Great review . The Brother company really deserves to blow its competition out of the marketplace with this line of Inkinvestment line of products Epson, HP and Canon among others have screwed their customers long enough with ridiculously priced micro ink vessels, particular when you buy their product and they are supplied with only partially filled demo ink cartridges which will have you forking out for new ink at nearly the price of the actual printer in no time. Not only is Brother introducing a far more courteous, full ink solution out of the box but the product is a class act that is fully featured, nicely styled and aggressively priced. Go with this offering you will only be impressed.
Good review. I just replaced my 10 year old Brother WiFi printer that has been faultless till the yellow head failed. Tried cleaning fluid etc but it was cactus. I checked a review of Best Home/Small Office printers for 2022 & the MFC-4335DW came out on top. The MFC-4440DW is an upgrade of that & your review was thorough & relevant. I was happy with my old printer except it did not have duplex printing or a document feeder so those were the main requirements. But the features and huge number of options is brilliant. I guess that's what 10 years of web & mobile use has provided. Setup was a breeze. I especially like the NFC function & multiple PDF options. Offerings from HP, Lexmark, Epson & Canon for the same or over $100.00 more were nowhere near as good functionally, (as well as the warranty) slower print speed, and their ink tank functions do not get a good rap. I produce reports etc for 2 clubs & a body corporate so the inks should last easily a year.
Thanks Corindikev, I think this is what draws people to Brother, bulletproof reliability (let's hope this is still the same in 2022). And now with the inkvestment tanks, let's also hope they last as long as they say, and I hope you get your 1 year out of them as well! All the best with it
I have a problem with the first installation of the printer. Everything was fine until the first printing quality (in your video it is 4:37 minutes). Every time it starts to print, it gives a warning about a jammed paper (the paper is not jammed, it just stops when it needs to be inserted under the printer's head). I tried different quality of paper but the result is the same. What should I do about it. Is it a factory error or something else?The printer is Brother MFC-J4540DW
Great review. Just got mine and wondering if you've seen a setting for dual sided scanning? It's not a duplex scanner but surely there's a feature to feed in documents, flip then the software reorder the images?
Thanks for the review it makes us feel content with Our choice to buy this printer, Our first Brother Ink Jet we have a Brother MFC-7360N B/W Laser for 6 years and still going.
Thank you for your helpful review, my old Brother died and didn't really didn't want to buy anything else but couldn't find a printer in my price range that did what I wanted until I saw this review and then did more reseach on it. I am having a problem though with the WiFi , the printer isn't accepting the password so I tried the big long key and that hasn't worked either, I will make some phone calls tomorrow, I do have another question and that is I will be useing my PC to print not my phone or iPad so do I install the app on my PC or install drivers but wouldn't I need a cable if I had drivers, I cannot see anyhere in the information sheet about it, Thank you
Happy to help :) Not sure about the WiFi issue, try reset it from the beginning. As for using on your PC, you cannot connect via cable to your PC, so best to install drivers and print wirelessly.
Great Video! Thanks for this - i'm just looking for a new printer. I bought a Canon recently and the print quality was terrible. How is the black print quality?
It's not bad, not as good as a photo printer would be if you're looking for those high end photo shots. But I have no issues with the quality (but again I'm not that picky!)
I used to have an Epson wifi printer for over seven years, it broke down, so I thought I'd go for a printer that had cheaper ink, and chose the Brother MFC J4440DW Ivestment Tank, and WOW! what an experience at setting up WiFi ! I seemed to hit every obstacle and hindrance that could be, and then some. I started corrections by the old favourite of unplugging power supply , and then unplugging router, neither improved the situation, I eventually got connected, and then started having trouble with Windows11.Then when things started picking up, the next day things started to go wrong again. I seem to have to start up from scratch every time I want to connect to Wifi, though I do have the USB cable but it niggles me that there should be something so frustrating as this WiFi connection problem when the quick start guide looks so simple. My password for WiFi is long and complex which does not hel so I looked for using pin instead, what? more problems, Yes! certainly my most frustrating experience with computers, ever. What little printing I've done, when it works in the short wifi connection, seems to be satisfactory.
Hi Adrian, it's still going quite well and minimal complaints. The only issue is that it has a tendency to disconnect from the Wi-Fi, but this may be my own home internet issue. Other than that, still printing fine and ink lasting long!
