Deciding on whether to buy a product like BROTHER MFCJ6530DW All-in-One Wireless A3 Inkjet Printer with Fax, Black or perhaps BROTHER DCPL3550CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer? 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.

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BROTHER MFCJ6530DW All-in-One Wireless A3 Inkjet Printer with Fax, Black vs BROTHER DCPL3550CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer

BROTHER MFCJ6530DW All-in-One Wireless A3 Inkjet Printer with Fax, Black specs

BROTHER MFCJ6530DW All-in-One Wireless A3 Inkjet Printer with Fax, Black
 BROTHER DCPL3550CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer specs

BROTHER DCPL3550CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer
Type: All-in-one

Type: Office printer

Function: – Print
– Copy
– Scan
– Fax

Function: – Print
– Copy
– Scan

Print technology: Inkjet

Print technology: Laser

Display: 93 mm LCD touchscreen

Display: LED screen

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

App available: Brother iPrint&Scan

PRINTER
PRINTER

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

Compatible cartridges: – Black: LC3217BK / C / M / Y
– Cyan: LC3217BK / C / M / Y
– Magenta: LC3217BK / C / M / Y
– Yellow: LC3217BK / C / M / Y

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

Average compatible cartridge yield: – Black: 550 pages
– Black XL: 3000 pages
– Cyan: 550 pages
– Cyan XL: 1500 pages
– Magenta: 550 pages
– Magenta XL: 1500 pages
– Yellow: 550 pages
– Yellow XL: 1500 pages

Print resolution: 600 x 2400 dpi

Print resolution: 1200 x 4800 dpi

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

Pages per minute (black & white): – Up to 35 ppm (ISO)
– Up to 35 ppm

Pages per minute (colour): Up to 18 ppm

Pages per minute (colour): – Up to 27 ppm (ISO)
– Up to 27 ppm

Page format: – A4
– A5
– A6

Page format: – A3
– A4
– A5
– A6
– LTR
– Exe
– Folio
– Envelope (C5)
– Monarch

Double-sided printing: Automatic

Double-sided printing: Automatic

Paper tray capacity: 250 sheets

SCANNER

Monthly duty cycle: 30,000 pages per month

Automatic document feeder: No

Type of scanner: Colour flatbed scanner

SCANNER
Scan resolution: 1200 x 2400 dpi

Scan speed: – A4 11 ipm
– A3 8 ipm
– 2-Sided Mono 18 ipm
– 2-Sided Colour 18 ipm

Type of scanner: Colour flatbed scanner

Page format: A3

Scan resolution: 1200 x 2400 dpi

GENERAL

Page format: A4

Colour depth: 48-bit output

Paper tray capacity: 250 sheets

GENERAL
Monthly duty cycle: 2,000 pages per month

Automatic document feeder: Yes

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

Colour: Black

Colour: Grey

System requirements: – Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10
– Windows Server 2012
– Windows Server 2008
– OS X Mavericks or later
– Linux CUPS
– LPD/LPRng

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

Software included: Driver software for Windows

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

Box contents: – Power supply cord
– Fax line cord
– Driver software for Windows
– Quick Set-Up Guide

Weight: 22.5 kg

Dimensions: 305 x 575 x 477 mm (H x W x D)

Manufacturer’s guarantee: 1 year

Weight: 19.6 kg

Manufacturer’s guarantee: 1 year

Price: £280

Price: £199.99

Number of Reviews: 138

Number of Reviews:

Review Score: 9.6 / 10

Review Score: 9.1 / 10


When deciding on whether to buy BROTHER MFCJ6530DW All-in-One Wireless A3 Inkjet Printer with Fax, Black or BROTHER DCPL3550CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer, 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 MFCJ6530DW All-in-One Wireless A3 Inkjet Printer with Fax, Black, 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 DCPL3550CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer, 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 MFCJ6530DW All-in-One Wireless A3 Inkjet Printer with Fax, Black

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

  • BROTHER MFCJ6530DW All-in-One Wireless A3 Inkjet Printer with Fax, Black
  • WiFi / Apple AirPrint / Google Cloud Print
  • Colour print / copy / scan / fax
  • Automatic double-sided printing
  • 4800 x 1200 dpi
  • Top features: – A3 print copy, scan, and fax from one machine – Print pages quickly at up to 35 pages per minute – Fit up to 500 sheets of paper for heavy-duty usage – Print wirelessly using Apple AirPrint and Google Cloud Print A3 print copy, scan, and faxThe Brother MFCJ6530DW All-in-One Wireless A3 Inkjet Printer is great for creative projects, as it lets you print, copy and scan A3 pages all from one machine. This saves you money on having to buy separate pieces of equipment for each job, and saves space in your home or office.Print pages quicklyA black and white print speed of 35 pages per minute, and a colour print speed of 27 pages per minute helps you get your printing jobs done faster whatever it is you’re working on.Fit up to 500 sheets of paperA 500 sheet paper input provides enough paper storage for heavy-duty usage without you needing to refill the printer too often. A multi-purpose tray is useful for a range of print jobs requiring different sized paper, from A3 to envelope-sized.Print wirelesslyBuilt-in WiFi lets you print using Apple AirPrint and Google Cloud Print – letting you print wirelessly from your iOS or Android smartphone or tablet. So you won’t need to be at a computer to activate print jobs. Simply do it from your mobile device.
  • Product codes: 4977766758727
  • 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

What’s better BROTHER MFCJ6530DW All-in-One Wireless A3 Inkjet Printer with Fax, Black or BROTHER DCPL3550CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer?

There are obviously a number of differences between BROTHER MFCJ6530DW All-in-One Wireless A3 Inkjet Printer with Fax, Black and BROTHER DCPL3550CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer, 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 £280 cost of BROTHER MFCJ6530DW All-in-One Wireless A3 Inkjet Printer with Fax, Black is closer to the expectation you had than the £199.99 pricep point of BROTHER DCPL3550CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer.

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 MFCJ6530DW All-in-One Wireless A3 Inkjet Printer with Fax, Black and BROTHER DCPL3550CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer. We looked at the reviews over at Currys PC World for both products and found that BROTHER MFCJ6530DW All-in-One Wireless A3 Inkjet Printer with Fax, Black scores 8.6 out of 10 from 138 reviews. Whereas BROTHER DCPL3550CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer 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 MFCJ6530DW All-in-One Wireless A3 Inkjet Printer with Fax, Black



Rating:
9.03 out of
10