Brother – INKvestment 5110 Wireless Color Inkjet All-in-One Printer with 500-sheet paper tray/4.3” Color Touchscreen (MFC-J5110DW) – Gray

Amazing printer - This printer is fast and easy to use. Setting up the printer was easy as well.

Excellent print speed and set-up! - This printer was easy to set-up with my Wi-Fi. The ink cartridges were easy to install and the printer works great with the app on my phone also. Prints both black and white and color with no problem. It's a little bigger, but I put it on top of a two drawer file cabinet and had plenty of room. It replaced an HP Printer that turned out to be a piece of junk. This is the first Brother printer I have owned and I'm very impressed. My daughter has had a Brother printer for quite a while with no problems. The price was comparable to any other brand. I highly recommend this printer!!

Better Than Expected..... - This was my second Best Buy printer in a two month span. The first printer was such a devasting disappointment that I was very pessimistic about purchasing another printer. However, this printer actually works as advertised and was not a complete and total nightmare to set up. I have yet to replace ink so I am not sure if that will be an ordeal or not, but so far this is a good, quality machine that simply works without a colossal pain in the butt.

Awesome All-in-One machine at a great price! - I bought this All-in-One machine for my home/mobile business. It prints super-fast, gives me a dual size paper tray size, scans a large paper package, is also a copier, fax machine and can be totally mobile. Even though it is an inkjet versus a laser jet, I would have spent three times as much on separate machines that could handle large paper packages. It was easy to set up right out of the box. Highly recommend!

Good buy - Like all the features. Set up a little challenging.

Very nice printer - Set up was a little bit difficult but once set up it works great, so far. Nice color printing. The quality of the materials used to make the printer and the looks of the printer are very impressive. The paper is hidden which is not true of a lot of the newer more expensive printers.

Great multi-function printer, basic scanner app - Personal warning: Box weight is 47lbs whereas the printer itself is about 40lbs. It is highly recommended to seek assistance to prevent product damage and self injury. The onboarding process after powering it on for the first time is easy and straightforward. I ran into a small hiccup connecting to my wireless network and ended up manually configuring it. Other than that, everything was smooth sailing. An interesting thing to note is that wired connectivity is done under the scanner flatbed. It is an interesting design choice and allows the cable to be routed through a single point. Yet the only drawback I see to this is needing additional cable length in order to accommodate it. While the unit itself is capable of faxing documents, the current market sees almost no use for it. I also have no way of testing its ability to send/receive fax documents. I guess it is there as a legacy feature for those who still use it to this day. I cannot really fault it just for keeping an old feature/tech around. Once the printer is ready, adding it to Windows’ list of printers is simple enough. As a network printer, it requires no additional software to install. The print quality is good after sending a print job to it. The copy function is easy, as the control display interface is easy to understand and navigate. In order to scan to a computer, especially over the network, the Brother utility program is needed. While the scanning program works as intended, I find it is lacking a couple of basic functions usually found elsewhere. The first is that there is no preview function to check how the original appears. The second is that there is no cropping in order to narrow down a scanning zone. Cropping a section of a scanned image allows one to discard unwanted parts of the image to reduce file size in general. I find that not having the aforementioned two functions make the scanner program lacking. If either of the two (or both) functions are hidden somewhere in the program’s settings, I am not aware of them. On the flip side, I do like that I am able to scan up to 1200dpi. Overall, I find that this is a decent multi-function inkjet printer. The print quality is great and my test scans turned out decent. Using a wired connection does require additional length so it is something to keep in mind. The scanner app is functionally basic to say the least. The Good: Fast printing, up to 1200dpi scanning, online account optional The Bad: USB/ethernet cable not included, scanner software has no preview+crop The Ugly: having to deal with ink cartridges Verdict: recommended

