Amazon Renewed MFC-J4535DW INKvestment Tank All-in-One Printer

We have had HPs, Canons and Epsons- all are very low quality. We probably print the number of pages of a “normal” household. These other brands guzzled ink. The last Canon would give “low ink” errors immediately after installing new OEM cartridges. We were tired of slowly going bankrupt on ink cartridges.

I researched quite a bit before buying this amd reviews were good. It was more expensive on the front side- but will DEFINITELY save significant money ultimately. In the few months we’ve had it- the higher initial investment has paid for the increased initial cost vs the other brands we’ve had.

It was super simple to set up, is easy to use and print quality has been superior to others.

I’m very happy with this purchase and really wish I’d taken the plunge sooner! Definitely a solid buy and we are happy that we aren’t dumping money and ink cartridges into the landfill anymore.

(Don’t miss my update at the end)
The previous printer I had worked great (Epson) for a few months and then the nozzles starting getting badly clogged and nothing would remedy the problem, so it went into the trash. This new printer is flawless so far (but I am holding my breath!)
The set-up was a bit tedious, but I had a sense that this might be because the printer was more sophisticated than any I had had previously – and my assumption seems to have been correct. It is quite impressive compared with all my previous printers.
For example, the printer stays connected to my Wifi better than I am used to (although, for a brief time, on rare occasions it has required me to turn it off and then on to get it to print). It also has multiple feeds, which all work quite well. It seems to be more “automatic” with set-up for print jobs – very smooth.
The print quality is excellent – and the print-outs are pretty speedy.
In short, I have never been so impressed at this stage of ownership. I will not hesitate to update this review if I become dissatisfied.
UPDATE 8 MONTHS LATER:
For several weeks the printer was misbehaving in terms of staying connected to my computer, which is close by and wired. I could print from my smart phone with no problems, but not so well printing from the computer. I don’t know how exactly but this issue is resolved (possibly from an update maybe?) Additionally, around that same time I was having problems with print quality, but that has also resolved itself. (This is the first printer that automatically goes into a head-cleaning mode!) During those weeks I was thinking this review should be one-star, but now I would comfortably go with five. I am now concluding that this printer is quite amazing and that I have FINALLY found a printer that I am happy with!

2024 Update:
This printer is still overpriced garbage that I would give it a less than one star review if I could, and I have subjected it to perforation via a cannon on the 4th of July. I’m only updating this review because of spite and to report that I’ve been using the, “Canon MegaTank G3270 All-in-One Wireless Inkjet Printer. for Home Use, Print, Scan and Copy, Black” printer after it was recommended to me by a local print shop employee. Not only is this printer ~$100 dollars cheaper, a smaller profile, has a replaceable print head, and larger/cheaper ink… But it also prints marvelously.

I can honestly say that the Canon G3270 has never given me problems; the setup was quick and easy, the ink reservoirs filled easily, and even if you leave it powered off for prolonged periods (1 month) it will still print over 60 pages of documents and 10 pictures flawlessly without any; blotting, streaking, distortion, fading, or artifacts. It will not even force you to update the firmware before it prints, which is truly a relief.

Original Review:
This is quite possibly the worst printer I have ever had the misfortune of owning, it has literally never printed a document without a problem of some kind after the first month.

There have always been problems with it printing too lightly, with streaks, splotches, and lines. Even after an 8 hour tech support session across; Email, text chat, and numerous IT technician phone calls only resulted in *acceptable* prints in that they were legible. And I settled for that because the printer ran out of ink from all the diagnostic prints they had me do.

Only to have ANOTHER 6 hour tech support session after the replacement ink arrived because the damned thing still didn’t work, and I had to install Brother’s proprietary apps “Brother iPrint&Scan,” “Brother Utilities,” and “Brother Creative Center” just so that the support technicians could get it to work for two days. It then went back to malfunctioning, refusing to print black unless it was printing a diagnostic. Printing entire blank pages if you selected the “Mono” black and white printing option.

I hate this printer, I honestly loathe it, and I will be destroying it. Physically destroying it because it is a piece of garbage that should never have been made, and I hope that everyone who contributed to its awful existence suffers from hemorrhoids for twice as long as I’ve had to deal with this printer.

I have been buying printers since the 1980s, and this is hands-down the best one I have ever bought. Big plus: it isn’t made in China!!! It responds quickly, it hasn’t yet had a paper jam, the images are sharp, the ink supply is very, very generous, it was easy to set up, and having two paper trays (I use one for standard and one for legal), it prints very quickly and relatively quietly. Now I just hope it lasts and lasts and lasts. (Brother also makes a great sewing machine!)