Deciding on whether to buy a product like BROTHER MFCJ6930DW All-in-One Wireless A3 Inkjet Printer with Fax 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 MFCJ6930DW All-in-One Wireless A3 Inkjet Printer with Fax vs BROTHER DCPL3550CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer

BROTHER MFCJ6930DW All-in-One Wireless A3 Inkjet Printer with Fax specs

BROTHER MFCJ6930DW All-in-One Wireless A3 Inkjet Printer with Fax
 BROTHER DCPL3550CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer specs

BROTHER DCPL3550CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer
Type: Office printer

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
– NFC
– Apple AirPrint
– Google Cloud Print

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

App available: Brother iPrint

PRINTER
PRINTER

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

Compatible cartridges: – Black: LC3217
– Colour: LC3217
– Black XL: LC3219XL
– Colour XL: LC3219XL

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
– XL Black: 3000 pages
– Cyan: 550 pages
– XL Cyan: 1500 pages
– Magenta: 550 pages
– XL Magenta: 1500 pages
– Yellow: 550 pages
– XL Yellow: 1500 pages

Print resolution: 600 x 2400 dpi

Print resolution: 4800 x 1200 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
– Letter
– Legal
– Folio
– 13 x 20 cm
– 13 x 18 cm
– 10 x 15 cm
– 9 x 13 cm

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 1200 dpi

Scan speed: 18 ipm

Type of scanner: Colour flatbed scanner

Page format: Up to 297 x 431.8 mm

Scan resolution: 1200 x 2400 dpi

Scanning element: Dual CIS

Page format: A4

Light source: LED

Colour depth: 48-bit output

Optical Character Recognition (OCR): Yes

GENERAL
Other scanner features: – Scan to file
– Scan to email
– Scan to FTP
– Skip blank page

GENERAL

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

Colour: Grey

Paper tray capacity: 500 sheets

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

Monthly duty cycle: 2000 pages per month

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

Automatic document feeder: Yes

Weight: 22.5 kg

Colour: Black

Manufacturer’s guarantee: 1 year

System requirements: – Windows 2008 or later
– Mac OS X v10.9.5 or later
– Linux CUPS

Software included: Driver software

Dimensions: 374.5 x 575 x 477 mm (H x W x D)

Weight: 23.6 kg

Manufacturer’s guarantee: 1 year

Price: £199

Price: £199.99

Number of Reviews:

Number of Reviews:

Review Score: 9.1 / 10

Review Score: 9.1 / 10


When deciding on whether to buy BROTHER MFCJ6930DW All-in-One Wireless A3 Inkjet Printer with Fax 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 MFCJ6930DW All-in-One Wireless A3 Inkjet Printer with Fax, 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 MFCJ6930DW All-in-One Wireless A3 Inkjet Printer with Fax

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

  • BROTHER MFCJ6930DW All-in-One Wireless A3 Inkjet Printer with Fax
  • WiFi / Apple AirPrint / Google Cloud Print
  • Colour print / copy / scan / fax
  • Automatic double-sided printing & scanning
  • 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 – Wireless printing using Apple AirPrint and Google Cloud Print A3 print, copy, scan and fax Ideal for creative projects, the Brother MFCJ6930DW All-in-One Wireless A3 Inkjet Printer with Fax offers a huge range of functionality – even in A3. And with automatic duplex, you can scan, print and copy documents faster than ever. To save on ink and reduce any wastage, the Brother A3 Inkjet Printer uses individual ink cartridges so that you only replace the colours you need. And with high-yield cartridges available, you don’t have to replace the cartridges as often. Print pages quickly Able to print up to 35 pages per minute, the A3 Printer is able to get the first page out in just six seconds – so you can get through your printing jobs faster. Stay prepared for various printing tasks with different paper trays, so you can take the hassle out of printing on mixed media like envelopes. Wireless printing Print straight from your smartphone or tablet with built-in WiFi, which lets you print using Apple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print or the Brother app. And for cabled connections, there’s the option of USB and Ethernet so that you can easily print from your PC or laptop.
  • Product codes: 4977766758741
  • 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 MFCJ6930DW All-in-One Wireless A3 Inkjet Printer with Fax or BROTHER DCPL3550CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer?

There are obviously a number of differences between BROTHER MFCJ6930DW All-in-One Wireless A3 Inkjet Printer with Fax 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 £199 cost of BROTHER MFCJ6930DW All-in-One Wireless A3 Inkjet Printer with Fax 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 MFCJ6930DW All-in-One Wireless A3 Inkjet Printer with Fax 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 MFCJ6930DW All-in-One Wireless A3 Inkjet Printer with Fax scores out of 10 from 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 MFCJ6930DW All-in-One Wireless A3 Inkjet Printer with Fax



Rating:
9.13 out of
10