Brother MFC-J1360DW Cost Per Page and the Cheaper Alternatives Nearby
The Brother MFC-J1360DW is a color inkjet all-in-one — print, copy and scan, with auto-duplexing and Wi-Fi — that sells for $110. Running costs land at $7.86 per 100 pages in black and $21.95 per 100 pages in color, with the black figure sourced from the $39 LC501XLBK cartridge, rated for 500 pages.
The bigger surprise sits outside Brother's own lineup. The Canon PIXMA G3270, a tank-based inkjet, prints for $0.38 per 100 pages in black and $0.97 per 100 pages in color — a fraction of what the MFC-J1360DW spends on either page type. Reaching that running cost means paying $249 up front rather than $110, and the G3270 drops auto-duplex printing along the way.
HP's LaserJet Pro 4006dw goes further still on black pages, at $2.23 per 100 pages, but it's a mono laser: no color printing, and functions narrow to printing only, leaving copy and scan behind. It's also far faster, 47 ppm against the Brother's 16 ppm, and costs $400 up front.
Within Brother's own range, the MFC-J1360DW ties for 14th of 31 inkjets on black cost per page, a rate two siblings match exactly: the MFC-J1260W and the MFC-J1410DW, both at $7.86 per 100 pages in black and $21.95 in color. The J1260W sells for $80 but drops auto-duplex; the J1410DW runs $140 and adds a touchscreen the MFC-J1360DW lacks.
Among the 31 inkjet printers InkTax tracks in this class, the Canon MAXIFY MB2720 holds the running-cost floor, at $4.17 per 100 pages in black and $13.16 in color. It also adds fax, a touchscreen and Ethernet, and prints faster, 24 ppm against the Brother's 16 ppm, but costs $216 up front against the Brother's $110.