Brother MFCJ6510DW Business Inkjet All-in-One Printer with 11-Inch x 17-Inch

Product Description

MFC-J6510dw;Professional Series Inkjet All-in-One with up to 11” x 17” (Ledger-Size) Print / Copy / Scan / Fax and Duplex PrintingThe Professional Series MFC-J6510dw is perfect for printing, copying, scanning and faxing up to 11” x 17” (Ledger Size) documents. Create two sided documents up to 11” x 17” in-house. Easy to setup wireless (802.11b/g/n) or wired Ethernet network with embedded web support connects to others on a network. The 3.3" Widescreen color LCD display allows you to easily navigate through menu options and offers access to help information. Uses Super High Yield (XXL series) replacement ink cartridges approx. 2,400 pages black and 1,200 pages color.▼ Convenient unattended fax, copy or scan with the up to 35-page ADF. The large 250-sheet paper tray capacity will be useful for handling large print jobs. ;▼Approximate page yields in accordance with ISO/IEC 24711.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 25 x 22 x 14 inches ; 43 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 46.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B004G5ZZO6
• Item model number: MFCJ6510DW
  

Price : $179.99
You Save : $70.00 (28%)

List Price : $249.99

Technical Details

• Print, copy, scan and fax up to 11" x 17" (ledger size) for high impact business documents
• Duplex printing for creating two-sided documents up to 11" x 17"
• Easy to setup wireless (802.11b/g/n) or wired Ethernet networking
• 3.3" Widescreen color LCD display for easy to use menu navigation
• Unattended fax, copy or scan using up to 35-page ADF

Customer Reviews

Update: (June 30, 2011) After using this printer for a few months, I am dropping the rating to 4 stars. I am still happy with the consumption and print quality, however, the paper trays are terribly engineered. It is annoying to add paper or change paper from letter to tabloid size. Lots of misfed paper and a few paper jams. The wireless scanning software is not intuitive and works sometimes but not always.
I did some serious research on all-in-ones before purchasing this. I hope this is helpful:
I had felt burned by previous HPs and Epsons because of the cost of ink and the frequency or replacing cartridges and I was determined to find an economical printer. . . This is it.
The good:
very economical -one of the most economical all-in-one inkjets available based on extensive research
wireless printing works great
wireless scanning works great
11x17 printing and scanning
prints reliably and quickly
Areas for improvement:
had some minor paper jams till I learned to load the paper exactly right.
paper tray is somewhat inconvenient because you have to remove the whole thing to load it.
limited options for print quality settings
I compared printers based mostly on ink cost/ page yield. Some of the better performers are listed at the bottom of this review. My research showed that each printer brand offers ink cartridges that are far more economical than others from the same brand. Brother's best value cartridge (for all-in-ones) is the LC-65 or LC-79. HP's best value cartridge is the HP940XL. Epson's is the 127 , Lexmark's is the 105XL/ 100XL, Canon's is the PGI-7/ PGI-9.
I chose this Brother MFCJ6510DW because the cost per page for the Brother LC79 cartridge was one of the very best ($.0333 per page avg.) and the LC79 cartridges are very large so don't need to be replaced as often. (2400 pages black, 1200 color). Compare this to my old Epson CX9400FAX. ($.0595 per page avg., 370 pages BW and 500 pages color with the Epson 68 cartridge) My old HP was even worse.
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I was a little skeptical cause I'd never purchased a Brother. It is not as nicely designed as HP or Epson but it is OK looking. I like that it can print (and scan) 11x17. Wireless printing was pretty easy to setup and it works great. You can even scan and wirelessly send the scans to you computer. (worked the first time). The only problem I've had with it is some minor paper jams but I learned that you have to load the paper tray just right and it hasn't happened since. The paper tray is a bit inconvenient cause you have to remove the whole thing to add paper (like old full-size copy machines).
I've had it for about a month and have printed a 2" thick stack of 8.5x11 color prints (with about 30% page coverage) on the highest setting and still haven't run out of ink from the original (non-high-yield) cartridges. I haven't tried many of the other funstions except scanning and printing but I will re-post if anything comes up. . .
results of ink yield (figures based on average page yield vs ink cost between color and BW):
HP Officejet Pro 8500A Plus e-All-in-One Printer - A910g
cartridges: HP 940XL
avg $.0315 per page
Brother MFC-6890CDW
cartridges: LC65
avg $.0322 per page
Brother MFC-6490CW
cartridges: LC65
avg $.0322 per page
Brother MFC-5895cw
cartridges: LC65
avg $.0322 per page
Brother MFC-J6710DW
cartridges: LC79
avg $.0333 per page
Brother MFC-J6510DW
cartridges: LC79
avg $.0333 per page
LEXMARK PLATINUM PRO905
cartridges: 105XL/ 100XL
avg $.0432 per page
LEXMARK PINNACLE PRO901
cartridges: 105XL/ 100XL
avg $.0432 per page
Epson WorkForce 840 Color Ink Jet Wireless All-in-One with Fax (C11CA97201)
cartridges: 127
avg $.0438 per page
Epson WorkForce 635 All-in-One Printer
cartridges: 127
avg $.0438 per page
Epson WorkForce 630 All-in-One Printer
cartridges: 127
avg $.0438 per page
Epson Stylus NX625 All-in-One Printer
cartridges: 127
avg $.0438 per page
By the way, the LEAST economical printer in my research:
drum roll. . .
The Epson WorkForce 325 All-in-One Printer
cartridges: Epson 125
avg $.0839 per page. Each cartridge prints only 230 pgs black and 305 pages color before needing to be replaced.

There's not much negative that I can say at this point. I purchased this printer due to the specifications I found attractive: Large Print/Scan/Fax (11x17), Wireless, automatic Duplex Printing. I have not tested the faxing, as I rarely use it. But it looks like the software allows you to fax from your computer quite easily -- e.g., print to a virtual "fax printer".
Setup was quite easy, and was done in about 15 to 20 minutes without any problem. That included unpacking, powering the printer, installing the ink, self-test, and setting up the wireless. Once that was done I downloaded the latest drivers from the Brother website (there is a drivers disk included, but may as well make sure you're getting the latest; the web address is in the quick setup manual). After that, everything worked as expected.
I was able to scan to a USB device, which allowed me to save as PDF or TIFF. I then specified "Scan to File" and it scanned wirelessly to my computer as a JPG. If you really want to know all the modes and formats, you can go to the Brother website and download the instruction manual for the printer.
Duplex printing worked great. I printed two ~60-page documents in duplex mode and when it was done it was ready to hole-punch and put into a folder. No paper jams. So much easier than trying to do that manually!
To be sure, this is a hefty printer and you should consider where you'll put it. As for speed, this may not be the fastest printer on the block, but for the casual printer'er I'm fine with a slower output. I usually set the print quality to "Best" and let it do its thing.
I'll update this review if there is anything significant to report.
-- CHRIS