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title: "Wireless All-in-One Inkjet Printer, MFC-J491DW, Multi-function Color Printer, Duplex Printing, Mobile Printing,Amazon Dash Replenishment Enabled, Black, 8.5 (MFCJ491DW)"
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# 100-sheet capacity Wireless connectivity Automatic duplex printing Wireless All-in-One Inkjet Printer, MFC-J491DW, Multi-function Color Printer, Duplex Printing, Mobile Printing,Amazon Dash Replenishment Enabled, Black, 8.5 (MFCJ491DW)

**Brand:** brother
**Price:** £483.58
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🖨️ Print smart, stay connected, and never run out—your all-in-one productivity powerhouse!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Wireless All-in-One Inkjet Printer, MFC-J491DW, Multi-function Color Printer, Duplex Printing, Mobile Printing,Amazon Dash Replenishment Enabled, Black, 8.5 (MFCJ491DW) by brother
- **How much does it cost?** £483.58 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/67455966-wireless-all-in-one-inkjet-printer-mfc-j491dw-multi-function)

## Best For

- brother enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted brother brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Generous Paper Handling:** 100-sheet tray plus automatic document feeder means less refilling and more uninterrupted workflow.
- • **Seamless Wireless Freedom:** Connect effortlessly via Wi-Fi or USB for instant printing from laptops, smartphones, and tablets.
- • **Ink Replenishment Made Easy:** Amazon Dash Replenishment enabled to auto-order genuine Brother inks before you run dry.
- • **Eco-Friendly Duplex Printing:** Save paper and boost productivity with automatic two-sided printing built right in.
- • **Smart Mobile & Cloud Printing:** Print and scan directly from mobile devices and popular cloud services like Google Drive and Dropbox.

## Overview

The Brother MFC-J491DW is a compact, wireless all-in-one inkjet printer designed for home and office use. It features automatic duplex printing, a 100-sheet paper capacity, and seamless mobile and cloud connectivity. With Amazon Dash Replenishment, it automatically orders ink when running low, ensuring uninterrupted high-quality color printing, scanning, copying, and faxing—all in a sleek, space-saving design.

## Description

The Brother Work Smart Series MFCJ491DW all in one color inkjet printer is easy to connect, compact, economical and loaded with features and functionality that make it essentially the perfect printer for your home, home office or dorm room. This wireless color inkjet all in one printer delivers high quality, reliable printing, copying, scanning and faxing in a desk friendly footprint to fit just about anywhere. The MFC J491DW offers automatic duplex (two sided) printing that helps save paper. The MFC J491DW delivers wireless mobile printing that lets you print from your desktop, laptop, smartphone or tablet(1). Use the automatic document feeder and 100 sheet capacity paper tray for generous output without constant monitoring or refilling. Cloud connectivity lets you scan to popular cloud services directly from the printer including Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, OneDrive, Evernote and more(2). You can also easily capture and convert documents using Brother Cloud Apps(3). Ink replacement is a snap with separate ink cartridges that easily pop in and out. High yield replacement cartridges help you save with every printed page. The 1.8” color display lets you easily navigate onscreen menus to simplify workflows. Includes a one year limited warranty and free online, call or live chat support for the life of the printer. (1)Requires connection to a wireless network. (2)Requires an Internet connection and an account with desired service. (3)Requires internet connection. (4)Reprinted from pcmagSUNIL with permission. Copyright 2017 Ziff Davis, All Rights Reserved. (5)Based on ISO/IEC 24734 (after first set of ISO test pages). For more details, visit manufacturer’s website. (6)The mobile device must have NFC capability and run Android OS 4.4 or later.

