The Brother MFC-820cw comes with a 2.5-inch flip-up color LCD display and support for wired or wireless network printing, this is an all-in-one printer and is certainly a very neat design and good looking printer.

With up to 6000 x 1200 dpi the MFC-820cw allows you to print sharp photos on glossy paper, and if you want borderless photo printing this is also supported.

On the networking side the printer supports 802.11 b/g networking so you can place it anywhere and use it wire-free, if you dont have wireless dont worry it also allows USB 2.0 connection is also provided for directly connecting the unit to a computer.

The 16 MB of built-in memory lets you store up to 480 pages in memory when faxing which should cover most small companies. The four ink cartridges are the only consumable cost on this machine.

* Color Inkjet Technology
* Max Black Print Speed 20ppm Black
* Max Color Print Speed 15ppm Color
* Borderless Printing
* 16MB Memory
* USB, Ethernet, 802.11b/g Wireless Interfaces

The Brother HL-5250DN printer is a 30ppm network-ready monochrome laser printer with a built-in duplex feature, this is the ideal printer for offices and small workgroups.

The HL-5250DN is network ready and includes an Ethernet port for easy connection and easy network printer sharing. With a a 250-page paper tray, and a 50-page multipurpose tray ensure ample paper handling and if needed you can purchase extra trays to give that extra paper storage.

This is a powerful laser printer with the features you and your office need to get things done quickly and reliably and is a very good choice for heavy-duty use in a home office or small office.

* Resolution 1200 x 1200 dpi
* Speed 30 ppm
* 32 Mb internal memory
* Capacity: 250 sheets

The Brother MFC-8860DN is basically suited for a small/medium business or workgroup who are lookinf for an all-in-one printer.  The MFC-8860DN features two sided (duplexed) printing, copying, scanning, and faxing.

Having a mulit-function printer can be really useful, been able to scan to your PC as well as scan to e-mail, automatically launching a message in your e-mail program and adding the scan as an attachment can be just perfect for any small business.

The MFC-8860DN also has the ability to function as a digital copier and supports reduction and enlargement of documents from 25 to 400 percent in one percent increments.

In General the graphics and photo quality are both within the typical range for a monochrome laser.  The color scanner function comes bundled with document management and OCR software.

* Print Technology B/W Laser Technology
* Max. Black Print Speed (ppm)    30ppm Black
* Print Resolution Up to 1200×1200 dpi