Small printer that doesn't force subscription - Unboxing the printer, it does seem pretty large at first. Setting it up isn't too hard, just make sure to find the tape and turn it on then add the ink. Now I say it seems pretty large, but when you look at all it has, it's actually pretty small. You have two trays, a scanner, and then a way to feed things from the side. When you're not using them, they fold in and take very little space. It is also a inkjet but looks more like what I'm used to in an office. The touch screen in the front is OK for a printer, and big enough that you can actually use it when you need. With that said, it is a bit large if you want a small printer in a room to print here and there and not doing anything. Setup was super easy too, I used the iPhone app that got it connected to the internet, but typing on the screen would be fine. Windows and Mac both also see the printer and you can connect it. One thing I really liked is being able to setup the scanner to scan to email without needing to have an email server, yes you need to sign in and it saves it but it's much easier then any other printer I've used. Most printers make you manually enter everything, this just lets you sign in with something like outlook and it works. I would say that the admin interface when you connect to the printer website is very basic looking but it works. It's not fancy, and there are a few things that you need to setup there that can be done but its basic. What about the way it prints? So far everything I've done is nice. I did some photo on photo paper and it looks great. And some documents also look good. I don't print hundreds of pages so the time isn't important though this is a bit slower then the laser printer I've used which is fine for most cases. Important to me too is that after install I'm not constantly being asked to buy a subscription. They offer one if you want, but its not pushed in your face every time. And you also don't need to get their cartridges. Its nice that it lets you use it as a printer and scanner and not much like other brands do. If you're looking for a printer I would recommend this as one that works and doesn't force you into a subscription.

If you run a small business you need this! - Brother really ticks all the boxes with the new Brother INKvestment 5110. They have really created the ultimate volume home office/small business machine with all the bells and whistles you could possibly ask for. Pros: + Functionality: prints, copies, scans and faxes. + Paper trays oh my! There's technically three paper trays, between the multipurpose tray and then the dual paper trays which hold about a ream of paper each. As someone that prints a lot of labels, this is very nice because I don't have to worry about swapping the papers out. I can leave labels in one tray, regular printing paper in the other and when I have one offs like needing to print envelopes, I can use the multipurpose tray and we're printing without hiccups. + AirPrint: because this all-in-one supports AirPrint, it's easy and seamless to setup wireless printing from any of my Apple devices. + Single-pass Duplex: I have a older (2020's) all-in-one and this was a huge breath of fresh air. Being able to copy or scan multi-sided documents without having to feed them in and flip them over and re-feed them and fix all the organization issues that come with that (especially with scanning) - why isn't this just standard across the industry?! Thank you Brother! + Duplexing: saves you paper. + Nice-sized touch screen: the layout is intuitive enough where I was able to do all the functions I needed to without referring to a manual. I will say, they offer an app and I never understood why printer manufacturers push these. As long as you support AirPrint and you have a large screen with an intuitive interface, anything I can get thru the app, I can get from the machine? Cons: - USB Port: I feel like we're in a place where USB-C is now the prevalent USB so to still be shipping devices with USB-A when even flash drives have converted seems a little weird. It seems like you're creating a situation where you're going to have someone bring their USB-C flash drive over to this only to go "ohhhhh - found the con!" Nice to Know: • I didn't experience any issues with mis-feeding. That's one of the things that drives me crazy (mainly when printing on regular letter paper) on my older AIO. There's something that happens when you print and the tray lifts and there's some kind of discrepancy that happens where the paper gets pulled but not correctly and then it jams. I did not have this happen once on the Brother and I won't miss having to run to the printer every time I'm printing multiple document pages because I know it's going to happen somewhere in the job. Then you have to play printer maintenance person to figure out where the jam is etc. • I was curious if the issue where if you go periods without printing the ink can dry up in the lines or on the print head was still an issue and I reached out to ask about it and was excited to learn that they've introduced maintenance cycles to address prolonging the life of both the ink/lines and the ink head. The only downside is you do use a little ink to do this. Coming from laser I'm used to hearing the printer kick on and run this periodically but its nice to see someone figure that out. • Print quality was above average. It's not quite as sharp as laser when it comes to printed text; however, the tradeoff is that it's incredibly easier to print on glossy photo paper here too which is something I'd never risk with my older laser because the wrong paper could equal a new machine. Print speeds were surprisingly fast on the default mode, but do note it will change if you change the print quality (along with the amount of ink used).

