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Brother MFC-J5945DW

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User ratings:
35
4.3 out of 5
35 user ratings
5 stars
45 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
17 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
Consumer ratings:
4.3 / 5
Editorial reviews:
4
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3.8 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
33 %
2 stars
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Pros

  • prints well and fast
  • build quality is excellent
  • Pictures look reasonably good but

Cons

  • rating is not included in our total score
  • photos were too dark and suffered a slight aqua tint
  • expand the bottom tray then its paper becomes partially exposed to dust

Key specs

  • yes

Brother MFC-J5945DW - Pros & Cons

Brother MFC-J5945DW

Pros

  • prints well and fast
  • build quality is excellent
  • Pictures look reasonably good but
  • better color accuracy and is able to produce finer details
  • decently fast for color documents
  • The menus on the color touchscreen respond quickly and are easy to navigate
  • Brother feels solid and much better built
  • quality and flexibility
  • secure print
  • setting lock and Secure function lock v3
  • great efficiency and uses latest technology for successful execution

Cons

  • rating is not included in our total score
  • photos were too dark and suffered a slight aqua tint
  • expand the bottom tray then its paper becomes partially exposed to dust
  • ink costs on a per-page basis
  • inkjets are only good for printing photos at home
  • slower than your average laser printer
  • the scanner is limited to A4 paper
  • color prints took longer to print than any laser
  • The footprint is quite large
  • Slow printing speed for black text documents
  • the printing speed for black text documents is disappointingly slow

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Brother MFC-J5945DW - Full Specifications

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Dimensions
Height14.92 in
Width21.46 in
Depth17.17 in
Weight46.08 lb
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Technical details
Internal memory512.0 mB
Windows operating systems supported
  • Windows 10
  • Windows 10 Education
  • Windows 10 Education x64
  • Windows 10 Enterprise
  • Windows 10 Enterprise x64
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Home x64
  • Windows 10 IOT Core
  • Windows 10 Pro
  • Windows 10 Pro x64
  • Windows 7
  • Windows 7 Enterprise
  • Windows 7 Enterprise x64
  • Windows 7 Home Basic
  • Windows 7 Home Basic x64
  • Windows 7 Home Premium
  • Windows 7 Home Premium x64
  • Windows 7 Professional
  • Windows 7 Professional x64
  • Windows 7 Starter
  • Windows 7 Starter x64
  • Windows 7 Ultimate
  • Windows 7 Ultimate x64
  • Windows 7 x64
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 8 Enterprise
  • Windows 8 Enterprise x64
  • Windows 8 Pro
  • Windows 8 Pro x64
  • Windows 8 x64
  • Windows 8.1
  • Windows 8.1 Enterprise
  • Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64
  • Windows 8.1 Pro
  • Windows 8.1 Pro x64
  • Windows 8.1 x64
Mac operating systems supported
  • Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite
  • Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan
  • Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra
  • Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra
  • Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Operating relative humidity (H-H)20 - 80
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Printer
Colour4-ink
Printing technologyInkjet
Maximum resolution4800 x 1200 dpi
Duplex printingyes
Automatic duplexingyes
Time to first page (colour, normal)6.0 s
Time to first page (black, normal)5.5 s
Printing colours
  • Black
  • Cyan
  • Magenta
  • Yellow
AirPrint enabledyes
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Copier
CopyingColour copying
Automatic duplexingYes
Maximum resolution600 x 600 dpi
Time to first copy (colour, normal)11.0 s
Time to first copy (black, normal)10.0 s
Copier resize25 - 400
Maximum document reduction25.0 %
Maximum document enlargement400.0 %
Maximum number of copies999
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Paper handling
Paper tray media types
  • Glossy paper
  • Plain paper
  • Recycled paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
  • A3
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA3
Envelopes sizes
  • International C5
  • International DL
  • Monarch
Output trays capacity100.0 sheets
Standard media capacity600.0 sheets
Total media capacity250.0 sheets
Supported media type
  • Envelopes
  • Plain paper
  • Recycled paper
  • Coated paper
  • Glossy paper
Bypass feeder capacity100.0 sheets
Original typeSheets
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Power
AC input voltage230.0 V
Power consumption (sleep)1.5 W
Power consumption (standby)2.2 W
Power consumption (average operating)30.0 W
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Design
Colour of productGrey,White
Auto document feeder (ADF)yes
Document feeder capacity50.0 pages
Market positioningBusiness
Control typeTouch
Card reader integratedno
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Display
Displayyes
Display technologyLCD
Touchscreenyes
Size3.66 in
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Scanner
ScanningColour scanning
Scanner typeFlatbed & ADF
Scan technologyCIS
Scan elementCIS
Duplex scanningyes
Automatic duplexingYes
Optical scanning resolution600 x 600 dpi
Grayscale levels256
Grayscale depth8.0 bit
Colour depth24.0 bit
Colour depth (internal)48.0 bit
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Fax
FaxingColour faxing
Fax modem speed33.6 kbps
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Connectivity
Interfaces
  • Network
  • USB
  • Wireless LAN
USB portyes
Mobile printing technologies
  • Apple AirPrint
  • Brother iPrint & Scan
  • Google Cloud Print
  • Mopria Print Service
Direct printingyes
Ethernetyes
Wi-Fiyes
Operating system
  • Linux
  • MS Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition
  • MS Windows Server 2012 x64 Edition
  • Android
  • iOS
  • MS Windows Server 2008
  • MS Windows Server 2012 R2 x64 Edition
  • MS Windows 7
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 8.1
  • Windows Phone
  • Windows 10
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.11
  • macOS 10.12
  • MS Windows Server 2016
  • macOS 10.13
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Certifications
EnergyStaryes

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