Features & Benefits
The MFC-J5730DW printer is a packet filled with smart features. This printer has a fast first page out time of just six seconds, along with a 50-page, 2-sided Automatic Document Feeder and a 100-sheet multi-purpose tray to help you speed in your printing and scanning jobs. In addition to it, the longer-lasting Brother MFC-J5730DW ink cartridges make it more cost and time efficient. This model supports both standard and extra large Brother MFC-J5730DW ink cartridges making it easy for you to use the one which suits your requirements and budget. One of the best features is that it lets you print in A3 from a compact A4 footprint which makes it an astute purchase for any business. This printer is easy to use, productive and robust, providing you with the best features that you can ask for at this price range. The MFC-J5730DW printer is engineered to deliver dependable quality to meet the needs of industrial environments. Brother introduced this new model to deliver a more robust and easy to operate solution to a busy work environment.
The print head is improved with this MFC-J5730DW printer to increase machine life and ensure exceptional durability. Not only this, it also comes with a 500-sheet capacity paper tray and a 100 sheet multipurpose tray for printing on a wide range of media. This printer lets you enjoy fast and hassle free scanning of multi-paged documents with the 50 sheet 2-sided document feeder. The automatic 2-sided print lets you reduce print costs and paper usage. This printer helps you create professional and vivid office handouts that won’t smudge over time. This printer keeps print costs and frequency of replacements down too with the optional high yield Brother MFC-J5730DW ink cartridges. Also using the new pigment based inks you can enjoy professional quality prints with sharp black text and vivid colour documents. This printer can connect seamlessly in the office and on the go with Wi-Fi Direct for wireless printing from your smartphone, tablet, laptop or desktop, without the need for a router. Moreover, it has a 9.3 touch screen for directly capturing and digitizing paper documents. It lets you scan to popular cloud storage services directly from the large touchscreen.
Expert Verdict
This printer is an all-in-one colour wireless inkjet printer from Brother brand that can copy, scan and fax, as well as print up to A3 in size. The great feature of this printer is that it prints photos and images with good quality, that too at a pretty pedestrian pace, thanks to the four individual Brother MFC-J5730DW ink cartridges. If we talk about the prices, Inkjet printers often use ink during cleaning cycles. This model turns out 20 pages of black text and 10 pages of graphics for a lesser amount when done in one go. If you do the same print job over weeks, however, turning the printer off between uses, that goes up to thrice the cost. That's a fair-sized jump, but costs are still below average. Ten black text documents will cost you just 15p, while it's an affordable 18p for a 10x8-inch photo. Black text printouts turn out at a reasonable speed rate - 17 seconds for a five-page letter - but the text may have ragged edges. Similar things go for office graphics, the speed is quite decent with middling print quality. However, the quality improves on both photos and mixed pages of images and text, but here speed is still the issue. It takes almost a finger-tapping two minutes for a 6x4-inch for getting a borderless photo. Printers returning 'yes' for borderless printing can print a full size 6x4 inch photo and A4 photo without leaving a white border around the edge of the page. However, some cropping of the image is likely, so the very edges of the image may be lost.
This printer has a copier and scanner as well. The built-in scanner is fast, but it is not that great to use and the scanned photos look a bit grainy with some lines between the colours. The copier is also quick, but both mono and colour copies come out grainy and light. The printer has double-sided scan and copy functionality which is a hit. This printer accepts both standard and extra-large Brother MFC-J5730DW ink cartridges. XL Brother MFC-J5730DW ink cartridges are more cost-efficient as they come with a high page yield and run longer than the standard ones. Though the XL Brother MFC-J5730DW ink cartridges cost higher than the standard ones, it takes a one-time investment and you would not need to buy them for the next 2-3 years.
This 4 individual Brother MFC-J5730DW ink cartridges system printer is not the quietest printer you will find. This machine is also rather chunky, so you'll need plenty of desk space to place it in your office or home. However, this thing can be ignored as the size gives space for an automatic document feeder (ADF), which is useful for scanning or photocopying large documents. This feature is only available on all-in-one printers and Brother MFC-J6930DW falls in that category. Moreover, the printer automatically prints double-sided so you can reduce paper wastage, thanks to its auto-duplexing feature. With individual colour Brother MFC-J5730DW ink cartridges (magenta, cyan and yellow), you'll only need to replace one colour when it runs out, rather than all three at the same time. The printer comes with an ethernet port and wi-fi, so you can get the task done via a cable or wirelessly. Though it lacks PictBridge and memory card support, it supports Google Cloud Print, Apple AirPrint and you can download the free Brother printing app to access various wireless printing options. Compatible with both Windows 7, 8, 10 and Mac operating systems, this printer is worth buying. In all, though it falls short of the best purchase and isn't exactly cheap, there's a lot to like about this Brother printer. If you're after an A3 printer, consider purchasing this one.
Review
Brother MFC J5730DW is another reliable all-in-one device specially designed for office users to optimise the printing, scanning, copying and faxing options. A3 printing, scan to email or USB, 2 front input trays, automatic duplexing and seamless wireless connectivity are some of the desired features in the MFC.
