Head-to-head · Best All-in-One Printers Under $300

Brother MFC-J4335DW vs Canon PIXMA TR8620a

Which is the better buy? Side-by-side on rating, price, strengths, and watch-outs — with the published ratings we averaged to get there.

The short answer

Brother MFC-J4335DW comes out ahead by a narrow margin (4.6 vs 4.3). The gap is mostly about home and home-office users who print a lot of documents and want the lowest long-term cost — read the strengths below before deciding.

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Brother MFC-J4335DW

4.6

$268as of May 29

The MFC-J4335DW is the best-overall pick under $300, built around Brother's INKvestment Tank system that TechGearLab measured at roughly $250 over three years, half the lifetime cost of rival inkjets. It ships with up to a year of ink, prints fast at 20 ppm black, and RTINGS rates it ahead of the HP OfficeJet Pro 8135e on build and speed. The trade-off is print quality that is good rather than best-in-class.

Strengths

— Lowest lifetime running cost in its class via INKvestment Tank, about $250 over three years
— Fast for a home AIO: up to 20 ppm black and 19 ppm color
— Up to 1 year of ink in the box, with 3,000 black / 1,500 color page yields

Watch-outs

— Text and photo quality trail the best printers, weakest in TechGearLab's text test
— 150-sheet main tray is smaller than the Epson WF-3820's 250-sheet tray
— INKvestment cartridges are a proprietary hybrid, not true refillable tanks

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Canon PIXMA TR8620a

4.3

$199as of Jun 7

The TR8620a is the photo-and-versatility pick, using a five-ink system with a dedicated photo black that Consumer Reports says prints very good photos on glossy paper, the best of this group. It is a full four-function AIO with a 4.3-inch touchscreen and dual trays. The trade-offs are slow color printing at under 4 ppm and higher running costs from five separate cartridges.

Strengths

— Five-ink system with a dedicated photo black for very good glossy photo prints
— Versatile: print, copy, scan, fax plus a 4.3-inch touchscreen
— Dual paper trays and a 4800 x 1200 dpi resolution

Watch-outs

— Slow color printing at 3.97 ppm, the slowest in this group
— Five separate cartridges raise running costs versus tank systems
— 200-sheet combined tray capacity is modest

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How they stack up

Brother MFC-J4335DW

The best-overall value pick. Its INKvestment Tank lifetime cost undercuts the cartridge-based HP OfficeJet Pro 8135e, Canon PIXMA TR8620a, and HP Envy 6555e, and RTINGS rates it ahead of the HP OfficeJet Pro 8135e on build and speed. The Epson WorkForce Pro WF-3820 has a larger paper tray, and the Canon PIXMA TR8620a prints better photos, but neither matches the Brother's running cost.

Canon PIXMA TR8620a

The photo-and-versatility pick. Its five-ink system prints better photos than the document-focused Brother MFC-J4335DW, HP OfficeJet Pro 8135e, or Epson WorkForce Pro WF-3820. But its 3.97 ppm color speed is the slowest here, and five cartridges cost more to run than the Brother MFC-J4335DW's INKvestment Tank. The HP Envy 6555e is cheaper and more compact for light document use.

Specs side-by-side

Spec	Brother MFC-J4335DW	Canon PIXMA TR8620a
Type	Color inkjet (INKvestment Tank)	Color inkjet (5-ink)
Functions	Print / Copy / Scan / Fax	Print / Copy / Scan / Fax
Print Speed	20 ppm black / 19 ppm color	11.7 ppm black / 3.97 ppm color
Resolution	4800 x 1200 dpi	4800 x 1200 dpi
Paper Capacity	150-sheet tray + 20-sheet ADF	200-sheet dual trays + ADF
Duplex	Automatic 2-sided print	—
Page Yield	Up to 3,000 black / 1,500 color in box	—
Connectivity	Wi-Fi + USB + mobile/cloud	Wi-Fi + Ethernet + USB
Display	—	4.3" touchscreen
Ink	—	5 cartridges (2 black + CMY)

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