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The touchscreen with its pictorial interface and large hard buttons to the side make the Brother MFC-L8690CDW particularly easy to use, while the indispensable companion app is even better at monitoring toner levels and scanning remotely. A big selling point was the built in USB port at the front so we can scan docs to a flash drive right from the unit. Apparently Brother has strengthened its printers to improve longevity and it certainly feels very solid for a largely plastic device. The large, intuitive display makes it easy to navigate through the various settings and functions, which saves time and streamlines my daily tasks. Note that inkjet photo paper should definitely not be used because Brother laser printers generate enough heat to damage the glossy coating.Paper storage capacity on the Brother MFC-L8690CDW is 400 sheets, which is more than adequate for a home, but busy office environments may require frequent refills. Whether it's just you or a whole room full of users, you won't struggle to use the MFC L8690CDW when things get hectic.

While it prints quickly in colour, we noticed a slight seepage between colours, which means colour documents are not as crisp as with some other laser printers and the print resolution is rather low.This is a duplex ADF so the paper will only feed through once as the scanner will scan both sides of the document simultaneously.

After editing the tech section of Wired UK magazine, he is currently specialising in IT and voyaging in his VW camper van. The printer's fast speed ensures that I never have to wait long for my documents to print, even when I have a large volume of work to complete. Colour documents are less impressive because the colours have a tendency to seep into one another very slightly. The print quality of the Brother is excellent, the speed is no problem and the detail and sharpness of test certainly exceeded my expectations.WEP 64/128 bit, WPA-PSK (TKIP/AES), WPA2-PSK (TKIP/AES) APOP, SMTP-AUTH, SSL/TLS (IPPS, HTTPS, SMTP, POP3, IMAP4), SNMP v3, Kerberos, IPsec, 802.