Op 11-08-19 om 11:43 schreef Markus Robert Kessler:
> Hi everyone,
>
> please allow me to share my experiences with "All in one Fax-devices"
> here.
>
> After a really exciting and informative discussion about what to buy and
> how to use, I finally got a
>
>      Brother MFC-L2710DW.
>
> One of the main reasons was that this machine supports PCL6 emulation and
> can be accessed as "driverless", even through a VPN. This means that you
> only have to get and import a suitable PPD file -- you can extract it out
> of the RPM from the manufacturer -- and print via IPP.
> So, there's no need to do all the struggle with the "installation helper"
> script, which installs all the whistles and bells that nobody really
> needs. I was expecting something like that, and did a test install on a
> virtual machine first to not mess up a procuctive box. And that was a
> good idea.
>
> Well, the machine supports duplex print, which is also a good means to
> make double sided copies of invoices etc,
>
> But be aware that this box has at least 2x the dimensions (depth) of semi-
> pro machines like my former HP MFPM 127 fn. Professional devices just
> seem to be a little more massive.
>
> Next thing worth mentioning is, that scanning is at least 3x as fast as
> known from my former HP. Besides this, sending faxes in "fine" resolution
> works flawlessly, while on my HP this never did.
>
> Sad to say, that "Scan-to-mail" is a fake, because Brother means by that,
> that you have to connect a Windows PC via USB and this one then sends the
> faxes out by mail, even though the fax machine itself can send emals by
> accessing an smtp server outside. So it would be easy to just attach the
> scan as image file to an email. This is just a matter of software, but
> Brother does not support this by some reason.
>
> Menu structuring is good, even though some people complain that this is
> confusing in some points. But as far as I have seen, other machines are
> often worse.
>
> Display has background light (where HP does not) and is well readable.
>
> The web surface which can be accessed via browser is very good and
> contains everything you will ever want to set or modify and every
> parameter you may want to monitor.
>
> In short:
>
> For this price -- around 150 euros -- this is a really good choice if you
> want an "All in one Fax machine" and want to access it mainly from your
> linux boxes. I can honestly recommend this one.
>
> Thanks for all your great ideas in this wonderful discussion!
>
> Best regards,
>
> Markus
>
Thanks for your useful feedback!

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