Add the Brother MFC-9970CDW ($700 street) to the small, but growing, list of desktop laser MFPs that include a color touch screen on the front panel. As with the others, including the HP LaserJet Pro CM1415fnw color MFP ($449 list, 4.0 stars) for example, the touch screen itself is a highly...

Fast; Touch screen for easier scanning, faxing, and copying from the front panel; Prints from and scans to USB key; Direct Email

Output quality is a touch below par for graphics and significantly below par for photos

The Brother MFC-9970CDW color laser multifunction printer tackles the full laundry list of small-office and workgroup print/copy/scan/fax needs,

Cheap toner; Color touchscreen LCD,

Dark scan quality

The Brother MFC-9970CDW color laser multifunction printer tackles the full laundry list of small-office and workgroup print/copy/scan/fax needs, outdoing every competitor in its price range ($700 as of July 18, 2011) and offering cheap toner to boot.

Cheap toner; Color touchscreen LCD; Wireless networking

Dark scan quality

This 4-in-1 figures among the biggest tested here. This is because it's mainly targeted at very busy offices, companies looking for a rapid machine that can do everything they want it to do, with fast printing and...

Cost per page: 8.9 pence / Several toner sizes; Good print quality / Rapid; including in double-sided mode; Secure document feature; Wi-fi / Double-sided / Mac; Windows; Linux compatible; Low power consumption / Energy Star and Blue Angel

Copy quality is rather average; Noisy: 56 dB(A) when printing

The MFC-9970CDW is Brother's flagship colour laser MFP, aimed at workgroups of up to ten users. This compact unit will sit on a desk, yet claims print speeds of 28ppm in colour. It includes automatic duplexing, has an intuitive 5in colour touchscreen, and it's also 802.11g Wi-Fi-ready.

Brother's stated desire to get into the workgroup printer and multifunction market has been well realised with its new range of machines. At the top of these, the MFC-9970CDW is a multifunction with all the trimmings.

The Brother MFC-9970CDW color laser multifunction printer tackles the full laundry list of small-office and workgroup print/copy/scan/fax needs.

Our company has 4 models of Brother printers, including this one. I have to say that compared to other brands, such as HP, there is no comparison in my mind as to the better brand. We have had no problems with the Brother printers, they have run flawlessly to date.

This is a very nice printer.The best option that it has , is the emailing your documents directly to your email. It does everything and more. The only negative this is that it is too big. You will need a large desk to accommodate the size.

direct emailing double side printing

too big

Turns out that all of the documents scanned are stored in 1 image.pdf. No way to make each document a separate file, AND there is no way to change the name of the file. So even emailing each document one at a time results in lots of emails with the same file name. Might as well revert back to FAX.

3,000 characters is not enough to describe the good and bad of this beast; You can visit the Brother website for the many positive qualities of this machine; There is a reason this machine has 4 manuals, each 100+ pages; It does come with a quick setup, and one of the 4 large manuals printed.

I am required to submit documents to the home office; The scan to email was a great feature, I can loose the fax line completely.