Review: Fantastic printer. Don’t listen to hater reviews. Get this printer. - Only had this a few days, but I love it so far. It was ridiculously easy to set up. No driver needed for Mac or iPhone. Both print via AirPrint, right out of the box. Print quality is fantastic. I like how the ink is loaded from the small front panel. This is much better than my last printer. Replacement ink is available on desertcart and inexpensive. What more do you need? Update: I’ve had this printer for around 6 months now. The top review for this is very negative, saying something about the printer shutting down for ink?? I haven’t noticed anything like that. I print a normal household amount (not running a business with constant printing everyday), and I’ve replaced the black cartridge twice. I have not replaced a color cartridge yet. The generic inks work just fine. Can’t tell a color difference (maybe that depends on the ink though). The printer alerts you when it’s low on ink, but it’s still printing like any other printer. A really nice feature - to replace the ink there’s a little door on the front. Just open that and pop out/in the ink. Done. Much easier than the canon I had (life up the top, wait for the print head to center, blah blah blah). Also I haven’t noticed the printer doing any ink maintenance or whatever it says in the top review. I didn’t turn any setting off - not sure what the problem was that dude had. This printer just freakin works. Print from my phone - immediate, print from a laptop - immediate. All good quality prints. All fast. I love this thing.
Review: Replacement seems much better - Update 2-27-2021 I am so happy with is excellent printer for $80.00 a steal of a deal. update 2-1-2001 I have this three weeks and have used much more than expected. I am very happy with this the performance and uses small amount of ink. If I printed what I have on my old printer I would of need to replace, I still have 3/4 left. Only draw back making endorsement on back of personal checks it cannot print as paper is to small. I really like this printer so far. I received a new one this past Tuesday and so far I am very happy with it I know not enough time to tell. I do like all the features and the quality of the print. I most like that I can and have bought extra large ink 3013 and have been printing a good amount with minimal ink use. I also like that this unit also includes a fax built in. I am not sure what others such Epson no longer have built in fax. For me that was a deal breaker. The wifi seems to work well also. Like I said I like this unit even though not a fast printer but I do not need speed I want a good all in one and so far I am very happy with this unit. I will update in future. PS I will buy the extend warranty that will cover it out 4 years I think that is a no brainier. Thank you hope this helps ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 St old review 12-30-2020 I ordered this with the hope it was as good as the reviews are and wanted to write a good review. I like the printer a lot print quality is very good speed a little slow but that fine for me The problem is when I went to have print on both sides of paper it jammed I un-jammed it only to have it happen over and over again then it would not un jam so I returned. I reordering hoping that one was a bad unit and if the new one is good I will write a good review. My worry is that this is a design flaw as others have complained about unit jamming as well. PS Bother tech support was not helpful at all, many hours on hold to have several BAD reps too good reps

## Features

- Simple to connect: Choose from built in wireless or connect locally to a single PC or Mac via USB interface. MFCJ491DW offers easy to set up wireless networking
- Mobile printing: Print wirelessly from mobile devices(1) using Air Print, Google Cloud Print, Brother iPrint & Scan, Mopria and Wi Fi Direct
- Cloud connectivity: Scan to popular Cloud services directly from the printer including Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, One Drive and more(2)
- Versatile paper handling: Automatic document feeder and up to 100 sheet capacity paper tray for letter/legal size paper for flexible printing
- For use with brother genuine inks: LC3011BK, LC3011C, LC3011M, LC3011Y, LC3013BK, LC3013C, LC3013M, LC3013Y
- desertcart dash replenishment enabled: Upon activation, desertcart Dash Replenishment measures the ink level and orders more from desertcart when it’s low

