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Brother DCP-7025 Printer Review
Expert review of the Brother DCP-7025 printer
Our Verdict:
The Brother DCP-7025 is an affordable entry-level laser printer with a scanner and copier. Aimed at the small office, it features an automatic document feeder and improved standard memory and promises fast printing and copying with high quality output. However, its overall speed and lack of colour printing capabilities make it suitable only for low-volume office documents.
Design
The Brother DCP-7025 is an improvement on the DCP-7020 with double the memory (32MB), and it is slightly heavier than its predecessor. It maintains the compact design, measuring 17 inches wide, 15.6 inches deep, and 11.6 inches tall. Users can view the printer and copier's status via the small 2-line, 16-character LCD screen. The Brother DCP-7025 mainly relies on a USB or parallel interface to connect with a PC.
Advantages
The DCP-7025 may not be designed for bulk printing but its standard media capacity is impressive at 250 sheets. The scanner can handle colour documents and pictures at an interpolated resolution of 9600x9600 dpi. The Brother DCP-7025 guarantees 12,000 pages with its black drum, and up to 2,500 pages with the black toner.
Disadvantages
Unfortunately, the Brother DCP-7025 can only print and copy in monochrome, making it quite outdated when compared to newer multifunction printers that can print in colour and are integrated with larger display screens. The standard memory is average and cannot be expanded, and for a laser printer, 20 ppm is still quite slow. The entire device is heavyweight at almost 9.5 kg, making it immobile. Brother could improve on the automatic document feeder of the Brother DCP-7025, too, because it is not well-made and often has trouble feeding paper into the machine. Some users also find the drum and toner expensive to replace.
