Printers: Compare features & prices Brother DCP-150C
| Specification criteria | Specification |
|---|---|
| Specifications | |
| Printer type | All-in-one |
| Print Technology | Inkjet |
Colour or Mono
|
Colour |
| Dimensions hxwxd
|
39x15x46 |
| Cartridge set up
|
C+M+Y+K |
| Do you need to swap out cartridges to use a photo cartridge?
|
No |
| Type of screen
|
Status only |
| Size of screen (in cm) | 5x1 |
| Supported Operating Systems | |
| Millennium Edition
|
No |
| XP
|
Yes |
| Vista
|
Yes |
| Mac OS 9
|
No |
| Mac OS10
|
Yes |
| Interfaces | |
| IRDA | No |
| Bluetooth
|
No |
| Ethernet | No |
| WLAN (WiFi)
|
No |
| Printing photos | |
| Prints via PictBridge | Yes |
| Printing from Memory Card | Yes |
| Compact Flash | Yes |
| SmartMedia | No |
| Memory Stick | Yes |
| Secure Digital | Yes |
| Multimedia | Yes |
| xD Picture card | Yes |
| miniSD | No |
| Additional Features | |
| Integrated fax
|
No |
| Automatic Document Feeder
|
No |
| Printing directly on to CD | na |
| Print costs | |
| Black text document (£)
|
0.05 |
| Colour graphics (£)
|
0.16 |
| Photo (£)
|
0.84 |
| Three year running costs (£)
|
204 |
Brother DCP-150C
- Which? score:
| Printerland | GBP46.52 | |
|---|---|---|
| Misco UK | GBP54.43 | |
| PC World | GBP55.17 | |
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Help
Colour or Mono
Mono: Black and white printing only
Dimensions hxwxd
We measure dimensions when the printer is open and ready to use, which is why our figures are often different to those supplied by manufacturers. All dimensions are gien in centimetres.
Cartridge set up
Each individual cartridge is seperated by a + sign. Combined cartridges (e.g. CMY) generally cost you more in long-term running costs that seperate cartridges, particularly if you print photos.
Key: K Black, C Cyan, M Magenta, Y Yellow, LC Light cyan, LM Light magenta, PH Photo cartridge, R Red, G Green, PB Photo Black, S Sealer, G Gloss.
Do you need to swap out cartridges to use a photo cartridge?
Some printers require you to swap a cartridge in and out if you wand to use the cartridge designed for printing photos. This can be inconvenient.
Type of screen
Printing photos from memory card is easiest with an LCD preview screen.
Millennium Edition
Wether or not the printer supports the Microsoft ME operating system directly out of the box. You may be able to download an alternative driver from a freeware site but some printing features may be lost.
XP
Wether or not the printer supports the Microsoft XP operating system directly out of the box. You may be able to download an alternative driver from a freeware site but some printing features may be lost.
Vista
Wether or not the printer supports the Microsoft Vista operating system directly out of the box. You may be able to download an alternative driver from a freeware site but some printing features may be lost.
Mac OS 9
Wether or not the printer supports the MAX OS9 operating system directly out of the box. You may be able to download an alternative driver from a freeware site but some printing features may be lost.
Mac OS10
Wether or not the printer supports the MAX OSX operating system directly out of the box. You may be able to download an alternative driver from a freeware site but some printing features may be lost.
Bluetooth
If Bluetooth is optional you will have to purchase an additional adaptor
WLAN (WiFi)
If WiFi is optional you will have to purchase an additional adaptor
Integrated fax
This feature is only available on all in one printers.
Automatic Document Feeder
An automatic document feeder is useful for scanning or photocopying large documents. This feature is only available on all in one printers.
Black text document (£)
The estimated cost of one A4 plain black text document. Prices should be taken as a guide only.
Colour graphics (£)
The estimated cost of one A4 colour graphics document. Prices should be taken as a guide only.
Photo (£)
The estimated cost of one 10x8-inch colour photo. Paper is not included in the cost. Prices should be taken as a guide only.
Three year running costs (£)
This is the projected ink or toner cost of printing three letters, two colour documents and one photo every week for three years. Prices should be taken as a guide only.