Brother MFC-J1205W INKvestment -Tank Wireless Mult
Original price was: $369.99.$129.99Current price is: $129.99.
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Get ready for a productive day with help from this Brother printer. The wireless printer offers easy mobile printing options, a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interface and web-based printing for versatility. The color printer features a 150-sheet input tray to help your team print big jobs without having to constantly refill it. NO INK REPLACEMENT FOR UP TO 1-YEAR(1): Experience truly uninterrupted printing, exceptional savings and super convenience with up to 1-year of ink using only the four cartridges provided in-box.(1) PUT THE POWER OF PRINTING AT YOUR FINGERTIPS: The simple to use Brother Mobile Connect(2) App delivers easy onscreen menu navigation for printing, copying, scanning and printer management from your mobile device. BROTHER REVOLUTIONARY INKVESTMENT TANK SYSTEM: Brother INKvestment Tank printers feature reengineered ink cartridges that hold more ink than traditional cartridges and deliver a continuous ink supply for truly convenient, uninterrupted printing. ELIMINATE INK REPLACEMENT GUESSWORK: Print with confidence using the Brother Page Gauge,(3) a visual, numerical way to know the amount of ink used and the amount of ink remaining to help take the guesswork out of when to replace ink. USE BROTHER GENUINE INK: Engineered to work with INKvestment Tank inkjet printers, a full range of INKvestment Tank cartridges is available that deliver high quality prints and reliable page yields: LC404BK, LC404C, LC404M, LC404Y and LC404 3PK. BROTHER AT YOUR SIDE. Brother offers a 2-Year Limited Warranty and At Your Side support for the life of your printer. REFRESH: Buy Genuine Brother Ink Cartridges. When you do need to replace your ink supply, choose Brother Genuine LC404 inks. To avoid worrying about running out of ink again, get started with Refresh EZ Print Subscription service and save up to 50% on ink(5). DISCLAIMERS: (1)Based on average monthly print volumes of approx. 100 pages at 60% black/40% color pages in accordance with ISO/IEC 24711 using 4 cartridges
INKvest in a printer you won’t want to replace with up to 1-year of ink in-box. Print more with up to 1-year of ink, using only the 4 cartridges provided in-box. The most affordable Brother INKvestment Tank color inkjet printer available..Wireless, Wireless Direct, and USB connectivityMobile Compatibility : AirPrint, Wireless Direct, Brother Mobile Connect, Mopria
The Brother Mobile Connect App puts the power of printing at your fingertips. Go mobile with the simple to use Brother Mobile Connect App that delivers easy onscreen menu navigation for printing, copying, scanning, and device management from your mobile device.
Compact design fits in nearly any workspace. Its compact, desktop footprint makes the INKvestment Tank multi-function color inkjet printer a welcome addition to any home or home office space.
Revolutionary INKvestment Tank Technology. The INKvestment Tank’s internal ink tank works with INKvestment Tank ink cartridges to deliver more pages of convenient, worry-free printing without sacrificing the compact, desktop size.
Brother INKvestment Tank ink cartridges. Easy-to-use INKvestment Tank ink cartridges hold more ink than traditional cartridges to continually supply ink to the internal tank, so you get more pages without needing to refill. When refilling is needed, simply take out the empty cartridge, plug-in a replacement and get back to printing with no waiting and no mess.
Connect your way. Choose from versatile connection options including built-in wireless, Wireless Direct or connect locally to a single computer via USB interface. Works with Alexa; add voice control by combining with an Alexa device.
Page Gauge empowers you to print with confidence. Eliminate the guesswork of ink replacement when you use the Brother Mobile Connect App to access Page Gauge, so you know the amount of ink you’ve used and the amount of ink you have remaining.
Wireless printing and scanning capabilities. Print and scan wirelessly from your desktop, laptop, smartphone and tablet.
Use Brother Genuine INKvestment Tank cartridges. A full range of color and black INKvestment Tank replacement ink cartridges is available that deliver high quality prints, reliable page yields and exceptional value.
