Review on MFC-J470DW Wireless Inkjet All-in-One Printer with Auto Document Feeder by Bryan Finken

I bought this to replace my Canon PIXMA MX882 which I had a love hate relationship with for about five years and recently broke it off. I use a multifunctional inkjet device in my home office for light applications. I rarely use the copy and print functions and scan documents and photos for filing more often. I use Quicken to manage my checking accounts and regularly use the print feature to print Quicken checks and envelopes when paying bills. Canon features a rear paper tray that allows you to feed one or more sheets of custom sizes or material compositions such as photo paper, #10 envelopes OR PRE-PRINTED QUICK INSERTS that require easy adjustment of the paper guides. Canon, on the other hand, has some annoying quirks, like a random infinite loop before printing a document that it spits out as soon as you last printed a similar document. So when buying a new machine, I was particularly interested in how easy it was to perform the functions I need on a regular basis. I've been searching the web for information on how to print Quicken checks. For those who don't know, Quicken offers three pre-printed receipts per page (standard size 8 1/2 x 11). The difficulty arises when printing a "partial" page, particularly a singleton. Canon only processes Quicken single-item checks through the rear tray. Unable to find anything definitive online, I called Quicken and asked a tech support representative what printers Quicken recommends for printing Quicken single-item checks. They recommended this particular Brother model. Well the Quicken goober was just WRONG! You print envelopes and checks from the main paper tray (there is only one). To print Quicken receipts one has to pull out the paper tray, put a Quicken sheet on top and replace the tray, which isn't a big deal and has worked fine even with a partial page of two receipts provided you make sure the leading edge is perpendicular to the edge of the tray. Singleton is a different matter. Brother's roller configuration is such that a check is pulled from the tray and then thrown into the machine, causing a horrific 'paper jam' that the BIG PIA has to clear. I solved the problem by gluing a separate check onto a piece of letter-size paper, which is itself a PIA. Printing on envelopes is not that easy either. With Canon, I was able to put a stack of envelopes in the rear tray and print. With Brother, you remove the paper cassette, take out the paper, slide the paper guides, load the envelopes edge first, change the paper cassette, then print, then remove the paper cassette, change the paper, change the tray. . If you want the printer to print individual Quicken receipts, THIS IS NOT THE RIGHT ONE! Otherwise I like it.