The Brother MFC-J995DW is an excellent all-in-one printer made for home use, but its versatility and performance make it a good choice for a wide range of uses. It features Brother's high-yield INKvestment Tank, allowing you to print many documents while keeping costs low. Photos are printed with great detail; however, its color accuracy may be a bit disappointing for professional graphic designers and the like. Printing speed is good overall and connecting the printer to a mobile device is as easy as a tap thanks to its NFC support.
Our Verdict
The Brother MFC-J995DW is a great family printer. Printed photos look great, and the color accuracy is decent. Cost remains low when printing in large numbers, whether you're printing in black only or in color. Its scan resolution and color depth are great, especially if you need to enlarge pictures or do some light touch up.
- Outstanding cartridge system.
- Low cost-per-print.
- Superb mobile app.
- Great photo printing quality.
- Slow at printing black only documents.
The Brother MFC-J995DW is a good printer for home or small offices. It can print a large number of black and white documents at a low cost, but printing speed for such documents is on the slow side. It has a great build quality that feels durable, and its automatic document feeder lets you multitask without hassle. However, there's no duplex scanning.
- Outstanding cartridge system.
- Low cost-per-print.
- No duplex scanning.
- Slow at printing black only documents.
The Brother MFC-J995DW is an excellent printer for students. Its high-yield cartridges help to keep the cost to a minimum, even if you print a lot. There are many wireless connectivity options to choose from; however, it doesn't support Bluetooth. Brother's mobile app is superb, allowing you to perform nearly any task from your smartphone.
- Outstanding cartridge system.
- Low cost-per-print.
- Superb mobile app.
- Slow at printing black only documents.
- No Bluetooth support.
The Brother MFC-J995DW is great for printing black and white documents. It can print a large number at a very low cost, but its printing speed for black only documents is sub-par. The included ink cartridges are high-yield, and you can get even larger ones if they aren't sufficient. The build quality is impressive and the cartridges are easily accessible from the front of the printer when you need to replace them.
- Outstanding cartridge system.
- Low cost-per-print.
- Slow at printing black only documents.
The Brother MFC-J995DW is a decent printer for printing photos. Photos are detailed and colors are vibrant, but there's a bit of banding, and there's some color in the grayscale. It can print on glossy photo paper and most sizes are supported, except for 2" x 3". Color accuracy is decent, which shouldn't be an issue for personal use, but it may not be suitable for some professionals.
- Low cost-per-print.
- Great photo printing quality.
- Low cost-per-print.
- Low cost-per-print.
- Low cost-per-print.
- Low cost-per-print.
- Low cost-per-print.
Performance Usages
Changelog
- Updated Sep 23, 2022: Converted to Test Bench 1.2.
- Updated Sep 09, 2022: Converted to Test Bench 1.1.
- Updated Feb 03, 2022: Fixed error about the ink type.
- Updated Jan 28, 2022: Reshot and updated the 'In Use Picture'.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
The Brother MFC-J995DW has a larger variant, the MFC-J995DWXL, which also features their INKvestment Tank cartridges. Brother advertises this printer as lasting up to 2 years of uninterrupted printing with the included cartridges, though we haven't tested it.
Popular Printer Comparisons
The Brother MFC-J995DW is an overall excellent printer for most uses. It performs well compared to other printers in the same price range, particularly for its high page yield, low cost-per-print, and impressive photo printing quality. 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 Pro ET-5850 and the Brother MFC-J995DW are all-in-one color inkjet printers, but the Epson is better for small or home offices, while the Brother is better for students. The Epson uses a supertank system for superior page yields and a slightly better cost-per-print, and it prints much faster. Also, its automatic document feeder can duplex scan. On the other hand, the Brother produces nicer-looking photos, and it can print directly from SD cards.
The Brother MFC-J995DW is better than the HP OfficeJet Pro 8025e for most uses. The Brother yields significantly more pages at a lower cost-per-print, prints faster, and produces more detailed photos. However, the HP printer produces higher-quality documents, and its input tray can hold more paper.
The Brother MFC-J995DW is a much better printer overall compared to the Brother MFC-J497DW. While the two all-in-one color inkjet models feel similarly well-built, automatically print double-sided sheets, and have similar scanning features and color accuracy, the J995DW has a significantly better page yield and cost-per-print. It also has much faster printing speed and much better-looking produced photos. It also has an Ethernet port and can print directly from a USB flash drive or SD card.
The Brother MFC-J995DW is a better printer than the Canon PIXMA TS9520. The Brother's cost-per-print is much more affordable and it has integrated fax. On the other hand, the Canon has Bluetooth support and prints better quality photos with superior color accuracy.
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