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Name: Brother - MFC-J5855DW INKvestment All-in-One Inkjet Printer with up to 1-Year of Ink In-box - White/Gray
Brand: Brother
SKU: 6511267
Price: 329.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.4 (64 reviews)

Brother - MFC-J5855DW INKvestment All-in-One Inkjet Printer with up to 1-Year of Ink In-box - White/Gray

Model:: MFCJ5855DW; |
SKU:: 6511267

User rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars with 64 reviews.

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QuestionI use Mac o/s10.9.5, what can't I do on my Brother Printer if I use an operating system that old?
Asked 2 years ago by apple99Mustang.
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QuestionDoes it print and scan legal size paper? How ?
Asked 2 years ago by Susan.
- Answer yes it does
  Answered 1 year ago by Vrichardson75
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QuestionI print items on and off, so not on the regular basis. Will this be an issue as far as the ink drying up? Can I go a month without printing? Or will I need to print something every week, every two weeks, or monthly?
Asked 2 years ago by PhillyGuy.
- Answer you can go long periods without printing you just have to keep the printer on so it will self-clean and keep itself ready
  Answered 1 year ago by Vrichardson75
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QuestionDoes this printer have mobile fax, if you don’t have a land line
Asked 2 years ago by ConnieK.
- Answer The Brother MFCJ5855DW does not support mobile scanning. A land line would be needed in order to send or receive faxes.
  Answered 2 years ago by Brother
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Questioncan it scan to a usb flash drive?
Asked 2 years ago by Goodtogo.
- Answer Yes it has a slot on the front that I use... just choose scan to USB drive in the menu and it does the rest
  Answered 2 years ago by Vrichardson75
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QuestionWhat is depth of the MFC-J5855DW? Is one of the trays rear-feed? If so, how much depth is needed to operate using this tray?
Asked 2 years ago by Ron.
- Answer This thing is big. give yourself at least 2 feet min for the area you place it in... that should allow the use of the rear tray with no issue
  Answered 1 year ago by Vrichardson75
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QuestionSince you cannot print labels with this printer, will it print mailing lists on envelopes? And how many envelopes at a time? What about printing on card stock?
Asked 2 years ago by Buddah6.
- Answer The Brother MFCJ5855DW does support envelope printing. The machine can load up to 10 envelopes from the standard paper tray and up to 20 from the manual feed slot. The machine can support cardstock paper of up to 58 lbs. Cardstock paper above 58 lbs is not supported by the machine.
  Answered 2 years ago by Brother
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QuestionDoes this printer copy
Asked 2 years ago by Catnippa.
- Answer Yes.
  Answered 2 years ago by Woody
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QuestionDo I have to use brother ink or can I go to an independent cartridge source to be able to save money on ink?
Asked 2 years ago by Riley.
- Answer The cartridges seem to be designed to fit in it. not saying something else might not work but you would need to copy the Cartridge design first
  Answered 2 years ago by Vrichardson75
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QuestionDoes this printer support duplex (2-sided) scanning?
Asked 2 years ago by Anonymous.
- Answer No
  Answered 2 years ago by Lily
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QuestionDoes it scan from the tray feeder? And also does it do double scanning?
Asked 2 years ago by Q.
- Answer From the ADF at the top, yes. Yes it will duplex scan.
  Answered 2 years ago by Woody
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QuestionCan you select black and white printing only?
Asked 3 years ago by Dale.
- Answer yes
  Answered 3 years ago by JimW
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QuestionWhat is the scanner resolution?
Asked 3 years ago by Popeye.
- Answer Up to 19200 × 19200 dpi (interpolated) * Up to 1200 × 2400 dpi (optical) (from Scanner Glass) Up to 600 × 600 dpi (optical) (from ADF) *Maximum 1200 × 1200 dpi scanning with the WIA driver in Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 (resolutions up to 19200 × 19200 dpi can be selected using the scanner utility).
  Answered 2 years ago by Woody
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QuestionWhat is the depth in inches, excl the tray (some trays extend out--don't know if this one does) if applicable? The width is shown as 17", I think. Height is not an issue. RTR
Asked 3 years ago by RTR.
- Answer 17.2", if you pull both the front and rear paper handling out all the way it's just shy of 32".
  Answered 2 years ago by Woody
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QuestionWill it print on cardstock?
Asked 3 years ago by Lily.
- Answer Lighter cardstock, yes. They recommend using the bypass tray for that.
  Answered 2 years ago by Woody
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QuestionHow flimsy is the input tray? How does it do with glossy inkjet labels? The new HP 9015e is terrible, will not print the image inside the proper box, always prints too high and crooked. Can anyone speak on using this printer for product labels?
Asked 3 years ago by Ras.
- Answer The Brother MFCJ5855DW does not support printing labels as they are outside of the machine's paper specifications.
  Answered 3 years ago by Brother
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QuestionBrother - MFC-J5855DW INKvestment Tank All-in-One Inkjet Printer with up to 1-Year of Ink in-box double sided printing?
Asked 3 years ago by Mylow.
- Answer Yes, it will print double sided. You must select the option in print setup.
  Answered 2 years ago by MP307
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QuestionAre the cartridge's refillable? Why has no one asked this very important question before?
Asked 2 years ago by Raven.
- Answer Not without breaking them and risking a spill... The cartridges are large and they will print about 6K pages before it runs out.
  Answered 2 years ago by Vrichardson75
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QuestionDoes this printer support double sided scanning? I have some people answer yes and others answer no, so just trying to get correct answer from someone who has used to to scan.
Asked 2 years ago by Dstar.
- Answer The Brother MFCJ5855DW does not support double sided scanning.
  Answered 2 years ago by Brother
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QuestionDoes this printer allow you to reduce or enlarge documents? If so, are the R/E functions preset, or can you set them for a given percentage of reduce or enlarge? Like if I want to increase a type written page by 10 , 15, or 20%, is that possible?
Asked 2 years ago by Anonymous.
- Answer The Brother MFCJ5855DW does support enlarging or reducing documents. You can select an enlargement or reduction ratio from [25%] to [400%].
  Answered 2 years ago by Brother
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Questions & Answers

