Brother MFC-J5330DW Colour Inkjet Printer - All-in-One, Wireless/USB 2.0/Network, Printer/Scanner/Copier/Fax Machine, 2 Sided Printing, A4 Printer/A3 print capability, Small Office/Business Printer

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Flexible and reliable, the Brother MFC J5330DW is a powerful, all-in-one inkjet printer built for business. With print speeds up to 35ppm (mono) with up to 4,800 x 1,200 dpi resolution, this printer has a feature set that delivers high-impact print output, seamless connectivity and maximum performance all at a low total ownership cost. Brother MFC J5330DW

So if you have a couple hundred dollars to spare, rather light them on fire than spend them on this miserable piece of equipment. As a four-in-one MFP, this Brother offering can print, scan, copy and fax like a trooper. And as with most models aimed at the small to medium business it is well-featured, with both Ethernet and Wi-Fi connectivity, the latter of which includes Wi-Fi Direct in case you want to make a wireless connection without involving a router. Connection is via USB, Ethernet and Wi-Fi, with the last of these being the most flexible. As well as providing easy connection for PCs, Macs, iOS and Android devices, it enables the machine to scan to and print from the cloud, independently of any intermediary. There is just one paper tray, so time needs to be taken to swap papers around when switching from A4 to A3 printing.

A3 Colour Inkjet Multi-Function Printer MFC-J5330DW

At around the same price as the Epson, HP’s Officejet Pro 7740 offers a very similar feature set to the Brother, with A3 print but an A4 scanner. With that said, it isn’t eligible for HP’s Instant Ink subscription service, so print costs are higher than they are here. We reserve the right to verify or ask for written proof of a competitors offer before we beat the price.

The bulky size of the Brother MFC-J5330DW makes it awkward for use in homes or offices where space is at a premium. AirPrint enables users to print wirelessly from within applications on Apple devices to AirPrint Compatible Printers connected to a wireless network. You can use your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad to easily print via Airprint without the need to install drivers or configure the printer queue. Just tap 'print' and select your AirPrint compatible printer, and print!....It's that simple. While it's not a photo printer, I timed MFC-J5330DW's photograph printing prowess, anyway. It printed our two highly detailed and colorful 4-by-6-inch snapshots at an average of 21 seconds. That's 14 seconds slower than the Brother MFC-J6930DW, 12 and 14 seconds faster than the HP 7720 and HP 7740, respectively, and 1 minute 4 seconds faster than the Brother MFC-J5830DW and MFC-J6535DW. Good Overall Output Quality To take advantage of AirPrint, your compatible printer must be connected to the same wireless network as your iOS device or Mac computer. It can print on A3 as well as A4, and the quality of both text and graphics is good. The speed of A4 printing is decent for a printer of this price, and it prints double-sided as standard.

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ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA (Auto IP), WINS/NetBIOS Name Resolution, DNS Resolver, mDNS, LLMNR Responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port 9100, IPP, FTP Client and Server, SNMPv1/v2c, TFTP Server, SMTP Client, ICMP, Web Services (Print/Scan), CIFS Client, SNTP Client, POP3, IMAP4, HTTP Server Running costs for this Brother machine, at 1.7p for mono and 5.2p for colour, are better than average for the class of printer. Apple AirPrint allows full colour, top-quality printing from iOS devices such as iPhones and iPads directly from within many Apps available from the Apple App Store. Requires connection to a wireless network. AirPrint® is a trademark of Apple Inc. Mopria® is a registered trademark of Mopria Alliance, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Unauthorized use is strictly prohibited. Wi-Fi Direct®, and the Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ Identifier Mark are certification marks of Wi-Fi Alliance®.

Noise levels from this machine are decent, with a maximum figure of 63dBA measured at 0.5m. As always, the figure peaks when new sheets are being fed. Should I buy the Brother MFC-J5330DW? NDP, RA, mDNS, LLMNR Responder, DNS Resolver, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port 9100, IPP, FTP Client and Server, SNMPv1/v2c, TFTP Server, Web Services (Print/Scan), SMTP Client, POP3, CIFS Client, SNTP Client, IMAP4, ICMPv6, HTTP Server Print quality has always been a bit contentious, since Brother considers it pretty good, and the number of printers the company sells shows that customers feel much the same. But when I compare results with those from machines with thermal printheads – such as Canon and HP – text isn’t as sharp and colours aren’t as bright. That’s on plain paper. When printing photos, on each company’s own-brand photo paper, there’s far less difference between Brother and other makes. Colours are bright where they should be and pleasantly pastel in landscapes. Detail is good throughout. On the other hand, the MFC-J5330DW printed impeccable photos for a printer in this class (or any class). When I took the time to use glossy paper and make the right tweaks in the driver, the images that rolled out were of keeper quality. They would perhaps be perfect for a realtor or somebody else who needs quality photos, or maybe even photos of your children or from your vacation. Reasonably Competitive Running CostsPrinterland cannot match the price where a manufacturer or distributor sells directly to the public WiFi Direct gives you the freedom to connect seamlessly from anywhere, using any mobile device, without the need for a router. Use the large and intuitive touchscreen to effortlessly capture and share information when you digitise your documents. Then electronically store and share files through your usual cloud services or Brother's iPrint&Scan app with full Android and iOS connectivity. Innovative print control There are also a wide variety of third-party apps available to enable wireless printing through Apple devices, even to machines that are not natively AirPrint compatible printers. By sharing a printer installed on an Apple Mac or Windows Pc over a wireless network any printer may be able to take advantage of the AirPrint features. (An additional third-party app may be required to be installed on the local machine) With Brother document and photo scanners, you can scan, digitize, and archive all your cherished memories for generations to come. Here’s a fast and simple primer on how to scan photos so you can get started. Where special offers provided by Printerland and/or the manufacturer applies, the competitor must also be providing the same offer/s for the

If you can open it on your apple device, chances are you can print it with AirPrint and an AirPrint compatible printer. Airprint works with Safari, Mail, Photos, iWork, PDF's in iBooks and many third-party AirPrint compatible apps available from the app store. In addition to writing hundreds of articles for PCMag, over the years he also wrote for many other computer and business publications, among them Computer Shopper, Digital Trends, MacUser, PC World, The Wirecutter, and Windows Magazine. He also served as the Printers and Scanners Expert at About.com.

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