Who is the Brother - MFC-J5855DW for?
Budget-tier printer. The 65.7 score sits in C-tier (58–67) — the formula flags meaningful weaknesses against premium peers.
Reasonable if cost is the deciding factor and the spec weaknesses don’t matter for your use. Check the spec table carefully before buying.
Mars Score is computed from 10 measured specs against the transparent formula for the printers category. No editorial picks, no paid placement.
Brother - MFC-J5855DW: advantages & disadvantages
Measured against every printers we track, here is where the Brother - MFC-J5855DW pulls ahead.
- ▲Includes Color — a feature not every printers offers.
- ▲Includes Auto duplex — a feature not every printers offers.
No spec lands in the bottom quartile of the category normalization window — this product holds up across the weighted axes.
Pros are specs scoring ≥75% of the category normalization range. Cons are ≤35%. Derived from the Mars Score formula — no hand-curated lists.
At a glance
- Type
- Inkjet AIO
- Pages/min (mono)
- 30
- Pages/min (color)
- 30
- Color
- true
All specifications
Spec
- Type
- Inkjet AIO
- Color
- true
- Pages/min (mono)
- 30
- Pages/min (color)
- 30
- Resolution
- 4800x1200 dpi
- Max paper size
- Tabloid
Features
- Auto duplex
- true
- ADF
- true
- Wi-Fi
- true
- AirPrint
- true
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Frequently asked
What is the Mars Score for Brother - MFC-J5855DW?+
Brother - MFC-J5855DW scores 65.7 on the transparent Mars Score formula for printers, computed from its published specs against the category's weighted normalization.
What category does Brother - MFC-J5855DW belong to?+
Brother - MFC-J5855DW is a Brother printer catalogued in the Printers category.
When was Brother - MFC-J5855DW released?+
Brother - MFC-J5855DW was released on 2022-03-15.
What is the type of Brother - MFC-J5855DW?+
Brother - MFC-J5855DW has a type of Inkjet AIO.
What is the pages/min (mono) of Brother - MFC-J5855DW?+
Brother - MFC-J5855DW has a pages/min (mono) of 30.
What is the pages/min (color) of Brother - MFC-J5855DW?+
Brother - MFC-J5855DW has a pages/min (color) of 30.
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