Brother DCP-T520W All-in One Ink Tank Printer

I am currently set on this:

DCP-T420W | Brother India

Affordable printer with wireless and mobile printing for home users. Learn More.

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There are a couple of issues though. No Duplex. No ADF (not required). And limited support for printing from Mac and iOS. Also no display.

I don't want to get HP this time around. Epson I can think about. Probably would still go for Brother. Just looking for suggestions on models to check out before I place the order.

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Update: Ended up buying the 520!

Brother DCP-T520W All-in One Ink Tank Printer

 

[Jonas]

Does either of the models have duplex printing?

 

[Navjot Singh]

Just check the post above yours.

 

[Jonas]

Trying to wrap my head around so many models, dimensions and deciding if I should get my existing printer repaired or just get a new one.

These models seem fine, except for the fact that they are going to take more space than the existing HP 3454 I have. Will have to sit with an inch tape now.

 

[Sushubh]

520 is not very tall. 820 would be taller coz adf.

But yeah 3454 was quite compact. 520 probably is an inch taller.

Looks like 4cm difference.

 

[drtech]

Just bought a Brother MFC-T920DW printer and compared to HP (which I still hate for their expensive ink/parts even with ink-tank ones), Brother has miserably failed to deliver to my expectations:

1. Scan resolution through Windows Scan and Fax is hard-limited to 300DPI (there's no driver to increase the limit). If you try to install custom driver packs, scanning fails to even start. Brother app is crap, it takes 10 clicks to get one page scanned. Brother support just has no answer except to using their APP.

2. Being an office-oriented printer, the many physical buttons just fail to help. Copying is 4 buttons deep, scanning multiple pages via the panel is such a big headache I have just reinstalled my old HP 3835 for scanning purposes. Front panel is absolutely useless in terms of UI. A 2.5" touch-screen on my old HP 3835 works better and quicker.

3. EACH and every thing you do requires their app at one step or another. With so many apps, it becomes a security nightmare (reference to 3CX scandal)
4. Mobile app has a hard limit on scanning to 300DPI also. Duplex printing from smartphones is not an easy tax either.

Prints are fine, not that good for the price you pay. Sharpness is lacking even in text-only prints. Print time is fast that's the only thing you can say.

I so regret not buying the HP Ink Tank 790 for 26k. I paid 24k for this piece of crap.

 

[Sushubh]

So, I have been struggling to take prints from my Android on this printer. iOS seems to handle multi-page prints fine. Sending a print command from a PC also works fine. I have tried everything but nothing seems to help lol. Quite an annoyance considering how much I like printing on this printer. I do not have a laptop at this time so I have to get to my desktop to issue print commands lol. I guess iOS print handling remains superior to Androids. Or it's time to reset my 1.5 year old One UI install.

 

[Sushubh]

Have to buy another one. Can't decided between 520/525/530. Might even get 820 this time around. I am guessing no one here has the newer 530 model? Not many local reviews for this model. Some comments on reddit says that it is slow to print.

 

[Sushubh]

520 appears to be discontinued. 525 doesn't seem to be available locally. 530 has duplex but appears to be a downgrade. Also seems to be using a new ink. 820 might be it. Lan port can come handy

 

[Sushubh]

Got Brother Ink Tank DCP-T820DW today. Seems to work fine. I had no idea it has a big box at the back for second paper feeder. It just does not appear in photos on the website which basically showcases the front. It's not an issue coz I have plenty of space where the printer is placed. But it really increases the amount of space this printer needs. It does reduce the amount of space in front of the table which was nice to have to charge phone/laptop.

Apart from that, it is a 2021 model so no new features. Pretty much the same working mechanism like the 520. Hopefully this also lasts for many many years.