Brother DCP-J315W

Awesome printer – I had problems with misalignment which seem to get sorted after a whole lot of troubleshooting steps. I love this printer because unlike previous inkjets I've owned, the ink doesn't just dry up. I can hear the periodic, automated head cleaning. Also, I always seem to get many more prints than expected out of the ink cartridges.  Show details

Better printer – I've had worse printers. I got this because i can get cheap ink refills online, which is a big game changer for as i dont want to pay expensive refills or having to take it to a refill the same cartridge thingy.. The networking on this printer is a hit and miss, but failing to connect at the best of times. Apart from that it does what its meant to do, print, scan and copy.

Won't align properley! – Previously i didn't have a problem with this printer and I've owned it over a year now. I had a few issues with the printer cartridges not reading properly or always needing to clean it before using. But for the last month I have not been able to use it properly due to cronic mis-alignment. I follow all the instructions to align and it doesn't change a thing. I went out and brought a Canon....

value for money – Very convenient, print/scan wirelessly from anywhere.. from mobiles, tablet or pc. Cheap compatible ink from ebay. Although it's slower than my laser and print quality is not for photo purposes, but for this low operational cost, I don't mind. Paper tray is also another advantage, although this one doesn't have any ADF. this one doesn't have… Read more

USB slot but has SD and memory stick slot. Weird wireless print/scan from phones/tablet/pc, cheap ink from ebay, easy setup, paper tray photo print wash out, slow printing

Software Needs Rewriting – Prior to buying a Brother DCP J315W Wireless printer I had a Canon Pixma ip 1000 Printer which was fantastic. For 12 months I have had my computer set to greyscale for printing so that it only allows the printer to print black and white. This has made no difference to the amount of coloured ink this Brother printer uses. The software has it go… Read more

through the colours. The colour black is the same size as the other colours but costs twice as much and I have still have to change the colours. The initial cost of this printer is cheap. They make their money in the ink whether you only scan, only print black and white makes no difference to the daily messages of low ink. You can temporarily continue printing black and white with a colour empty until one day it will not print until you change that ink. I have not printed in colour for 12 months but the printer goes through exactly the same amount of ink as when I was printing colour occasionally due to how the software has been written. I have searched on the internet for a way of overiding the ink monitor, there are no solutions out there. One has to be wirelessly connected if you buy the wireless version because the cord plugs in where you need to place documents to photocopy and the lid won't close, so there is no going around it. Don't buy this model is my only advice. It scans well. It prints ok. Has software that runs inks down whether you are using them or not.

Waste of money – The print quality is extremely poor. No matter how sharp the picture is on my computer, the resulting photo is blurry, with washed out colours. I have spent hours reading up on the settings & still find them too complicated. One of the main features I bought it for was it has individual ink cartridges, which strangely seem to all run out at… Read more

the same time, so proved to be of no advantage. Also they are very expensive & contain very little ink, I seem to be constantly buying new ones, though I don't do much printing. Another annoying aspect is that if one cartridge is empty, the printer stops till its replaced even if its not a colour needed for the job at hand.

Extremely disappointed & will be replacing it as soon as possible. Internal paper tray, keeps the paper flat & clean. Poor reproduction of photos & quality of general print. Expensive ink cartridges. Complicated settings when not using default.

Not Very Happy – After an avid Canon person all my life, I thought that the time had come to try another brand as the replacement cartridges were a little expensive with Canon. So I tried Brother, and what a mistake this was. It continually jams and the printing quality was very dissapointing as well. I have always used the proper authorised cartirdges for both… Read more

brands, and Canon was definately better. I will maybe now try Epson? Or go back to the Canon, knowing that the quality is there The price of cartridges Printing Quality is BAD, Paper Jams a lot