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Brother MFC-J6530DW

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User ratings:
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3.9 out of 5
50 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
36 %
3 stars
18 %
2 stars
6 %
1 stars
6 %
Consumer ratings:
4.3 / 5
Editorial reviews:
4
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4 editorial reviews
Brother MFC-J6530DW (Printer): 2.9 out of 5 stars from 14 genuine reviews on Australia's largest opinion site ProductReview.com.au.Read more
The versatile Brother MFC-J6535DW has unusually low running costs for an inkjet all-in-one printer. Text output is very strong, but photos and graphics are not this printer's forte.Read more
It looks a touch clunky, but this workhorse makes for a great business printerRead more
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Pros

  • fast
  • quiet and easy to use
  • a better page yield and a scanner

Cons

  • or ridiculously busy and no call back feature
  • It only has single sided scanning on the Automatic feed
  • scanner is slow and not having the option to 2 sided scanning is very poor

Key specs

  • yes
  • yes
  • yes
  • Inkjet
  • yes
  • Colour
  • yes
  • yes

Brother MFC-J6530DW - Pros & Cons

Brother MFC-J6530DW

Pros

  • fast
  • quiet and easy to use
  • a better page yield and a scanner
  • makes well-built printers with a straightforward design
  • it is a great machine
  • Everything has worked perfectly for t
  • cartridges capable of printing 3000 pages offers cost-effective operation
  • It comes with an attractive one year return to base warranty
  • quick and easy connection
  • Photo images were bright and sharp and fairly quick to print
  • Delivered very quickly

Cons

  • or ridiculously busy and no call back feature
  • It only has single sided scanning on the Automatic feed
  • scanner is slow and not having the option to 2 sided scanning is very poor
  • often it will flip it again or crop the image
  • the printer is not connected
  • the cables have to be fed through channels inside the machine
  • ink cartridges last a long time and are relatively cheap
  • ink or toner cartridges are more expensive than their competitors
  • four ink cartridges yield a large number of prints
  • it lacks an automatic feeder
  • the ink cartridges are fairly cheap

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Brother MFC-J6530DW - 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 capacity50.0 pages
Double automatic document feederyes
Market positioningBusiness
Control typeTouch
Card reader integratedno
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Display
Displayyes
Display technologyLCD
Display typeColour
Touchscreenyes
Size2.67 in
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Scanner
ScanningColour scanning
Scanner typeFlatbed & ADF
Scan technologyCIS
Scan elementCIS
Duplex scanningno
Optical scanning resolution1200 x 2400 dpi
Grayscale levels256
Grayscale depth8.0 bit
Colour depth24.0 bit
Colour depth (internal)48.0 bit
Scanner color depth24.0 bit
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Fax
FaxingMono faxing
Fax modemyes
Fax modem speed33.6 kbps
Document memory200.0 sheets
Number memory50
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Connectivity
Interfaces
  • Network
  • USB
  • Wireless LAN
USB portyes
USB 2.0 ports quantity1
Mobile printing technologies
  • Apple AirPrint
  • Brother iPrint & Scan
  • Google Cloud Print
  • Mopria Print Service
Direct printingyes
Ethernetyes
Wi-Fiyes
Communication protocol
  • AirPrint
  • Google Cloud Print
  • PictBridge
Operating system
  • Linux
  • MS Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition
  • MS Windows Server 2012 x64 Edition
  • Android
  • iOS
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.9
  • MS Windows Server 2008
  • MS Windows Server 2012 R2 x64 Edition
  • MS Windows Vista
  • MS Windows 7
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.10
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 8.1
  • Windows Phone
  • Windows 10
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.11
  • macOS 10.12
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Certifications
EnergyStaryes
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Dimensions
Height12.01 in
Width22.64 in
Depth18.78 in
Weight43.21 lb
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Technical details
Color technologyInkjet
Internal memory128.0 mB
Digital senderno
Droplet size1.5
Number of inks4
Memory capacity128.0 mB
Processor speed576.0 MHz
Windows operating systems supported
  • Windows 10 Education
  • Windows 10 Education x64
  • Windows 10 Enterprise
  • Windows 10 Enterprise x64
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Home x64
  • Windows 10 Pro
  • Windows 10 Pro x64
  • Windows 7 Enterprise
  • Windows 7 Enterprise x64
  • 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 8.1
  • Windows 8.1 Enterprise
  • Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64
  • Windows 8.1 Pro
  • Windows 8.1 Pro x64
  • Windows 8.1 x64
  • Windows Vista Business
  • Windows Vista Business x64
  • Windows Vista Enterprise
  • Windows Vista Enterprise x64
  • Windows Vista Home Basic
Mac operating systems supported
  • Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite
  • Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan
  • Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Operating relative humidity (H-H)20 - 80
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Printer
Colour printeryes
Colour4-ink
Printing technologyInkjet
Maximum resolution1200 x 4800 dpi
Duplex printingyes
Automatic duplexingyes
Time to first page (black, normal)6.0 s
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)27.0 ppm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)35.0 ppm
Color print speed27.0 ppm
B/W print speed35.0 ppm
AirPrint enabledyes
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Copier
CopyingColour copying
Maximum resolution600 x 600 dpi
Copy speed (normal quality, colour, A4)9.0 cpm
Copy speed (normal quality, black, A4)12.0 cpm
Maximum copying speed12.0 pages/min
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
  • Envelopes
  • Photo paper
  • Recycled paper
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)C5
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
  • A3
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA3
Envelopes sizes
International C5
Output trays capacity150.0 sheets
Standard media capacity250.0 sheets
Total media capacity250.0 sheets
Supported media type
  • Envelopes
  • Plain paper
  • Recycled paper
  • Photo paper
  • Coated paper
  • Glossy paper
Bypass feeder capacity1.0 sheets
Original typeSheets
Media supported
  • A3
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
  • Photo
  • Letter
  • Ledger
Feeder capacity100
Number of trays1
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Power
AC input voltage230.0 V
Power consumption (sleep)1.6 W
Power consumption (standby)6.0 W
Power consumption (average operating)27.0 W
Operational power consumption (min-max)< 27

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