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B07C4V4WWF |
| Additional Printer Functions | All In One |
| B&W Pages per Minute | 1 ppm |
| Best Sellers Rank | #184,516 in Office Products ( See Top 100 in Office Products ) #131 in Ink Tank Printers |
| Brand | Brother |
| Built-In Media | Inkjet Cartridges, Installation & Documentation CD-ROM for Windows and Mac OS®‡, Product Registration Sheet, Quick Setup Guide:Product Safety Guide, Telephone Line Cord |
| Color | Black |
| Color Pages per Minute | 1 ppm |
| Compatible Cartridge | LC3011BK, LC3011C, LC3011M, LC3011Y, LC3013BK, LC3013C, LC3013M, LC3013Y |
| Compatible Devices | Laptops, PC, Smartphones |
| Connectivity Technology | Wi-Fi |
| Control Method | Voice |
| Controller Type | Amazon Alexa, Vera |
| Customer Reviews | 4.2 out of 5 stars 5,220 Reviews |
| Display Type | LCD |
| Dual-sided printing | Yes |
| Duplex | Automatic |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00012502651147 |
| Hardware Interface | USB |
| Ink Color | Black |
| Item Dimensions D x W x H | 6.8"D x 13.4"W x 15.7"H |
| Item Type Name | Brother Wireless All-in-One Inkjet Printer, MFC-J491DW, Multi-function Color Printer, Duplex Printing, Mobile Printing |
| Item Weight | 18.1 Pounds |
| Manufacturer | Brother Printer |
| Maximum Copies Per Run | 100 |
| Maximum Copy Resolution Color | High Resolution |
| Maximum Copy Speed Black and White | 1 ppm |
| Maximum Media Size | 8.5 x 14 inch |
| Maximum Print Resolution Black and White | 600 dpi |
| Maximum Sheet Capacity | 100 |
| Maximum print Resolution Color | 1200x1200 dpi |
| Model Name | Brother |
| Model Number | MFCJ491DW |
| Model Series | MFC |
| Number of Licenses | 1 |
| Number of Trays | 2 |
| Other Special Features of the Product | Auto-Duplex |
| Paper Size | 8.5 |
| Print media | Paper (plain) |
| Printer Connectivity Type | Wi-Fi |
| Printer Output Type | Color |
| Printer Type | Inkjet |
| Printing Technology | Inkjet |
| Processor Count | 1 |
| Scanner Type | document |
| Series Number | 491 |
| Special Feature | Auto-Duplex |
| Specific Uses For Product | Home, home office |
| Total USB 2.0 Ports | 1 |
| Total Usb Ports | 1 |
| UPC | 012502651147 |
| Unit Count | 1.0 Count |
| Warranty Description | 1-year limited warranty |
| Warranty Type | limited warranty |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Brother
- **Color:** Black
- **Connectivity Technology:** Wi-Fi
- **Item Weight:** 18.1 Pounds
- **Max Printspeed Monochrome:** 1 ppm
- **Maximum Print Speed (Color):** 1 ppm
- **Model Name:** Brother
- **Printer Output:** Color
- **Printing Technology:** Inkjet
- **Special Feature:** Auto-Duplex

## Images

![Wireless All-in-One Inkjet Printer, MFC-J491DW, Multi-function Color Printer, Duplex Printing, Mobile Printing,Amazon Dash Replenishment Enabled, Black, 8.5 (MFCJ491DW) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71fmFhdA3oL.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: If you run out of a color cartridge, will it print in black?**
A: No!  I cannot get mine to print in black and white when any color cartridge is empty.  It does NOT automatically print in black only and even when I change the settings, it refuses to print.  Once I replaced the color cartridges, it happily printed in black and white again.  I've never had a printer do this.

**Q: Does it scan?**
A: Yes, The Brother MFC-J491DW All-in-One inkjet printer Scans, Prints, Copies and double sided print/copy. The Unit should Fax however I do not the Fax capability installed.
awesome little printer.

**Q: I only want to print using black ink. Do I need to have all of the colors installed, or can I use black by itself?**
A: Install the color as well and just never use it. Before print it’ll give you an option to choose color or black and you can also just use black.