@@tech.reviews It's not unfortunatley, I am having the same issue, where it'll just randomly forget the WiFi settings. I think It might be attributed to when it automatically updates the firmware. Have you been able to overcome this? Exellent content btw.
@@brycechernecki6637 thanks heaps! So my previous issue was fixed by moving right next to the router, and now it doesn't disconnect from the Wi-Fi, that's all I did to fix it, I haven't noticed it disconnect as a result of firmware updates sorry!
experimented more with MFC J4440DW and when i choose High quality which is slow and Brother Driver that Ubuntu offer me , Not driverless ..... it printed OK color which i tested purple one page text document maybe there is some settings i am missing that i can enhance printing and get darker black and colors...i dont know
i just bought MFC J4440DW easy to setup ..... but it seems pale colors comparing with my last printer and had compared purple color text page it is pale i tried to use Print quality = High but it didnt make any difference maybe cause i am using Ubuntu and USB driverless driver what can i do to make it black look more darker its pale more like greyish
Thank you for the review. Been trying to find on here on YT but this printer seem to be a southern hemisphere only model. Did you try to setup the printer on a PC for printing and scanning??
If the colour inks are empty, does it frustratingly prevent you from printing in just black? Also to clarify, this is still a cartridge system and the inks can't be refilled?
i am having some trouble connecting my pc to the brother machine. I have successfully connected to the wi-fi but when it says hold the wi fi button for around 2 secs all i get is the shut down of the printer. Any suggestions?
please disregard the plea...the only trouble i had was with the small control panel. I pressed it twice, mistakenly, which completed the process - which i wasn't aware of until i did a test run.
Mine is CONSTANTLY telling me it's offline even though it's connected to the same network as my ipad and laptop, and the network is working on said devices. It also doesn't print the black very bold or crisp at all even though everything has been cleaned and cleared and print quality is always set to best. I hate it.
@Talking Tech sort of 😅 it now prints much better quality via my laptop, but if using my ipad the app tells me the printer is offline and it also doesn't print the greatest. I haven't contacted brother as yet, but will be going back to the stockist I bought it from as I really shouldn't be having these issues 😭
Ethernet cables are not boring. Ethernet is a feature. I take it because there's an ethernet cable in the box this printer supports ethernet connections and is operable in all the ways you demonstrated but without WiFi.
@@tech.reviews I purchased my first wi-fi printer I can't remember how many years ago when it was a hard feature to find. Now it's harder to find a printer that does ethernet. Of course Wifi can seem convenient until you need to scan or print large files and you find the range or interference delays printing for quite a long time in some cases or makes scan / print unreliable due to interference. And some people quote safety concerns with wifi too. If you can position the printer next to the router a patch cable makes for fast and reliable scan / print. Ethernet is not boring and should not be disregarded.
@@neilgulati7918 Ethernet is the best! Would never diss poor old ethernet, people should wire up their homes with ethernet from the beginning, but builders don't really think about that!
seriously a dud of a machine. wont even double scan pages through ADF. missing this feature in the iprint scan. ive tried to change all settings in PC and brother apps. no help from brother.
Great review . The Brother company really deserves to blow its competition out of the marketplace with this line of Inkinvestment line of products
Epson, HP and Canon among others have screwed their customers long enough with ridiculously priced micro ink vessels, particular when you buy their product and they are supplied with only partially filled demo ink cartridges which will have you forking out for new ink at nearly the price of the actual printer in no time.
Not only is Brother introducing a far more courteous, full ink solution out of the box but the product is a class act that is fully featured, nicely styled and aggressively priced.
Go with this offering you will only be impressed.
Good review. I just replaced my 10 year old Brother WiFi printer that has been faultless till the yellow head failed. Tried cleaning fluid etc but it was cactus. I checked a review of Best Home/Small Office printers for 2022 & the MFC-4335DW came out on top. The MFC-4440DW is an upgrade of that & your review was thorough & relevant. I was happy with my old printer except it did not have duplex printing or a document feeder so those were the main requirements. But the features and huge number of options is brilliant. I guess that's what 10 years of web & mobile use has provided. Setup was a breeze. I especially like the NFC function & multiple PDF options. Offerings from HP, Lexmark, Epson & Canon for the same or over $100.00 more were nowhere near as good functionally, (as well as the warranty) slower print speed, and their ink tank functions do not get a good rap. I produce reports etc for 2 clubs & a body corporate so the inks should last easily a year.
