A Brief Review of the Brother MFC-J825DW Even though many people are moving away from inkjet printers, the Brother MFC-J825DW is still fairly popular with students and individuals that need a wide range of computer peripherals in a home office setting.  As with other Brother products, consumers tend to feel that these devices are less durable than those created by other manufacturers. However, the ability to purchase a Brother printer and ink cartridges in just about any store tends to be appealing. 

Brother MFC-J825DW Ink Cartridges Required

·    LC71BK (black), LC71C (cyan), LC71M (magenta), LC71Y (yellow). Standard yield printer ink cartridges
·    LC75BK (black), LC75C (cyan), LC75M (magenta), LC75Y (yellow). High yield inkjet cartridges

Brother MFC-J825DW —Features

·    Printer. Even if your office is paperless, you can always print important documents without having to go to a stationary store.
·    Scanner. Easily digitize old photos, files, and other information for permanent digital storage.
·    Fax machine. When you need to send paper documents fast, there are few things as easy and reliable as a home based fax machine.
·    Print direct from memory cards. If you want to print from camera memory sticks or other flash media, you will find it very easy with the Brother MFC-J825DW.
·    Print from cell phone after installing free app. Never worry about losing an important picture when you can send it straight from your cell phone to the printer.
·    Touch screen panel. Easily navigate between all the functions offered by the Brother MFC-J825DW.

What Users like about the product

·    Easy to setup
·    Can print directly onto printable CD and DVD Discs

Craig F. – Over the years, I've dealt with a lot of HP, Cannon, and Lexmark printers. I must say that the Brother MFC-J825DW was the easiest to setup. Not only did the printer work perfectly, I also had no problems with the fax and scanner. 

Gretta L. – Over the holidays, I wanted to create a bunch of CDs with images for the family. Was I ever surprised when I found out the Brother MFC-J825DW could print right on the CD. Definitely an unexpected but pleasant bonus.

What Users Don't Like about the product

·    Does not last very long
·    Poor quality printing

Tara M. – They used to joke about hard drives that didn't last more than two minutes when I went to college. I was vividly reminded of that when this printer completely died after I had only printed three pages.

Kevin T. – I thought the test pages looked pretty messy, and could never get this printer to work properly.  The Brother MFC-J825DW is useless if you want to produce anything remotely readable.

Recommendations

For the most part, we feel the Brother MFC-J825DW is a good choice for small and medium sized businesses that need to occasionally print and make copies in color. That said, if you want an affordable multi-function color printer, some of its other features may have some appeal to you.

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