Brother MFC-J6910DW Ink Review

The cost might put off casual buyers, but the Brother MFC-J6910DW A3 inkjet multifunction printer presents high quality and extensive features.

There is certainly little Brother is capable of doing to disguise the substantial bulk demanded of an A3, and the MFC-J6910DW is definitely a substantial design, even though its elegant black casing ensures that it will not be too noticeable.

The front is adorned with a battery of convenient buttons, and the colourful 3.3in touch-sensitive TFT lets you take advantage of the Brother's countless concealed features. With regard to PC-free use, the Brother fares very well. The MFC-J6910DW includes two 250-sheet paper trays. This makes it quite impressive with regards to paper handling. Connectivity is first-class having support for both Wi-Fi (up to 802.11n) and also wired Ethernet. Incorporating faxing as well as copying features further boosts the Brother's business attraction, plus the sturdy scanning component is of good quality.

The MFC-J6910DW functions much better as a colour A3 printer compared with what it does as an A4. It's reliable as an A4 text printer, going from 13.3ppm in the speediest mode downward to 9.9ppm and 3.8ppm in the normal and top modes.

The middle setting produces text that's dark colored, although just a little blurred around the edges, whilst the top mode is actually of fine quality, with dark colored and slightly heavy, but still clear characters. Automatic duplexing is supplied, even though it is really not quick enough, dropping the speed by virtually 60%.

When it comes to A4 colour graphics, the final results lack a bit of quality but there's very little wrong with the speed. Nevertheless, whilst the quickest setting creates really attractive colour for draft settings, the final results don't end up being much better with the top modes.

The MFC-J6910DW is substantially better at A3, however, where the prints include much more texture plus shading. The colours are nevertheless slightly soft, however stay somewhat more engaging in the middle and higher modes rather than with A4. Almost all graphics details were handled effectively, even though there were nevertheless some problems with dithering. Nonetheless, the A3 output is rather good.

Speed is quite strong as well, which ranges from 3.7ppm when it comes to the quickest setting, to 2.6ppm and 2.2ppm with the normal and higher quality configurations. You should expect A3 to be rather slower, however these rates of speed are very much in accordance with wide-format products we have seen formerly.

The working expenses are certainly good with the Brother MFCJ6910DW printer ink cartridges, and the high-yield cartridges in addition to economy alternatives generate small costs per page when it comes to an inkjet.

As an A3 multifunction device, the Brother MFC-J6910DW goes about its duties with aplomb. It is exceptionally well featured plus connected, and A3 overall performance is very good. The A4 showing ended up being a somewhat more disappointing, however, and we'll definitely need to see the cost drop beneath the £300 level before we are able to lend it a ringing endorsement.

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