Brother At Your Side. Brother offers a 2-Year Limited Warranty and At Your Side support for the life of your printer.
11 reviews for Brother MFC-J1205W INKvestment -Tank Wireless Mult
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Original price was: $369.99.$129.99Current price is: $129.99.
Alan CS –
Positive First Impressions – Brother MFC-J1205W
After 4-years, our1st Brother Printer MFC-J995DW is still going strong, so I purchased another for a different location, a MFC-J1205W, both with extended supply of ink. First impressions, the MFC-J1205W will get the job done as a low cost, no-frills reliable printer. It only has base features, print, copy, and scan in color and B&W. It came with all 4 color & black ink cartridges, and 120 V power cord. The printer does not have an auto-sheet feeder for scan & copy (one page at a time lay flat on glass with manual cover), only WiFi network compatibility, no Ethernet port, no menu screen, no Fax, and a needed USB cable is not included.Other reviewers commented on difficulty with initial setup. After using the downloaded setup program “setup.brother.com” from USB connected Win11 PC (see step 5 of Quick Setup Guide) first time setup was a breeze. The setup program will find the printer IP & MAC address and allow all the initial setup functions. A printer password is needed for setup which is a separate label on the back of the printer next to the nameplate. At the network setup tab of setup software, select wireless, where your WiFi name (SSID) should already be listed. Enter & save your WiFi password, and select that this is a network shared device. I don’t think it’s possible to setup this printer without the downloaded “setup.brother.com” program. For other PC’s in the house, this printer was found and added without any difficulty, at menu “Control Panel > Printers > Add Printer”. taking only a few minutes. A 2nd Brother program is needed for scanning “iPrint&Scan”.
Jeff Faulk –
Great printer
Great product easy setup.. High quality
Tree Dude –
Only 2.4G, no 5G WiFi – WiFi setup is Clunky and SLOW
Just set the printer up on WiFi. I would have preferred an ethernet connected printer but didn’t want to pay the $$. The “wizard” took a very long time finding the printer, which is just across the room from me. Once it eventually recognized the printer, everything went fairly smoothly. WiFi is only 2.4G, not 5G, which is a drag but it doesn’t make printing impossible.The physical part of setting up the printer was really easy. I was disappointed to see styrofoam packing blocks for a printer that supposedly conserves ink and therefore appeals to more environmentally conscious people who don’t want to spend the $$ for cartridge-less printers.I’ve only printed a few test pages so far. Quality is good but not outstanding. The Android app is pretty cool, though again it took a LONG time to find the printer. But really quick to print once it’s set up. I was able to print a file from my Google drive in a matter of seconds (granted, I choose a small text file ‘cuz it was just a test).The ink cartridges do seem on the small side, but on the other hand the replacements are reasonably priced. Unlike other reviewers, I will withhold judgement on how long the ink will last, but remember page count is based on some type of standard page with a fairly small percent coverage. If you’re printing photos, maps, charts, etc., you won’t get that page count. If you’re printing monospace text from a text editor, you’ll probably exceed the page count significantly.Low rating on tech support is based on website, I have not needed to actually contact tech support but the website is less than sterling for finding information.
