Title: Crummy print quality and an unreliable machine
Product review: I bought my Brother MFC-5100c about 2 1/2 years ago, and used it very moderately during that time. The print quality was never that great, and towards the end it just got worse. Finally, I got an Error 41 message, and I knew the unit was toast.From what I gather, Error 41 indicates only a print-head failure, but disables the whole machine. It is especially vexing, then, that I cannot send outgoing faxes or do any scanning, despite the fact that those subsystems are not broken at all. I'm thinking of moving to a desktop-size laser printer, and would rather not have to spend extra money on a new scanner or fax -- but it looks like I must.Error 41 seems to be a frequent failure across the Brother MFC line, and the inability to use the remaining functions strikes me as a poor design choice on their part.If you want quick, sharp printing, long life and reliable operation, it would seem to be best to look elsewhere.
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