Thanks Corindikev, I think this is what draws people to Brother, bulletproof reliability (let's hope this is still the same in 2022). And now with the inkvestment tanks, let's also hope they last as long as they say, and I hope you get your 1 year out of them as well! All the best with it
thx for the review, as a long-time Brother customer i found it interesting in how far the technology has come. I will definitely get one.
Coming late here but good to see yours is setup fine!
Just set up my printer.Thanks for the quick and easy-to-follow guide.
Anytime!
Thank you for your thorough review. Considering getting this printer and found this informative and helpful. 👍
Happy to help Tina!
Thanks is there an duplex scan option ?
I have a problem with the first installation of the printer. Everything was fine until the first printing quality (in your video it is 4:37 minutes). Every time it starts to print, it gives a warning about a jammed paper (the paper is not jammed, it just stops when it needs to be inserted under the printer's head). I tried different quality of paper but the result is the same. What should I do about it. Is it a factory error or something else?The printer is Brother MFC-J4540DW
Great review. Just got mine and wondering if you've seen a setting for dual sided scanning? It's not a duplex scanner but surely there's a feature to feed in documents, flip then the software reorder the images?
I believe it can only do 1 sided scanning based on Brother's website
I like the review but it would be nice to see some sample printing of colour heavy documents.
Thanks for the review it makes us feel content with Our choice to buy this printer, Our first Brother Ink Jet we have a Brother MFC-7360N B/W Laser for 6 years and still going.
Good to hear! And 6 years wow.. Most others don't last half as long.
Thanks, mate. I appreciate the review. Very thorough and informative.
Anytime Adam, happy to help! Stay tuned for more videos :)
Thank you for your helpful review, my old Brother died and didn't really didn't want to buy anything else but couldn't find a printer in my price range that did what I wanted until I saw this review and then did more reseach on it. I am having a problem though with the WiFi , the printer isn't accepting the password so I tried the big long key and that hasn't worked either, I will make some phone calls tomorrow, I do have another question and that is I will be useing my PC to print not my phone or iPad so do I install the app on my PC or install drivers but wouldn't I need a cable if I had drivers, I cannot see anyhere in the information sheet about it, Thank you
Happy to help :) Not sure about the WiFi issue, try reset it from the beginning. As for using on your PC, you cannot connect via cable to your PC, so best to install drivers and print wirelessly.
Great Video! Thanks for this - i'm just looking for a new printer. I bought a Canon recently and the print quality was terrible. How is the black print quality?
It's not bad, not as good as a photo printer would be if you're looking for those high end photo shots. But I have no issues with the quality (but again I'm not that picky!)
I used to have an Epson wifi printer for over seven years, it broke down, so I thought I'd go for a printer that had cheaper ink, and chose the Brother MFC J4440DW Ivestment Tank, and WOW! what an experience at setting up WiFi ! I seemed to hit every obstacle and hindrance that could be, and then some. I started corrections by the old favourite of unplugging power supply , and then unplugging router, neither improved the situation, I eventually got connected, and then started having trouble with Windows11.Then when things started picking up, the next day things started to go wrong again. I seem to have to start up from scratch every time I want to connect to Wifi, though I do have the USB cable but it niggles me that there should be something so frustrating as this WiFi connection problem when the quick start guide looks so simple. My password for WiFi is long and complex which does not hel so I looked for using pin instead, what? more problems, Yes! certainly my most frustrating experience with computers, ever. What little printing I've done, when it works in the short wifi connection, seems to be satisfactory.
Hi, it would be great if you could give us a quick update, via comment/description about how your printer has been now that its been a while.
Hi Adrian, it's still going quite well and minimal complaints. The only issue is that it has a tendency to disconnect from the Wi-Fi, but this may be my own home internet issue. Other than that, still printing fine and ink lasting long!
@@tech.reviews It's not unfortunatley, I am having the same issue, where it'll just randomly forget the WiFi settings. I think It might be attributed to when it automatically updates the firmware. Have you been able to overcome this?
Exellent content btw.
