WORKGROUP OFFICE PRINTER SHOOTOUT
BROTHER MFC-L8690CDW
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BROTHER MFC-L8690CDW
AT A GLANCE
TYPE
Laser
PRINT RESOLUTION
2,400 x 600dpi
DIMENSIONS
435 x 526 x 539 mm
WEIGHT
27.9 kg
PRICE
$799.00
The Brother MFCL8690CDW has a squat, chunky build that is meant for speed and quantity. It definitely won’t win any prizes in a beauty contest but within beats the heart of a hard worker. Coming in around a hefty 27.9 kilograms, its 435 x 526 x 539mm footprint gives it a size to match.
It can hold up to 300-sheets of paper in its two trays and 150-sheets in the central out tray, while the supplied black toner cartridge is good for a very respectable 3,000 monoprints. Higher yield cartridges are available that will double that figure. Now, laser printers tend to be lower than inkjet printers in
