Customer Ratings & Reviews

Brother INKvestment Tank MFC-J1205w wireless multifunction color inkjet printer is sleek, compact, and very affordable. This revolutionary printer features a high-capacity ink cartridges that provide up to one year of uninterrupted printing using only the cartridges included in-box. Print, copy, and scan features can be accessed from your mobile device through the Brother Mobile Connect app. Brother Mobile Connect has a user-friendly interface that gives you the freedom to print from virtually anywhere and always have access to the status of your printer's ink usage. Brother Intelligent Page Gauge is a feature that can be accessed through the app, providing a visual, numerical way to know the amount of ink you've used and the amount of ink you have remaining. This wireless printer has multiple flexible connection options, including a built-in wireless interface for sharing with multiple users on your network, Wi-Fi Direct, or connect it locally to a single computer via a USB interface. The printer is easy-to-use, features a clean, modern design, offers quick setup and convenient optional printing via AirPrint and/or Email Print. When you need a reliable color inkjet printer at an affordable price to keep pace with your home or home office document needs, Brother INKvestment Tank MFC-J1205W is the printer for you. Totally Impressed!

Super easy to use. Prints easily from my phone, in great quality. Just what I wanted. Setup was also super easy!

Lovely printer, fast print, good price for ink, portable and easy to connect

So far so good. One of the nice things I like about it is my new mac automatically recognized the printer on wifi and I was able to print AND scan using my Mac, with no installation of any software. For my windows computer is has been good as well. Setup process is a bit odd since you have to do everything through an app, but other then that, once setup, it seems like every device can find this printer! I have had no issues with print quality, but I didn't buy this for pictures. Literally just printing and scanning stuff from emails and the like. I wouldn't think this printer would print amazing colors, and will depend a lot on the paper you use. It seems to do a decent job on high quality paper. Low quality/cheap paper the colors look horrible, but to be expected for price of paper and printer.

Good purchase. Definitely useful for me as I begin my first semester of college. Learning how to printer was quick also. Good and reasonable price. And totally recommended.

This printer is boss! The ink lasts a long time. You can print from anywhere. The print quality is great! The only issue i have is that i thought the ink cartridges were refillable. They are not.

So far so good. I bought this printer because my company gave me 160.00 budget. I am very pleased with the Brother printers I’ve used in the past. It’s exceeded my expectations.

East to install and use. Uses very little ink as well!

Very nice work excellent Is very good We have no problem

I love having a printer it makes things so much easier for my daycare business. I don’t have to go to the library to print and stock up on enrollment papers.

Great product first time using it and very happy !

Great printer ! Wireless feature comes in handy along with AirPrint for Apple devices & printing away from home if needed.

Great printer downfall ink doesn’t last long but overall a great buy.

I am quite pleased with the printer. Unboxing and initial setup was simple and straightforward. Paper tray pulls out easily, and loading paper a breeze. Installing ink tanks is a simple "open the door and slide in". The ink tanks are fairly large, and should last a long time, and that will save on ink cost. The printer has no display, only basic operating buttons - but these seem sufficient for all functions. The cover for scanner is light and easily opened. There is a back cover that can be popped off for clearing jams. To complete setup, it's off to Brother website to download the software. Once installed, it found printer, and finished the wireless setup on the computer. Next, printed a test document - which surprised me as to how quickly it printed. At that point, I used the document I just printed to check scan/copy function and made a copy. It came out just a shade lighter than original, which is actually hard to detect. I also printed a picture on regular paper, and found the quality to be fairly good for plain paper. Then on to Playstore to get the Brother android app, which I installed on my phone. That also worked perfectly - I was able to print from phone, and scan to phone. Another plus is Brother's free printable and customizable home and business templates. You can download, customize and make cards, calendars, invites, etc. As of this review, this mulit-function printer has performed perfectly, and I would highly recommend it as an excellent, inexpensive home / home office printer.

Its been 2 years with this printer and i havent even had to use the refill ink. Absolutely happy with the Long Lasting INK. Setup was quick, and the wireless connection works well with my laptop and phone. The biggest win has to be the The ink .it really does last! I’ve printed dozens of pages and haven’t come close to running out. Print quality is sharp for both documents and color prints. It’s not the fastest printer out there, and it doesn’t auto-duplex, but for home or light office use, it gets the job done without draining your wallet.

