Brother MFC-J995DW vs HP OfficeJet 250

Which Printer Is Better?

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Brother MFC-J995DW
HP OfficeJet 250

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Our Verdict

Brother MFC-J995DW

HP OfficeJet 250

The Brother MFC-J995DW is better than the HP OfficeJet 250, but the HP is better for traveling. The Brother is a better choice if you plan to print large documents frequently because it has a much higher page yield and an incredibly low cost-per-print. However, the HP is better suited to printing on the go thanks to its rechargeable battery, compact design, and better connectivity options.

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Variants

  • MFC-J995DW (Gray)
  • MFC-J995DW XL (Gray)
  • OfficeJet 250 (Black)

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MFC-J995DW
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OfficeJet 250
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MFC-J995DW XL
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OfficeJet 250
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Main Differences for
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Threshold 

0.10

Home 
 

8.2
7.0

Cartridge 
 

10
4.5

Cost-Per-Print 
 

9.9
6.6

Scan Quality 
 

9.5
6.5

Full Comparison

Design

Build Quality 
 

8.0
6.0

Build Quality Close Up 
 

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Brother MFC-J995DW Build Quality Close Up
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HP OfficeJet 250 Build Quality Close Up

Type  

All-In-One
All-In-One
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Dimensions 
 

0.0
9.2

ISO View Picture 
 

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Brother MFC-J995DW ISO View Picture
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HP OfficeJet 250 ISO View Picture

Height  

7.6" (19.3 cm)
3.4" (8.7 cm)

Width  

17.0" (43.3 cm)
15.0" (38.1 cm)

Depth  

13.3" (33.7 cm)
7.2" (18.3 cm)

In Use Picture 
 

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Brother MFC-J995DW In Use Picture
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HP OfficeJet 250 In Use Picture

Max Height 
 

7.6" (19.3 cm)
10.7" (27.2 cm)

Max Width 
 

17.0" (43.3 cm)
15.0" (38.1 cm)

Max Depth 
 

22.8" (58.0 cm)
16.1" (40.9 cm)

Weight 
 

18.1 lbs (8.2 kg)
6.8 lbs (3.1 kg)
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Display Screen 
 

8.5
7.5

Display Screen Picture 
 

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Brother MFC-J995DW Display Screen Picture
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HP OfficeJet 250 Display Screen Picture

Display Screen  

Yes
Yes

Display Screen Size 
 

2.6" (6.7 cm)
2.6" (6.7 cm)

Touchscreen  

Yes
Yes
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Cartridge 
 

10
4.5

Cartridge Picture In The Printer 
 

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Brother MFC-J995DW Cartridge Picture In The Printer
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HP OfficeJet 250 Cartridge Picture In The Printer

Technology  

Inkjet

SuperTank 
 

No
No

Photo Cartridge 
 

No
No

Color  

Yes
Yes

Number Of Color Cartridges 
 

3
1

Black Cartridge Model 
 

LC3033BK
HP 62 Black

Tested Black Page Yield 
 

198.88 prints
8.84 prints

Estimated Black Page Yield 
 

3,779 prints
167 prints

Color Cartridge Model 
 

LC3033PKS
HP 62 Tri-Color

Tested Color Page Yield 
 

89.99 prints
5.78 prints

Estimated Color Page Yield 
 

1,914 prints
123 prints

Third-Party Cartridge 
 

No Cartridges
Purchased One Worked

Ink Type 
 

Dye And Pigment
Dye And Pigment

High Yield Cartridge 
 

Yes
Yes
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Expected Maintenance 
 

5.5
6.0

Ink Related Maintenance 
 

Expected
Expected

Drum Unit 
 

No Drum Unit
No Drum Unit
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Risk Of Clogging 
 

4.0

Print Technology 
 

Inkjet
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Scanner Features 
 

7.4
6.9

Scanner Flatbed Picture 
 

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Brother MFC-J995DW Scanner Flatbed Picture
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HP OfficeJet 250 Scanner Flatbed Picture

