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Canon MG4270 vs Brother DCP-J315W printers : scan/print speed, iPad/iPhone printing

At my place the MG4270 is selling for $1 more than the J315W
but the former comes with 2 years warranty while the latter
3 years.

Q1:
Was told by the salesperson that the former (Canon) is iPrint
certified so it's better for iPad/iPhone printing while the Brother
model is not iPrint certified & not so 'compatible' for printing
from iPad/iPhone: any truth in this?  (appended below the specs
 for Brother)

Functions: Print, Scan, Copy, Direct Photo Print, Wireless Networking
Print Speed: Fast print speeds up to 35/28ppm
Print Resolution: Up to 1,200 x 6,000 dpi
Network: Wireless Networking
With the free iPrint&Scan app, you can now print directly from your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. Plus, you can scan documents from your MFC straight to your Apple gadgets.

Q2:
WHich of the 2 models scan faster (directly) to SD card?

Q3:
Ink cartridge costs is a concern to me.  I've found another of my
Canon model where the color cartridge bundles together the 3
colors, so if one color runs out, have to change entire cartridge
which cost about $50+ at my place.  All Brother models come
with individual color cartridge & there's a local store near my
place which sell individual Brother color cartridge.  But the
salesperson told me Canon cartridge is smart: all colors will
be mixed in such a way that they run out at about the same
time.  Any truth in this?

I have a need to print from a Macbook Pro soon too as my
girl's school require the use of Macbook Pro.

My indecision/dilemma is cartridge ink vs the iPrint (which Canon
is certified in)
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" Plus, you can scan documents from your MFC straight to your Apple gadgets"
Can iPrint allow direct scanning to Apple devices like what Brother's
"iPrint&Scan app" could do or rather can "iPrint&Scan app" be used
on the Canon model printer?
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Just found that the compatible ink cartridge for MG4270 is not
available yet at my local stores.  MG5xxx series come in individual
cartridges but it can't be used.

Anywhere I can order the cartridges online ?
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What's your Brother printer model which has issue printing text?
Are you using the  iPrint&Scan app?
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Mfcj430w & higher-end models of Canon costs quite a couple
hundred dollars more.

I'm looking at MG4270 & MG2270 which are currently low-cost
(on promo at my place) but compatible cartridges for these
two models are nowhere to be seen at my place nor at
amazon.com.  For Brother DCP-J315W, low-cost cartridges
are abundant at amazon.com & near my place

Yep, I read "iPrint&Scan app" don't support text / document
printing.  So I probably could email a text/doc over to my
Windows laptop for printing.  Cost of ink cartridges is a big
concern for me
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Mfcj430w & higher-end models of Canon costs quite a couple
hundred dollars more.

I'm looking at MG4270 & MG2270 which are currently low-cost
(on promo at my place) but compatible cartridges for these
two models are nowhere to be seen at my place nor at
amazon.com.  For Brother DCP-J315W, low-cost cartridges
are abundant at amazon.com & near my place

Yep, I read "iPrint&Scan app" don't support text / document
printing.  So I probably could email a text/doc over to my
Windows laptop for printing.  Cost of ink cartridges is a big
concern for me.


> PG 741 cartridges online
> PG 740 cartridges online
Can the above 2 cartridges be used on the 2 models of
Canon I mentioned?
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Can someone comment on the print & scan speed of MG4270 ?
Salesperson told me it's faster than Brother J315W but I read
somewhere it's much slower
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Canon Asia site mentions the following speeds: what's
the difference between ipm & ppm?  What about scan
speed (I scan a lot to SD card)

ISO standard print speed (A4): up to 9.9ipm mono / 5.7ipm colour
Prints a 4 x 6" borderless photo in 44secs
Simply put,Ipm is a rated real world speed so prints come out looking like you'd expect them to. Ppm means the maximum speed pages could get dumped from your printer ( draft mode low dpi, lowest ink volume necessary to produce a semi readable document).
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It's a pity we can't compare the 2 printers' printing/scan speed
as they used different standards.

Brother sales person & service desk gave me different replies
on J315W's printhead warranty: sales said it's covered under
the 3 years' warranty while service desk says "No" (& that their
printhead rarely fails during the 3 years but it costs US$80 if
it has to be replaced).  Brother service desk told me they now
supports iPrint (or AirPrint) software from Apple for J315W

Canon's printhead is on the ink cartridge so it gets replaced
when a new ink cartridge is replaced.

Though Michael-best has given the Canon cartridges, looks like
we need to do some drilling of the cartridges to fill up with
compatible ink - not something I'm comfortable doing.
Simply can't find ready-to-use low-cost compatible cartridges
for MG4270.

So it's a case of cost/availability of cartridges vs printhead
warranty/reliability now for me to consider
Personally, I'd only use original ink until the warranty runs out because some repairers may decline a warranty because you use non original inks.
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