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Brother MFC-J615W

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4 stars
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Pros

  • ample feature set and decent printing speed
  • fax and it is very easy to use
  • steady and reliable printer

Cons

  • none of us could work out how to get the wireless printing working
  • The print quality is really bad
  • is flimsy and not worth the money in the long term

Key specs

  • Inkjet
  • yes
  • Colour

Brother MFC-J615W - Pros & Cons

Brother MFC-J615W

Pros

  • ample feature set and decent printing speed
  • fax and it is very easy to use
  • steady and reliable printer
  • Works well with cheap compatible ink cartridges
  • The scanner is great and the paper feeder is excellent

Cons

  • none of us could work out how to get the wireless printing working
  • The print quality is really bad
  • is flimsy and not worth the money in the long term
  • falls a bit short on graphics and photo quality
  • giving the output a slightly faded look
  • print at all if one of the ink tanks is empty
  • some loss of detail in brighter areas

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Brother MFC-J615W - Full Specifications

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Dimensions
Height14.76 in
Width15.35 in
Depth7.09 in
Weight17.64 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
Ink typeDye-based
Processor speed192.0 MHz
Operating relative humidity (H-H)20 - 80
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Printer
Colour4-ink
Printing technologyInkjet
Maximum resolution6000 x 1200 dpi
Maximum print size215 x 355 mm
Duplex printingno
Automatic duplexingno
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)28.0 ppm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)35.0 ppm
Color print speed28.0 ppm
B/W print speed35.0 ppm
Borderless printingyes
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Copier
CopyingColour copying
Maximum resolution1200 x 1200 dpi
Copy speed (normal quality, colour, A4)20.0 cpm
Copy speed (normal quality, black, A4)23.0 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
  • 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
Output trays capacity50.0 sheets
Standard media capacity100.0 sheets
Total media capacity100.0 sheets
Supported media type
  • Transparencies
  • Envelopes
  • Plain paper
  • Cards
Original typeSheets
Max document size8.5" x 11"
Media supported
  • Letter
  • Legal
  • A4
  • 4"x6"
  • 5"x7"
  • 8"x10"
  • No. 10
Feeder capacity100
Number of trays1
Color management no
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Power
Power consumption (sleep)0.5 W
Power consumption (standby)6.0 W
Power consumption (average operating)19.5 W
Battery availableno
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Design
Colour of productBlack
Auto document feeder (ADF)yes
Document feeder capacity15.0 pages
Market positioningHome & Office
Card reader integratedyes
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Display
Displayyes
Display technologyLCD
Display typeColour
Touchscreenno
Size3.3 in
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Scanner
ScanningColour scanning
Scanner typeColor flatbed
Scan technologyCIS
Scan elementCIS
Duplex scanningno
Optical scanning resolution1200 x 2400 dpi
Maximum optical resolution1200 x 2400 px
Maximum scanner document size8.5" x 11.7"
Image formats supported
  • BMP
  • JPG
  • PNG
  • TIF
Grayscale levels256
Grayscale depth8.0 bit
Colour depth24.0 bit
Colour depth (internal)36.0 bit
Transparency adapterno
Scan to memoryyes
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Fax
FaxingColour faxing
Fax modem speed33.6 kbps
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Connectivity
Interfaces
  • Network
  • USB
  • Wireless LAN
USB portyes
USB 2.0 ports quantity1
Direct printingyes
Voice enabledno
Ethernetyes
Wi-Fiyes
Bluetoothno
Memory card supportyes
Compatible memory cards
  • Memory Stick
  • Memory Stick Pro
  • Secure Digital
  • Secure Digital HC
Operating system
  • MS Windows Server 2003
  • MS Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition
  • 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 2000 Professional
  • 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
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Certifications
EnergyStaryes

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