Customer Ratings & Reviews

So many things I like about it. It's smaller than my old HP Envy. So I can have the paper catch out all the time and not worry about it hanging over the desk. I like that it has 4 cartridges, to me the print just looks better. Easy access to the print tanks. It's fast and quiet. The ink subscription plan is going to be cheaper monthly for me. Set up was really easy and didn't take long. I feel like I really researched printers for home use and got the best one out there. The one glaring bad thing that I've noticed so far is that it's only double sided when you put the paper back in to be printed on the other side. It's really annoying, but I'm sure I'll get used to it. Overall, I really like it and am glad I chose it.

The Brother j1205w is designed to combat the scourge of high ink prices which often accompany cheap printers. This it does well by delivering an average page cost of $0.047 based on 2 black pages for every color page. This compares favorably against a $0.057 per page cost for the HP printer my parents have and cost nearly 3x more to begin with. The downside is color correctness. In my first few print tests, there were certain colors which did not appear on the page at all. After contacting Brother, they advised me of a special cleaning mode which would use up all the ink that the printer had come with. They also offered to spend replacement cartridges so that I didn’t have to waste money on a factory defect. The cartridges arrived and I was able to run the cleaning process. While it improved the overall quality, colors are washed out compared to an older Brother ink jet and with a Brother color laser that I use regularly. Black is sharp and readable. Printing is relatively speedy, especially for a printer in this price range. It’s quiet and connects quickly. This year’s printers use a different app than last year’s printers. The app is necessary to configure the printer initially, but it can be controlled via the web after that. It’s unfortunate that the older app can’t be used as I now have to keep both installed. On the plus side, the app lets me print straight from my phone so I don’t have to boot my laptop to print email attachments. The app also shows ink levels and usage. This is critical as there’s no LED screen as there is on many similar printers. Brother seems to have taken cost cutting to a new level with this model, taking off anything which doesn’t directly support printing documents. While this isn’t for everyone, it provides exactly what Brother advertises: A cheap printer with cheap ink that provides reasonable colors.

Its a great printer so far. Setup was fairly easy, I had to complete it on my laptop versus my mobile. But since setup, I'm able to do everything via the mobile app. Print quality and speed are great. I love being able to print from anywhere. It's quiet which wasn't necessary but is nice. And the footprint is convenient for a small home office. We've always had HP printers but the ink has to be changed frequently and they usually don't last long. This printer is well built and I like the ink system. I'd highly recommend this printer.

This Brother printer has served me well. I do not print all that much but everything I have ever printed has been perfect. Scanning is easy to use and allows me to save and email items. It is quiet and compact. It fits in the small area I have perfectly.

I've owed several printers but this Brother is so nice and quiet and quick to process what I ask for...I'm still learning all of its great features though...here's hoping $400 gets here but Best Buy can just apply it toward my balance due..thanks for the reminder to give this message

I love it, it's fast, quiet. Only 2 things i wish i knew b4 purchasing #1. No double side prints, yes i can do it the old school way but it's annoying. #2 the size, its not big is just big for my small desk. Other than that i love it.

I have had a wonderful dinosaur HP LaserJet 1300 printer for more than 12 years that I adored until she started showing signs of old age and Geek Squad asked me to let her go and to look into a new Ink tank. My Brother Ink Tank MFC-J1205W is Simply Smooth and the Best! Wonderfully priced and there are more expensive versions like Epson, but Brother does the same and she is so quite and cool. Love my new Brother Printer and the color is brilliant!

A simple but great quality printer. I got tired of using the other known printer brands that kept breaking after a few months and the very expensive ink cartridges. I decided to take my chances on this Brother printer. So far I'm impressed on how easy it was to setup with their App. Printing is fast and quiet. I recommend it.

Simple to use Quiet and efficient speedy printinsleek compact design

So far, so good… finges crossed. This printer is quier, fast, and it seems low maintnance 4 now

Love love love this printer. Wish it had automatic feed for the scanner but it works great otherwise. Way better than the Epson printer I had. Very quiet and prints good color copies.

"So far so good"….it a learning curve as it is much different as to what I had…. BUT it's much quicker and very quiet! I LIKE IT!

Good product. It prints quickly. It’s quiet. A little bulky than expected. But overall ✅

Nice and quiet. Easy to set up. Took bout 30 mimutes to set up.

Fast, silent, and perfect copies. Easy to install.

Very quiet. Like it so far don’t use it daily. But do like not buying ink cartridges so often

Printer works great. The noise level is low which is I appreciate. Very nice machine.

Love this printer but needs to be faster and more options as in scanning but very quiet!!

Excellent printer so far. Pretty quiet and very fast with monochrome printing. Color is fairly fast as well.

The printer was easy to setup on my phone. You can use the QR code in the instruction manual and it will take you to the App Store so that you can download the app. The installation was quick and setup took less than minute. To test the color printing I took a picture and printed it. A full page of color print took about 5 minutes to print. It was pretty slow but the print quality was very good. It prints very quietly. When you select a high resolution picture to print it does take quite a bit of time for it to get sent to the printer. The setup on a laptop was a different story. It took more than 30 minutes and I finally had to use the install printer feature on my laptop rather than through the app. It was a frustrating process to use the app which didn’t work. It also requires you to download multiple apps in order to fully utilize the software. I was able to print using the laptop but it was a tedious process to get it setup. It also has a scanner which scans very well. You are able to save those scans in the app on your phone. My opinion of the printer is this: it is a good printer that gets the job done. It is slow and setup on a computer is horrendous, but easy and fast on a mobile device. If you need a printer to print from a mobile device this is a great option. But that is it. It comes with the inkvestment program where when you start to run out of ink, it will notify the company and the company will send you replacements for one year. If you do a lot of printing, this is a great option and worth the money. If you do not print much then it is not worth the cost because of the hassle with setup.