Brother - MFC-J5855DW INKvestment All-in-One Inkjet Printer with up to 1-Year of Ink In-box - White/Gray

Q: QuestionI use Mac o/s10.9.5, what can't I do on my Brother Printer if I use an operating system that old?

Q: QuestionDoes it print and scan legal size paper? How ?

Q: QuestionI print items on and off, so not on the regular basis. Will this be an issue as far as the ink drying up? Can I go a month without printing? Or will I need to print something every week, every two weeks, or monthly?

Q: QuestionDoes this printer have mobile fax, if you don’t have a land line

Q: Questioncan it scan to a usb flash drive?

Q: QuestionWhat is depth of the MFC-J5855DW? Is one of the trays rear-feed? If so, how much depth is needed to operate using this tray?

Q: QuestionSince you cannot print labels with this printer, will it print mailing lists on envelopes? And how many envelopes at a time? What about printing on card stock?

Q: QuestionDoes this printer copy

Q: QuestionDo I have to use brother ink or can I go to an independent cartridge source to be able to save money on ink?

Q: QuestionDoes this printer support duplex (2-sided) scanning?

Q: QuestionDoes it scan from the tray feeder? And also does it do double scanning?

Q: QuestionCan you select black and white printing only?

Q: QuestionWhat is the scanner resolution?

Q: QuestionWhat is the depth in inches, excl the tray (some trays extend out--don't know if this one does) if applicable? The width is shown as 17", I think. Height is not an issue. RTR

Q: QuestionWill it print on cardstock?

Q: QuestionHow flimsy is the input tray? How does it do with glossy inkjet labels? The new HP 9015e is terrible, will not print the image inside the proper box, always prints too high and crooked. Can anyone speak on using this printer for product labels?

Q: QuestionBrother - MFC-J5855DW INKvestment Tank All-in-One Inkjet Printer with up to 1-Year of Ink in-box double sided printing?

Q: QuestionAre the cartridge's refillable? Why has no one asked this very important question before?

Q: QuestionDoes this printer support double sided scanning? I have some people answer yes and others answer no, so just trying to get correct answer from someone who has used to to scan.

Q: QuestionDoes this printer allow you to reduce or enlarge documents? If so, are the R/E functions preset, or can you set them for a given percentage of reduce or enlarge? Like if I want to increase a type written page by 10 , 15, or 20%, is that possible?

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QuestionI use Mac o/s10.9.5, what can't I do on my Brother Printer if I use an operating system that old?

QuestionDoes it print and scan legal size paper? How ?

QuestionI print items on and off, so not on the regular basis. Will this be an issue as far as the ink drying up? Can I go a month without printing? Or will I need to print something every week, every two weeks, or monthly?

QuestionDoes this printer have mobile fax, if you don’t have a land line

Questioncan it scan to a usb flash drive?

QuestionWhat is depth of the MFC-J5855DW? Is one of the trays rear-feed? If so, how much depth is needed to operate using this tray?

QuestionSince you cannot print labels with this printer, will it print mailing lists on envelopes? And how many envelopes at a time? What about printing on card stock?

QuestionDoes this printer copy

QuestionDo I have to use brother ink or can I go to an independent cartridge source to be able to save money on ink?

QuestionDoes this printer support duplex (2-sided) scanning?

QuestionDoes it scan from the tray feeder? And also does it do double scanning?

QuestionCan you select black and white printing only?

QuestionWhat is the scanner resolution?

QuestionWhat is the depth in inches, excl the tray (some trays extend out--don't know if this one does) if applicable? The width is shown as 17", I think. Height is not an issue. RTR

QuestionWill it print on cardstock?

QuestionHow flimsy is the input tray? How does it do with glossy inkjet labels? The new HP 9015e is terrible, will not print the image inside the proper box, always prints too high and crooked. Can anyone speak on using this printer for product labels?

QuestionBrother - MFC-J5855DW INKvestment Tank All-in-One Inkjet Printer with up to 1-Year of Ink in-box double sided printing?

QuestionAre the cartridge's refillable? Why has no one asked this very important question before?

QuestionDoes this printer support double sided scanning? I have some people answer yes and others answer no, so just trying to get correct answer from someone who has used to to scan.

QuestionDoes this printer allow you to reduce or enlarge documents? If so, are the R/E functions preset, or can you set them for a given percentage of reduce or enlarge? Like if I want to increase a type written page by 10 , 15, or 20%, is that possible?