MFC-J985DW Wireless Inkjet Printer

Inkbenefit All-In-One A4 inkjet available exclusively through Amazon.

Discontinued

At a glance

This product has been discontinued. Our nearest equivalent is the MFC-J1300DW.

Fast, compact and affordable to run. Using individual high capacity ink cartridges the MFC-J985DW delivers yields of up to 2,400 mono and 1,200 colour pages, to provide a cost effective and low maintenance printing solution.

Tap to print from or scan straight to your smartphone or tablet using Near Field Communication (NFC) with the Brother iPrint&Scan app or wirelessly using Apple Airprint or Google Cloud Print™. You can also connect directly to the web from your printer in order to scan to or print from Google Docs™, Facebook™, Dropbox, and EVERNOTE™ on the 6.8cm colour touchscreen.

Use wired LAN for fast and secure file sharing and allow multiple users to connect to the printer using your wireless network with the push of a button using WiFi Protected Setup (WPS).

With print, copy, scan and fax capabilities, as well as a wide variety of features including two-sided printing and photo enhancing functions, the MFC-J985DW is an ideal device to meet any home or home office needs.

Key Features

Super high yield cartridges for cost effective printing.
12ipm mono & 10ipm colour print speeds.
Automatic Document Feeder for easy multi-paged copy, scan and fax.
NFC, LAN and Wireless network connectivity.
Large 6.8cm LCD touchscreen.
Manual bypass slot for advanced paper handling.

Overview

Cost-effective Printing

Reduce your total cost of ownership with the MFC-J985DWXL, using super high yield individual cartridges to deliver up to 2,400 mono and 1,200 colour print yields. Additional cost saving features including automatic 2-sided printing and ink save mode ensures the MFC-J985DWXL delivers low maintenance, cost effective printing.
(Approx. cartridge yield is declared in accordance with ISO/IEC 24711)

Enhanced Connectivity

The MFC-J985DWXL comes with NFC, wired LAN and wireless connectivity options for easy connecting to and from the machine from multiple devices. Print from and scan straight to your smartphone or tablet using the iPrint&Scan app, Apple AirPrint or Google Cloud Print. Connect directly to the web in order to scan to or print from Google Docs, Dropbox, and EVERNOTE using the 6.8cm colour touchscreen.

Time-saving Print Speeds

With print speeds of up to 12 mono or 10 colour ipm (based on ISO/IEC 24734), it means faster printing to suit all your needs, while maintaining professional looking documents.

Copy, Scan and Fax Multiple Pages Easily

Copy, scan or fax multiple-paged documents with ease through the Automatic Document Feeder (ADF). This frees you up to spend more time on other tasks rather than waiting to flip pages at the printer.

Compact Size

Designed with space-saving in mind, the MFC-J985DWXL is a sleek and compact machine that combines print, copy, scan and fax capabilities.Packed with a wide variety of connectivity and paper handling features the MFC-J985DWXL has a functionality to suit your every need.

Print from and Scan direct to USB and Memory Card

Scan documents straight to your USB memory drive without having to connect to your computer. Enhance and edit your images using Photo Capture Centre straight from the control panel to print quality borderless photos direct from your digital camera or memory card.

Eco-friendly

Economic and environmentally friendly too. Compliance with the strict German Blue Angel environmental standards means that the MFC-J985DWXL is recognised as particularly energy efficient.

4 separately replaceable ink cartridges allow you to help protect the environment whilst lowering your printing costs at the same time.

Specification Details

Features and Specifications

Printer type	Colour
Function	Print, Copy and Scan, Fax
Display size	6.8cm Touchscreen LCD
Max paper size	A4
Memory	128MB
Technology	Inkjet

Creative Center	Yes
Folding Notes	Yes
Note Scan	Yes
Office Doc Creator	Yes
Outline and Copy	Yes
Outline and Scan	Yes

Connectivity	Wired Network, Wireless, USB
Local interface	Hi-Speed USB 2.0, 10/100 Base TX (LAN), Wireless 802.11b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, NFC
NFC	Yes
USB interface	Hi-Speed USB 2.0
Wi-Fi Direct	Yes
Wired network interface	Yes
Wireless network interface	Yes

Supported	AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, iPrint&Scan, Mopria, Print Service Plugin for Android

