Features & Benefits
The Brother MFC-J5330DW printer is an A3 color Inkjet Printer that is smart, and multifunctional. The printer is part of the Brother Brand’s Business Smart Series and features a combination of both professional print quality and high speed print results. It is reliable, robust, easily connectable and comes with secure packaging. The MFC-J5330DW printer allows users to print, scan, copy and fax as well. Though the printer is multi-functional, it provides high resolution results. The maximum printing resolution with Brother MFC-J5330DW ink cartridges is 4800 x 1200 DPI, the scan resolution is 19200 x 19200 DPI, the maximum copy resolution is 2400 x 1200 DPI, and the fax memory is 200 pagina's. Moreover, the MFC-J5330DW can scan to E-mail, E-mail server, Afbeelding, FTP, Bestand, OCR, USB and the duplex print speed is 11 pages per minute. Hence, the 4-in-1 inkjet printer is the A4 color printer that you can definitely count on.
The Brother MFC-J5330DW has a large paper capacity to hold, i.e. 250 sheets paper that accepts up to 11"x17" single sheet bypass tray for printing on envelopes and card stocks. The main features of this printer are the availability of Double-sided printing on A4 size, can print up to A3 size via manual feed, high print speeds, easy connectivity, and intuitive navigation in the printer menu from the 2.7" touchscreen. It also has excellent Brother MFC-J5330DW ink cartridges that produce sharp black text and clear color documents.
This printer can have 4 different colors of Brother MFC-J5330DW ink cartridges - black, cyan, magenta and yellow. In addition, you can print and scan documents from a smartphone or tablet with some of the apps such as iPrint & Scan, Apple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, Brother Print Service Plugin, Mopria, etc, which is highly beneficial for some of the business users.
Expert Verdict
The Brother MFC-J5330DW is a typical multifunctional printer that can also print on A3. The printer allows users to perform whatever function they want to - print, scan, copy and fax. It has a deep paper handling capacity of upto 250-pages per tray and a 50 page ADF (automatic document feeder). The inclusion of a duplex printing proves that the Brother MFC-J5330DW is aimed at the busy offices, whether small, medium or large businesses. It's not just a home printer, so some of the consumer-friendly features are missing, like an SD card slot, and a NFC for hooking up a mobile phone. But this printer does offer Ethernet, Wi-Fi connectivity and the usual square USB port. Thanks to the wireless connection and WiFi Direct, users do not have to go through a router to use the Brother printer. You can also use the excellent app to print and scan wirelessly from a mobile phone. The Brother iPrint & Scan app is a free download for iOS and Android users. And you can get quick access to the required function from the 6.8 cm LCD touchscreen of this machine. Plus, you can easily access cloud services such as Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive and Evernote to print and scan in just a few minutes. These features make many of the users happy and stress free while using the printer.
The J5330DW is a well-specified inkjet with a fairly high print resolution, scan resolution and copy resolution. It is rather good at printing photos on photo paper. Gelaagd papier, Glanzend papier, Normaal papier, and Gerecycled papier are the standard tray media types. Whereas A3, A4, and Ledger are the media sizes for borderless printing with Brother MFC-J5330DW ink cartridges. The prowess to load A3 paper, one sheet at a time, is a great bonus that makes it possible to print full-colour A3 posters, and A4 booklets. A4 sheets can be loaded easily into the tray in a portrait way, which means the drawer doesn’t stand out awkwardly.
Generally the printer has four Brother MFC-J5330DW ink cartridges that are loaded via a front flap. The top half of the printer opens in such a way that we can see the printer heads and also plug in the Ethernet and USB cables. In order to stop people coincidentally unplugging the cables, Brother engineers have put these ports on the inside with the wires leading out through the back apparently. Its control panel is rather small, but is still very user-friendly. It rotates upwards for easy access, along with a numerical keypad of the hard button variety. Buying an inkjet model does not necessarily mean you will be committed to buying expensive Brother MFC-J5330DW ink cartridges for the rest of the printer’s life, you can save your money by buying the compatible ones. But then arises a question about the quality of compatible cartridges. But do not worry about them, the compatible Brother MFC-J5330DW ink cartridges offer the same print quality as the original cartridges. The only difference is in their price, the compatible cartridges cost less, which ultimately saves your money.
