Customer Reviews for Brother INKvestment MFC-J1205W Wireless Color All-In-One Supertank Inkjet Printer, Best for Home
Brother INKvestment MFC-J1205W Wireless Color All-In-One Supertank Inkjet Printer, Best for Home is In-store only
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 $149.99
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The Brother printer is praised for its easy setup, good print quality, and reasonable price. It is user-friendly and performs well for basic home use. However, some users report issues with ink consumption, connectivity, and print speed.
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Most helpful positive review
Posted Feb 25, 2026
Top Notch Printer.
Best printer I have ever owned. Affordable ing thst last a long time.
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Most helpful critical review
Posted Feb 17, 2026
Think Before Buying
This is a difficult printer to set up as you need to use an app and takes patience to get up and going. Also, you can only scan one page at a time. I dislike using it. Also, they are always trying to sell you ink even when 50% full.
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Posted Mar 23, 2026
Wifi problems
The printer is ok, scanning can be tricky and because it can only connect to a WPS and Internet providers do not use WPS but use WPA the printer only works when. wired which is very inconvenient.I spent hours trying to get connected by wifi unsuccessfully which is why you cant connect to my printer to assess my ink levels. It has been a very frustrating situation that ...
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Posted Mar 2, 2026
Printer works with iMac but not with MacBook Pro
I have two (3) Apple products: an iMac, a MacBook Pro and an iPad. The Brother printer works well with the iMac, is unusable with the iPad and does not function with the MacBook. I have downloaded and installed the printer driver for the MacBook - twice. The printer sends a message each time I try to print, "printer not found." I can do a "work-around" for printing PDF,...
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Posted Feb 26, 2026
I can not connect the printer to my computer.
I can not connect the printer to my computer. Can someone please help?
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Response from Staples :
Thanks for taking the time to review your experience with the Brother MFCJ1205W. We appreciate your feedback. I’m sorry to hear that you are having unable to print from computer issues with the Brother MFCJ1205W. I sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this issue may have caused you. We can help with that. I have included a link to the FAQ answer that should assist you. Please follow all the steps listed in the following link:
Answer Link: https://help.brother-usa.com/AgentWeb/api/contextmanager/v.32511280002/workspaceContext/workspace/processedPrint/Answer/185118
If you still have difficulties, please contact Brother Customer Service at:
https://www.brother-usa.com/support/MFCJ1205W
February 27, 2026
Joe C
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Posted Feb 25, 2026
Top Notch Printer.
Best printer I have ever owned. Affordable ing thst last a long time.
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Ed Creagan
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Posted Feb 21, 2026
Printer
The printer works fine, but disappointed that it didn't include instructions on how to turn it off, or even if that option is available
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Response from Staples :
Thank you for taking the time to review your experience with the Brother MFCJ1205W. We appreciate your feedback. I’m sorry to hear that you are having trouble turning on the Brother MFCJ1205W. I sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this issue may have caused you. We can help with that. I have included a link to the FAQ answer that should assist you. Please follow all the steps listed in the following link:
Answer Link: https://support.brother.com/g/s/id/htmldoc/mfc/cv_mfc1205w/use/html/GUID-20A448B1-E3C0-4F2F-9FB4-9119DF69D193_1.html?c=us&lang=en&prod=mfcj1205w_us&broug=in
If you have difficulties, please contact Brother Customer Service at: https://www.brother-usa.com/support/MFCJ1205W
February 25, 2026
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Posted Feb 17, 2026
Think Before Buying
This is a difficult printer to set up as you need to use an app and takes patience to get up and going. Also, you can only scan one page at a time. I dislike using it. Also, they are always trying to sell you ink even when 50% full.
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Response from Staples :
We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear that you are not satisfied with your Brother MFCJ1205W. At Brother, customer satisfaction is something we take seriously. Your feedback is important to us and will be reviewed.
Thank you for being a Brother customer. Please know that we will be here, should you need to contact us in the future. Please contact us directly at:
https://www.brother-usa.com/support/MFCJ1205W
February 18, 2026
Dragonfly
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Posted Feb 13, 2026
Brother MFC-J1205W Printer
I love my new printer. No unexpected unpleasant surprises. The setup was quite simple, just by following the enclosed Quick Setup Guide.