**Q: Does it print in 12 x 12 paper?**
A: No, the maximum size this machine can print is 8.5"x 14".

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fantastic printer. Don’t listen to hater reviews. Get this printer.
*by N***K on March 13, 2021*

Only had this a few days, but I love it so far. It was ridiculously easy to set up. No driver needed for Mac or iPhone. Both print via AirPrint, right out of the box. Print quality is fantastic. I like how the ink is loaded from the small front panel. This is much better than my last printer. Replacement ink is available on Amazon and inexpensive. What more do you need? Update: I’ve had this printer for around 6 months now. The top review for this is very negative, saying something about the printer shutting down for ink?? I haven’t noticed anything like that. I print a normal household amount (not running a business with constant printing everyday), and I’ve replaced the black cartridge twice. I have not replaced a color cartridge yet. The generic inks work just fine. Can’t tell a color difference (maybe that depends on the ink though). The printer alerts you when it’s low on ink, but it’s still printing like any other printer. A really nice feature - to replace the ink there’s a little door on the front. Just open that and pop out/in the ink. Done. Much easier than the canon I had (life up the top, wait for the print head to center, blah blah blah). Also I haven’t noticed the printer doing any ink maintenance or whatever it says in the top review. I didn’t turn any setting off - not sure what the problem was that dude had. This printer just freakin works. Print from my phone - immediate, print from a laptop - immediate. All good quality prints. All fast. I love this thing.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Replacement seems much better
*by M***E on January 9, 2021*

Update 2-27-2021 I am so happy with is excellent printer for $80.00 a steal of a deal. update 2-1-2001 I have this three weeks and have used much more than expected. I am very happy with this the performance and uses small amount of ink. If I printed what I have on my old printer I would of need to replace, I still have 3/4 left. Only draw back making endorsement on back of personal checks it cannot print as paper is to small. I really like this printer so far. I received a new one this past Tuesday and so far I am very happy with it I know not enough time to tell. I do like all the features and the quality of the print. I most like that I can and have bought extra large ink 3013 and have been printing a good amount with minimal ink use. I also like that this unit also includes a fax built in. I am not sure what others such Epson no longer have built in fax. For me that was a deal breaker. The wifi seems to work well also. Like I said I like this unit even though not a fast printer but I do not need speed I want a good all in one and so far I am very happy with this unit. I will update in future. PS I will buy the extend warranty that will cover it out 4 years I think that is a no brainier. Thank you hope this helps ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 St old review 12-30-2020 I ordered this with the hope it was as good as the reviews are and wanted to write a good review. I like the printer a lot print quality is very good speed a little slow but that fine for me The problem is when I went to have print on both sides of paper it jammed I un-jammed it only to have it happen over and over again then it would not un jam so I returned. I reordering hoping that one was a bad unit and if the new one is good I will write a good review. My worry is that this is a design flaw as others have complained about unit jamming as well. PS Bother tech support was not helpful at all, many hours on hold to have several BAD reps too good reps

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Works Fine For me, Fantastic Price, a Few Caveats
*by S***N on September 6, 2019*