Home and Office-Level Printing Done Right - After years as a Director of IT, overseeing everything from desktop printers to large‑format plotters, I’ve learned to recognize quality quickly. The Brother MFC‑J5110DW delivers exactly that - a clear standard of performance with reliable output, consistent quality, and the efficiency today’s organizations demand, from home offices and small businesses to niche enterprise environments. Spoiler alert for this review: I’ve been a fan of Brother printers for a long time, and they’ve consistently remained a go‑to choice for me. Case in point - there’s a Brother color laser sitting in my home office right next to my new Brother MFC‑J5110DW. Impressed with the printer’s core strengths, this compact multifunction model delivers reliable performance, excellent paper‑handling flexibility, fast print speeds, laser‑quality output, and full legal‑size capability. The MFC‑J5110DW stands out as an all‑in‑one that offers strong value. The two places where the rubber truly meets the road in printing are paper handling and output speeds: - The versatility of the printer’s paper‑handling options in a compact, business‑level unit is genuinely remarkable, delivering the kind of flexibility that lets you move from everyday documents to specialty media without breaking stride - Produces outstanding‑looking documents and does so with impressive speed - Laser Quality on Best setting - “500-Sheet paper capacity and 100-sheet multi-purpose tray” - “Single pass duplex Copy & Scan” - Two‑sided copy jobs process so quickly they feel instantaneous. iPrint&Scan is Brother’s mobile app for its printers, and it’s been around long enough to feel mature and well‑thought‑out. It’s intuitive, covers the essentials for managing your machines, and makes mobile printing straightforward. iPrint&Scan fits seamlessly into day‑to‑day use, giving you mobile printing, scanning, faxing, and basic printer maintenance from a clean, simple interface that is user friendly. The Brother iPrint&Scan app connected to my MFC‑J5110DW instantly and integrated into my workflow just as seamlessly as my MFC‑L3720CDW, making both printers feel like natural parts of my home office setup. Setup options include the iPrint&Scan app, the onboard LCD control panel, or a Windows installation. I chose the iPrint&Scan app (recommended), which delivered a smooth, fast, and complete setup experience. The MFC‑J5110DW’s 4.3" LCD control panel provides access to all major functions while displaying ink levels and maintenance alerts. It also supports six customizable home screens for tailoring the interface to your workflow. Navigation is straightforward and responsive. Notes: - Wi-Fi, Ethernet and USB connection - OS’s supported; Windows, Windows Server and macOS - Brother Utilities – access to all tools - Built in Triple Security – Mopria certified printer – ‘Business level robust layered security features’ - Online Manuals – Complete from basic setup to IT system administration The Brother MFC‑J5110DW is a practical, budget‑minded A4 all‑in‑one that sticks to the fundamentals: steady, dependable everyday output. Its compact footprint slips easily into a home office, and the feature set covers exactly what light business users actually need. If your priorities are reliable text, simple scanning, and hassle‑free wireless printing, this machine fits the bill. For basic office workflows, it delivers consistent performance at a price that stays reasonable.

Great for a busy HomeOffice or SmallBusiness - First impression: ✅ At this price point, Brother MFC-J5110DW All in on Colored Inkjet printer's largest vantage point is that has the capability to print in 11x17 tabloid format. A feature that you get usually with more expensive printers.For menus, flyers, charts, or real‑estate‑style layouts, the extra size is a huge advantage. 🖨️ Print quality is solid for office work — text is sharp, and color graphics look clean and professional. It’s not a photo printer, but for business documents it does a great job. Speeds are better than expected for an inkjet, and duplex printing works smoothly. The ADF scanner is convenient for multi‑page documents, and setup over Wi‑Fi was quick. 💸 Ink costs are about average for a cartridge‑based inkjet. If you print a lot of color pages, you’ll notice the cost, but the separate cartridges help keep things reasonable. I also appreciate that Brother doesn’t lock out third‑party ink, which gives you more flexibility. Conclusion: 🤔 If you need a reliable all‑in‑one that can handle wide‑format printing without spending a fortune, the MFC‑J5110DW is a great value. It’s perfect for small businesses, home offices, and anyone who needs larger prints without stepping up to a much more expensive model.

