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Add to SafariWhen comparing Brother MFC-J985DW vs Brother DCP-1612W, the Slant community recommends Brother MFC-J985DW for most people. In the question“What's are the best general purpose printers for office use?” Brother MFC-J985DW is ranked 2nd while Brother DCP-1612W is ranked 5th. The most important reason people chose Brother MFC-J985DW is:
The printer comes with 12 high-yield ink-cartridges included. If you print 300 pages (70% black-and-white, 30% color prints) per month, then this ink should last you for two years.
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Pros
Pro Very low printing costs
The printer comes with 12 high-yield ink-cartridges included. If you print 300 pages (70% black-and-white, 30% color prints) per month, then this ink should last you for two years.
Pro Affordable
The Brother MFC-J985DW costs $239.99. The price is low for a business-printer, making it a great option when costs like this matter.
Pro Color touchscreen display
The printer has a touch-screen display so it's easy to operate.
Pro Decent feeder capacity
The feeder capacity is 100 sheets. Many large business printers can handle many times this much, but 100 pages should not cause issues for small business use.
Pro Two-sided printing
The printer is capable of automatic two-sided(duplex) printing. This can be crucial when printing stacks of documents.
Pro Many connection options
You can send your documents to the printer wirelessly over WiFi, Ethernet or WiFi Direct. You can use AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, Mopria, Brother iPrint&Scan and WiFi Direct to get the files from your device to the printer. Or you can print straight via USB.
Overall connecting to the printer is not an issue. It tends to work without problems.
Pro Decent printing speeds
You can print 12 black-and-white pages or 10 color pages per minute. Many large printers can be several times as fast, but a page per five seconds is a decent speed and shouldn't cause any issues in a small business with less printing activity.
Pro Supports A4/A5
No A3 though obviously.
Pro Low energy footprint while idle
Energy star brand.
Pro Supports hidden networks and WPA2 security
It'll try to detect visible wifi networks first, but you can set a custom name to search for.
Pro No distinctive ozone smell
Far as i've tried it, no smell, so works ok in small rooms.
Pro Laser printer
Low maintenance, cheaper cost per page than an inkjet.
Pro It scans
Copy, or Scan documents as image to PC or straight to paper
Cons
Con Not suitable for a large office
The Brother MFC-J985DW's printing speeds of 12 pages per minute and the feeder capacity of 100 sheets may not be sufficient for a large office. In this case a more expensive and capable model should be chosen.
Con No added USB cable
So, find one elsewhere or just use wifi
Con Black and white only
No color
Con WiFi password entry is an insane hassle
You only have three buttons for password entry - up, down, ok. No back or forward.
0123456789a-z,A-Z,. for long passwords this is madness.
