The Brother MFC-J895DW is a decent all-purpose inkjet printer. It best suits those who mainly print in black only, as it's otherwise very costly to print in color at large scale due to the cartridges' low yield. The scanner is equipped with an automatic document feeder that can simplify your workflow; however, the lack of duplex scanning makes scanning double-sided documents a frustrating and tedious task. Its color accuracy is just okay, so it isn't recommended for professional use, but if you just want to print the occasional photo, it does it quite well. While the lack of external storage support can be an issue for some, Brother's superb mobile app can make it a bit easier to get the job done.
Our Verdict
The Brother MFC-J895DW is a decent family printer. Even though it's not a dedicated photo printer, it prints good-looking photos. The downside is that it gets very expensive if you do it often since the color cartridges are expensive and don't yield a lot of pages. That said, it's a lot cheaper to print in black only. The scanner's lid has hinges that can extend for thick documents and there's an automatic document feeder, but it can't perform duplex scanning.
- Great build quality.
- Good photo printing quality.
- Superb mobile app.
- Bad cartridge system.
- No duplex scanning.
- Print job interrupted if one cartridge is out of ink.
The Brother MFC-J895DW is a sub-par printer for home or small offices. Its black page yield is bad, which means that you have to replace the cartridge very often. It prints decently fast though and it can do double-sided printing, which can save you a lot of time. Scanning documents is fast with the automatic document feeder, as long as you don't have to scan double-sided documents since it can't perform duplex scanning.
- Great build quality.
- Bad cartridge system.
- No duplex scanning.
- Print job interrupted if one cartridge is out of ink.
The Brother MFC-J895DW is a decent printer for students. It's fairly cost-effective to print in black-only, which is great for students who are on a budget. However, printing in color can get very expensive if you use colors regularly. It's able to churn out the first page of a document quickly, but if you have a long report to print out, it's not the fastest.
- Great build quality.
- Superb mobile app.
- Bad cartridge system.
- Print job interrupted if one cartridge is out of ink.
The Brother MFC-J895DW is an okay printer for printing black and white documents. The cost of printing in black doesn't rise significantly over time due to the reasonably priced ink cartridges, but you still have to change the cartridges often since they run out pretty quickly. Printing speed is decent; the first page is fast, but subsequent pages aren't much faster.
- Great build quality.
- Bad cartridge system.
- Print job interrupted if one cartridge is out of ink.
The Brother MFC-J895DW is good for photo printing. Even though its color accuracy is just okay, it prints good quality photos that are rich in detail. There's a bit of graininess in the pictures, though, as well as some colors in the grayscale. It can print on glossy photo paper and it supports most photo paper sizes.
Changelog
- Updated Jun 08, 2020: Converted to Test Bench 0.8.1.
- Updated Jun 05, 2020: Review published.
- Updated Jun 03, 2020: Early access published.
- Updated May 27, 2020: Our testers have started testing this product.
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The Brother MFC-J895DW is a decent printer for home use. Compared to other printers in its price range, its performance is a bit middling. It has good photo printing quality, but its low page yield makes it difficult to recommend, as other similarly-priced printers perform much better in that regard. For other options, you can also check out our recommendations for the best all-in-one printers, the best home printers, and the best inkjet printers.
The Epson EcoTank ET-3760 is an overall better printer than the Brother MFC-J895DW. The Epson has much better black and color document yields, significantly better cost-per-print, and somewhat better printing speed. On the other hand, the Brother has significantly better photo printing quality, and it prints photos much faster. It also feels better built and has faxing capabilities.
Overall, the Brother MFC-J995DW is significantly better than the Brother MFC-J895DW. The MFC-J995DW's cartridge system is significantly better, which results in a much higher page yield and lower cost-per-print. It also prints slightly faster and it prints higher quality photos, but it doesn't support external drives, which the MFC-J895DW does.
Overall, the Canon PIXMA TR8520 is better than the Brother MFC-J895DW. The Canon yields more black and color pages, and it's significantly more cost-effective in the long run. The Canon also has better color accuracy and photo printing quality, but the Brother prints faster and has a larger input tray.
The Brother MFC-J895DW is a somewhat better small or home office all-in-one color inkjet printer than the Brother MFC-J497DW. The J895DW has a slightly better black page yield and black-only document cost-per-print, better overall printing speed, and better photo printing quality. It also has an Ethernet port and a better display. On the other hand, the J497DW has a better color page yield and color document cost-per-print and marginally better color accuracy.
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