Fast and Reliable Printing but with Scan issues - I was hesitant to get a new all-in-one after my previous printer started having issues printing wirelessly. The reason to be hesitant was that I loved how great my old machine would handle specific printing functions and I only had to purchase ink 3 or 4 times over a period of 4+ years because it had a ‘tank’ ink system. Now that I have been using the Brother J5110 for a few days, I am more confident in the change of machines. First, for home use, the print speed is phenomenal. I tested out a few borderless letter-size photo/color pages and the amount of time it took to print was night/day from what I had been used to. As a family of 4, it only took a few minutes to set up all of our iPhone and Android phones and were able to print instantly. However, for the PC, I had to do a few extra steps to get the full software suite to scan from the J5110 to the computer. Coming from a ‘tank’ to a ‘cartridge’ ink system, I realize it is going to be more expensive now since I will have to buy ink more often. However, if you ignore the cost of the ink, there is an advantage to going with a cartridge system if you print sporadically. The ink is less prone to drying out or causing print-head clogs versus the ‘tank’ systems. I can’t recall how many times I had to do a deep cleaning and nozzle check on the previously ‘tank’ system because I would sometimes go weeks without printing. Also, I am not very satisfied with the color copy/scan quality. I included some comparison photos. The J5110 seems to have trouble translating some lighter colors and you can see where it basically ignores those colors entirely in certain sections. For a printer advertised as being for a ‘small business’, you would expect it to handle situations like this a bit better. Although I mentioned a few negative points, I am satisfied overall with the speed and print quality.

Feels like a solid machine - I've spent way too many years using HP printers and I'm incredibly excited to put those years behind me. HP's ink subscription service pretty much started feeling forced on you after a while and it just left a really sour taste in my mouth and I'm happy to be anywhere else. Brother also has an ink subscription service, but they brought it up once and it was easy to skip and refill cartridges are readily available so it's just refreshing for me. Setup was pretty easy. The QR code pops up and you're directed to install their app. The app then guides you really gently through the whole process. It took maybe 5-10 minutes start to finish and I was printing the test pages and ready to go. The most difficult part of the whole process was maybe installing the ink cartridges just because the screen tells you to press in until you hear the click but there really isn't a click. The app works pretty well. It does make you create an account (optional accounts are always preferred by me) but that account links your printer so you can print from away from home if you'd like. The biggest use case for the app for me is just to check on the status of the printer without being physically at the printer. One baffling thing for me is the existence of so many "tabs" on the printer's screen. You have "Basic 1" and "Basic 2" which have a variety of "basic" functions you can do with your printer. Then you have six more blank "Custom" tabs. Each tab can contain eight shortcuts. But aside from the basic 5 printer function shortcuts, there are only an extra seven "apps" that allow you to mostly scan to various file formats. The only thing I can think of is they're planning on releasing a lot more apps in the future. Otherwise it just feels like really silly UI/UX design. Print quality is outstanding. I decided to print a photo straight from my phone without anything special. Just plain paper. Normal print quality. Basically all default settings. It didn't print crazy fast, but the resulting image shocked me when it was edge to edge and looked really good. It wasn't crazy slow or anything either, it just didn't rocket the print out in a few seconds or anything. I can wait 20 or 30 seconds for a really good quality print that stretches edge to edge. Thinking the color image would obviously take longer to print, I found some black and white images and tried to print them and noticed they also printed a little slow. Then I tried again with borderless printing off (a settings I could only find on my desktop, sadly), and the prints started going much, much faster. So if you're printing anything you don't need to be edge-to-edge, make sure you turn that off to make things go a little quicker. It has a lot more features that will probably get limited use in my home/home office but they're worth mentioning. You can auto-feed up to 50 pages for really easy copying of stacks of documents. The tray for the auto-feeder also collapses in so it's not always sticking out when not in use. The main paper tray can hold up to 500 sheets of paper which is great when you have children that choose to open up the paper tray when they want some drawing paper. There's also a second tray where you can hold some card stock or any other special paper you want to print on. I can't quite vouch for the "high yield" nature of the ink cartridges, but they're supposed to support a lot of pages before needing to be replaced. This will probably make the Brother printer more cost efficient in the long run over the forced HP subscription fees. Bottom line, I'm happy to have a printer that I feel is going to work hard for me without trying to nickle and dime me every step of the way. I feel like I'm more in control of things than I have in a very long time. If you're looking for a great home office printer and this is in your budget, you might want to give Brother a look.