Overall impression, this is a fine printer for the price. Print quality was great for color and normal black and white. Plenty fast for both color photo and black and white. Scanner works fine, copier function works fine, prints from cell phone fine. Haven't tried NFC as I added it to my phone on the LAN and haven't tried the fax machine function using cellphone yet. I don't have a land line to hook it up to either. Printer is very compact and sturdy. Does not feel like thin plastic and nothing sticks out of it when not using scanner to snag or break. A very thoughtful design, it does not look like a big clunky office machine but certainly works aw well. Perfect for an individual or a home office . Only because of the following setup caveats I gave it a four star rating. Overall device, print quality, speed, and other Brother software (scan) rate a five star review. But I can't do that and I do understand the frustration of lots of folks who can only follow instructions for this sort of thing - like me and any sort of plumbing, just not my thing. LAN Setup was super easy, but there was a catch. I didn't mess with supplied CD, just uploaded latest software from the Brother site, which I recommend to get the latest version. Big hint here for setup: It couldn't find the printer via the install software (no surprise, I've never found a new printer right off, and if you think about how security and networks REALLY work, you can't without doing something physical) so I had to do it manually on the printer itself (add SSID and password) and although that would work, there is a printer control panel option for WPS. Choose it, press the WPS button on your router, tell the printer to use it and your done. No finding the SSID, entering the password via the arrows and OK buttons, etc. Then you can complete the installation normally as it sees the printer on the LAN at that point. Other PCs on the LAN will see the printer and all goes fast. I added the printer to remaining four computers in under 30 minutes, and added it to my phone at the same time. Why the quick start doesn't talk about WPS, I have no idea. Alternatively, you can hook up via Ethernet cable to the LAN or hook up via USB once to configure printer for wireless access, but you don't have to at all. Compared to other wireless printers I have (a bit older so not as feature rich I suppose) this was a 10 out of 10 install because I did not have to hook up via USB or RJ45 connection initially. WARNING: USE WPS WITH CAUTION. ONCE YOU PRESS THAT BUTTON, YOU WIFI LAN IS OPEN FOR A BIT AND IF YOU'RE IN SOMETHING LIKE A COLLEGE DORM OR APARTMENT SETTING, YOUR LAN CAN BE ENTERED AT THAT POINT. IF YOU'RE WORRIED, USE USB OR HARDWIRE TO ROUTER TO ADD IT TO YOUR LAN SECURELY. Another LAN downside maybe - i have a slower 2.4 GHz and a fast 5GHz WiFi LAN and it doesn't see the 5GHz SSID, only the 2.4GHz one. All of my other printers only see the 2.4GHz SSID as well, so not unusual, but I'd have expected it to see the faster one. Physical setup was simple. Do what the quick start says to do, period. Put the ink in, put the paper in, took off all the transport tape strips on doors/access panels and it worked. Again, one caveat here - when it auto registered, it prints out a test page to show that everything is aligned - reminded me of the ancient HP500C. Anyhow, see attached photo. It is SUPPOSED to look like six solid blocks as the screen on the printer shows, not the dashed and angular print. But I noticed that the image on the bottom (innobella) was properly aligned black & White and color so I said it was ok, I could always fix it later. It was OK as is. I printed out a picture and it was flawless. So the alignment thing is bogus. Again, because of the way the cartridges are detached from the print head (they're just ink tanks it looks like) it HAS to be aligned. It's not like you can align the cartridges at all so not even sure of why this is tested and part of the install process. Other color ink jets don't. I read other reviews that gave Brother high marks because their printers will use generic cartridges with no problems. My HP (one I replaced with this one - my fault not the printer because I dropped it and it exploded into lots of plastic bits) would only use genuine HP high $$$ cartridges and that stunk. But actual Brother ink cartridges are cheap enough that I'm going to use them and not chance using knock offs. Knock offs are not that much cheaper that it's worth it to chance clogging the printer with inferior ink. I haven't had the printer long enough to comment on ink life or sturdiness of the unit. It does appear to be more solid and feels sturdier than the one I replaced, certainly smaller for sure but not much lighter- one third the size of the monster HP 8710 I dropped. I don't know about the reviews that say it "eats ink". But, I have to say that unless you are a low volume user (like < 10 pages printed a week) and mostly use for scanning, I wouldn't use this as my primary printer - this or any inkjet for that matter - the cost per page is too high and changing cartridges is a pain. if you do print a lot, get a laser and have at it. Make sure it uses knock off cartridges (both my Samsung's, a B&W one and a color one, do just fine with them) and print away. If you have kids who print a lot, definitely get a color laser for the cheapest cost per page.

## Frequently Bought Together

- Brother Wireless All-in-One Inkjet Printer, MFC-J491DW, Multi-function Color Printer, Duplex Printing, Mobile Printing,Amazon Dash Replenishment Enabled, Black, 8.5 (MFCJ491DW)
- Brother High-yield Color Printer Ink Cartridges LC3013 3-Pack for Work Smart Series - Professional Grade Ink for MFC-J491DW, J497DW, J690DW, J895DW - Up to 400 Pages per Cartridge
- Brother Printer High Yield Ink Cartridge Page Up To 400 Pages Black (LC3013BK), Standard

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