought that I found a good deal on the Brother MFC-5100C for $100.00. I was a little leery after reading a negative review ...

Pros: easy to set up and use
Cons: none really

installation was easy after i received the updated cd for windows XP. text printing is fine for nor ...