Great Speed, Okay Prints, and Horrible Scans - The brother MFC-J5110DW Inkvestment Printer is my fourth Brother printer. This is a brand that I have hyped up for years. Is it sad to say that I am a little disappointed with this printer? I will start with the good: this is a fast printer with two large paper trays in addition to a rear multi-purpose tray. The printer has a fast ADF for scans and copies. Print quality for documents is okay to good. But this must be one of the worst scanners in terms of reproduction quality that I have experienced. Photo scans are highly pixelated, limited to 300dpi in my experience, and are often distorted. Copies are good but never look as sharp as the original in part because of the scan quality. Photo prints are bright and screen color accurate but often appear wavy with minor distortions. And photo prints in general appear highly pixelated and flat. On top of that, the Brother Print Support app in Windows 11 seems to be completely pointless. I have never felt this “meh” about a Brother printer before. Perhaps some firmware and software updates in the future will improve things, but at this point, I cannot recommend it. SETUP: Brother includes a power cable, the printer, setup documentation, a card to help with paper jams, and black, magenta, yellow, and cyan ink cartridges. The printer can be connected via Wi-Fi, Wired Lan, or USB. Brother likes to hide the lan, phone, and USB ports underneath the scanner bed. You then route the cable along an internal guide out the back of the printer. I believe Brother really wants people to set the printer up via their “Brother Mobile Connect” smart phone application. And that process is straightforward. I normally hook printers up via a wired lan connection, but this time I chose to go with a wireless connection so that I could keep the printer in a more centralized location without a direct lan drop. Using the smart phone application, setup was complete in less than ten minutes. Experience: Document prints look good. By default, I felt like prints from Windows look a bit lighter than I expected. A few changes in print settings made things look better but also used more ink as a result. Documents print insanely fast. This printer is huge. It takes up quite a fair amount of space. There are three document trays. You have the two main paper trays and a multi-purpose tray in the rear. The main document trays hold a lot of printer paper. The rear tray is great for more rigid documents like envelopes and photos. I should take a minute to brag on the touch screen. It is large and easy to use. Any complaints I may have about the printer’s performance do not extend to the screen and aesthetics. I realize this is not strictly marketed as a photo printer, but I could not help but be a bit disappointed by the quality of photo prints. Phone prints in particular look overly pixelated. Photo prints from Windows look a bit better, but only just a bit on best print settings. Color reproduction is screen accurate. Photos are printed brightly allowing details to come through. But photos also look a bit like a printed postcard. Every image I printed on glossy paper looked flat. Worse, there were often distortions and artifacts in the prints that I did not get when I printed the same photos in other printers. Scans are complete garbage. When I scanned photos or documents I was limited to 300dpi and every photo I scanned looked pixelated with weird color reproduction. I enjoy photo digitizing, editing, and preserving and I will not be doing that with this scanner. Images just do not scan in well with this scanner. ADF scans and copies do not fair much better. The copies are just okay. They are functional and the machine is exceptionally fast at reproducing them. The Brother Print Settings application is installed after first adding the printer in Windows and that application is very basic. Oddly within the Brother Printer Settings application, they will recommend you install Brother iPrint&Scan for more features. I would highly recommend that you do not. As the program tried to download my cloud-based photos from OneDrive and created a weird glitch loop that crashed my PC. After a fun recovery process, I have never uninstalled an application quicker in my life. There is a front USB-A port I assume to print documents and photos from a thumb drive, but none of my thumb drives worked. I have no explanation, but I received an error message with each drive I connected. I thought it was a file format problem, but the drives were formatted in FAT and should have worked. The Printer uses Brother’s LC506 cartridges. The cartridges come in standard, XL (high yield), and XXL (Super High Yield). These cartridges can get expensive. The Brother applications estimate I should get close to seven hundred color pages in the amount of ink I have left and 1800 black pages. It should be noted that I have printed 10 4x6 photos at this point that used a fair amount of ink. The ink cartridges retail between $25 and $29 for the standard yield, but the higher yields are much more expensive. Brother does have an ink subscription service. Conclusion: This printer is all about speed and functionality. In a traditional office that cares more about cranking documents out than the quality of the print job, which may be enough. For me, I found it to be a bit lacking. It is a jack of all trades, but the photo prints, scans, and software glitches really left me scratching my head on this one. It is not good or fast enough for me to recommend it to anyone seeking high quality prints or scans. I have experienced better all-in-one printers. The extra paper tray and print speeds are nice, but I would personally prefer better print quality. While this might be the perfect printer for some situations, I just cannot bring myself to recommend it. 2.5/5