Scanner 
 

ADF + Flatbed
ADF

ADF Capacity 
 

20 pages
10 pages

Scan Speed 
 

6 PPM
4 PPM

Duplex Scanning 
 

No
No

Max Flatbed Scan Size 
 

8.5" x 11"
No Flatbed

Max ADF Scan Size 
 

8.5" x 14"
8.5" x 14"

Flatbed Hinge Adjustability 
 

1.07" (27 mm)
N/A

Fax 
 

Yes
No

Copy 
 

Yes
Yes

OCR Included 
 

Built-in
Software
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Ease Of Unclogging 
 

Printhead Location 
 

In The Cartridge

Printhead Serviceability 
 

User Replaceable

High Flushing Volume 
 

No
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In The Box  

In the Box Picture 
 

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Brother MFC-J995DW In the Box Picture
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HP OfficeJet 250 In the Box Picture
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Scan Quality 
 

9.5
6.5

Scan Quality Photo 
 

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Brother MFC-J995DW Scan Quality Photo
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HP OfficeJet 250 Scan Quality Photo

Max Scan Resolution 
 

1,200 DPI
600 DPI

Max Scan Color Depth 
 

24Bit
24Bit
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Battery 
 

Advertised Battery Life 
 

N/A
~225 prints

Tested Charging Time 
 

N/A
129 min
Efficiency

Cost-Per-Print 
 

9.9
6.6

Printer Total Cost 
 

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Black Cartridge Price 
 

32.99 US$
18.99 US$

Color Cartridge Price 
 

64.49 US$
23.99 US$

Black-Only Printing Cost 
 

0.009 US$/print
0.114 US$/print

Color Printing Cost 
 

0.034 US$/print
0.195 US$/print

Photo Printing Cost 
 

0.089 US$/print
0.522 US$/print

Ink Subscription 
 

No
No
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Printing Speed 
 

7.4
3.9

Printing Speed Video  

Black Only Text Document 
 

9 PPM
3 PPM

Color Document 
 

10 PPM
6 PPM

Photo Printing Time 
 

49.0 s
35.0 s

Single Page Out Time (Black Only) 
 

8.7 s
18.5 s

Duplex Printing 
 

Automatic
No

Input Tray Capacity 
 

151 pages
50 pages
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Document

Black & White Documents 
 

8.5
8.5

B&W Document Picture 
 

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Brother MFC-J995DW B&W Document Picture
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HP OfficeJet 250 B&W Document Picture

Color Ink Needed For Black & White 
 

Yes
No
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Color Documents 
 

8.0
8.5

Color Document Picture 
 

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Brother MFC-J995DW Color Document Picture
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HP OfficeJet 250 Color Document Picture
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Cost-Per-Print 
 

9.9
6.6

Printer Total Cost 
 

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Black Cartridge Price 
 

32.99 US$
18.99 US$

Color Cartridge Price 
 

64.49 US$
23.99 US$

Black-Only Printing Cost 
 

0.009 US$/print
0.114 US$/print

Color Printing Cost 
 

0.034 US$/print
0.195 US$/print

Photo Printing Cost 
 

0.089 US$/print
0.522 US$/print

Ink Subscription 
 

No
No
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Printing Speed 
 

7.4
3.9

Printing Speed Video  

Black Only Text Document 
 

9 PPM
3 PPM

Color Document 
 

10 PPM
6 PPM

Photo Printing Time 
 

49.0 s
35.0 s

Single Page Out Time (Black Only) 
 

8.7 s
18.5 s

Duplex Printing 
 

Automatic
No

Input Tray Capacity 
 

151 pages
50 pages
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Document Printing Sizes 
 

Letter (8.5" x 11")  

Yes
Yes

Legal (8.5" x 14")  

Yes
Yes

Tabloid (11" x 17")  

No
No

A6 (105mm x 148mm)  

Yes
Yes

A5 (148mm x 210mm)  

Yes
Yes

A4 (210mm x 297mm)  

Yes
Yes

Max Paper Weight 
 

220 g/m²
300 g/m²
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Scanner

Scanner Features 
 

7.4
6.9

Scanner Flatbed Picture 
 

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Brother MFC-J995DW Scanner Flatbed Picture
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HP OfficeJet 250 Scanner Flatbed Picture