@@brycechernecki6637 thanks heaps! So my previous issue was fixed by moving right next to the router, and now it doesn't disconnect from the Wi-Fi, that's all I did to fix it, I haven't noticed it disconnect as a result of firmware updates sorry!
experimented more with MFC J4440DW and when i choose High quality which is slow and Brother Driver that Ubuntu offer me , Not driverless ..... it printed OK color which i tested purple one page text document
maybe there is some settings i am missing that i can enhance printing and get darker black and colors...i dont know
Great experimenting, high quality does print a bit better!
Thank you very quick and thorough
Happy to help!
i just bought MFC J4440DW easy to setup ..... but it seems pale colors
comparing with my last printer and had compared purple color text page it is pale
i tried to use Print quality = High but it didnt make any difference
maybe cause i am using Ubuntu and USB driverless driver
what can i do to make it black look more darker its pale more like greyish
Excellent printer..way better than HP canon or Epson with similar price range
Could you do some photo printing and show us the result, that would be great!
Thank you this helped a lot
No worries, happy to help!
So how do you install it on computer to work on Windows??? The printer did not come with any drivers 😕
Download the software from the Brother website :)
Which printer app were you using? There are several in the app store :(
Brother Mobile Connect is the one!
Thank you for the review. Been trying to find on here on YT but this printer seem to be a southern hemisphere only model. Did you try to setup the printer on a PC for printing and scanning??
No worries Paul. Setup was easy on the PC, I just found the printer wirelessly and it setup automatically.
If the colour inks are empty, does it frustratingly prevent you from printing in just black? Also to clarify, this is still a cartridge system and the inks can't be refilled?
Haven't gotten through all the colour yet, but we'll find out soon! I believe so re cartridge
@tech.reviews Hi, were you able to find out? I'm thinking of purchasing one. How do you like the printer so far? Pro/cons.
i am having some trouble connecting my pc to the brother machine. I have successfully connected to the wi-fi but when it says hold the wi fi button for around 2 secs all i get is the shut down of the printer. Any suggestions?
please disregard the plea...the only trouble i had was with the small control panel. I pressed it twice, mistakenly, which completed the process - which i wasn't aware of until i did a test run.
Glad to hear it's all sorted now and apologies for the delay!
I JUST BUY ONE ..ON THE APEARS THAT CANNOT INITIALIZE 8F .. WHAT I HAVE TO DO
Not too sure, best I can say is to turn it off and on and try setup from the beginning, hope this helps!
I've got this printer, it keeps jamming on me. Can't get it to stop jamming...any hints please?
Hmm maybe try full reset. Then try a different type of paper. After that might need to be replaced?
Is the ink cartridge cheap?
Definitely not! But it evens out given that it lasts for so long
what is the price of the ink cararidges
Is it possible to switch off Wifi completely?
I believe you can in the settings
Mine is CONSTANTLY telling me it's offline even though it's connected to the same network as my ipad and laptop, and the network is working on said devices. It also doesn't print the black very bold or crisp at all even though everything has been cleaned and cleared and print quality is always set to best. I hate it.
This sucks! Did you manage to arrange a replacement with Brother? Let me know if you solved any of these issues!
@Talking Tech sort of 😅 it now prints much better quality via my laptop, but if using my ipad the app tells me the printer is offline and it also doesn't print the greatest. I haven't contacted brother as yet, but will be going back to the stockist I bought it from as I really shouldn't be having these issues 😭
@@HollyT95 you're right it shouldn't, hope you get it sorted!
Ethernet cables are not boring. Ethernet is a feature. I take it because there's an ethernet cable in the box this printer supports ethernet connections and is operable in all the ways you demonstrated but without WiFi.
I believe so yes, but for the everyday user, Wi-Fi is preferred for ease of use
@@tech.reviews I purchased my first wi-fi printer I can't remember how many years ago when it was a hard feature to find. Now it's harder to find a printer that does ethernet. Of course Wifi can seem convenient until you need to scan or print large files and you find the range or interference delays printing for quite a long time in some cases or makes scan / print unreliable due to interference. And some people quote safety concerns with wifi too. If you can position the printer next to the router a patch cable makes for fast and reliable scan / print. Ethernet is not boring and should not be disregarded.
@@neilgulati7918 Ethernet is the best! Would never diss poor old ethernet, people should wire up their homes with ethernet from the beginning, but builders don't really think about that!
seriously a dud of a machine. wont even double scan pages through ADF. missing this feature in the iprint scan. ive tried to change all settings in PC and brother apps. no help from brother.