Brother MFC-J870DW

A potentially great fit for a micro or home office, and packed with MFP features, the Brother MFC-J870DW inkjet MFP can print from a near field communications (NFC) capable phone.

-- As reviewed by PCMag
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Product details

  • Easy to setup wireless (802.11b/g/n) or wired Ethernet networking
  • 2.7" TouchScreen color LCD display plus TouchPanel for interactive menu navigation. TouchPanel only shows the keys you need.
  • Up to 33 ppm black and 27 ppm color (Fast mode)
  • Up to 12 ppm black and 10 ppm color (ISO standard)
  • Free Cloud Apps

PROS

+ Prints, scans, copies, faxes.
+ Prints on printable optical discs.
+ Features Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, and NFC (near field communication).

CONS

- Low-paper capacity (100 sheets plus a 4-by-6 photo paper tray).

Expert reviews and ratings

By PCMag on September 27, 2013
A potentially great fit for a micro or home office, and packed with MFP features, the Brother MFC-J870DW inkjet MFP can print from a near field communications (NFC) capable phone.
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By TrustedReviews on October 04, 2013
Brother is overhauling the look of its consumer and SOHO all-in-ones and the Brother MFC-J870DW is one of the first new-look printers. It’s a colour inkjet that has built-in NFC for printing from mobiles, and it has a touchscreen for controlling the key functions. At £120 it’s not even that expensive, making it an interesting option for an affordable all-in-one option.
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By TechAdvisor on April 25, 2014
There’s no question that the Brother MFC-J870DW has a host of excellent features including optical-disc direct printing and touchscreen controls. While it showcases NFC capability this will be of limited appeal. Wireless photo print speeds are very disappointing.
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By TrustedReviews on October 04, 2013
Brother claims ISO speeds for the MFC-J870DW of 12ppm for black print and 10ppm for colour. Our 5-page text print gave 7.5ppm in normal print and 9.4ppm in draft mode. This increased to 10.2ppm for normal print on the longer, 20-page test piece, though, which is not far off the claim and is a fair speed for this class of printer.
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