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Brother MFC-J430W

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4 editorial reviews
The MFC-J430W by Brother, one of the largest and well-known manufacturers of MFP and AIO units, is an all-in-one printer which features print, scan,Read more
An emphasis on office-oriented features makes the Brother MFC-J430w a good choice for a small or home office.Read more
If you don’t need photo wizardry from your all-in-one, Brother’s MFC-J430W home office printer still does the business with print, copy, scan and fax.Read more
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Pros

  • Both were quite good and looked close to the original in quality

Cons

  • sheer speed was likely the cause paper jams

Key specs

  • yes
  • yes
  • yes
  • Inkjet
  • yes
  • yes
  • yes

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Brother MFC-J430W - Full Specifications

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General
Copieryes
Scanneryes
Faxyes
Noise level50.0 dB
Supports duplexyes
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Design
Colour of productBlack
Document feederyes
Auto document feeder (ADF)yes
Document feeder capacity20.0 pages
Double automatic document feederyes
Market positioningHome & Office
Card reader integratedno
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Display
Displayyes
Display technologyLCD
Touchscreenno
Size1.9 in
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Scanner
ScanningColour scanning
Scanner typeFlatbed & ADF
Scan technologyCIS
Scan elementCIS
Duplex scanningno
Optical scanning resolution1200 x 2400 dpi
Maximum optical resolution1200 x 2400 px
Maximum scan area0.16 in
Maximum scanner document sizeA4
Image formats supported
  • BMP
  • JPG
  • PNG
  • TIF
Grayscale levels256
Grayscale depth8.0 bit
Colour depth24.0 bit
Colour depth (internal)36.0 bit
Scanner color depth36.0 bit
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Fax
FaxingColour faxing
Fax modemyes
Fax modem speed14.4 kbps
Document memory170.0 sheets
Number memory50
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Connectivity
Interfaces
  • USB
  • Wireless LAN
USB portyes
USB 2.0 ports quantity1
Mobile printing technologies
  • Apple AirPrint
  • Google Cloud Print
Direct printingno
Ethernetno
Wi-Fiyes
Communication protocol
  • AirPrint
  • Google Cloud Print
  • PictBridge
Operating system
  • MS Windows Server 2003
  • MS Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
  • MS Windows 7
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.6.x
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11
  • MS Windows Vista
  • MS Windows XP Home Edition
  • MS Windows XP Professional
  • MS Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.5.x
  • MS Windows Server 2008
  • MS Windows 2000 Professional SP4
  • MS Windows Server 2008 R2
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Certifications
EnergyStaryes
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Dimensions
Height7.09 in
Width15.94 in
Depth14.88 in
Weight19.84 lb
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Technical details
Color technologyInkjet
Internal memory40.0 mB
Digital senderno
Max color resolution6000 x 1200 dpi
Max B/W resolution6000 x 1200 dpi
Droplet size1.5
Number of inks4
Memory capacity40.0 mB
Separate cartridges/cartridges (toner)yes
Processor speed192.0 MHz
Windows operating systems supported
  • 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 Vista Business
  • Windows Vista Business 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 Home x64
  • Windows XP Professional
  • Windows XP Professional x64
Mac operating systems supported
  • Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
  • Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
  • Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
  • Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Operating relative humidity (H-H)20 - 80
Operating temperature (T-T)68 - 78.8
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Printer
Colour printeryes
Colour4-ink
Printing technologyInkjet
Maximum resolution6000 x 1200 dpi
Maximum print size210 x 297 mm
Duplex printingno
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)26.0 ppm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)33.0 ppm
Printing colours
  • Black
  • Cyan
  • Magenta
  • Yellow
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Copier
CopyingColour copying
Maximum resolution1200 x 1200 dpi
Time to first copy (colour, normal)24.0 s
Time to first copy (black, normal)24.0 s
Copy speed (normal quality, colour, A4)20.0 cpm
Copy speed (normal quality, black, A4)22.0 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
  • Photo paper
  • Plain paper
  • Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4
Output trays capacity50.0 sheets
Standard media capacity100.0 sheets
Total media capacity100.0 sheets
Supported media type
  • Transparencies
  • Envelopes
  • Plain paper
  • Photo paper
Original typeSheets
Media supported
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
  • Photo
  • Letter
Feeder capacity100
Number of trays1
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Power
AC input voltage220.0 V
Power consumption (sleep)2.0 W
Power consumption (standby)5.5 W
Power consumption (average operating)19.0 W

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