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.

This printer needs a smartphone or pc to use all the features, as there is no LCD display, just a few buttons. The basic operations that can be performed without a pc or smartphone just include making either a color or black and white copy. A scan can be activated by pressing both the copy buttons, but only if the scan feature has already been set up with a pc or smartphone. The lack of an ADF( Automatic Document Feeder) and lcd screen make this machine a little more compact. The printer has a very basic design and look to it and is actually kind of light. The paper tray and inkjet bay are easily accessible from the front of the machine. The scanner lid does have one of those extending hinges, so that books and thicker objects can still fit under the scanner lid. No LCD makes it seem a little more difficult to set up, but if you follow the directions it will all work out pretty quick. I think it took 3 minutes to set up the printer. Make sure you check for software updates sometime after you connect to the web, so that you will get the latest features for your product. The MFC-J1205W creates great photo quality prints, with a max print resolution of 6000 x 1200 dpi. Scans are good, but seem to lack some contrast and saturation, but that can easily be fixed in the Brother phone app after the scan.The pc app has a few extra scan options that the smartphone app does not have, and these options can be set before the scan takes place. You can still edit the photo after the scan, but with microsoft paint, or one of the other picture edit apps on your pc.  For Scanning, the native dpi is 300, however the machine can produce interpolated resolutions of up to 19200 x 19200 dpi.Interpolation as we are referring to it here, is basically like taking an 8" x 10" photo, and trying to stretch it to fit a 10" x13" frame.Although, it's not as difficult as it sounds. The machine scans an object at its highest native dpi,  then it takes that scan and starts to seperate parts of the picture at the pixel level.The machine then takes all the separated parts and social distances them all, so that they are a set number of pixels apart. At the new distance we can fill a 10 x 13" frame, but now there are gaps everywhere. Well here comes the tough part, the machine has to fill all those empty spots with something, so it does it's best job (based on it's software), to guess, or interpolate the colors and lines between the actual image pixels, and then creates filler pixels. These filler pixels are usually pretty close, in fact they are so close that most people will not even know that parts of their picture are made up. Not everyone uses a 19200 x 19200 resolution anyway, so in most cases 300dpi will do just fine, it will have plenty of clarity and details. The much higher resolutions are typically used by professionals. They need these larger file sizes to print large posters, and other large scale projects.  One of the big selling points of this printer is the advertised 1 year of ink included, based on a typical use of 100 pages per month( at 60% black and 40% color). The new Brother app works great, and gives the user ink levels based on estimated page usage or the ISO-based standards. This way, one could prepare a little better on knowing when to stock up on more ink when their next print job is 50 pages long. ISO is the international standard for organizations, which is based on a 5% overall page coverage area, wherein 5% of the page is imprinted with ink.  For example, a short email is roughly 5% page coverage, so if your toner cartridge offers a yield of 1,000 pages, your cartridge can print approximately 1,000 short emails.One full Brother cartridge offers 750+ pages using the ISO method. Obviously Brother does not recommend using 3rd party inks for quality purposes and machine longevity, plus 3rd party inks typically do not include the same yields. Real cartridge yields can differ based on the purpose, type of the printer and how much ink is in the actual cartridges. A lot of low yield cartridges will produce around 200 prints.The heavy duty office machines and professional photo machines, will typically use cartridges with high yields. The high yield cartridges could produce any amount over 500 pages, some brands promise anywhere from 1000 to 7000 prints. Again this all depends on the mfgr and the