Resolution	Up to 1200 x 1200dpi (colour and mono)
Speed	Up to 6ipm Mono and Colour

With carton	457(H) x 497(W) x 249(D) mm
With carton	10.5 kg
Weight	8.5 kg
Without carton	TBD

Blue Angel environmental accreditation	Yes
Nordic Swan environmental accreditation	Yes
Power consumption (Watts)	Operating:19W, Ready mode: 3.5W, Sleep: 1.3W, Off: 0.2W
Sound pressure	50dBA (Maximum)

Fax modem	14.4 kbps

Contents	Power supply cord, Fax cord, Product safety guide, Software disc, Ink cartridges, User guide, Warranty card, Quick setup guide

Types and sizes	Standard Tray: 64-220g/m2. Photo Tray: 64-220g/m2. Manual Feed Slot: 64-300g/m2.
Weights	Standard Tray: A4, LTR, EXE, A5, A6, Photo(10x15cm), Indexcard, Photo-2L, C5 Envelope, Com-10, DL Envelope, Monarch. Photo Tray: Photo(10x15cm), Photo-L. Manual Feed Slot: A4, LTR, EXE, A5, A6, Photo(10x15cm), Indexcard, Photo-L, Photo-2L, C5 Envelope, Com-10, DL Envelope, Monarch - Plain, Inkjet, Glossy(cast/resin), Recycled.

Wired network	Ethernet 10/100BASE-TX
Wireless network	802.11b/g/n
Wireless network security	WEP 64/128bit, WPA-PSK(TKIP/AES), WPA2-PSK(AES)

Software supplied - Mac	Brother ControlCentre2
Software supplied - Windows	Brother ControlCentre4, Nuance® Paperport® 14 SE with OCR
Supported	Windows® 8 / 8.1 (32bit(x86) & 64bit(x64) editions), Windows® 7 (32bit(x86) & 64bit(x64) editions), Windows Vista® (32bit(x86) & 64bit(x64) editions), Windows® XP Professional (32bit(x86) & 64bit(x64) editions), Windows® XP Home, Windows Server® 2003 & 2008 (32bit(x86) & 64bit(x64) editions), Windows Server® 2008 R2 & 2012 (64bit(x64) edition), Mac OS X v10.7.5 / 10.8.x / 10.9.x / 10.10.x

Paper input	100 sheet standard tray, 20 sheet photo tray, 20 sheet ADF
Paper output	50 sheets

Resolution	Up to 6,000 x 1,200 dpi (Vertical x Horizontal)
Speed - laser comparable	Up to 12ipm mono & 10ipm colour
Speed - fast mode	Up to 27ppm mono & 23ppm colour
Automatic 2 sided print	Yes
Droplet size	1.5 pico litre

Resolution	Optical: Up to 1,200 x 2,400dpi, Interpolated: Up to 19,200dpi.
Scan to	Email / Image / File / OCR / Card / USB flash drive / Web services
Speed	From 3.35 seconds Mono / 4.12 seconds Colour (A4 size. 100 x100dpi)

Brother paper	BP71GLA: A4 glossy photo paper, 20 sheets, BP71GLP: 10x15cm glossy photo paper, 20/50 sheets, BP60MA: A4 Matte inkjet paper, 25 sheets, BP60PA: A4 inkjet paper, 250 sheets
Super high-yield ink cartridges	Black / Cyan / Magenta / Yellow: LC22U BK - Approx 2400* A4 pages /C/M/Y - Approx 1200* A4 pages

Print from	PictBridge, USB Flash Memory Drive, Memory Stick Duo/ Pro Duo/Micro, Secure Digitial(SD), Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC), Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC), Multimedia Card, Multimedia Card Plus, Multimedia Card Mobile

Warranty	12 months

Rating and Reviews

Customer reviews

MFC-J985DW is rated 4.2 out of 5 by 914.

Rated 5 out of 5 by Anonymous from Very pleased I’ve had this printer for several years and it continues to work very well. Liked it so much that we bought another one for our vacation home. Ink lasts a long time and is much less expensive than previous printers I’ve owned from a competitor. I’m looking to get the same printer again for a family member.

Date published: 2020-12-13

Rated 4 out of 5 by XYDI from So Far So Good I'm impressed with this machine. I've utilized it as much at home as in my office. Many features are very accommodating, wireless printing, email scanning, and basic copying. Photo features are good although I don't need it on a regular basis.

