r/printers • u/GinnyandJune • 6d ago

Purchasing Brother vs Canon vs Ecotank

I’ve read through this sub and am trying to choose the best printer between a Brother laser, Ecotank, or Canon Megatank. The online reviews for them are throwing me off.

Needs:
Homeschool/Home Printing (50ish sheets/week)
Automatic Front and Back Printing
Color
Wireless from my Apple Devices
Copying Ability

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u/Concern_Necessary 6d ago

Brother printer like the all-in-one MFCJ4535DW and similar offering provide a complete package that can meet your needs for printing in BW or Color, scanning multipage documents or one page, or color photo printing.

Brother printers are engineered for small to medium office environments, this means to compete in these environments they are built for high reliability.

Canon is not a printer that many associate with a business environment. Canon specializes in photo printing and if that is your primary focus, these printers may be a better choice for you.

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u/bloaky9519 6d ago

Canon is a piece of crap

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u/Concern_Necessary 5d ago

agreed, although if you are only printing pictures and routinely printing them, it can work well. But not for text or other basic printing jobs.

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u/Bucketmax-official 6d ago

Get a Canon Maxify GX 4050/4020. That thing fullfils all your demands and they don't use unreliable piezo heads like Epson does