The Brother MFC-257CW printer is another blockbuster product with an inkjet print technology and an internal memory capacity of 32 MB of RAM. The required host interface to connect the device to the PC is through the universal serial bus (USB) full speed 2.0 version. The control panel comprises a liquid crystal display (LCD) which supports up to 16 characters on a single line.
Brother MFC-257CW Driver for Windows
Supported OS: Windows 11 (64-bit), Windows 10 (32-bit), Windows 10 (64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32-bit), Windows 8.1 (64-bit), Windows 8 (32-bit), Windows 8 (64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit), Windows 7 (64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit), Windows Vista (64-bit), Windows XP (32-bit), Windows XP (64-bit)
| Filename | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|
| Full Driver and Software Package for Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 32-bit and 64-bit.EXE (Recommended) | 47.85 MB | Download |
| Full Driver and Software Package for Windows vista, xp 32-bit and 64-bit.EXE (Recommended) | 43.24 MB | Download |
| Printer Driver and Scanner Driver for Local Connection for Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 32-bit.EXE | 11.63 MB | Download |
| Printer Driver and Scanner Driver for Local Connection for Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10, 11 64-bit.EXE | 11.80 MB | Download |
| Brother MFC-257CW Printer Driver and Scanner Driver for Local Connection for Windows vista, xp 32-bit.EXE | 6.78 MB | Download |
| Printer Driver and Scanner Driver for Local Connection for Windows vista, xp 64-bit.EXE | 6.89 MB | Download |
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Driver and Software for Mac OS
Supported OS: macOS Catalina 10.15, macOS Mojave 10.14, macOS High Sierra 10.13, macOS Sierra 10.12, OS X El Capitan 10.11, OS X Yosemite 10.10, OS X Mavericks 10.9, OS X Mountain Lion 10.8, OS X Lion 10.7, Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6, Mac OS X Leopard 10.5
| Filename | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|
| Printer Driver for macOS 10.15.dmg | 30.75 MB | Download |
| Printer Driver for macOS 10.14.dmg | 30.77 MB | Download |
| Brother MFC-257CW Printer Driver for macOS 10.13 and 10.12.dmg | 30.98 MB | Download |
| Printer Driver for Mac OS X 10.11.dmg | 30.57 MB | Download |
| Printer Driver for Mac OS X 10.10.dmg | 30.57 MB | Download |
| CUPS Printer Driver for Mac OS X 10.9.dmg | 29.34 MB | Download |
| CUPS Printer Driver for Mac OS X 10.8.dmg | 36.40 MB | Download |
| Brother MFC-257CW CUPS Printer Driver for Mac OS X 10.7 and 10.6.dmg | 26.14 MB | Download |
| CUPS Printer Driver for Mac OS X 10.5.dmg | 19.16 MB | Download |
| ICA Scanner Driver for macOS 10.15.dmg | 2.28 MB | Download |
| Scanner Driver for macOS 10.14.dmg | 293.09 MB | Download |
| Scanner Driver for macOS 10.13.dmg | 293 MB | Download |
| Brother MFC-257CW Scanner Driver for macOS 10.12.dmg | 293.07 MB | Download |
| Scanner Driver for Mac OS X 10.8 to 10.11.dmg | 294.43 MB | Download |
| Scanner Driver for Mac OS X 10.7 to 10.10.dmg | 6.53 MB | Download |
| Brother MFC-257CW Scanner Driver for Mac OS X 10.6.dmg | 4.89 MB | Download |
| TWAIN-Scanner Driver for Mac OS X 10.5.dmg | 2.08 MB | Download |
| Or Download Brother MFC-257CW driver from Brother website | ||
Driver for Linux
Linux (32-bit), Linux (64-bit)
| Filename | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|
| LPR Printer driver rpm package for Linux | 1.81 MB | Download |
| CUPSwrapper Printer driver rpm package for Linux | 15.33 kB | Download |
| Scanner driver rpm package for Linux 32 bit | 59.35 kB | Download |
| Scanner driver rpm package for Linux 64 bit | 69.94 kB | Download |
| PC-FAX driver rpm package for Linux | 45.15 kB | Download |
| LPR Printer driver deb package for Linux | 1.81 MB | Download |
| CUPSwrapper Printer driver deb package for Linux | 13.28 kB | Download |
| Scanner driver deb package for Linux 32 bit | 55.48 kB | Download |
| Scanner driver deb package for Linux 64 bit | 66.06 kB | Download |
| PC-FAX driver deb package for Linux | 38.30 kB | Download |
| Or Download Brother MFC-257CW driver from Brother website | ||
Specifications
The supported media sizes through the printer standard tray include A4, JISB5, JISB6, A5, A6, Photo paper, envelopes, Monarch, JE4 envelope, legal, letter and many more. These standard types may be of standard sizes or even custom sizes. The supported media sizes through the scanner glass must have a width that is not more than 8.5 inches and a length that is not more than 11.7 inches.
The standard input tray of this Brother MFC-257CW printer cannot hold a paperweight that is not more than 58 lbs and a minimum of 17 pounds. Print resolution for both vertical and horizontal are 6000 by 1200 dots per inch respectively. In terms of margins, the paper adjustments can be to the extent of index cards, borderless photo card and so on.
This printer is also capable of color enhancer in its printing process to produce the best possible color printing output. The minimum droplet size of the ink is about four picolitres for black and white printing while it is 1.5 picolitres for the three colors yellow, cyan and magenta. The photo capture center works at various standard sizes to give the best possible output.
Using this machine to send fax message has several properties, such as a modem speed of 14400 bps and a dual access feature. The coding method of support includes the standard MH, MR, MMR, and JPEG for color documents. The color depth is about 64 bit for monochrome and 256 levels for colored.