Date published: 2020-11-25

Rated 5 out of 5 by mbk2616 from 2 years-----works FINE To really judge a printer,must be done,after you have had it for awhile. Myself,have had approximately 1.5. years. Use it with a windows and a Chromebook,and android phone. Works perfectly. Thought there might be problems with a Chromebook,but extremely happy on how it performs. Saw many 1 star reviews, but to be honest--I doubt them,, as this is the best user friendly printer,that I have ever used. The only flaw,is it does not print as quickly as I would like to. Also use it on 3 other window laptops in my house.

Date published: 2020-11-11

Rated 4 out of 5 by boyracer from Does Everything Well My MFC-J985DW basically does everything well. My former employer purchased the machine (I worked remotely), and I had come to like the machine so much that I purchased it from them rather than shipping it back to the company HQ.

Date published: 2020-09-26

Rated 4 out of 5 by Slow but steady from Decent printer I'm satisfied with the prints, but printing double sided is painfully slow. Ink prices are high, but unfortunately that's the norm standard. You could almost buy a new printer for the cost of replacing all the ink cartridges at once.

Date published: 2020-09-21

Rated 2 out of 5 by MB22 from Ink dries out to quick Printer not used much and ink always dries out, have to waste to much ink.

Date published: 2020-09-04

Rated 5 out of 5 by danny13 from This is my 2nd Bro printer and is awesome For home use it's perfect. I don't use the FAX but all other features work as advertised. The included ink has saved me not just in having the supplies available but in cost. I was pleasantly surprised when it printed in duplex! I guess I didn't realize that it had that feature. I have PC's and MAC's, Andriod and iPhone. All work without issue through my Wi-Fi. I rated the features lower because it would be nice to have an envelope slot Vs fiddling with the paper tray.

Date published: 2020-08-11

Rated 1 out of 5 by I hate your product from Piece of Junk This is a piece of junk (and I'd use stronger language but the site won't let me). This has consistently NOT WORKED, no matter how many times I restart it, re-input my WiFi, etc. I have a laptop and a desktop, and my husband has the same and we have problems on ALL the computers, and they're both PCs and Macs. This only got one star because I couldn't give it ZERO. WASTE OF MY TIME AND MONEY.

Date published: 2020-07-26

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Supplies and Accessories

Supplies

Genuine Brother BP60MA Matte A4 Inkjet Paper

The Brother BP60MA Matte A4 Inkjet Paper 145 gram. Contains 25 sheets.

£5.99 (Inc. VAT)
£4.99 (Ex. VAT)

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Genuine Brother BP60PA A4 Inkjet Paper

The Brother BP60PA A4 Inkjet Plain Paper. Contains 250 sheets.

£5.99 (Inc. VAT)
£4.99 (Ex. VAT)

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Genuine Brother BP71GA4 Glossy A4 Photo Paper

The Brother BP71GA4 Glossy A4 Photo Paper 260gsm. Contains 20 sheets.

£11.99 (Inc. VAT)
£9.99 (Ex. VAT)

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Genuine Brother BP71GP20 Glossy 10cm x 15cm Photo Paper

The Brother BP71GP20 Glossy 10cm x 15cm Photo Paper 260gsm. Contains 20 sheets.

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Genuine Brother LC22UBK Ink Cartridge – Black

The Brother LC22UBK Black Ink Cartridge – Single Pack. Prints 2,400 pages.

£25.19 (Inc. VAT)
£20.99 (Ex. VAT)

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Genuine Brother LC22UC Ink Cartridge – Cyan

The Brother LC22UC Cyan Ink Cartridge – Single Pack. Prints 1,200 pages.

£14.39 (Inc. VAT)
£11.99 (Ex. VAT)

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Genuine Brother LC22UM Ink Cartridge – Magenta

The Brother LC22UM Magenta Ink Cartridge – Single Pack. Prints 1,200 pages.

£14.39 (Inc. VAT)
£11.99 (Ex. VAT)

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Genuine Brother LC22UY Super High Yield Ink Cartridge – Yellow

The Brother LC22UY Super High Yield Yellow Ink Cartridge – Single Pack. Prints 1,200 pages.

£14.39 (Inc. VAT)
£11.99 (Ex. VAT)

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