Both black and colour printouts are PERFECT!
Both black and colour printouts are PERFECT!
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Charvie
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Posted Feb 11, 2026
SIMPLE…PERFORMANTE…ÉCONOMIQUE!!!
Facile à utiliser, qualité des résultats d’impression et économique étaient mes attentes; j’en suis 100% satisfait!
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Trevor
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Posted Feb 10, 2026
Ideal machine for home use. Easy to operate.
Nice simple machine ideal for home use. Easy to operate but I do miss the on screen icon functions available on other brother machines.
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Michael
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Posted Feb 9, 2026
Not Recommended
This is the second time in my life purchasing a Brother printer. It is just plain awful. It's slow, colors are not good, and rarely prints clearly. I only bought this because of the price. I hate HP because of ink. But I am on my 3rd printer from them in over 25 years. You cannot beat that, but their ink prices suck. I will never purchase another Brother printer they ju...
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Thanks for taking the time to review your experience with the Brother MFCJ1205W. We appreciate your feedback. I’m sorry to hear that you are having some issues with the Brother MFCJ1205W. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this issue may have caused you. We’d like an opportunity to help. Please contact us directly at:
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February 10, 2026
My new printer
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Posted Jan 18, 2026
brother printer
Could not be happier! works great and fast. better than my hp printer!
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PCFred
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Posted Jan 3, 2026
Works Fine
Printer works fine, without all the HP Bloatware is the real plus.
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Beasports
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Posted Dec 28, 2025
Does What a Printer Should Do
Easy to use and set up. Bought for my daughter who is starting university and will give lots of prints before refill is needed
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PO ed
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Posted Dec 18, 2025
Horrible… nightmare
I will NEVER recommend a Brother printer…. Hardest printer I’ve ever had to install … whatever happened to plug and play.
This review is for Brother INKvestment 1365 Wireless Color Inkjet All-in-One Printer with Automatic Duplex Printing and 1.8” Color Display (MFC-J1365DW)
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Thanks for taking the time to review your experience with the Brother MFCJ1365DW. We appreciate your feedback. I’m sorry to hear that you are having setup issues with the Brother MFCJ1365DW. At Brother, customer satisfaction is something we take seriously. I sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this issue may have caused you. We would love to hear from you with more details to be able to better assist you. Our Brother Customer Support Team is available to assist you direct: www.brother-usa.com/brother-support/MFCJ1365DW
December 22, 2025
Bill
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Posted Dec 10, 2025
It Works
Works as well as expected. Letters are sharp and rich in color. Only thing that would make it better is lower prices on the inks.
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Posted Dec 10, 2025
Great deal for an OK 3 in one printer ....
Setup was a little buggy but once done works fine. Not the fastest, and scanner quality not incredible but does everything reasonably well for a bargain price!
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Posted Nov 17, 2025
Good all in one option
This is printer is the perfect size to fit in the space I use for my home office. It fits on top of my printer stand and was easy to set up. The printer itself is easy to use and set up. The print jobs have all been great quality. They are clear with no smudges. Copies practically look like the original. It is a good option for an all in one printer.
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Angry printer owner
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Posted Nov 9, 2025
Don't buy this.
Very difficult to connect to the Wi-Fi, disconnects regularly. After about a year it disconnected and I could not get it reconnected. The Brother software and apps is complete garbage from the 90s. I would rather have something with a cable than this as once it disconnects trying to get it reconnected takes hours sometimes. I have wasted 3 hours today trying to get it r...
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JM
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Posted Oct 31, 2025
Bon rapport qualité-prix.
Quelques difficultés à programmer l'imprimante au niveau de l'encre. C'est le seul probleme jusqu'à maintenant. Bon rapport qualite-prix.
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Posted Oct 27, 2025
Great all around printer
After going through a few frustrating printers over the years, this multifunction printer has been a welcome change. Setting it up was surprisingly simple; I was up and running in about five minutes straight out of the box. The instructions were clear, and it connected to our Wi-Fi without any hassle.
In daily use, it’s been just as reliable. The print quality is reall...
In daily use, it’s been just as reliable. The print quality is reall...
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