amount of ink included in their cartridges. Of course these numbers are only guidelines, there is no way to get an exact number of prints. Actual ink yields can vary depending on the media being printed and the media being printed on. Some papers soak up more ink than others, and some pictures or graphic texts will require more ink for colors, boldness, or designs. Make sure that when you are printing a picture from your phone or computer that your screen is not set to "vivid" or any other type of enhanced display,  otherwise your prints might not be the color you were hoping for. I keep my phone screen on "natural" for the display, which gives me the closest color matches between my phone and the printed results. This printers advertised print speeds are slightly faster than some of the other competing standard models, but not as fast as the more expensive office or workhorse printers. The MFC-J1205W advertises 16ppm black, and 9 ppm for color. I printed 10 pages with a combination of text and small pictures, it took the machine 1 minute and 42 seconds to print 10 pages at standard/normal quality. I printed the same document at "fine" quality, and it took 16 minutes and 30 seconds. There was a noticeable difference between the "fine" and "normal" prints, but not enough to make me want to waste the extra time and ink. I printed up 14 pages of just black text, it took 1 minute and 15 seconds. So we are getting results a little slower than advertised, but the print quality is very good. Full page color photos on glossy photo paper took about ten minutes to print, and looked like real photos. I am including a sample of some of my prints in the attached pictures. The paper with "1" in the top right corner is the normal quality print, and the paper with the "2" in the top right corner is the "fine" print. Papers "3" and "4" are from a Brother Laser printer. The "3" print is a laser print with ink saver and eco on. The "4" is normal quality. I have also including a picture of the magnified print of all 4 print jobs. I am posting some additional pictures:The Suicide Squad book cover - I scanned this using the default settings, and printed it as is. The scanned and raw print is the page on the left. The book is in the middle, and the enhanced scan is on the right. The scan was edited using the Brother Mobile Connect app, then reprinted on the same paper as the 1st print. Both printed on glossy photo paper. A picture of a bridge and ducks off of my phone - the picture on the left was direct print, no editing. The picture on the right was edited to enhance the contrast and saturation. Both pictures were printed on glossy photo paper. A picture of a bowl of ramen - the picture on the left was printed on regular inkjet paper. The picture on the right was printed on glossy photo paper. The picture on the basic paper looks just as good as the one on the photo paper, and it printed all the way to the edge on both types of paper.I am very impressed with the print quality on any type of media with this printer. Most other printers would not do borderless printing on regular paper, plus usually the colors or contrast typically gets washed out when you print a photo onto basic paper, but not here. Overall I am pretty pleased with what this printer can do. I would have liked an LCD screen somewhere, but it's not like I am going to be using this printer without either my phone or pc, so I should be fine. I like to take and print lots of photos, so I am not naive enough to think that I will be free of buying ink cartridges for the next 12 months, but at least these inks should last longer than my last printer. The print quality is great, and the scanner is just as good at capturing details. As with a lot of scanner and printer models, sometimes you have to edit photos and documents for the best prints. You might find that all your phone photos need the white balance adjusted and the tone slightly fixed. You might see that web images print way too saturated, or that pictures saved on your computer from 10 years ago print perfect. In any case, if your pc and phone screen are set to the most natural colors and lighting available you will get a better look at what needs to be done to your photos before printing. For the price level and compact purposes, this printer does a great job with image quality, but could use a little more pep in its processing times.

