BROTHER MFC-J435W BLACK OEM INK CARTRIDGE

Brother MFC-J435W Review

Overview:

When it comes to small printers for home offices one of the best to use is the Brother MFC-J435W, and this is a printer that does everything from copying to faxing. The printer has fast printing on demand and has built-in wireless capabilities, which allows any computer and laptop throughout the home to connect to the printer. The printer has a 20 page automatic page feeder and can print up to 2,500 pages a month, which makes printing, copying, faxing, and scanning a fast and easy task.

Pros:

The Brother MFC-J435W printer has wireless networking that makes it easy to use and print from anywhere in the home, and even outside of the home. The wireless connection allows the printer to be set on a table, desk, or shelf without having cords hanging everywhere, so it keeps the workplace clean and cord free. The printer also has a USB2 connection available, so it can be used either wired or wireless. The wireless capability allows for mobile devices to connect with the printer from anywhere, and some of the wireless printing capabilities include AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, Brother, and iPrint&Scan.

The power source behind the Brother MFC-J435W is an AC 100 to 120 Volt, 50 to 60 Hz, which gives the printer enough power to be able to do the all-in-one functions (copying, scanning, and faxing). The printer is Energy Star qualified, which shows that the machine saves energy, protects the environment, and helps to save money, so having this mark on the printer shows that it is a qualified and effective machine. The power source prints at its best and gives the best quality when the machine is in a certain environment because temperature and humidity levels affect the function of the machine. The best temperature for operating the printer in is 68 to 78.8 degrees Fahrenheit and the best humidity level recommended to operate the machine in is 20 to 80 percent humidity without condensation.

The Brother MFC-J435W printer has a 48-bit color flatbed scanner that has both black/white and color scanning capabilities, and the maximum interpolated resolution for the scan is 19,200 x 19,200 dpi. The scanner is compatible with Windows and Mac OS, and the wireless capabilities always the scanner to be used by mobile devices from anywhere. The types of documents that can be scanned using mobile devices and computers are JPEG and PDF, although only a JPEG file can be scanned from the mobile device.

Cons:

The Brother MFC-J435W printer is a good all-in-one machine but the initial setup can be complicated because of its versatile construction. The wireless connection is a great tool to have, but, in the initial setup, it can take some time to connect to the wireless network and many times the USB2 (wired) connection has to be used for the initial setup. Also, sometimes when the printer is first setup the machine will take a few times to run it before it prints regularly, and it will also jam once or twice when it is first started up before it prints clearly.

Another feature about the MFC-J435W printer that is a problem is the printing quality, which the color printing does not have as good a quality as black printing. The colors will sometimes be faded or washed out, and this can even occur when there is enough ink in the compartment. Coloring fading naturally occurs when the color ink is running out, but some machines will print low quality color photos and pages.

The Brother MFC-J435W has been stated to have problems with ink, and the ink cartridges run out too fast. In some machines, the ink runs out at 30 pages of paper, but the amount of pages used before the ink runs out is anywhere from 50 to 100, so the ink runs out before it is supposed to. Every new ink cartridge costs around $50 and so it can be frustrating spending so much money on ink.