MFC-J870DW

by Brother

3/5

$100.00

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B1265dfw

by Dell

2.5/5

$189.00

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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
  • Reasonably priced inks
  • Two-year warranty
  • Impressively long feature list includes NFC and CD/DVD printing
  • Good speed
  • Good color scanning
  • 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
  • Copying two-sided documents is a tedious, manual process
  • No duplex scanning support for the ADF
  • Pricey toner
  • 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 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 Linux|Mac|Microsoft Windows 7|Microsoft Windows 8|Microsoft Windows Vista|Microsoft Windows XP  

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Ports and Connections

Available Interfaces USB   USB 2.0 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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Faxing

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

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Dimensions

Width 16.1  inches 16.0  inches 16.1  inches 19.5  inches
Depth 14.7  inches 13.3  inches 18.3  inches 18.1  inches
Height 7.1  inches 15.1  inches 9.4  inches 12.4  inches
Weight 20.1  pounds 24.47  pounds 39.0  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 100 250 250 250
Automatic Duplexer Standard Standard Standard Standard
Media Sizes Accepted Legal|Letter  inches Legal|Letter  inches Legal|Letter  inches Legal|Letter  inches
Automatic Document Feeder 1.0 1.0   1.0
ADF Sheet Capacity 20.0 40.0    
Optional Trays Available   0.0 0.0 0.0
Manual Feed Slot   1.0 1.0 0.0
Paper Handling Support   Card Stock|Envelopes|Labels Labels Envelopes|Labels|Photo Paper

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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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Platform Support

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

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Printer Type

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

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Cost Per Page

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

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Vendor Rated Speeds

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

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Warranty

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

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Performance

PCWorld Test Center (Quality)

Print quality: Text

Very Good Superior Superior  
Print quality: Color photo

Good Fair 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

 7.9 19.3 12.2  
Print speed rating: Text

Good   Good  
Print speed: Color photo

ppm

 0.9 5.5 2.9  
Print speed rating: Color photo

Poor   Very Good  
Copy speed

ppm

 3.2      
Copy speed rating

Fair      

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