To begin with, the all-in-one comes with a 20.6 kg weight and 374 x 530 x 374 mm (HWD) dimensions. A big-size 9.3 cm colour touchscreen LCD, slightly diagonal on the front side can be tapped into for accessing multiple features easily. The printing is made affordable with automatic duplexing and high-yielding Brother MFC-J5730DW ink cartridges. Both the output quality and speed of the printer are up to par with the printers of the same line. The printer prints 35 ppm in monochrome and 27 ppm in colour. A built-in WiFi enables you to print directly from smartphones and tablets using Apple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, Brother iPrint&Scan or other third party apps. Two input trays one above the other is one of the special features offered by MFC-J5730. Both the input trays handle pages up to 250 and in total 500. The device is compatible with some of the operating systems of Mac, Windows as well as Linux.
Advantages
- Large colour touchscreen LCD
- Good output quality
- Fast printing
- Cost-effective individual Brother MFC-J5730DW ink cartridges
- Support for high-volume printing with 2 input trays
- Automatic duplexing and 50-sheet ADF
- Duplex flatbed scanner
- Excellent fax speed
- Built-in WiFi
- Support for mobile and Cloud printing
- Can scan to email and USB
Disadvantages
- Bulky and heavy
- Quite large for a home office
- A3 scanning is not supported
BROTHER MFC J5730DW Ink Requirements
Printer ink for Brother MFC J5730DW are as follows:
BROTHER MFC J5730DW Black ink Compatible 3219XL High Capacity Cartridge
Brother 3219XL Ink Cartridge Black with a print capacity of 3,000 Pages.
BROTHER MFC J5730DW Cyan ink Compatible 3219XL High Capacity Cartridge
Brother 3219XL Ink Cartridge Cyan with a print capacity of 1,500 Pages.
BROTHER MFC J5730DW Magenta ink Compatible 3219XL High Capacity Cartridge
Brother 3219XL Ink Cartridge Magenta with a print capacity of 1,500 Pages.
BROTHER MFC J5730DW Yellow ink Compatible 3219XL High Capacity Cartridge
Brother 3219XL Ink Cartridge Yellow with a print capacity of 1,500 Pages.
Conclusion
Conclusion Brother MFC J5730DW comes with attractive office features with fewer shortcomings. More than home office users, this could prove to be a better option for small to medium size office environments, optimising operations in a reliable way.
How to install starter Brother MFC-J5730DW ink cartridges in the printer?
Please consider the following steps to install the starter ink cartridges:
- Make sure that the printer power is on.
- Open the ink cartridge cover.
- Remove the orange protective part from the printer.
- Unpack the colour ink cartridge that you want to install.
- The colour ink cartridge which you are installing should match the ink slot colour.
- There will be an arrow on the label. In the direction of the arrow, install the Brother MFC-J5730DW ink cartridge.
- Push the area marked “PUSH” until the ink cartridge locks into its proper place.
- Install all the remaining coloured ink cartridges to their correct place.
- Unpack the black ink cartridges and shake them horizontally 10-15 times.
- Install the black cartridges in the same way as the coloured Brother MFC-J5730DW ink cartridges and close the ink cartridge cover.
- After all this process, the printer will prepare the ink tube system for printing and this will take approximately 5-7 minutes. Until that, do not try to turn off the printer.
How to remove the paper jammed in the back of the machine, when the LCD displays the error message [Jam Tray2] or [Jam Rear]?
To remove the jammed paper, perform the following steps:
- Unplug the printer from the electrical outlet.
- If the page is loaded in the MP tray, remove the page.
- Pull the paper tray completely out of the machine
- If the LCD error message is [Jam Tray2] or [Jam Rear], do the following:
- Open the jam paper cover at the back of the printer and slowly pull the jammed paper out of the machine.
- After removing the jammed paper, close the jam clear cover. Make sure that it’s completely closed.
- Move the print head to take out any paper remaining in the printer area.
- After ensuring that there are no paper pieces left in the printer, reconnect the power cord.
How to prevent the Brother MFC-J5730DW printer from smudged printouts?
The problem of smudge print occurs when your Brother MFC-J5730DW ink cartridges require more drying time. To get rid of this issue one must reduce the smudge print option.
Check the following solution below to resolve such errors:
Step 1: From an application, such as textedit click the file menu, and then select the print option.
Step 2: Select your Brother MFC-J5730DW printer for the page setup options, then click on the show details button.
Step 3: Click the application pop-up menu, and then select the print settings. The print setting option will appear on the screen.
Step 4: Select the advanced print settings list.
Step 5: Click on the reduce smudge menu option.
Step 6: Then, select one of the following options
- Plain paper
- Glossy paper
Step 7: Change the other settings of the printer, if needed.
Step 8: Click on the print option to get the printout of the page.
By minimizing the reduce print option the problem of smudge prints can get reduced, even if you are not able to get your problem resolved check replacing the Brother MFC-J5730DW ink cartridges with the compatible ones.
How to resolve a poor print quality issue?
To resolve the print quality issue check the following:
Step 1: Check the quality of the printer.
Step 2: Make sure the media type setting in the printer driver or the paper type setting in the machine’s menu matches with the type of paper you are using.
Step 3: Make sure your Brother MFC-J5730DW ink cartridges are fresh and do not leak. There are few things that might cause ink to clog:
- The expiration date on the cartridge package has passed out.
- The ink cartridge has been in your machine for more than six months.
- The cartridges might not be stored correctly before use.
Step 4: Make sure you are using Brother high-quality ink. It is not recommended to use the ink cartridges other than the Brother ink cartridges or refilling of used cartridges with ink from other sources. Instead, we recommend you to buy compatible ink cartridges from our online store.