Always Choose a Brother Printer - I needed a bigger printer with multiple trays as I was getting tired of swapping paper out between prints and refilling it multiple times per week. My go to printer brand is Brother, as I already have 2 of them and rarely have issues. I saw the Brother INKvestment 5110 Wireless Color Inkjet All-in-One with a 500-sheet capacity with 2 trays, so decided to pick it up! Pros: - Easy to Setup and Connect. - 500 sheet paper capacity across 2 trays. - Inkvestment provides longer lasting Ink. Cons: - Wireless setup can have issues, but manual setup works great. Setup: I’ve worked in IT for years, so to say I’m familiar with setting up printers is an understatement. Brother printers rarely give me any issues during setup, but this time mobile connect just didn’t want to work as intended. For whatever reason I could not connect to the printer with my phone during the initial setup, even after multiple attempts. Luckily, Brother allows you to setup the printer via the printers touch screen without any app or connections. That worked with no issues. I setup the printer using the 4.3in touch screen, which was straightforward as printer setup goes. Setup guides you through connecting to Wi-Fi, inserting the printer cartridges, printer calibration which includes a printer color and print head test along with a page calibration, and then finally checking for updates. Once I was able to confirm the printer worked, I set it up on a shelf near my other printers and plugged it into my local network via Ethernet so all my local devices could access the printer without having to connect each individually. One thing to take into account is the size and weight of the Brother 5110 printer. The footprint without the trays extended are 17.1in by 17.3in with a height of 13.4in. With the trays fully extended that increases the depth to 27.2in and the height to 16.3in. The printer requires significantly more space with the trays fully extended, which did require some rearranging on my shelves. Software: Brother has multiple software tools, the main ones being Mobile Connect for mobile devices and the Brother Utilities for PC’s. After manual setup, I was quickly able to add the printer to my phone and even print a sample image from my gallery, though I didn’t have the photo paper in yet to make it look good. Mobile Connect simply allows you to have the printer option on your device, you might need to enable another software to print from different apps such as Samsung Phones requiring the Samsung Print Service Plugin. Once activated, printing is as simple as selecting print. On the PC, I was able to easily add the printer via the standard “Add Device” on the Windows Printers & Scanner page as I already had the Brother printer drivers installed. Once added, I tried a test page print, which was spat out quickly without any issues. One of the main reasons I like Brother printers is they usually just work, which is what I expect of a printer. Connectivity: The Brother 5110 Wireless Printer can connect via Wi-Fi, Ethernet, Phone (Fax), and USB-A. Wireless is by far the easiest, though performance will depend on your wireless network. I prefer plugging in the printer to my local network via Ethernet, as then I can share it more securely across my network and reduce concerns with connectivity via the printer and network. One issue I’ve had in the past with connecting the printers via my wireless network is after waking from sleep, the printer would not automatically connect to my wireless network. I’d have to turn the printer off than back on for it to connect to the wireless network again. I’m 100% sure this is due to the security settings I’ve got on my network, but to avoid the hassle I plug the printers in via Ethernet when available and never have the issue. Printing & Scanning: By far, my favorite thing is that the printer has 2 trays that can fit all standard paper sizes from Letter to Legal! I can have 2 different types of paper ready to go at the same time, which is amazing as I’m often switching between standard letter and card stock for print jobs. Whenever you pull out the paper trays, the printer will ask you to confirm what type and size of paper the tray now has, which then will display as options for printing. This made alternating printer paper much easier, as I could load both types of paper at once. There is also a multi-purpose tray that can support an extra 100 sheets of normal paper or a single longer size sheet for special prints. The printer can print 28 pages per minute in black and white, and 26 pages per minute in color. I found this was faster than my older inkjet printer, which averaged 20 pages per minute. Even with dual sided printing enabled, the printer was able to keep pace. Color and photo quality wise, the printer did a decent job. I didn’t have anymore photo paper on hand, but test printed an image from my phone on standard paper which turned out much better than I expected for the settings I chose. Text pages print beautifully, with the double-sided function working without any issues. Scanning worked just fine as well, once you have the drivers installed you can access all the features from standard feature within Windows and Mobile device. Part of the initial setup includes a calibration step that prints then scans and adjusts the page alignment based on the scan. INkvestment: INKvestment, is a newer Brother technology that uses an internal ink storage tank within the printer to offload the ink from an ink cartridge/refillable bottle for longer lasting ink and a more cost-effective ink solution compared to traditional ink cartridges. There is more ink in each container and the ink lasts longer as there’s less exposure to air. Brother claims this provides a year worth of printing for the standard sized and 2 years’ worth for the larger cartridge sizes. We will have to print to see how that claim holds up. I checked online to see if there were any external refillable bottles, but could only find the cartridges on Brothers website, but from prior experience with other printers with internal tanks there are often ways to provide ink to the internal tank through other methods such as a continuous feed system. I’m not at that volume of printing, at least yet, but I will look for alternative refilling for both cost-effectiveness and environmental concerns. Conclusion: If you’re considering a new printer, I would always recommend a Brother printer without hesitation. I’ve used them for years and continue to recommend them as they provide quality and cost-efficient home printing without much fuss. Even when you do encounter an issue, there is an easy workaround or fix that gets you back to working. If you’re looking for a large capacity printer that can handle printing in color or black & white, while keeping different paper on the ready, the Brother INKvestment 5110 Wireless Color Inkjet All-in-One is a solid choice!

