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    MFC-J6920DW
    An all-in-one inkjet printer from Brother, with scan and copy functions, an automatic document feeder, built-in faxing, Ethernet and WiFi networking, and wireless printing with Apple AirPrint and Google Cloud Print. Works with Windows and macOS.
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    Description
    An all-in-one inkjet printer from Brother, with scan and copy functions, an automatic document feeder, built-in faxing, Ethernet and WiFi networking, and wireless printing with Apple AirPrint and Google Cloud Print. Works with Windows and macOS.

    CR Expert Take

    How did it perform in our owner surveys and expert lab testing?

    What goes into the Overall Score?

    Ratings

    OWNER SURVEYS

    Predicted Reliability
     /  5
    Owner Satisfaction
     /  5

    EXPERT LAB TESTS

    Text quality
     /  5
    Text speed
     /  5
    Graphics quality
     /  5
    Photo quality
     /  5
    Maintenance ink use
     /  5
    Scan quality
     /  5
    Versatility
     /  5
    Ease of use
     /  5
    Convenience
     /  5
    Copy quality
     /  5
    Power saving
     /  5
    Color
     /  5
    Ink cost/year ($)
     /  5
    Cost of ownership ($)
     /  5

    Detailed Test Results

    PRINTING. The Brother MFC-J6920DW prints using inkjet technology, which sprays liquid ink onto the paper from a moving head. It prints photos on glossy paper that are fine for casual users, but not as good as most inkjet printers. Photo printing was very quick, only 0.9 minute for a 4x6, costing 40 cents. Its text printing is Good, though not as good as most inkjets. Text printing was very quick, 13 pages per minute, costing 2 cents per page. It prints color graphics well enough for most purposes, such as school reports, at 4.3 pages per minute, costing 9.1 cents per page. It has auto-duplex printing to print both on sides of the page, though there's a slight loss of quality. If the black ink runs out, it stops printing—it can't be set to just use the remaining color ink. This printer is a wide format model that can print on 11x17 paper, giving you the ability to create large photographs or spreadsheets. The capacity of the main paper tray is 250 sheets, a generous size. There's a second tray for full-size paper, allowing you to load letterhead paper, for instance.

    SCANNING and COPYING. Scanning performance was Very Good, fine for general-purpose scanning. It can scan or copy an area up to 16.5 x 11.5 inches (tabloid size). Copying performance was Very Good, suitable for most purposes. It has an Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) for easily scanning/copying a stack of pages. The ADF can duplex--it's a DADF--which can scan/copy both sides of each page. Includes OCR (optical character recognition) software, useful for making scanned documents editable in a word processor program.

    CONTROLS and DISPLAY. The printer has a large, 3.8-inch display screen with a touchscreen that can preview each photo in a 1.5-inch window.

    CONNECTIVITY and NETWORKING. The Brother MFC-J6920DW has a memory-card reader for directly printing documents and images stored on an SD card. It has USB PictBridge for direct printing from cameras. You can connect directly to a PC with a USB cable, or to your network router either wirelessly with WiFi or with an Ethernet cable. There's a WiFi Auto-connect feature that makes it easy to link to your wireless router. Apple AirPrint and Google Cloud Print are built-in, to print wirelessly from smartphones, tablets and PCs. You can also install Brother's app on your smart phone or tablet, as another option for printing over your WiFi network. This model has built-in faxing, can store incoming faxes if the paper runs out, and can send faxes from an attached PC.

    COST OF OWNERSHIP AND INK. When this section was last updated, the printer's purchase price was about $325, expensive for an all-in-one inkjet printer. Printing uses up ink. Over time, as you print, the costs add up. This printer uses 4 cartridges. The Brother ink cartridges used in testing were the LC109, LC105 C, LC105 M, and LC105 Y. At the time, their prices were $40, $17, $17, and $17 respectively. We estimate the cartridges to last a very long time: around 8.1 months. After 2 years of typical use, we estimate the total cost to be $436, typical for an inkjet. The estimated yearly cost is $55, also typical for this printer type. So the 3-, 4- and 5-year estimates are $491, $547 and $602 respectively.

    NOTE. The printer takes up a lot of space and might be more suitable for an office than a small desktop. This printer was noisier than most while printing, so you might want to locate it away from sleeping areas.

    PRINTER FIRMWARE. Firmware is software that exists inside the printer. All models are evaluated using the latest firmware version available at the time of testing.

    SOFTWARE. The collection of software accompanying the printer may include: the printer driver, printer applications, electronic user manual, (and for all-in-ones:) scanning, faxing, and OCR apps. These get installed on your personal computer. All models are evaluated with a Windows 10 PC using the latest version of printer driver and printer support apps available at the time of testing. The software version was 1.0.0.0.

    About

    The Brother MFC-J6920DW is an all-in-one inkjet printer with scan and copy functions, an automatic document feeder and built-in faxing. It works with Windows and macOS. This printer is a wide format model that can print on 11x17 paper, giving you the ability to create large photographs or spreadsheets. The capacity of the main paper tray is 250 sheets, a generous size. It can accept paper up to 72# basis weight, much heavier than what's typical. There's a second tray for full-size paper, allowing you to load letterhead paper, for instance. There's an automatic document feeder to let you copy or scan a stack of pages in one operation. The automatic document feeder can even copy or scan both sides of the pages. The printer has a large, 3.8-inch display screen with a touchscreen interface. The Brother MFC-J6920DW has a memory-card reader. It has USB PictBridge for direct printing from cameras. You can connect directly to a PC with a USB cable, or to your network router either wirelessly with WiFi or with an Ethernet cable. This model has built-in faxing, can store incoming faxes if the paper runs out, and can send faxes from an attached PC. When setup for use, the Brother MFC-J6920DW requires a space that measures 12.3 inches high by 22.1 inches wide by 23.1 inches deep.

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