It prints, scans, and copies. Slow but the price fit my budget. Set up was moderately easy. Recommend registering the product first before you install the drivers. Otherwise, you'll be bombarded with messages about other goodies that come with the computer. I still haven't received my welcome package that was promised after registering my printer. Wish it came with the male/female USB cord. Although wireless, future buyers should ensure their shared internet will work. I'm unable to print using a shared internet service because my landlady has a Brother printer, too. I have to rely on the USB connection so to avoid problems. When she prints, she doesn't choose her own printer. The color is okay. I was spoiled by a laser jet, so I won't be super critical. Just know that ink jet printers will not provide the same quality of color printing like a laser jet printer. I loved that I didn't have to go out and buy ink separately. I print a few documents a month, so I'm good with the amount of ink. The year supply and wireless option and price were the top three reasons I purchased this printer.

Set up was easy and printer quality was nice. This came with the one year worth inn. Considering the toner is expensive, this is a good deal and multiple functions, so I can do copy, scan, etc easy to use.

Purchased this printer in the middle of Jan 2022. As for the printer it does a good job in the wifi mode. The 3 colored ink cartridges are now empty and the b/w is at approx. 1/8 level. The ream of 500 sheets I bought with the printer is about 1/2 left. The ad says that you get a years supply of ink in the box. I got about 9 weeks. My high school student does not really use the printer and we don't have a business. Yes we do print but only half a ream and the ink is gone. $76 for the 3 color cartridges and one black (L404) Quality: It works well, Value: Ink didn't last and not cheap, Ease of use: Wifi hook up took a while to complete. Recommend: Only if you rarely print.

Easy to set up, and easy to use. Print quality is good. I like the barrel ink instead of the cartridges. Good for the less expensive budget.

If you just print occasionally, this printer is the one for you. The setup portion was pretty poor, it had trouble finding my desktop through WiFi and was forced to initially hook it up with a USB cable then migrate to a WiFi connection. Afterward, the printer has been great. Prior I had a cheap $40 HP printer, which would constantly jam and have trouble feeding paper. This has none of those issues, it has a deep paper tray and a large amount of ink (again, if you use it occasionally as I do, it's a lot). Black and white prints come out near-instantly the second you print it. My recommendations are to leave it plugged in 24/7 otherwise the printheads will dry out and don't try to use it as a professional printer if you're at an office. The bad reviews I see here are trying to print 50+ pages in a single go or scan a bunch of stuff, that's not what this is meant for.

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.

Easy to set up on my laptop, but never could get it to work on my phone. I have used it several times and for a little printer it works pretty well. I love that there isn't a ton of wires running from it.

I've been using this for just over a month. The print quality is good, and it connects well to my internet for wireless printing. I use it for work and personal printing, and it's been fine for both. I do wish it was a little faster and that it made 2 sided prints without me having to reload the paper. Having said that, given the price point it seems to be a solid little printer.

Great basic printer. Prints and copies in just a few seconds. Very pleased with the colors when printing photos. Not for use with heavy card stock or anything that can't bend around a roller. We have printed dozens of full color pages and the ink levels are still above 75 percent. Cannot find any third party ink for it but might not care if the ink continues to last. The android phone app works great and is easy to use. This was a major upgrade from my 10 year old Canon. Would definitely buy again

The printer works well for my home needs. I am pleased with the quality of the output. The scanner has also worked well with minimal fussing. Brother has disappointed me with it's sparse and sometimes contradictory instructions, and poor online help. Still, it does a fine job for a reasonable price.

Works very well it was easy to hook up and copies very well

Good prinrer for the price. The only thing negative was having to down load an app to my phone for it to connect to the router.

"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!

This printer is simply "okay" in my opinion. It's a very basic, no frills all in one printer. Will it get the job done? Yes. But don't expect much. For the average basic person, this printer will do. However, for me, the colors are very washed out and muted, in fact, the colors look like "draft mode" compared to prints from other competing printers. Even other Brother machines I've used print better than this. This machine doesn't print double sided on its own, but for a reasonable printer that won't break the bank it'll do the trick. This machine is LOUD. I will say, the printer starts right up to print, but it's so loud (not like it should matter - but it's annoying to me). Setup was straight forward. For me, I had a USB Print cable, so it made setup easier because I was able to transfer the WiFi settings to the printer this way (there is no LCD screen on the printer). You don't need a USB Cable to set it up, though - but it does speed things up. Other than that, it's a relatively zippy little machine but for the fact that the colors look so washed out, - THIS IS NOT FOR PHOTO PRINTING. When I printed a 4x6, I was highly disappointed. All in all, are there better options for the money? Absolutely. However, if you want a simple, no frills device that will print, copy and scan - this will do the trick.

the machine is very easy to use. It is very fast and the quality of the printing high quality.

Print is good quality. Was very easy to install. This is my second Brother printer.

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

I'm not a fan of printers. This one is significantly better than I expected. Download of the currently required software could have been easier. No option to completely turn off power but it prints easily from my laptop when in another room.