Brother MFC-J4355DW Ink Cost Per Page: The Fax Rivals Drop
The Brother MFC-J4355DW is an ink tank printer that also copies, scans and faxes, with Wi-Fi and auto-duplex printing built in. It sells for $210. Running costs come to $1.67 per 100 pages in black against $9.37 in color, the black figure coming from its LC506XXLBK cartridge, which costs $83 and is rated for 5,000 pages.
The cheapest ink tank printer to run is the Canon PIXMA G3270, at $249 up front — more than the Brother's $210 — yet $0.38 in black and $0.97 in color per 100 pages, far below the Brother's $1.67 and $9.37. It drops fax and automatic duplex printing, and tops out at 11 ppm against the Brother's 20 ppm.
Three siblings match this printer's rates precisely: the Brother MFC-J4555DW and MFC-J5010DW, both $280, plus the MFC-J5110DW at $360. That ties the J4355DW for 24th of 30 ink tank printers on both black and color cost per page, a standing shared with two more models beyond these three. Stepping up adds a touchscreen and Ethernet across all three; the J5010DW and J5110DW print at 28 ppm.
The Canon MAXIFY GX3020 sells for $432, well above what the Brother costs, but runs far cheaper: black costs $0.52 per 100 pages, color costs $1.31. It duplexes and connects over Wi-Fi like the Brother, but skips fax.
For anyone who never prints in color, the HP LaserJet Pro 4006dw is the mono alternative: a laser with no copy, scan, or fax, for $400. Black toner costs $2.23 per 100 pages, more than the Brother's rate, but it moves paper far faster: 47 ppm versus the Brother's 20. It also adds Ethernet and a touchscreen the Brother lacks.