MFC-L8690CDW
Colour Laser Multi-function Centre
3 Year Onsite Warranty
Designed to meet the needs of high-volume users, the MFC-L8690CDW 4-in-1 Colour Laser Multi-function Centre lets you print with confidence, offering you speedy print and scan times and lower costs thanks to ultra high-yield toners. Add to that the enhanced security, intelligent mobile connectivity and expandable paper trays, and you have a printer that satisfies even the toughest demands in the office.
Overview
Brother’s business colour laser range has been designed for the needs of businesses. Built with robust materials to withstand the most challenging office environments, our range is the perfect partner for your business. Enhanced document scanning with a Dual CIS Automatic Feeder that holds up to 50 sheets, offers you a quick and simple way to scan directly to your preferred medium.
The advanced security capabilities of the colour laser range ensures you are always in full control of your print infrastructure. You can improve data protection by restricting machine access with network user authentication and secure function lock, which allows you to password-protect certain device functions.
Key Features
- Duplex Print, Copy, Scan and Fax
- Fast print speeds of up to 31ppm mono and colour
- Up to 300 sheet paper input
- Expandable paper input of up to 1,350 sheets
- 50 Sheet ADF
- 50 Sheet multi-purpose tray
- Ultra high-yield toners
- 9.3cm Colour touchscreen LCD
- Wired and wireless networking
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Mobile connectivity
What’s in the Box?
The MFC-L8690CDW Colour Laser Multi-function Centre ships with the following:
- 6,500* Page CMYK toners
- 50,000** Page drum unit
- Power supply cord and USB cable
- Fax line cord
- Driver software for Windows®
- Quick Set-Up Guide
This score is based on all expert and user reviews that TestFreaks has collected for this product. Reviews and scores are collected from more than 30 countries but only reviews in selected languages are shown below.
Brother
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I've been very happy with this printer due to the compact footprint (is quite tall though), ease of use, configuration combinations, and the Windows app. The single sheet feeder is very well designed at the front to simplify one off print on various surfaces.
Brother
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Flaky software where printer wont scan back to Mac
Brother
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Replacement for previous printer of exact same Model that we were happy with. Only flaw is that his model the scanner drivers don't work the same way and don't automatically pick up laptops on same network. Tried everything but the printer scan to device feature doesn't work.
Brother
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The new Brother MFC-L8690CDW is a productive addition to my home office. It was relatively easy to setup and operate - to print, scan, and fax. The wireless feature is handy for use anywhere within the home on multiple devices. I would highly recommend it.
Brother
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Have had Brother printers for more than 15 years and keep coming back to them because I found them reliable and cost effectiveness for our small business needs.
Recently, purchased the MFC-L8690CDW because of its dual scanning capability as well as all the same features I had with our previous...
Brother
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If you have a new computer make sure this works. If I want to scan I need to scan through my phone and then transfer to computer it's a real pain. Printing works beautifully
Brother
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I had an old brother MFC that lasted me well over a decade. It was a reliable and sturdy machine so I decided to go Brother again. This machine is great value for money given the features it offers and the cost of replacement toners and the technology has improved as the pictures it prints are so...
Brother
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I have recently purchased the L8690CDW and so far am happy with the job it is doing. Previously I have owned another brand colour laser, and while the Brother does not have the colour density it did, it is still reasonably good quality.
Brother
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The MFC-L8690CDW is a great multi-function printer. It is larger than we initially expected but once it was set up and positioned where we wanted, it's been great to use! Coming from inject printing, the most biggest and obvious advantage is that if it's been a while since the last print, there is...
Brother
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Great printer capable of duplex printing ang duplex scanning.
The Good Guys
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Replacement for old monochrome printer. Larger than planned but duplex scanning not available on smaller MFP's. Print excellent. Easy to set up via wi fi
Takealot
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The coolest printer I’ve ever seen. I like the fact that we can easily print from our apple devices in addition to our administrator using it for office work
The Good Guys
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Replacement for old ink jet printer with the advantage of laser printing. Did have to go up to this unit as cheaper unit had duplex printing BUT not duplex scanning.
Takealot
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This printer was by far one of the best investments I’ve made in a long time. We print large volumes of documents and the quality of each print outstanding. The cartridges really go far and are very well price for the number of prints.
Harvey Norman
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The printer was slightly cheaper than other stores. We picked up from store. Was loaded into car for us. Printer works well and is easy to use. Print quality is very good and scanning is double sided and simple to operate. Wireless connection was simple to set up and worked with minimum effort.
The Good Guys
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The best thing about this printer, besides its speed, low noise and perfect printing, is how easy it was to set up, nothing hard about the set up process at all, done in a flash and comes with ink so ready to use upon set up.
