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We liked
The MFC-J5720DW is a genuine do-everything machine. It's as happy printing photos from a flash drive or SD card as it is downloading from Dropbox, scanning to Evernote or bashing out an A3 poster. It's simple to set up and to use, and the various paper trays mean you won't be running to refill it too often.
We disliked
The printer can be a little noisy during colour prints, and it's not the device for you if you need full-colour A3 printing in a hurry. Colours can be a little light and text jaggy on ink-saving settings, and the presence of starter ink cartridges in what purports to be a top-of-the-range product feels a little stingy.
Final verdict
The MFC-J5720DW delivers an awful lot of features for what's still a very low price, so we were pleasantly surprised to discover that its running costs, especially in black-only mode, are very low. It can take its sweet time on colour A3 jobs and the fastest speeds don't produce very high quality print, but it's fine for everyday office use and the higher quality settings do produce great prints if you're willing to be patient.