An excellent all-in-one printer! - The Brother Inkvestment 5110 is a true all in one printer that has more features than anyone can ask for. The 5110 model is fairly large, and it will take up a lot of desk space, it sits at around 13.4" tall and around 17" wide and a depth of about 17". The 5110 has 2 paper trays, fax, scanner, document feeder and can print up to 28ppm. The printer has a large 4.3” color touch screen, which is very convenient because you can actually see what’s on the screen. Setting up the printer can be easy, depending on what operating system you choose. I decided you set it up on my iPhone through the Brother app. It took about 20 mins, but once installed everything was up and running. I don’t like how it makes you download the software for windows and run the setup process all over again just to be able to print with it on windows. You should be able to just download the driver and call it a day... The printer has some of the best print quality I’ve seen in a while. When printing color pictures, the details are incredible, the colors are very vibrant and true to life. One of my favorite features is the 2 in 1 ID copy. What this does is allows you to scan both sides of an ID and it prints it on one piece of paper, or you can save it as a .pdf. The 5110 printer prints very fast. I printed a word document and the paper just shot right out in less than a second. I then printed a full-page image, and that took a little longer, but I didn’t change the paper type and the image size I kept at a full page. Either way, the results were very satisfying. You can change all the settings of the print/paper type directly on the printers’ 4.3” touchscreen, or you can do so in the brother app. Overall, I am very impressed with the Brother 5110 Inkvestment printer. This printer has every feature you can ask for in a printer, including single pass duplex copy and scan from the ADF, impressive print speed and incredible image quality. I would highly recommend this printer to anyone looking for an all-in-one premium printer.