The Good Guys
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Print quality
The Good Guys
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This Multi-function unit is well built and is easy to set up and use. Printing is clear in both colour and black and white. The scanning feature is good and easy to use both with items placed on glass bed or via auto-document feeder.
Brother
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A very good printer with great features including double sided scanning and printing.
Brother
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It was very easy to setup the MFC printer. Its print quality met & exceeded my expectations. Loved the 2-sided scanning function of the device.
Brother
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The printer is a little slower than I thought it would be and the colours not as strong, and often the letters and numbers are printed with a shadow, and I cannot work out how to change this.
Brother
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Very efficient printer, fast on double or single sided prints, fairly quiet. Very economical to run. Prints are fantastic.
Brother
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This was an upgrade for us at home and we are very happy. Probably won't use all the features but our grown up kids might.
Takealot
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I am so happy with the product. exactly what I wanted. it has very exiting features.
Takealot
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What a lovely printer, high-quality printing, very fast printing, I highly recommend any to buy this printer, thank you Takalot, I am very very happy with this printer. I give it %
Takealot
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Good and perfect for small business. Highly recommended
Brother
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We bought or printer based on the recommendations of a friend. The machine is so simple to install and use. The printer has so many features that I don't think I will even use them all but it is piece of mind that they are there in case I need them.
Brother
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very happy with quality and product. the blue print is a bit turquoise, however overall i am quite happy. easy to connect. i would suggest a print via email service as well (e.g. send an email to a special personalised brother email and it will print automatically to the printer)
Brother
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A brand I trust to deliver a product that is value for money. This a colour upgrade from my B&W printer.
Takealot
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Excellent print for small business. Prints fast, efficient and does what it says it will
The Good Guys
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Very happy with the product. Its quiet , print at a decent speed. Colours are sharp. No problem connecting to the network and wifi . Scanning is simple . Overall friendly! Only under it for 2 months but happy so far
The Good Guys
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Perfect for the small team
Brother
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Product is great to use, good quality printing and scanning - Excellent Product.
Brother
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Great multi-function printer. Easy to set up and very good print quality
Brother
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The MFC- L8690CDW was a breeze to set up and I am very happy with the print quality.
Brother
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It’s the perfect printer for my needs. Quick, reasonable quality prints at an affordable price.
Brother
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Best VALUE home office colour multi function laser
Brother
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Great Quality so far. Fast Quiet Efficient and No dramas with connecting or Printing
Brother
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Great Printer, plenty of features, everything you need. Have had a couple of the lower models in this range and have been very pleased with those. So when needed another I decide to go up to this model.
Brother
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The colour printing and setup process are a real let down.
Saturation is completely off and the scanning/ matching process has been removed making it correcting the issue almost impossible.
The software often hangs which makes the experience even more disappointing.
Noon
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Nothing
Brother
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An Excellent MFC Printer, fast, efficient and more cost effective on toner than any other makes.
Takealot
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what a Lazer Printer med size with a large heart just love it
Brother
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Works good but way too hard to connect scanner which is reason for stars need to fix this
Brother
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Great printer. The display shows all info, even when receiving data over a wired network
Brother
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Might be overkill for my home study but wanted a printer that did everything. Duplex printing, copying etc. So over the inkjet blocking up all the time. So far very happy with it. Prints great .
Brother
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Excellent printer. All functions are excellent as expected; i.e: Wireless printing, double-sided scanning without darkness, etc.
Brother
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This is by far the worst multi-function printer I have ever used. It has only lasted a bit over a year and has burnt out already. Several months after use, the machine began to have errors and only scan on some occassions. I joked that it was temperamental whenever it didn't work.
Brother
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Great printer superb quality easy connection with laptop phone and iPad and super fast! Brilliant
Brother
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Great printer. Easy to set up. Prints really well.
Brother
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Loving my machine! Scans duplex, multipage documents with ease. Makes my life easier.
Brother
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Impressed with the speed, features an overall quality of this printer
Brother
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Great printer. easy to use. love that I can print from my phone when in another room.
Brother
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Early days with this printer but so far, sooo good
Brother
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Print quality is poor. Expected crisp clear text and images but that is not the case here
Harvey Norman
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Great quality prints, just a little bulky. Good value for money.
Brother
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Very useful and valuable price, Can two side scan to email is helpful
Brother
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This printer has every feature that I desire and it performs faultlessly
The Good Guys
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Easy to use good quality outputs
Printerland
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Great quality print simple set up make a great personal printer. Print direct from a laptop or phone without a router.
