Customer Reviews for Brother INKvestment Tank MFC-J1205W Wireless Color Inkjet Printer, All-In-One Supertank, Print, Scan, Copy
Item # : 24486368
Model # : MFC-J1205W
Cartridge type
Ink
Max Paper Size
8.5" x 11" Letter
Output Type
Color
Functionality
All-In-One
Price is $129.99
1-hr pickup
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3153 reviews
Most helpful positive review
Posted Aug 16, 2021
Best Printer I've Ever Owned
Granted I've only owned 2 other printers before this, but it is by far the best. It's incredibly easy to set up (unlike HPs thanks to their app), the print quality is excellent, and it prints incredibly quickly. It even prints on both sides without needing to flip the paper in the tray. Also, unlike the most helpful critical review says, my cyan ink cart was not defecti...
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VS
Most helpful critical review
Posted Oct 29, 2023
Print heads clog easily
Print heads clog easily even using Brother INk exclusively. The printer has a regular self cleaning routine designed to eliminate this problem, but if you check the youtube channels, this occurs far too frequently. Cleaning is a tedious,messy job that doesn't last long. I had high hopes for this printer. Should have been a workhorse. But I can't print in color anymore...
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Staples Customer
Verified Buyer
Posted Jun 5, 2025
Better choice than HP
This all-in-one works perfectly. Ink is way more affordable than an HP printer, which is a scam company that makes you pay insane fees for ink. I will choose Brother over HP the rest of my life.
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Staples Customer
Verified Buyer
Posted Jun 2, 2025
Great
Had it in stock
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PETER K.
Verified Buyer
Posted May 30, 2025
Excellent
A small relatively low priced printer that provides excellent quality printouts quickly with most other performer aspects. I have a large Brother printer that does it all but will keep on my desk.
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ED
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Posted May 28, 2025
Excellent Value
This is an excellent low cost home printer. It has exceeded my expectations.
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LP Hist Soc Erie PA
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Posted May 24, 2025
Great machine
Love the Tank printer, much more economical especially with the feature to default to eco mode. However, the open time on the brother app can be long and the update process can be really long.
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MARY F.
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Posted May 16, 2025
Simply good!
The little printer works great! I didn't need all the extras. So happy with the simple printer. Good colors.
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GAAB
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Posted May 13, 2025
Well done Brother!
After two other printers within months of purchase and nothing but continued problems, we purchased this Brother printer and couldn’t be happier. Hopefully it will give us years of dependable service.
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Rick
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Posted May 10, 2025
Good but hard to connect.
Good but hard to connect. Two Macs (desktop and laptop) and Windows work computer had issues connecting. Deleted and re-added device. Download of software was inconsistent in options available to download. More creating, installing, deleting finally got the devices to connect. First time I had this much trouble connecting to a Brother printer. Previous experiences were ...
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Staples Customer
Verified Buyer
Posted May 8, 2025
Brother Printer
We could not find directions for turning the machine off. It was only by experimenting, that we discovered the process. Other than that, the machine works fine.
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Shirley
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Posted May 7, 2025
Easy to set up
This printer was easy to install and is working well.
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Earl
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Posted May 4, 2025
Whatever Happened to 'Owner's Manuals?'
Excellent printer but, like most hardware these days, it arrived without instructions other than how to turn it on. Finally found a YouTube with someone who spoke English without a heavy accent that I could understand and slowly have learned how to use its various functions. I especially like the scanning feature that includes OCR.
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Trudy
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Posted Apr 30, 2025
Very convenient
I love this printer! The wireless feature couldn’t be more perfect!! Wasn’t hard to set up, no internet issues, and printing straight from phone is amazing.
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JAMES W.
Verified Buyer
Posted Apr 29, 2025
Great Printer
This is a great printer...Easy to set up..Does a great job!
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TekFra
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Posted Apr 22, 2025
Printers Jams
This is a great printer. Except that it keeps paper jamming. I have followed all instructions.Nothing seems to fix it long term. I have to repeatedly unjam the stuck paper and try again. I usually get about 2 printed lately before it jams again. Thats an inconvenience. I’m hoping I don’t have to invest in fixing the printer as it’s used minimally.
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DEANA O.
Verified Buyer
Posted Apr 21, 2025
Extremely slow printer
I immediately regretted purchasing this printer. It takes almost 3 prints per page to print. It reminds me of a dot matrix printer from my college years back in the 90’s. I wasn’t impressed with Brothers customer service either. After failing to solve an issue, and on the call for 1 hour and 20 minutes,I was hung up on without solving the issue.
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Wk61
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Posted Apr 19, 2025
Update issue needs resolution
Works great. The only issue so far is trying to update. I get a notification and when I try to update it gives me an incorrect password message. I've not changed it and I'm reading it right off the back of the machine. Most annoying!!!
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Kathleen
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Brother
Posted Apr 17, 2025
Quiet & quick (only prints 1 page side) printer
Very nice printer. Have only one issue with it. It doest print on both sides of the paper. Miss this feature from my older printer. But overall the printer is quiet & quick
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Days
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Posted Apr 13, 2025
Don’t buy
Setting up wireless internet is difficult. Once connected printer does not always stay connected.
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casaundra E.
Verified Buyer
Posted Apr 12, 2025
So far the Best
This is my fifth printer. I had HPs before this one. This was harder for
me to set up, but worth it. The cartridges were eady to put in and I like the design. It prints faster than the others.
me to set up, but worth it. The cartridges were eady to put in and I like the design. It prints faster than the others.
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Nope
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Posted Apr 11, 2025
DO NOT BUY
DO NOT BUY any Brother printer. The software the force you to install is invasive and annoying.
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