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Brother DCP-J172W

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10 user ratings
5 stars
30 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Key specs

  • yes
  • yes
  • Inkjet
  • yes
  • yes

Brother DCP-J172W - Full Specifications

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General
Copieryes
Scanneryes
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Design
Colour of productBlack
Market positioningHome & Office
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Display
Displayyes
Display technologyLCD
Size1.8 in
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Scanner
ScanningColour scanning
Scan technologyCIS
Duplex scanningno
Optical scanning resolution1200 x 2400 dpi
Maximum scan area0.16 in
Image formats supported
  • BMP
  • JPG
  • PNG
  • TIF
Grayscale depth8.0 bit
Colour depth24.0 bit
Colour depth (internal)30.0 bit
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Fax
FaxingNo
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Connectivity
Interfaces
  • USB
  • USB
  • Wireless LAN
USB portyes
USB 2.0 ports quantity1
Mobile printing technologies
  • Apple AirPrint
  • Brother iPrint & Scan
  • Google Cloud Print
Ethernetno
Wi-Fiyes
Communication protocol
  • AirPrint
  • Google Cloud Print
Operating system
  • Linux
  • MS Windows Server 2003
  • MS Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition
  • MS Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
  • MS Windows 7
  • MS Windows 7 64-bit Edition
  • MS Windows Vista
  • MS Windows XP Home Edition
  • MS Windows XP Professional
  • MS Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition
  • MS Windows Vista
  • MS Windows Server 2008
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.7.x
  • MS Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition
  • MS Windows Server 2003 R2
  • MS Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.8.x
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 8 64-bit
  • MS Windows Server 2012 x64 Edition
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.6.8
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Certifications
EnergyStaryes
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Dimensions
Height6.34 in
Width16.14 in
Depth14.72 in
Weight15.21 lb
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Technical details
Color technologyInkjet
Internal memory64.0 mB
Digital senderno
Processor speed288.0 MHz
Windows operating systems supported
  • Windows 7 Home Basic
  • Windows 7 Home Basic x64
  • Windows 7 Home Premium
  • Windows 7 Home Premium x64
  • Windows 7 Professional
  • Windows 7 Professional x64
  • Windows 7 Starter
  • Windows 7 Starter x64
  • Windows 7 Ultimate
  • Windows 7 Ultimate x64
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 8 Enterprise
  • Windows 8 Enterprise x64
  • Windows 8 Pro
  • Windows 8 Pro x64
  • Windows 8 x64
  • Windows Vista Business
  • Windows Vista Business x64
  • Windows Vista Enterprise
  • Windows Vista Enterprise x64
  • Windows Vista Home Basic
  • Windows Vista Home Basic x64
  • Windows Vista Home Premium
  • Windows Vista Home Premium x64
  • Windows Vista Ultimate
  • Windows Vista Ultimate x64
  • Windows XP Home
  • Windows XP Professional
  • Windows XP Professional x64
Mac operating systems supported
  • Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
  • Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
  • Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Operating relative humidity (H-H)20 - 80
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Printer
Colour printeryes
Colour4-ink
Printing technologyInkjet
Maximum resolution1200 x 6000 dpi
Maximum print size210 x 297 mm
Duplex printingno
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)10.0 ppm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)27.0 ppm
Printing colours
  • Black
  • Cyan
  • Magenta
  • Yellow
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Copier
CopyingColour copying
Maximum resolution1200 x 1200 dpi
Copy speed (normal quality, colour, A4)2.7 cpm
Copy speed (normal quality, black, A4)4.4 cpm
Copier resize25 - 400
Maximum document reduction25.0 %
Maximum document enlargement400.0 %
Maximum number of copies99
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Paper handling
Paper tray media types
  • Glossy paper
  • Plain paper
  • Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4
Envelopes sizes
  • US No 10
  • International C5
  • International DL
  • Monarch
Output trays capacity50.0 sheets
Standard media capacity100.0 sheets
Total media capacity100.0 sheets
Supported media type
  • Transparencies
  • Envelopes
  • Plain paper
  • Photo paper
  • Glossy paper
Original typeSheets
Media supportedA4
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Power
AC input voltage230.0 V
Power consumption (sleep)0.7 W
Power consumption (standby)3.5 W
Power consumption (average operating)16.0 W

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