Brother Inkjet Printers

The catalogue lists 18 Brother inkjet printers, priced from $120 to $373. The cheapest to run is the Brother MFC-J805DW at 1.4¢ per mono page, while the best-balanced pick on price, running cost and features is the Brother MFC-J5845DW.

How we rate. Every spec here is read from Brother’s own datasheets, and every running cost is computed from a real, current cartridge price and its rated page yield — never estimated. Sort the table by cost per page to see which Brother inkjet printers are genuinely the cheapest to run.

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	Type		Duplex	ADF		Cheapest cartridge			Buy
Brother MFC-J805DW	inkjet · color	—	Yes	Yes	$319.01	Brother LC3033Y INKvestment Super High-yield Yellow Ink Cartridge$30.99	1.4¢3,000pg yield	1.3¢	$319.01 on Amazon
Brother MFC-J5845DW	inkjet · color	—	Yes	Yes	—	Brother LC3037BK INKvestment Super High-yield Black Ink Cartridge$43.49	1.4¢3,000pg yield	1.1¢	Check price on Amazon
Brother MFC-J4335DW	inkjet · color	—	Yes	Yes	—	Brother LC406YS Standard-Yield Yellow INKvestment Tank Ink Cartridge$30.99	2.5¢6,000pg yield	1.6¢	Check price on Amazon
Brother MFC-J4535DW	inkjet · color	20 mono / 19 color ppm	Yes	Yes	—	Brother LC406CS Standard-Yield Cyan INKvestment Tank Ink Cartridge$30.99	2.5¢6,000pg yield	1.6¢	Check price on Amazon
Brother MFC-J5855DW	inkjet · color	30 mono / 30 color ppm	Yes	Yes	—	Brother LC406YS Standard-Yield Yellow INKvestment Tank Ink Cartridge$30.99	2.5¢6,000pg yield	1.6¢	Check price on Amazon
Brother MFC-J6555DW	inkjet · color	30 mono / 30 color ppm	Yes	Yes	—	Brother LC406YS Standard-Yield Yellow INKvestment Tank Ink Cartridge$30.99	2.5¢6,000pg yield	1.6¢	Check price on Amazon
Brother MFC-J1215W	inkjet · color	—	No	Yes	$195.00	Brother LC404YS INKvestment Standard-yield Yellow Ink Cartridge$19.79	4.3¢750pg yield	2.6¢	$195.00 on Amazon
Brother MFC-J480DW	inkjet · color	—	Yes	Yes	—	Brother LC203Y High-yield Yellow Ink Cartridge$16.29	4.8¢550pg yield	3.0¢	Check price on Amazon
Brother MFC-J4355DW	inkjet · color	20 mono / 19 color ppm	Yes	Yes	$189.98	Brother LC506XXLBKS Super High Yield Black Ink Cartridge$269.99	5.4¢5,000pg yield	—	$189.98 on Amazon
Brother MFC-J4555DW	inkjet · color	20 mono / 20 color ppm	Yes	Yes	$259.99	Brother LC506XXLBKS Super High Yield Black Ink Cartridge$269.99	5.4¢5,000pg yield	—	$259.99 on Amazon
Brother MFC-J6560DW	inkjet · color	31 mono / 30 color ppm	Yes	Yes	$309.99	Brother LC506XXLBKS Super High Yield Black Ink Cartridge$269.99	5.4¢5,000pg yield	—	$309.99 on Amazon
Brother MFC-J1010DW	inkjet · color	17 mono / 17 color ppm	Yes	Yes	$164.89	Brother LC401CS Standard-yield Cyan Ink Cartridge$11.29	7.7¢500pg yield	4.4¢	$164.89 on Amazon
Brother MFC-J1170DW	inkjet · color	17 mono / 17 color ppm	Yes	Yes	—	Brother LC401CS Standard-yield Cyan Ink Cartridge$11.29	7.7¢500pg yield	4.4¢	Check price on Amazon
Brother MFC-J491DW	inkjet · color	12 mono / 12 color ppm	Yes	Yes	$373.00	Brother LC3011M Standard-yield Magenta Ink Cartridge$11.29	7.7¢400pg yield	4.6¢	$373.00 on Amazon
Brother MFC-J497DW	inkjet · color	12 mono / 12 color ppm	Yes	Yes	—	Brother LC3011C Standard-yield Cyan Ink Cartridge$11.29	7.7¢400pg yield	4.6¢	Check price on Amazon
Brother MFC-J1360DW	inkjet · color	16 mono / 16 color ppm	Yes	Yes	$189.99	—	—	—	$189.99 on Amazon
Brother MFC-J1365DW	inkjet · color	16 mono / 16 color ppm	Yes	Yes	$139.99	—	—	—	$139.99 on Amazon
Brother MFC-J1410DW	inkjet · color	16 mono / 16 color ppm	Yes	Yes	$119.99	—	—	—	$119.99 on Amazon