HP Color LaserJet Pro M479 vs Brother MFC-J995 (2018)

The HP Color LaserJet Pro M479fdw got praised by Wirecutter and Rtings - two highly trusted sources that perform in-depth hands-on testing. It was awarded the "Best upgrade printer with better speed and features: HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M479fdw" title from Wirecutter and "Ranked 1 out of 5" from Rtings in their respective Home Printer roundups.

Returning to the Brother MFC-J995DW - it was really well-received by reviewers at Laptop Mag and Tom's Guide, which are among the most highly trusted sources on the internet and are known for their in-depth hands-on testing. It was named "A best-in-class all-in-one that can seriously do it all" by Laptop Mag and "Ranked 1 out of 7" by Tom's Guide, which points toward the Brother MFC-J995DW being a high-quality product.

As for a direct HP Color LaserJet Pro M479fdw vs. Brother MFC-J995DW comparison of their review performance, we examined sources that tested and rated both products, like PCmag. It turns out that all such sources consider the Brother MFC-J995DW to be the superior product.

We also looked at the available data to find which sources liked each of them best and learned that the HP Color LaserJet Pro M479fdw most impressed reviewers at PCmag - they gave it a score of 7, whereas the Brother MFC-J995DW got rated best by TechGearLab - 9.

Lastly, we averaged out all of their review data to compare them to their competitors. We found that the Brother MFC-J995DW, with its 8.3 out of 10 points, got reviewed noticeably better than most of its competitors - the average Home Printer score being 7.1 - whereas the HP Color LaserJet Pro M479fdw performed worse, with an average of merely 7.0.