Brother Announces New Business Inkjet All-in-One Solutions; New Brother Multi-Function Center(R) Models Feature Fast Print Speeds, Compact Office Design and Network Capability for under $200.BRIDGEWATER, N.J. -- Brother International Corporation gives small and home offices several new reasons to upgrade color-printing solutions with its introduction of the SOHO-Class MFC-5460cn ($149.99*) and the MFC-5860cn ($179.99*). The new models possess many of the same business features that are driving growth in this part of the market, including higher-capacity automatic document feeders In multifunction or all-in-one printers, fax machines, photocopiers and scanners, Automatic Document Feeder or ADF is a feature which takes several pages and feeds the paper one page at a time into the scanner, allowing the user to scan (and thereby copy, print, or fax) , high-resolution printing, network compatibility, fast printing, stand-alone faxing and, cost-effective cost-effective, n the minimal expenditure of dollars, time, and other elements necessary to achieve the health care result deemed necessary and appropriate. consumables. Availability of the MFC-5460cn and MFC-5860cn starts in October. "Small business owners have learned that the use of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color in documents and presentations cannot only be affordable, it also significantly enhances the impact of their work," said Joyce Brittingham, Senior Product Manager at Brother. "Both products address these needs with fast print speeds and network interfaces making them easy to share in small workgroups." The MFC-5460cn and MFC-5860cn are very much in tune with the current needs of small businesses. Featuring innovative designs, both models have a built-in Ethernet Ethernet Telecommunications networking protocol introduced by Xerox Corp. in 1979. It was developed as an inexpensive way of sending information quickly between office machines connected together in a single room or building, but it rapidly became a standard computer interface(2). These models have print speeds as fast as 30ppm (Pages Per Minute) The measurement of printer speed. See gppm. PPM - Portable Pixmap black and 25ppm color as well as an optional high yield black cartridge (1) See phono cartridge. (2) A removable storage module that contains magnetic disks, optical discs, magnetic tape or memory chips. Cartridges are inserted into slots in the drive, printer or computer. for reduced printing costs. Since businesses need to print photos, these models also include a PhotoCapture Center(R) feature that includes media card slots A socket for inserting a printed circuit board or a PC Card (CardBus card). See PC Card. for the majority of digital camera memory cards(1) as well as a PictBridge interface(2). These applications alone are incentive enough for many work-at-home and satellite office professionals to upgrade to one of these printing devices. NEW PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS Key features of these products are: --Professional, versatile business design --Large ADF (1) (Application Development Facility) An IBM programmer-oriented mainframe application generator that runs under IMS. (2) (Automatic Document Feeder) A paper stacker that feeds one sheet of paper at a time into the unit. holds up to 35 pages and is capable of scanning up to legal size documents --Fast up to 30ppm black/25ppm color print speeds --Built-in Ethernet interface(2) --33.6K bps fax modem fax modem n. A modem that sends and receives fax transmissions. provides fast fax transmission --Up to 6000 x 1200 dpi(a) -- for razor sharp images --Droplet size as small as 1.5 picoliter shows the fine detail of an image --Memory card slots and a PictBridge interface for direct printing The MFC-5860cn includes all of the features listed above and adds a dual paper tray See tray drive, tray card and System Tray. for a total paper capacity of 350 sheets. Designed for SOHO Soho (sōhō`, sə–), district of Westminster, London, England, known for its continental restaurants. Once a fashionable quarter, it became popular among writers and artists in the 19th cent. businesses with high print volumes, the MFC-5860cn can handle the demanding volumes of everyday workloads plus the times when there are increased workloads. Also being announced today is the MFC-3360c. This model includes color printing “colour separation” redirects here. For other uses, see colour-separation overlay. Color printing is the reproduction of an image or text in color (as opposed to simpler black and white or monochrome printing). , faxing, copying, scanning, PC faxing and a handset The part of the telephone that contains the speaker and the microphone. On a desktop phone, the part you hold in your hand is the handset. On a cellphone, the entire phone is the handset. See multihandset cordless and headset. . Built around a compact sheetfed design, it features print speeds up to 25ppm black and 20ppm color as well as print resolutions up to 6000 x 1200 dpi(a) and an automatic document feeder that holds up to 20-pages. Innobella (TM) Ink Cartridges
All of the new color MFCs will use Brother's new lineup A criminal investigation technique in which the police arrange a number of individuals in a row before a witness to a crime and ask the witness to identify which, if any, of the individuals committed the crime. of Innobella(TM) ink cartridges and photo papers. When used with Brother's print engine technology, the Innobella(TM) ink and paper enables and empowers consumers to accurately reproduce re·pro·duce v. 1. To produce a counterpart, an image, or a copy of something. 2. To bring something to mind again. 3. To generate offspring by sexual or asexual means. beautiful, vibrant, radiant color images A (digital) color image is a digital image that includes color information for each pixel. For visually acceptable results, it is necessary (and almost sufficient) to provide three samples (color channels ; while simultaneously enhancing image permanence Permanence law of the Medes and Persians Darius’s execution ordinance; an immutable law. [O.T.: Daniel 6:8–9] leopard’s spots there always, as evilness with evil men. [O.T.: Jeremiah 13:23; Br. Lit. and longevity longevity (lŏnjĕv`ĭtē), term denoting the length or duration of the life of an animal or plant, often used to indicate an unusually long life. . Innobella(TM) inks and papers were conceived and engineered to become fundamental, operational components of an integrated printing "system". Together, this "system" delivers reliable, consistent and dazzling color reproductions from the first print to the last. Brother's new SOHO-class MFC (Microsoft Foundation Class) An application framework for writing Microsoft C/C++ and Visual C++ applications. See application