Deciding on whether to buy a product like BROTHER DCPL3550CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer or perhaps BROTHER MFC-L8690CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer with Fax? You’re in the right place as we’ll take you through all of the specs, features and look at the quality, pricing and reviews of both to help you make the decision on which one to go for.

Discover all reviews at Currys PC World:

View Reviews

BROTHER DCPL3550CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer vs BROTHER MFC-L8690CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer with Fax

BROTHER DCPL3550CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer specs

BROTHER DCPL3550CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer
 BROTHER MFC-L8690CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer with Fax specs

BROTHER MFC-L8690CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer with Fax
Type: Office printer

Type: Office printer

Function: – Print
– Copy
– Scan

Function: – Print
– Copy
– Scan
– Fax

Print technology: Laser

Print technology: Laser

Display: LED screen

Display: 3.7″ touchscreen

CONNECTIVITY

CONNECTIVITY

Wired connectivity: – USB 2.0
– Ethernet

Wired connectivity: – USB 2.0
– Ethernet

Wireless connectivity: – WiFi
– Apple AirPrint
– Google Cloud Print

Wireless connectivity: – WiFi
– Apple AirPrint
– Google Cloud Print
– Android Print Service Plugin
– Mopria

PRINTER

App available: iPrint&Scan

PRINTER
Compatible cartridges: – Black: TN243 & TN247
– Cyan: TN243 & TN247
– Magenta: TN243 & TN247
– Yellow: TN243 & TN247

Average compatible cartridge yield: – Black: 1000
– Black XL: 3000
– Cyan: 1000
– Cyan XL: 2300
– Magenta: 1000
– Magenta XL: 2300
– Yellow: 1000
– Yellow XL: 2300

Compatible cartridges: – Black: TN421
– Cyan: TN421
– Magenta: TN421
– Yellow: TN421

Print resolution: 600 x 2400 dpi

Average compatible cartridge yield: – Black: 3000
– Black XL: 6500
– Cyan: 1800
– Cyan XL: 400
– Magenta: 1800
– Magenta XL: 4000
– Yellow: 1800
– Yellow XL: 4000

Pages per minute (black & white): Up to 19 ppm

Print resolution: 2400 x 600 dpi

Pages per minute (colour): Up to 18 ppm

Pages per minute (black & white): Up to 31 ppm

Page format: – A4
– A5
– A6

Pages per minute (colour): Up to 31 ppm

Double-sided printing: Automatic

Page format: – A4
– A5
– A6
– Letter
– Executive
– Legal
– Folio

Paper tray capacity: 250 sheets

Double-sided printing: Automatic

Monthly duty cycle: 30,000 pages per month

Paper tray capacity: 1050 sheets

Automatic document feeder: No

Monthly duty cycle: 40,000 pages per month

SCANNER

Automatic document feeder: 50 pages

SCANNER
Type of scanner: Colour flatbed scanner

Scan resolution: 1200 x 2400 dpi

Type of scanner: Colour scanner

Page format: A4

Scan resolution: 19200 x 19200 dpi

Colour depth: 48-bit output

Scan speed: 28 ppm

GENERAL

Page format: A4

Other scanner features: – Scan to USB, email, OCR, image, or file
– Scan to network folder, FTP, SFTP, email server and SharePoint
– Scanto Dropbox, Evernote, Google Drive, OneDrive, Flickr, Facebook, OneNote
– Remove background
– Skip blank page
– ID scan
– 1 to 2 scan
– Auto deskew
– Scan to Microsoft Office
– Scan to searchable PDF
– Outline & scan

System requirements: – Windows 7 or later
– MacOS 10.5 or later
– Linux CUPS

GENERAL
Colour: Grey

Box contents: – Brother DCPL3550CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer
– Power supply cable
– Product safety guide
– Software disc
– Supplies
– User guide
– Warranty card
– Quick setup guide

System requirements: – Windows 7 or later
– MacOS 10.5 or later

Dimensions: 368 x 410 x 475 mm (H x W x D)

Colour: White

Weight: 22.5 kg

Box contents: – Brother MFC-L8690CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer with Fax
– Toner cartridges
– Waste toner box
– Power supply cable
– Quick set-up guide
– Telephone line cable

Manufacturer’s guarantee: 1 year

Software included: – Driver software for Windows
– Web-based print management software

Dimensions: 539 x 435 x 526 (H x W x D)

Weight: 27.9 kg

Manufacturer’s guarantee: 1 year

Price: £199.99

Price: £379.99

Number of Reviews:

Number of Reviews:

Review Score: 9.1 / 10

Review Score: 8.6 / 10


When deciding on whether to buy BROTHER DCPL3550CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer or BROTHER MFC-L8690CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer with Fax, a very important consideration is the price. So we’re going to spend a bit of time looking at the price of both.

