The MFC-7860DW is an all-in-one monochrome laser printer for businesses that produce volumes of 250 to 2,000 pages per month and are looking for a product with additional features (copier, scanner, fax).

Cost per page; Wi-Fi; Double-sided printing; Responsive; Fast; Low energy consumption (1 W in sleep mode; Compatible with Mac; Windows & Linux

Noisy; Low image quality for printing and copying

This multifunction laser is a good fit for small businesses that need a text-document printer, but its image scanning and copying are subpar.

Outstanding text quality; Automatic duplexing

Subpar copying; scanning; A bit pricey; Low monthly duty cycle

Hard to write a review that is impartial. At first is was a little difficult to set up but seems to work well. Problem is installing the software that came with it uninstalled my Nuance Pro 7 on the wife's machine and Pro 8 on my machine.

Doesn't Jam; Good Value; Easy to Use; Quality; Performance

Difficult to Set Up; Slow; deletes exist.

The Brother MFC-7860DW is, on the whole, a decent multi-function printer. It offers a broad range of features, pumps out pages at a fairly fast pace, and produces good-quality text output. We just wish its graphics output were cleaner.

Fast print speed; Good text quality; Relatively cheap running costs

Expensive; Graphics print quality could be better

Similar in most ways to the less expensive Brother MFC-7360n ($200 street, 3.5 stars) that I recently reviewed, the Brother MFC-7860DW ($300 street) adds a slightly faster engine, WiFi, and a duplexer (for two-sided printing).

Suitably small for personal use or for a micro office; Ethernet and WiFi; Duplexer; Single-sheet manual feed

No paper handling upgrade options

The mono laser multifunction printer can fairly be described as a workhorse of the small office. It has taken the place of the photocopier as the major ‘can't live without' piece of desktop equipment, providing print, copy, scan and, in the case of Brother's MFC-7860DW, fax.

Quick print for class; Duplex print as standard; Wireless connection with WPS setup

Poor greyscale copying; Above average running costs; High purchase price

We recently finished up our review of the MFC-J6710dw All-in-One , the mid-level inkjet from the MFC-J6000 series, so now we have turned our attention to the new MFC-7000 series, the "first in the category" to include both duplex printing and wireless connectivity in a model priced under $300.

Quick print speeds; Good print quality; 35-sheet ADF

Occasional paper jams; No front side USB port

The $299 Brother MFC-7860DW monochrome laser printer is an all-in-one solution for offices that don't generally produce graphics prints, but require a versatile machine that can operate as a standalone fax machine, copier, and scanner in addition to its printing duties.

Brother makes it easy to network the MFC-7860DW with collaborators; and its modest price tag makes sense for budget-minded shoppers

Larger offices will feel cramped by the printer's small paper input tray and 10,000-sheet recommended output per month

the duplexing (front and back side printing) is a lovely feature. Reducing and putting two small versions of the copy on one regular saves paper and toner and trees.

Small footprint; set-up genie was very helpful; toner is available lots of places

lightweight doors; etc.; envelope feeder hard to adjust; ADF not opened all the time

I don't think it's a bad all in one. Fan runs constantly "too Noisy" you serious? Maybe he got a defective one, but not happening here. I've had several brands of printers in the past to include all in one's and Brother brand seems to be the most reliable, and durable.

works well with mac

i can't think of one at the moment