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BrotherDCP-1612WVB

All-in-one laser
Mono

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The Brother DCP-1612WVB may print fantastic quality black text documents, and if it's also easy to use and doesn't cost a lot to run then it could have enough quality overall to make the Best Buy grade. Find out how it fared in our tough printing tests.

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How much will it cost to print?
How well does it print?
How well does it scan and copy?
Is there anything I should watch out for?
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KEY TEST RESULTS
Print quality and speed
Printing costs

Feb 2024Last checked by Which?
Feb 2018First reviewed by Which?
Sept 2017Released

The overall Which? test score is made up of the following star ratings, all determined by our rigorous lab tests.

How we test printers

28 Feb 2024

Print quality and speed

Overall
Print quality
Print speed
Black text quality
Black text speed
Office graphics quality
Office graphics speed
Images with text quality
Images with text speed

How we test print quality and speed

Quality and speed for different types of documents. For models tested before Jan 2018, this rating is based 25% on ease of use.

Scanning quality and speed

Overall
Speed of text scanning
Quality of scanned photos
Speed of photo scanning

How we test scanning quality and speed

Quality, speed, and ease of scanning different pages, including text, colour pages and photos as well as scanning small objects. A scanner has to scan an A4 photo in 20 seconds or less to score five stars for photo scanning speed.

Copying quality and speed

Overall
Quality of mono copies
Speed of mono copies

How we test copying quality and speed

Speed, quality and ease of copying different types of pages with and without using a computer.

Ease of use

Overall
Ease of copying
Ease of printing
Ease of scanning
Ease of networking
Noise

How we test ease of use

Ease of use, including printing, copying and scanning where relevant.

Printing costs

How we test printing costs

How cheap or expensive the printer is for ink/toner costs per page. More stars means cheaper prints. Costs are based on our occasional printing test - printing black text and colour pages, leaving time between prints and turning the printer off between uses. Printers with no star rating were tested prior to our occasional printing test.

Power use

How we test power use

For energy, it's based on power use when the printer is turned off, in standby and when idle, just after printing.

General
Type of printer	All-in-one laser
Colour or Mono	Mono
Height	25.4
Height	25cm
Width	39cm
Depth	54cm
Prints on A3	No
Aimed at photo printing	No
Aimed at home office printing	Yes
Claimed maximum page weight	105
Print on transparencies	No
HP Instant Ink	No
Refillable tanks	No
Continuous printing cost
Occasional printing - text and graphics
One year running cost
Two year running cost
Three year running cost
Ten black text prints
Page of office graphics
Black cartridge	TN-1050

Features
Preview Screen	No
Fax	No
Automatic Document Feeder	No
Borderless printing	No
Auto duplexing	No
Double sided scan and copy	No
Print via wi-fi direct	No

Connections
Ethernet	No
Wi-fi	Yes
Memory card support	No
Google CloudPrint	No
Print from smartphone	Yes
AirPrint compatible	No
Windows 8 compatible	Yes
Windows 10 compatible	Yes
MAC OS compatible	Yes

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