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

Brother MFC-J4335DW vs HP Envy 6555e

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 clear margin (4.6 vs 4.2). 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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HP Envy 6555e

4.2

$149.99as of Jun 7

The Envy 6555e is the compact, budget pick for light home use, the smallest and cheapest printer here. TechRadar and RTINGS note crisp black text and quiet, easy operation, though it is frustratingly slow on large documents. It adds auto duplex and a 35-sheet ADF in a small body. The compromises are slow speed, a two-cartridge system that raises color costs, no fax, and HP's Instant Ink push.

Strengths

— Compact, lightweight design at 13.5 lb, the smallest footprint in this group
— Crisp, dark black text that looks precise and professional
— Affordable buy-in, typically the cheapest pick here

Watch-outs

— Frustratingly slow at large text documents
— Two-cartridge (black + tri-color) system raises color running costs
— No fax and a small 2.4-inch touchscreen

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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.

HP Envy 6555e

The compact budget pick. It is smaller, lighter, and cheaper than the Brother MFC-J4335DW, HP OfficeJet Pro 8135e, Epson WorkForce Pro WF-3820, or Canon PIXMA TR8620a, but it is the slowest document printer and its two-cartridge system costs more for color than the Brother MFC-J4335DW's INKvestment Tank. It lacks the fax the others include and has a smaller touchscreen.

Specs side-by-side

Spec	Brother MFC-J4335DW	HP Envy 6555e
Type	Color inkjet (INKvestment Tank)	Color inkjet (2-cartridge)
Functions	Print / Copy / Scan / Fax	Print / Copy / Scan
Print Speed	20 ppm black / 19 ppm color	—
Resolution	4800 x 1200 dpi	—
Paper Capacity	150-sheet tray + 20-sheet 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
Paper Handling	—	35-sheet ADF + auto duplex
Display	—	2.4" color touchscreen
Ink	—	1 black + 1 tri-color
Dimensions	—	6.7" x 17.1" x 14.2"
Weight	—	13.5 lb

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