Brother DCP-385C (Printers)

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Product Age Average review date: 08-01-2010

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May, 2012

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Brother DCP-385C

By Kenneth (reevoo.com) Read the full review

Overall printing is good, a is copying which shows no difference to the original copy being used

Rather fragile appearance and feel of the paper tray, giving the impression that it could have a relative short life ; Wating time before printing begins after telig the computer to print

Oct, 2010 2010-10-17   4

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Excellent quality print relatively cheap ink

Slow printing speed and no option to shrink pages into two or four on one a4 for example

Oct, 2010 2010-10-16   4

Brother DCP-385C

By kay (reevoo.com) Read the full review

excellent little thing, printed nearly a reams worth and not even 1 paper jam

you have to take the tray out to refill the paper, hope this doesn't damage the printer, only time will tell

Oct, 2010 2010-10-06   5

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The DCP-385C integrates a range of functions, including color printing, copying and scanning, into a single, stylish and compact machine - saving space and easing workflow. With a 3.3'' widescreen color LCD, operating the machine is now a breeze. You can easily access copy and scan settings, and even preview, edit and enhance your photos at the touch of a button, without the use of a PC. Additionally, printing borderless photos directly from media cards, USB flash memory drives, or...

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alaTest has collected and analysed 159 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers are impressed by the value for money and performance. Reviews are divided on the multifunction. There are some less positive reviews about the connectivity and noise.

We analysed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Printers the Brother DCP-385C is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 64/100 = Good quality.

May, 2012 2012-05-23 alaScore 64 3.2

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Brother DCP-385C - Inkjet All-in-One

By Simon Williams (trustedreviews.com)

It has no networking ability, but it's cheap and it has a CompactFlash card slot.

We weren't too impressed with the DCP-375CW, because of various problems during testing and the lack of some pretty useful features. Although the DCP-385C reviewed here has no wireless connection, if you're happy to connect directly, you get a...

With its widescreen LCD display, full set of memory card slots and PictBridge, dual-media paper tray and higher capacity cartridges, in most ways it's much better value.

Aug, 2009 2009-08-25   3.5

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Brother DCP-385C

By Nilofar Hadjanadjiboudine (digitalversus.com)

The scanner gives good image quality. The colours tend slightly towards red, but are sharp and overall pretty accurate. But it is pretty slow on the initial preview, taking 12,75 seconds. A full scan of a 300 dpi 4x6” print only takes 11.10 seconds...

Easy of use / good ergonomics ; Low energy consumption ; Quality and speed sufficient for everyday use – although the competition is better

Overall quality a notch below ; Lines visible on photo prints ; Slow ; High cost per page ; Can’t take XL cartrides

The real plus point is this is a compact printer. For the rest: speed, precision and cost per page, it is down on the competition.

Canon takes 14 seconds and Epson 20. When it comes to the copier, a black and white copy takes 24.65 seconds and a colour copy less than 40 seconds.

Feb, 2009 2009-02-05   2

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Brother DCP-385C

By Jayesh Limaye (techtree.com)

This photo MFD is for home and office and the wide-screen LCD makes it look special

Good print quality in normal mode, fast print speeds in fast mode, decent scanner, decent looks, good price, good bundled software

Skewed text prints in fast mode, reddish hue in photo prints, no FAX

Dec, 2008 2008-12-10   3.5

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alaTest has collected and analysed 4 user reviews of the Brother DCP-385C from amazon.co.uk. The user reviews were collected from Apr, 2009 to Dec, 2009. The average user rating from amazon.co.uk is 90 out of 100.

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alaTest has collected and analysed 7 user reviews of the Brother DCP-385C from reevoo.com. The user reviews were collected from Sep, 2010 to Oct, 2010. The average user rating from reevoo.com is 93 out of 100.

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Brother DCP-385C

Overall printing is good, a is copying which shows no difference to the original copy being used Rather fragile appearance and feel of the paper tray,

Brother DCP-385C

Excellent quality print relatively cheap ink Slow printing speed and no option to shrink pages into two or four on one a4 for example

Brother DCP-385C

excellent little thing, printed nearly a reams worth and not even 1 paper jam you have to take the tray out to refill the paper, hope this doesn't dam

Brother DCP-385C

After using products from another company (HP) we have found that this Multifunction device is so much superior in every way. It is easy and quick to

  7 Users positive

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 1 user review of the Brother DCP-385C from newegg.com. This user review was collected in 2009-05-15, with a rating of 60 out of 100.

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It's a printer.....

It's a good printer, and prints fairly quickly, didn't use it extremely often for pictures but the ones I did seemed to work fine There were a few pro

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Brother DCP-385C: product specifications

Brand

Brother (See all Brother Printers)

Copying
Automatic Duplexing
 None
Max Copying Resolution B/W
1200 x 1200 dpi
Max Copying Resolution Colour
600 x 1200 dpi
Max Copying Speed B/W
20ppm/22ppm
Max Copying Speed Colour
18ppm/20ppm
Dimensions & Weight
Depth
36.5cm
Height
15cm
Weight
7.2kg
Width
39cm
Document & Media Handling
Max Copy Size
Legal (216 x 356 mm)
Standard Media Capacity
100sheets
Environmental Standards
ENERGY STAR Qualified
 Yes
EPA Energy Star Compliant
 Yes
Header
Manufacturer
Brother
Model
385C
Packaged Quantity
1
Product Line
Brother DCP
Memory
Max Supported Memory
32MB
Standard Memory
32MB
Miscellaneous
Microsoft Certification
Certified for Windows Vista
Vista Certification
Certified for Windows Vista
Office Machine
Copier Type
Digital
Functions
Copier / Printer / Scanner/Copier / Printer / Scanner
Printing Output Type
Colour
Printing Technology
Ink-jet
Type
Printer / copier / scanner
PC Connectivity
PC Connection
Hi-Speed USB / USB host/USB / USB host
PC Connection Availability
 Yes
Printing
Max Printing Speed B/W
30ppm
Max Printing Speed B/W (ppm)
30ppm
Max Printing Speed Colour
25ppm
Max Printing Speed Colour (ppm)
25ppm
Max Resolution B/W
1200 x 6000 dpi
Max Resolution Colour
1200 x 6000 dpi

Manufacturer's Description


The DCP-385C integrates a range of functions, including color printing, copying and scanning, into a single, stylish and compact machine - saving space and easing workflow. With a 3.3'' widescreen color LCD, operating the machine is now a breeze. You can easily access copy and scan settings, and even preview, edit and enhance your photos at the touch of a button, without the use of a PC. Additionally, printing borderless photos directly from media cards, USB flash memory drives, or PictBridge compatible cameras is now possible by simply connecting them to the MFC, while the dedicated photo paper tray makes switching between 4R photo paper (4 x 6) and A4-sized paper fast and easy. DCP-385C is capable of fast print speeds of up to 30ppm for monochrome and 25ppm for color to help improve productivity and save time. Brother's Innobella ink and photo paper, combined with the print technology that enables droplet sizes as small as 1.5pl, give you rich, vibrant photos and professional-looking color documents. Furthermore, a 4-cartridge ink system helps lower running costs by replacing only the color cartridge that has run out. With all these great features and more, you'll always stay ahead with Brother at your side!

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