B1265dfw

by Dell

2.5/5

$189.00

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MFC-J870DW

by Brother

3/5

$100.00

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HL-3170CDW

by Brother

3/5

$170.00

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Officejet Pro276dw

by HP

4/5

$400.00

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Pros
  • Good speed
  • Good color scanning
  • Reasonably priced inks
  • Two-year warranty
  • Impressively long feature list includes NFC and CD/DVD printing
  • Low purchase price
  • Good text quality
  • 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
  • No duplex scanning support for the ADF
  • Pricey toner
  • Copying two-sided documents is a tedious, manual process
  • Color graphics are mediocre
  • Control panel lacks a menu button
  • 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 Microsoft Windows 2000|Microsoft Windows 7|Microsoft Windows 8|Microsoft Windows Server 2003|Microsoft Windows Server 2008|Microsoft Windows Vista|Microsoft Windows XP Mac|Microsoft Windows 7|Microsoft Windows 8|Microsoft Windows Vista|Microsoft Windows XP Linux|Mac|Microsoft Windows 7|Microsoft Windows 8|Microsoft Windows Vista|Microsoft Windows XP  

Ports and Connections

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
Available Interfaces   USB USB 2.0 USB 2.0
PictBridge   Yes    

Faxing

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

Dimensions

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

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 Card Stock|Envelopes|Labels   Labels Envelopes|Labels|Photo Paper
Automatic Document Feeder 1.0 1.0   1.0
ADF Sheet Capacity 40.0 20.0    

Scanning

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

Platform Support

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

Printer Type

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

Cost Per Page

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

Vendor Rated Speeds

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

Storage Media

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

Warranty

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

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    

PCWorld Test Center (Speed)

Print speed: Text

ppm

19.3 7.9 12.2  
Print speed: Color photo

ppm

5.5 0.9 2.9  
Print speed rating: Text

  Good Good  
Print speed rating: Color photo

  Poor Very Good  
Copy speed

ppm

  3.2    
Copy speed rating

  Fair