framework. MFC - Microsoft Foundation Class line uses the new LC-51 series (Innobella (TM)) inks that support yields of up to 500 pages for black and up to 400 pages for each color cartridge (based on 5% page coverage). The MFC-5460cn and MFC-5860cn both have the ability to use the high yield black cartridge with a yield of up to 900 pages for black ink. Earlier this summer Brother expanded its family of personal and home color inkjet products with the MFC-240c, MFC-440cn and the MFC-665cw. Today's introduction adds new models designed for small businesses. ABOUT BROTHER Bridgewater, New Jersey is the corporate headquarters for Brother International Corp. in the Americas, from Canada to South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . It has fully integrated sales, marketing services, manufacturing, research and development capabilities located in the U.S. In addition to its headquarters in Bridgewater, New Jersey, Brother has facilities in California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). , Illinois Illinois, river, United States Illinois, river, 273 mi (439 km) long, formed by the confluence of the Des Plaines and Kankakee rivers, NE Ill., and flowing SW to the Mississippi at Grafton, Ill. It is an important commercial and recreational waterway. , Massachusetts Massachusetts (măsəch  `sĭts), most populous of the New England states of the NE United States. and Tennessee Tennessee, state, United StatesTennessee (tĕn`əsē', tĕn'əsē`), state in the south-central United States. , as well as subsidiaries in Ohio, Canada, Brazil, Chile, Argentina and Mexico. For more information you can visit the web site at www.brother.com. NOTE: All trademarks and registered trademarks referenced herein are the property of their respective companies. * Estimated Street Price (1) CompactFlash(R), Memory Stick(R), Memory Stick Pro(TM), xD Picture Card(TM) Type M / Type H, Secure Digital(TM), MultiMediaCard(TM) (media cards not included) (2) Cables not included (a) Resolutions are listed horizontal by vertical
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MFC-3360c MFC-5460cn MFC-5860cn
COLOR PRINT
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Print Speed (Max.) (mono/color) 25ppm / 20ppm 30ppm / 25ppm
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Maximum Resolution (dpi) 6000 x 1200(a)
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Front-Load Paper Tray Capacity Up to 100 sheets Up to 350
sheets
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Interface(s) Standard(1) USB(8) USB(8), PictBridge,
Ethernet
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Windows(R) Compatibility 98, 98SE, 2000 Professional, Me, XP,
XP Professional x64 Edition
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Mac(R) OS Compatibility(7) OS X 10.2.4 or greater
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COLOR COPY
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Copy Speed (Max.) (mono/color) 18ppm / 16ppm 22cpm / 20cpm
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Automatic Document Feeder Up to 20 pages Up to 35 pages
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Multi-Copy Capability Up to 99 copies
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Maximum Copy Resolution (dpi) 1200 x 600(a) 1200 x 1200(a)
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Reduction/Enlargement Range 25% to 400%
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COLOR SCAN
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Interpolated Resolution (max dpi) 19,200 x 19,200
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Optical Resolution (Max dpi) 600 x 2400 1200 x 2400
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Windows(R) Software ScanSoft(R) PaperPort(R) SE with OCR
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Mac(R) Software Presto!(R) PageManager(R) (includes
OCR)
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COLOR FAX
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Modem Speed 33.6k bps
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Max. Pages Stored in Memory(2) 200 480
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Broadcasting(3) Up to 160 Up to 150 locations
locations
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Handset Yes N/A
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Speed Dial Locations 110 100
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PC FAX
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PC Fax Software (Send/Receive)(3) Brother PC Fax Brother PC Fax(4)
(Send only)
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PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER(R)
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CompactFlash(R), Memory
Stick(R), Memory Stick
Compatible Media Cards(5) Pro(TM), xD Picture
Card(TM) Type M / Type
H, Secure Digital(TM),
N/A MultiMediaCard(TM)
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Yes, Media Card or
Print directly without a PC PictBridge with
PictBridge-enabled
N/A camera
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Scan directly to the memory cards N/A Yes
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NETWORK
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Network Standard N/A Yes, Ethernet
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OTHER INFORMATION
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17.3" x 17.3" x
Dimensions (W x D x H) 16.1" x 11.5" 15.4" x 15.4" x
x 7.8" 8.9" 11.8"
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Weight 13.2 lbs 17.6 lbs 21.8 lbs
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Up to 500 or Up to 900
Consumable Yield (Black)(6) with High yield
Consumable Yield (Colors)(6) Up to 500 cartridge(5)
Up to 400 Up to 400
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Print Engine Technology Color Inkjet
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Estimated Street Price ($US) $99.99 $149.99 $179.99
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Approximate Availability Date October October October
2006 2006 2006
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(a) Resolutions are listed vertical by horizontal (1) Cables not included (2) Based Brother #1 chart with MMR MMR measles-mumps-rubella (vaccine); see measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine live, under vaccine. MMR abbr. measles, mumps, rubella vaccine coding and standard resolution (3) Black and white only (4) PC Fax receive for Windows(R) only machines (5) Requires additional purchase (6) Approx. yield based on letter size @ 5% coverage per page (7) Third party USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. devices not supported (8) USB complies with specification for 2.0 |
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