![]() That was not the case when printing on the small Premium Plus Glossy Paper or Epson paper. While they weren’t terrible, they were considerably under-saturated. The large images we use for reviewing overall image quality, however, suffered on plain paper. When printing Word documents containing small color logos on the multipurpose paper Brother provided, the text was crisp and clear and the logo looked fine. We also used letter-sized Epson Premium Photo Paper Glossy, and plain paper. Brother supplied us with a ream of its multipurpose paper and a small amount of its 4 x 6-inch Premium Plus Glossy Photo Paper. We got somewhat mixed results in our image quality tests, depending on the paper used. Our test method is based on real-world usage and doesn’t involve the full ISO procedure most printer vendors are using today, but the Microsoft Word document-printing subset of our testing yielded just about 14ppm print speed. In the default Standard mode, Brother rates print speeds as 12 pages per minute in black and white and 10ppm in color. The MFC-J870DW performed very well in our testing. There are excellent connectivity options, including NFC. That’s a nice plus, but it is two versions behind the current PaperPort 14, which has been available for a while already. Brother includes a CD with drivers for Windows and Mac, as well as a copy of Nuance’s PaperPort 12 document filing system. Setup is completely straightforward: plug it in, install the ink cartridges, and load some paper. Full warranty information can be found here. Warrantyīrother includes a two-year limited warranty and replacement service. ![]() The utilities included on the CD are an older version of Nuance’s PaperPort (Version 12), NewSoft CD Labeler, and PhotoCapture Center, an application for printing photos directly from a flash card or USB drive. The Basic User’s Guide is considerably more comprehensive, at 188 pages, than the documentation for other brands of printers. Inside the box you’ll find the MFP, four ink cartridges, fax cord, CD with drivers and utilities, special tray for printing on CDs/DVDs (it’s stored in a compartment located inside the lid of the scanner), Quick Setup Guide, and Basic User’s Guide. The standard L101 cartridges yield approximately 300 pages per cartridge (black, cyan, magenta, and yellow) and cost about $15 each, while the high-capacity L103, at about $22, yield twice that, making them a much better value. The ink cartridges used in the MFC-J870DW come in two sizes. Along with Web connectivity through AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, and Brother’s own iPrint & Scan, the MFP can print directly from a variety of memory cards as well as a USB storage drive. In addition to USB and Ethernet, it also has Wi-Fi and can connect to phones or tablets equipped for Near Field Communications ( NFC) pairing. It’s not a deal breaker, but auto duplexing is a highly convenient feature.Īs with many new printers in this price range, the MFC-J870DW has excellent connectivity options. One feature the machine lacks is auto duplexing via the automatic document feeder (ADF). All the controls are straightforward and easy to operate. Above the paper input/output trays is the control panel, with a 2.7-inch color touchscreen, that can be tilted to a user’s comfortable viewing angle. But it holds a scant 100 sheets of letter- or legal-size paper, or 20 sheets of photo paper. The input paper tray is at the very bottom, and at the front of the machine. ![]() Get cheaper prints than ever with Brother’s new all-in-one home office printer ![]()
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