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We liked
The MFC-L2740DW is very fast and very capable, delivering high-speed double-sided printing, scanning and faxing in a single and very affordable package. Running costs are low, the ability to print from phones and cloud accounts is useful and secure printing is worth having in a shared environment.
We disliked
The touchscreen is a little on the small side, especially if you have big fingers, and while the overall design manages to pack a lot into a relatively small space it's not very pretty to look at. We're fairly sure we'd break the foldaway paper retainer on the output tray within a few weeks too.
Final verdict
Brother has packed an awful lot into the MFC-L2740DW, and it's particularly well suited to busy offices that need to do a bit of everything on a range of different devices. Running costs are good, especially for what is ultimately a budget buy, and while we have a few niggles with the design and the touchscreen you can't fault the feature list. Brother's SOHO flagship represents very good value for money.