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.

I never really pay much attention to the cabling on printers. Usually every single brand does the same thing, put all the ports in the back of the machine and assume this works for everyone. 9 out of 10 times, I prefer to just push it against the wall and leave it there. As long as I can extend my arm to grab a sheet of paper or open the trey, it works for me. Adding all the ports on the back makes that an issue since pressing it against the wall would then add pressure to the connections. So you have to fiddle with it a bit to find the right spot where the cables would be fine without putting too much pressure on the ports or the boot of the cables. The Brother printer goes a different route and puts the power connector on the side and other ports under the scan tray lid. They’ve even added a small channel along the side to bring your cables out through the back of the printer. I really love that about this printer. The ink cartridges has a nice twist to them as well. No, they didn’t make them self-refillable, or at least not meant to anyway. They make them in a clear housing that allows you to visually see the ink levels rather than just relying on the software telling you that you’ve run low on ink. Setup was cake with the INKvestment printer just pair to the same network connection and with 3 taps of the screen, you are paired. The Brother Connect app has a simple, yet stylish interface. You got your Printer model at the very top, ink information on the side, IP of the printer below the model, the printers status below that (printing, sleep, etc), then your typical document/photo print buttons, scan, copy, and maintenance buttons. If anything, it’s missing the bells and whistles other printer manufacturers throw into their apps such as camera print, cloud print, and the likes. The higher, more premium models seem to have some of that functionality built into the smart displays. But, lets face it, you’re printing from your phone, just open your favorite cloud service to print any document directly. In terms of print quality, the Brother INKvestment printer handles everything you throw at it. From pictures, to documents and anything else. Pictures would appear to do really well. I didn’t have any glossy photo paper, which is why I think I got a so-so result. I got very little grain from drone photography and milky way images

The Brother MFCJ1205W INKvestment printer seems like Brothers entry-level INKvestment printer seeing that it is just your basic 3in1 Print, Copy and Scan printer. However, it does come with wireless technology by the way of WIFI and has an app called Brother Mobile Connect that enables you to print any document or picture you desire from your phone. The app is very well laid out and easy to use. I would have liked to have seen more info on the different ways to set up the printer on the network with direct connect and using the IP address of the printer and cloud print in the set up instructions. The easiest way to get it online is to just add it to your network during set up on your computer when it gives you the choice. I tried setting it to local on the computer it was connected to and it still prompted me to let it be connected to the internet on a couple of the additional steps for diagnostics and ink management etc. I was going to connect it local and use direct connect to print from my phone and I could not get it to work that way like I have before with other printers. It may do it but with the Brother software suite installed on the computer they really want the printer online so they can tell you when to buy more Brother ink for it and for diagnostics as well as the online suite that is available. I just went ahead and installed all of the software including the extra document handling software that seemed to be quite useful and included pdf software. The MFCJ1205W holds a lot of paper in the slide out paper tray. I do not know if it is 250 sheets but it seemed like at least 150 maybe 200. More than twice as much as the old printer it replaced. It also has easy-to-access ink tanks on the right front of the printer. You just open up a door and there is a separate compartment for just the ink rather than having to open up half the printer to replace cartridges like other inkjet printers I have had. I really loved the ease of access and simplicity involved with changing ink tanks. Another feature I liked was the hideaway USB cord connection on the side under the scanner lid. Additionally, I noticed is that for a compact all-in-one printer the Brother MFCJ1205W has some weight to it and feels like it is very well built and sturdy. For anyone looking for a simple 3in1 printer without a document feeder or fax capability, this is actually the best one I have come across and the fact that you can get it for $99.00 and it is an INKvestment printer with large capacity ink tanks available makes it a great deal to me. I would not hesitate to recommend it!

Purchased this for our small business to replace a color laser printer that was costing too much to replace toner. This printer is quick and efficient and does an excellent job. It doesn’t have a display screen, so you need to set it up using a computer. But that is no problem at all.

My Inkvestment printer has great print out qualities, took about 4 minutes to set up from start to printing the test page. Since I just got mine I don’t know if the ink actually lasts a year but I do love how slim the ink cartridges were. Setting up the printer via the application by Brother would be my suggestion for you. It was easy and painless. The paper cassette won’t hold an entire package of paper but I’m okay with that since I don’t use it for high volume printing. A great family printer for our home office for sure!