Discount Brother Printer MFC-J5910DW Wireless Color Photo Printer with
Scanner, Copier and Fax
Brother Printer MFC-J5910DW Wireless Color Photo Printer with Scanner, Copier and Fax Review
The MFC-J5910dw is a compact, feature-rich, professional inkjet All-in-One with built-in wireless (802.11b/g/n) and wired Ethernet networking. Up to 11" x 17" duplex (2-sided) printing and copying with super high yield replacement ink cartridges help save time and money.
Price : $180.50
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Brother Printer MFC-J5910DW Wireless Color Photo Printer with Scanner, Copier and Fax Feature
- Duplex printing for creating professional quality, two-sided documents up to 11" x 17" (Ledger size)
- Easy to setup wireless (802.11b/g/n) or wired Ethernet networking
- Uses Super High Yield (XXL Series) replacement ink cartridges, approx. 2,400 pages black and 1,200 pages color
- 1.9" Touch Screen Color LCD Display plus Touch Panel Control for interactive and easy to use menu navigation
- Up to 35-page Auto Document Feeder
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45 of 45 people found the following review helpful.
Good product for the money
By Eugene
First of all, please note - this is THE CHEAPEST available printer or MFD that can print up to 11x17 prints, at least at the moment of this review. So despite all the problems that I will mention below, it is still worth buying just because it is so cheap.
What I liked about this printer:
0) It's cheap (did I already mention this?).
1) It was very easy to set up.
2) I didn't have a single problem printing or scanning via wireless, it was always working propery.
3) It starts printing immediately (unlike some other models that take a minute making noises before producing a print).
What I did not like about this printer:
1) Paper feed.
You have only 1 paper tray and no option to manually feed the paper. Which means that if you want to change the paper size, you have to take out the paper tray, empty it from existing paper, put the new one in and put the tray back. Also, if you are going from A4 to A3 size, you will need to extend the paper tray, which is not hard but takes extra time. So with this device, you have to plan ahead if you are constantly switching between the paper sizes, otherwise you will spend more time switching paper than printing. My advice: go for the next model in Brother's lineup which has the manual feed - it will make your life WAY easier.
2) Quality issues.
I am not sure what was the deal, but when I got this printer it was not printing properly - the self-test that prints lots of colored squares was missing a square. Cleaning did not help this issue. After a little while I have replaced the ink (to the non-Brother one, you can get it from Amazon - 4 of each colors and 8 blacks for just 18$) and all of a sudden the self-test was printing properly and the colors of the prints got better. Maybe I just got a defective starter ink, but that doesn't speak that well for the quality of native inks.
3) Print quality and speed.
This printer is definitely not something you would want to use to print your photos. By default, the colors are way off and photos printed with this device are just useless. If you have a hardware calibrator, you can get some decent colors from this device, but it has very weak dark colors, so any photo that has plenty of shades will most likely be ruined. However, this is not the photo printer, so it was not expected to have good color representation. This printer is also quite slow if you are trying to print something with colors and in high quality (like graphs or blueprints), but the regular printing speed is quite adequate.
4) Scanner is only Letter-size.
I think there may be a way in Brother software to scan 2 halves of a larger document and then combine them digitally into 1 piece, but I haven't installed the software (I only installed drivers) and thus I am limited to a letter size scanning through windows dialogue.
Overall I would give this device a higher rating if it had the tray for manual paper feed, but the lack of one makes this device quite annoying to use from time to time. So I will again recommend buying the next model in line that does have the feeder. But besides from that, this device is quite adequate for its price and performs all the functions it is supposed to perform.
37 of 38 people found the following review helpful.
So far so good
By Bloomington John
This is my third Brother and probably around my 22nd. printer overall (of all brands). The first Brother I had was a consumer grade and felt relatively cheap (lots of light grade plastic). It didn't last long and inks were harder to find. Due to this experience, it took years before getting a Brother again. I got a Brother MFC-6490 a couple of years ago mainly for the 11" X 17" printing and it was okay. Color was a little dull compared to my other printers but it worked and still works. Generally, I've had great experiences with HP printers, but the last one I got (HP Officejet 8500 Pro) was junk and we had a lot of jamming from day one (though the print quality was color laser good and the ink costs were cheap). It finally died after only about a year's use so I decided to try this Brother MFC-J5910DW. So far, it works great. Doesn't vibrate a lot like the HP did and thus doesn't seem to jam like the HP did. The color is better than my older MFC and the touch screen easier to navigate the control settings. Standard color is a little muted compared to the standard setting of the HP (which is okay for me) btu the colors are more saturated if you select the Vibrant setting when printing. Fax, scan & copy works as advertised and the print costs appear to be cheaper than the previous model as they now have "super" high capacity ink cartridges. I will say though that although my previous Brother had very cheap printing costs "on paper", I found the "advertised" print yields to be somewhat overstated. Build quality seems good and sturdier than most home printers (I think they classify this as a "Professional Series"). The inks for these aren't as readily available as HP inks but Amazon has the best pricing anyways. I have not had good luck with third party inks or refills so I will never go that route again and have no reviews for the cheaper aftermarket inks. Overall, I think this is a pretty good printer for the money and the ink costs are very reasonable (costs per page-wise). Duplex printing & 11" X 17" printing is a bonus.
Edit: March 5, 2012. Starter cartridges are STARTER Cartridges! They are not even the full standard cartridges (even though the label appears to be so). I was out of ink within a week (had I known this, I would have ordered extra inks in advance). I had to go through a few cleanings (even though this printer is new) and that contributes to using more ink. Print quality is okay, but not to today's best inkjet standards (HP 8500's and up have a much better print quality - almost laser quality; this printer is not close to laser quality). It is serving our purpose so far and vibrates less and jams less than the HP 8500 we replaced. It is what it is - a great $150.00 11 X 17 printer.
39 of 42 people found the following review helpful.
Heavy Duty Printer Get's My Vote
By High Desert Charlie
Before I ordered this printer I must admit that I've been a Brother Fan for a long time. As a computer repair shop, I've come into contact with printers of all shapes and sizes over the past 30 years. By and far this Brother Printer turned out to be everything and more that I was expecting. With a capability to print up to 11" x 17" and it's huge paper bin capacity, combined with an easy wireless setup I had this puppy up and printing in a matter of minutes. It took me longer to remove the packaging and shipping materials than it did to setup the printer. The touchscreen display is also a very nice feature.
Price/Value on this model is as good as it gets. I highly recommend this printer for home or small business use. Just a note though, it carries a pretty big footprint, so make sure you have the space for it.
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