HL-3170CDW

by Brother

3/5

$170.00

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MFC-J870DW

by Brother

3/5

$100.00

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B1265dfw

by Dell

2.5/5

$189.00

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Officejet Pro276dw

by HP

4/5

$400.00

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Pros
  • Low purchase price
  • Good text quality
  • Reasonably priced inks
  • Two-year warranty
  • Impressively long feature list includes NFC and CD/DVD printing
  • Good speed
  • Good color scanning
  • Fast
  • Great print quality
  • Comprehensive features, including management tools
  • Ink is far cheaper per page than the toner from like-priced color laser models
Cons
  • Color graphics are mediocre
  • Control panel lacks a menu button
  • Copying two-sided documents is a tedious, manual process
  • No duplex scanning support for the ADF
  • Pricey toner
  • Expensive purchase price
At A Glance

The OfficeJet Pro 276dw is expensive, but it's a Cadillac among inkjet MFPs—fast and capable—and a bargain compared to the laser competition.

Specs

Requirements

Operating System Compatibility Linux|Mac|Microsoft Windows 7|Microsoft Windows 8|Microsoft Windows Vista|Microsoft Windows XP Mac|Microsoft Windows 7|Microsoft Windows 8|Microsoft Windows Vista|Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows 2000|Microsoft Windows 7|Microsoft Windows 8|Microsoft Windows Server 2003|Microsoft Windows Server 2008|Microsoft Windows Vista|Microsoft Windows XP  

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Ports and Connections

Available Interfaces USB 2.0 USB   USB 2.0
Ethernet Type 10/100 Mbps 10/100 Mbps 10/100 Mbps 10/100 Mbps
Wireless connection 802.11b|802.11g|802.11n 802.11b|802.11g|802.11n 802.11b|802.11g|802.11n 802.11b|802.11g|802.11n
PictBridge   Yes    

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Dimensions

Width 16.1  inches 16.1  inches 16.0  inches 19.5  inches
Depth 18.3  inches 14.7  inches 13.3  inches 18.1  inches
Height 9.4  inches 7.1  inches 15.1  inches 12.4  inches
Weight 39.0  pounds 20.1  pounds 24.47  pounds 27.8  pounds

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Media Handling

Standard Number of Input Trays 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Standard Input Sheet Capacity 250 100 250 250
Optional Trays Available 0.0   0.0 0.0
Manual Feed Slot 1.0   1.0 0.0
Automatic Duplexer Standard Standard Standard Standard
Media Sizes Accepted Legal|Letter  inches Legal|Letter  inches Legal|Letter  inches Legal|Letter  inches
Paper Handling Support Labels   Card Stock|Envelopes|Labels Envelopes|Labels|Photo Paper
Automatic Document Feeder   1.0 1.0 1.0
ADF Sheet Capacity   20.0 40.0  

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Platform Support

Printer languages supported HP PCL 6|PostScript Emulation GDI/Host-based GDI/Host-based|HP PCL 6 HP PCL 5|HP PCL 6|PostScript Level 3

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Printer Type

Number of Colors 4.0 4.0 1.0 4.0
Colors Available Cyan|K (Black)|Magenta|Yellow Cyan|K (Black)|Magenta|Yellow K (Black) Cyan|K (Black)|Magenta|Yellow

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Cost Per Page

Plain Text Page (Highest yield vendor ink) 2.8  cents per page   3.3  cents per page  
4-color page (cheapest vendor ink) 3.72  cents per page      
Monthly Duty Cycle 30,000 2500 20000  

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Vendor Rated Speeds

Monochrome print speed 23.0   ppm 33.0   ppm 29.0   ppm 25.0   ppm
Color print speed 23.0   ppm 27.0   ppm   25.0   ppm

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Warranty

Warranty information 1 Year Limited 2 Year Limited Warranty   1 Year Limited Warranty

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Faxing

Fax page memory capacity   200.0    
Maximum Fax Speed   14.4kbps 33.6 Kbps  

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Storage Media

Memory stick   Memory Stick Duo|Memory Stick PRO Duo    
SD card   SD Card|SDHC Card|SDXC Memory Card   SD Card

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Scanning

Scanner Type   Flatbed with ADF Flatbed with ADF Flatbed|Flatbed with ADF

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Performance

PCWorld Test Center (Quality)

Print quality: Text

Superior Very Good Superior  
Print quality: Color photo

Fair Good Fair  
Scan quality: Text

  Superior    
Scan quality: Color photo

  Fair    
Scan quality: Line art

  Good    
Copy quality

  Very Good    

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PCWorld Test Center (Speed)

Print speed: Text

ppm

 12.2 7.9 19.3  
Print speed rating: Text

Good Good    
Print speed: Color photo

ppm

 2.9 0.9 5.5  
Print speed rating: Color photo

Very Good Poor    
Copy speed

ppm

   3.2    
Copy speed rating

  Fair    

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