Features of Brother® MFC 5460CN Printer

The Brother MFC 5460CN printer is a color inkjet multifunction machine with an auto sheet feeder and full built in fax facilities. The printer has quite a large footprint and a broad control panel at the front adds to its depth. Installing or replacing the ink cartridges in this machine is easier.

The Brother MFC 5460CN printer claims print speeds up to 30 ppm for black and 25 ppm for color print. A telephone keypad for faxing is placed to the left of the display in the machine and to the right buttons for menu navigation is enclosed.

The Brother MFC 5460CN printer is able to print, scan, fax over a network and work as standalone copiers and fax machines. The printer carries an automatic document feeder and a network port. The printer can print directly from a memory card or pict bridge enabled camera. The Brother MFC 5460CN printer claims a faster fax modem speed at 33.6 Kbps, has a higher capacity ADF and features a higher optical scan resolution. This printer has the 100 sheet standard paper capacity and it doesn't have a separate photo paper tray. These features make the bother MFC 5460cn a little less appropriate as a home AIO and a little better suited to be a home office, small office or personal AIO in a larger office.

• FIVE – Setup

  At 8.9 by 17.3 by 15.4 inches the Brother MFC 5460CN printer is small enough that the user should not have any trouble finding space for it in even the smallest office. To set it up for network printing, just install the ink cartridges, load paper, plug in a network cable and run the automated setup program.

• FOUR – Print quality

  The bother MFC 5460cn machine’s overall output quality is average among ink jet AIOs, although the photo quality is at the low end of the typical range. Most of the output fonts were easily readable with reasonably well formed characters at 6 points and some were easily readable at smaller sizes.

• THREE – Excellent features

  Like most Brother ink jet AIOs, the Brother MFC 5460CN printer earns a recommendation for its speed or output quality and for paper handling but also for its long list of office centric features. For standalone faxing and copying features and the ability to scan and fax over your network, the Brother MFC 5460CN printer is a strong contender.

• TWO – Photo quality

  Photo quality of the Brother MFC 5460CN printer is great with photos qualifying as true photo quality and suitable for framing and these images are good enough for things such as posting on an office bulletin board or even for snapshots.

• ONE –  Graphics

  Graphics is good enough for most business needs. So you may need to invest in a more expensive, heavier weight paper if you plan to print large graphics in your bother MFC 5460cn machine.

The Brother MFC 5460CN printer is a solid printer that is well suited to an office environment. The printer provides several advanced features compared to some other printers. The print quality and printing speed of this printer is also impressive.