There are four coloured Brother MFC-J5330DW ink cartridges that are dispensed separately, so you’re not forced to replace the whole lot when any one runs out, you can choose to replace only the empty one. The only cons of this printer is it provides Less than stellar graphics, cost per page could be lower and non-duplexing automatic document feeder (ADF). But the super high-yield compatible Brother MFC-J5330DW ink cartridges compensate for this disadvantage by offering lower printing costs. So, if you are about to get a Brother printer for your small or medium business, this could be a perfect pick.
Review
Brother MFC-J5330DW is a robust and versatile inkjet printer that genuinely suits small office environments. With multifunction capabilities including printing, scanning, copying and faxing, it has some most sought-after features like ADF, A3 size printing, Cloud and mobile compatibility and more.
The all-in-one weighs 16.9 kgs and measures 530 mm in width, 398 mm in depth and 304 mm in height which adds to its slightly large footprint. To make the navigation process much easier in office, the machine is supported with a 6.8 cm touchscreen LCD with attractive features. Printing speed for documents corresponds to 22 ppm for mono prints and 20 ppm for colour prints. The printing operation becomes much comprehensive with Cloud and smartphone compatibility, automatic duplexing, and printing up to A3 size - all possible through wired as well as wireless connectivity. The Automatic Document Feeder supports up to 50 sheets and the standard tray handle up to 250 sheets which can fairly handle the office workload. As far as the Brother MFC-J5330DW ink cartridges are concerned, they enhance the image quality and help in producing vibrant photos. The device is compatible both with Mac and Windows OS.
Advantages- Fast operating multifunction device
- Large size colour LCD touchscreen
- High-quality prints
- Quick printing operations
- Prints up to A3 size
- Wireless connectivity option
- Supports Cloud and mobile printing
- Able to handle a variety of media types
- Competitive running costs
- Difficult to accommodate on an average-size desktop
- Graphics quality is average
- Not a professional photo printer
- ADF does not support duplexing
Brother MFC-J5330DW ink cartridges include:
- Brother LC3217 Black
- Brother LC3217 Cyan
- Brother LC3217 Magenta
- Brother LC3217 Yellow
- Brother LC3217 multipack
Brother MFC-J5330DW is a flexible and fast-operating all-in-one that wins in the text quality output rather than photos. It has robust connectivity options, A3 printing, ADF, automatic duplexer and LCD touchscreen as key features. The Brother MFC-J5330DW ink cartridges are available in XL and standard sizes which can curb the running costs. This machine is highly recommended for small offices and workgroups that have low to medium volume printing requirements.
How can I replace Brother MFC-J5330DW ink cartridges?
The LCD displays the colour of the ink cartridge that is to be replaced. Before you start, make sure that the printer is ON. If it is not, then turn on the printer and follow these steps-
Step 1: Open the Brother MFC-J5330DW ink cartridge cover.
Step 2: Press the lock lever to release the expended ink cartridge. Pull the ink cartridges toward yourself and remove it from the cartridge stack.
Step 3: Unpack the ink cartridge from the packet.
- Make sure you do not keep the ink cartridges outside for longer duration.
- Do not expose the ink cartridges directly to the sunlight.
- Do not touch the electric contact of ink cartridges. As it can prevent the machine from detecting the ink cartridges. Any kind of foreign particle in the cartridge stack or on the ink cartridge can affect print quality.
Step 4: According to the direction of the arrow on the label, insert the ink cartridge. Make sure that you are inserting the cartridge in the correct stack.
Step 5: Now push the ink cartridges, until it locks into the place. Close the Brother MFC-J5330DW ink cartridge cover, when you hear a gentle click sound.
The printer will reset the ink dot counter automatically. You can take a test print if you wish to check the print quality.
How to Clean the Base Pad in the Brother MFC-J5330DW printer?
Cleaning the Base Pad can prevent the machine from feeding multiple papers especially when there are only a few papers left in the tray.
- Close the paper support flap, if it is open. Also, close the paper support.
- Pull out the paper trays completely from the machine.
- Use a soft lint-free cloth moistened with water, to clean the Base Pad.
- Once you are done with the cleaning, wipe off the pad with a dry, soft lint-free cloth so that no moisture is present in the pad.
- Push the paper trays slowly into the machine.