To start with, we looked at the price of the 113 products in the same category as BROTHER DCPL3550CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer, which is the Printers category. Of these 113 products the average price was £147.63, the most expensive was £546 and the cheapest was just £24.75. We then looked at the price of the 113 in the same as the BROTHER MFC-L8690CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer with Fax, which of course the average was £147.63, top price was £546 and cheapest £24.75.

We then looked specifically at the average price of products from Brother and Brother, the average was £88.63 for Brother, £88.63 for Brother. The max for each was £379.99/£379.99 and minimum was £8.45/£8.45

Price analysis of BROTHER DCPL3550CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer

Price analysis of BROTHER MFC-L8690CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer with Fax

  • BROTHER DCPL3550CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer
  • WiFi / Apple AirPrint / Google Cloud Print
  • Up to 19 prints per minute
  • Automatic double-sided printing
  • Top features:- All-in-one lets you print, copy and scan from one place – Wireless printing lets you send files and photos from your phone – Double-sided printing lets you save paper effortlessly All-in-one Enjoy complete convenience by printing, copying, and scanning on the same device with the Brother DCPL3550CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer. Perfect for the office, this great printer lets you get through loads without taking up too much space.Wireless printing Already logged off for the day but still need to print off a ticket? The DCPL3550CDW can print wirelessly via WiFi, Apple AirPrint, or Google Cloud Print, so you quickly send everything to the printer without needing to be at your computer.Double-sided printingWhen you you’re trying to save paper the last thing you want to do is manually feed the paper through each time to print on both sides. Luckily, this printer can print double-sided automatically, so you won’t feel guilty printing off long presentations.
  • Product codes: 4977766790192
  • BROTHER MFC-L8690CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer with Fax
  • WiFi / Apple AirPrint / Google Cloud Print
  • Up to 31 prints per minute
  • Automatic double-sided printing
  • Second paper tray
  • Top features:- All-in-One printer can do the work of four different machines – Fast printing get a page out every two seconds – Computer-less scanning sends files directly where you need them – Touchscreen controls are easy to use All-in-One printerThe Brother MFC-L8690CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer with Fax does just about everything. You can print, copy, scan, fax – and this can all be done wirelessly. Perfect for a small office that doesn’t have space for multiple machines, you can print from or scan to PCs, smartphones, and tablets.Fast printingYou can print a whole stack of documents in no time, with a print speed of 31 pages per minute. That means the Brother MFC-L8690CDW Laser Printer takes less than two seconds to print each page, even in full colour.Computer-less scanningYou don’t even need to turn on a computer to print something out. You can scan files and send them directly to OneNote, Dropbox, email, or SharePoint. You can even post photos directly from the Brother MFC-L8690CDW to your Facebook.Touchscreen controlsWith so many options, easy controls are a must. The sizable 3.7″ touchscreen provides a simple way to select the functions you need.
  • Product codes:

What’s better BROTHER DCPL3550CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer or BROTHER MFC-L8690CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer with Fax?

There are obviously a number of differences between BROTHER DCPL3550CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer and BROTHER MFC-L8690CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer with Fax, but there are several things that you can use when comparing the two. The first of these, which we’ve already covered, is price. Make sure you spend a bit of time deciding how much you are willing and able to spend on your product to really get a good idea if the £199.99 cost of BROTHER DCPL3550CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer is closer to the expectation you had than the £379.99 pricep point of BROTHER MFC-L8690CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer with Fax.

Once you’ve nailed down everything there is to know on the price of both, the next step is to really study the reviews. Taking the time to read reviews of both will really help you to decide which is a better product between BROTHER DCPL3550CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer and BROTHER MFC-L8690CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer with Fax. We looked at the reviews over at Currys PC World for both products and found that BROTHER DCPL3550CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer scores out of 10 from reviews. Whereas BROTHER MFC-L8690CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer with Fax scores out of 10 from reviews.

It’s also really worthwhile spending the time to look at the key differences between the two products. For that you can use our comparison table about which looks at the main features of both products to give you a clear idea of where one product perhaps benefits over another. When comparing the two it’s a really good idea to have an idea in your mind of the key features that you need from your Printers as this will help you to narrow down the products that do or don’t meet your criteria.



BROTHER DCPL3550CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer



Rating:
9.33 out of
10