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Brother MFC-J430W

Based on 13 reviews

Excellent:

2
Good:

2
Average:

4
Bad:

5

Pros

High capacity inks are economical.
Inexpensive.
Average or better speed.
High-quality prints, copies, and scans.
Fast.
Entry-level price
Built-in WiFi.
Fast speed for business applications.

Cons

No automatic duplexer.
Somewhat high cost of consumables.
Slow processing when printing pages in reverse order.
No wired network support.
Slow photo speed.
Low paper input capacity.

By Expert Reviews on January 15, 2013

A home office MFP that's affordable to buy and run, but its performance is only average...

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By itproportal.com on June 16, 2012

Unlike most sub-£100 inkjet multi-function printers (MFPs), the Brother MFC-J430w leans much more toward being office-centric rather than being a home printer. Given the price, that's a little surprising, but if you're looking for an...

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By PCWorld New Zealand on May 17, 2012

The Brother MFC-J430W is the second-largest unit in our roundup at 9kg. Only the Epson Workforce 435 is heftier. The printer is entirely matte black, apart from a piano-black panel in the centre of the scanner lid. The controls are simple, and feature...

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By Tech2 on April 26, 2012

The MFC-J430W by Brother is a great AIO option for those who need speedy document printing, good quality photos. It's a compact AIO with wireless networking abilities at an economical price making it even more attractive. Of course the fact that it...

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By DigitalVersus on April 04, 2012

The Brother MFC-J430W is an all-in-one, compact printer/scanner that's inexpensive and saves money on ink. But the image quality and user-friendliness failed to impress us....

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By Macworld UK on March 26, 2012

Brother’s MFC-J430W is one of the cheaper and more compact printers in this group. It doesn’t have quite the same speed and capacity as some of its rivals, so it probably won’t be ideal for an office where a number of people will need...

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By PrinterComparison on January 17, 2012

With the Brother MFC-J430w, the old saying "You get what you pay for," is quite appropriate. For less than $100, you'll get a basic all-in-one with a few nice features including fax functionality, mobile printing, wireless connectivity and a...

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By PCWorld on January 03, 2012

This compact multifunction printer gives you good performance and reasonable ink costs--unusual for such a low price. Brother MFC-J430w Review: Fast MFP for Little Cash Brother MFC-J430w All-in-One Inkjet Printer Review, by Jon L. Jacobi January 3,...

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By CNET UK on November 30, 2011

The Brother MFC-J430W delivers printed pages at a speedy pace and is easy to set up and use. However, its print quality just isn't as good as what you'll get from rival models at a similar...

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By GadgetSpeak on November 23, 2011

This is a multi function unit (it has fax) and it can connect either by USB or Wi-Fi. In fact I used both with equal success. I did however have a failure as no matter what I tried it refused to feed photo paper in any...

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