Matthew Patella –
Dubious
I was worried about the software not being designed for the printer.The software that is downloaded to pc says to press the wireless button, but there isn’t any wireless button. I searched on google for the wireless button for that model and google suggests there isn’t one. The cell app similarly says I must press the wireless button, but there isn’t any button that says wireless on the printer.Youtube says to download the app, and press the ‘stop’ button so the printer shows on the cell app. But the cell app finds out what my printer model is, and won’t let me proceed unless I press the wireless button. The app forces me to lie about pressing the wireless button to proceed.I was later able to find the wireless button. The wireless icon on the button was the same color as the button, and was quite difficult to see. The software then worked.Under a month after purchase, my wireless router randomly switched the passwords, disconnecting all my gadgets, and costing my many hours on tech support resetting everything, likely for the 3rd instance of my AT&T router resetting all the passwords and costing me many hours on tech support with other organizations whos gadgets no longer worked.My Brother printer stopped working because the AT&T router was entitled to switch the passwords about to mysterious passwords. I could not reset the wireless information on the brother printer using any guides on google or in other searches.When I tried to contact Brother, the brother-usa.com website didn’t actually have any way to reach anyone. The contact us button confirmed that there was chat and phone, but no buttons were obvious that were the actual chat or phone.Google listed a mysterious phone number.Position in Que: 25Estimated Wait Time: 19 minutes————On 2-5-23 I located a file associated with a Brother printer I bought on Amazon, and was able to erase part of the file, and this allowed my wireless internet to work decently for the first time since a 7pm 2-3-23 crash of my internet that I reported to IC3.But, the Brother files keep re-appearing, and are associated with wireless traffic that I cannot control.I had returned the Brother printer quickly, a few days ago, after I noted that their customer service was not available, and after the printer could not sync with my wireless in numerous days of attempts.”Software update notification” was impossible to uninstall despite returning the printer. It was associated with a cantonese or japanese script error message during a force deletion of some of the files in the folder.My google maps suddenly started working, slightly, at more locations, with the Brother file partially removed.But on 2-5-23 a 4:15 pm, I was again not ‘allowed’ to use internet, a common effect for me as a disabled person, where in I am targeted first in cyber crimes for being disabled. I was able to force close Steam, and the wireless was working again.But at 7:00 pm on the 5th, the wireless was again not working, with no access to websites, or IC3, and I was able to get it working by erasing another Brother file, in programfiles(x86)/Browny02. Again, I was not allowed to erase the file completely. But, deleting the componants that I was allowed to delete did then mean I was allowed to use the internet despite being disabled.
GH –
Conneccted to home wifi immediately. I can even print from my UBUNTU laptop! great quality!
I dowbloaded the app to my android phone and was connected to my home wifi in 5 minutes. I can print through USB from a Windows desktop, andequally fast from any laptop in thehouse, INCLUDING the one which runs UBUNTU (a Linux OS). The prints look very beautiful with vivid colors. I am very happy (so far…)
S.N.P –
No regrets
Easy setup, prints quickly, no issues.
UhOhSpaghettiOhs –
I have owned a Brother laser printer before and was hoping their inkjet printers were of the same “it just works” quality and dependability. So far, so good! The set up is easy:• unpack• plug in• load paper• install ink cartridges• go make a coffee while the printer goes through its routine and spits out a test page• download the Brother mobile connect app for your phone and it walks you through the wifi setup.Print quality is very good and I don’t think you can go wrong for the price.
La conectaron , hicieron pruebas y funcionó. Yo como propietaria aún no he podido usarla por falta de tiempo –
Si me gustó, está bien cuidada. Aún no la uso aunque ya me la instalaron.Gracias
Colin G –
More of a complaint for Amazon sending US goods to the UAE without the compatible specifications than the Brother Printer itself;Beware; 2-pin plug requires adapter. The adapter has excess voltage and blew/smoked the printer mother board on first useage- rendering it useless !
Li LUO –
The printer can be connected to the mobile app, so I can easily scan any documents or certifications with the flatbed, no longer have to go to the library to pay for scanning materials. The printer is nice looking with white colour and has a inside container for papers making this type more easily located compared to my out-put old type. And I received the printer with a set of ink inside the package like they advertised, so it’s good for immediate using and cost-effective. The last point is about the printing quality, I should say it’s not fancy since there is some slight flaws in big colourful area, neither is this printer fast. But total ok for daily life and study. Totally recommended!
H. Walker –
Seems like a nice enough printer but despite >20 attempts to connect to wifi I was unsuccessful. I even had Telus split my 5G network. Tried with my iphone, tried with my Mac, moved the printer, moved the router. Could never get it to connect. Three YouTube videos later and still not able to connect wifi. No way to directly connect my Mac (no USB ports) so it’s going back. An I’m annoyed and frustrated because it seems like it should be super simple.