Scanner 
 

ADF + Flatbed
ADF

ADF Capacity 
 

20 pages
10 pages

Scan Speed 
 

6 PPM
4 PPM

Duplex Scanning 
 

No
No

Max Flatbed Scan Size 
 

8.5" x 11"
No Flatbed

Max ADF Scan Size 
 

8.5" x 14"
8.5" x 14"

Flatbed Hinge Adjustability 
 

1.07" (27 mm)
N/A

Fax 
 

Yes
No

Copy 
 

Yes
Yes

OCR Included 
 

Built-in
Software
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Scan Quality 
 

9.5
6.5

Scan Quality Photo 
 

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Brother MFC-J995DW Scan Quality Photo
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HP OfficeJet 250 Scan Quality Photo

Max Scan Resolution 
 

1,200 DPI
600 DPI

Max Scan Color Depth 
 

24Bit
24Bit
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Photo

Color Gamut 
 

6.5
6.0

Parrots Picture 
 

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Brother MFC-J995DW Parrots Picture
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HP OfficeJet 250 Parrots Picture

Color Range Picture 
 

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Brother MFC-J995DW Color Range Picture
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HP OfficeJet 250 Color Range Picture
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Color Accuracy 
 

6.9
6.3

Friends Picture 
 

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Brother MFC-J995DW Friends Picture
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HP OfficeJet 250 Friends Picture

Color dE Picture 
 

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Brother MFC-J995DW Color dE Picture
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HP OfficeJet 250 Color dE Picture

Color dE Graph 
 

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Brother MFC-J995DW Color dE Graph
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HP OfficeJet 250 Color dE Graph

Average Color dE 
 

6.18
7.69
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Small Details 
 

9.0
8.5

Small Details Photo 
 

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Brother MFC-J995DW Small Details Photo
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HP OfficeJet 250 Small Details Photo

Max Print Resolution (DPI) 
 

1200 x 6000
4800 x 1200
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Photo Printing Sizes 
 

6.5
8.0

Glossy Paper (4" x 6")  

Yes
Yes

Glossy Paper (5" x 7")  

Yes
Yes

Glossy Paper (8" x 10")  

No
Yes

Glossy Paper (8.5" x 11")  

No
No

Glossy Paper (13" x 19")  

No
No

Borderless Printing 
 

Yes
Yes
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Mobile App And Connectivity

Connectivity 
 

7.5
8.0

Inputs Picture 
 

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Brother MFC-J995DW Inputs Picture
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HP OfficeJet 250 Inputs Picture

Wireless 
 

Yes
Yes

Wi-Fi via Router 
 

Yes
Yes

Wi-Fi Direct 
 

Yes
Yes

Bluetooth 
 

No
No

Ethernet 
 

Yes
No

USB Input To Computer 
 

Yes
Yes

External Storage Support 
 

Yes
Yes

Apple AirPrint 
 

Yes
Yes

Mopria Print Service 
 

No
Yes
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Mobile App 
 

10
10

App Printscreen 
 

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Brother MFC-J995DW App Printscreen
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HP OfficeJet 250 App Printscreen

Mobile App  

Yes
Yes

App Name  

Brother iPrint&Scan
HP Smart

iOS  

Yes
Yes

Android  

Yes
Yes

Photo (JPEG, PNG) 
 

Android and iOS
Android and iOS

PDF 
 

Android and iOS
Android and iOS

Microsoft Office Files 
 

Android and iOS
iOS Only

Text Files (TXT) 
 

Android and iOS
iOS Only

Webpages (HTML) 
 

Android and iOS
iOS Only
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OS Compatibility 
 

Windows  

Fully
Fully

macOS  

Fully
Fully

Chrome OS  

Partially
Fully
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Gray
MFC-J995DW
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Black
OfficeJet 250
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Gray
MFC-J995DW XL
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Black
OfficeJet 250
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OfficeJet 250
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Black
OfficeJet 250
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OfficeJet 250
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