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I tested Brother's first true ink tank printer and it left me dazzled
Jun 7, 2025
This small office all-in-one beats the cartridge crowd with its low cost per page, generous inbox ink and strong print performance
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Brother is the last major inkjet maker to cave in and join the refillable revolution, so I’m keen to see how its first supertank printers stack up against the best ink tank printers. Of the two new models, the Brother DCP-T780DW is the more expensive, aimed at the home office or SMB (small to medium-sized business). It’s a well-equipped all-in-one able to duplex print on any kind of paper up to A4 or legal via either of its two input trays, or copy using its flatbed scanner and ADF (automatic document feed).
To keep the price competitive, there’s no touchscreen interface, Bluetooth or USB Host port. These are all features you’d expect on a cartridge printer at this price, but the big attraction here is the remarkably low TCO (total cost of ownership) which includes the five bottles of ink Brother is putting in the box. That’s enough for around 15,000 black and white pages or 5,000 color.
Brother DCP-T580DW: Design and build
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Type: color tank inkjet printer
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