BrotherDCP-J1200W

Inkjet with scanner
Colour

£100Typical price

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This all-in-one printer lacks some nice to have features – like a document feeder and automatic double-sided printer. That’s not a problem if the print quality is fantastic though. We tested the Brother DCP-J1200W in our printers lab. Read our full review to see how it fared.

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What is it?
How much will it cost to print?
How well does it print?
How well does it scan and copy?
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KEY TEST RESULTS
Print quality and speed
Printing costs

Nov 2025Last checked by Which?
Dec 2021First reviewed by Which?
Jul 2021Released

The overall Which? test score is made up of the following star ratings, all determined by our rigorous lab tests.

A man in a light blue shirt places a document into a multi-function printer, preparing to scan or copy it.

How we test printers

12 Feb 2026

Print quality and speed

Overall
Black text quality
Black text speed
Office graphics quality
Office graphics speed
Photo quality
Photo speed
Images with text quality
Images with text speed

How we test print quality and speed

Quality and speed for different types of documents.

Scanning quality and speed

Overall
Speed of text scanning
Quality of scanned photos
Speed of photo scanning

How we test scanning quality and speed

Quality, speed, and ease of scanning different pages, including text, colour pages and photos as well as scanning small objects. A scanner has to scan an A4 photo in 20 seconds or less to score five stars for photo scanning speed.

Copying quality and speed

Overall
Quality of mono copies
Quality of colour copies
Speed of mono copies
Speed of colour copies

How we test copying quality and speed

Speed, quality and ease of copying different types of pages with and without using a computer.

Ease of use

Overall
Ease of copying
Ease of printing
Ease of scanning
Low noise
Ease of networking

How we test ease of use

Ease of use, including printing, copying and scanning where relevant.

Printing costs

How we test printing costs

How cheap or expensive the printer is for ink/toner costs per page. More stars means cheaper prints. Costs are based on our occasional printing test - printing black text and colour pages, leaving time between prints and turning the printer off between uses. Printers with no star rating were tested prior to our occasional printing test.

Power use

How we test power use

For energy, it's based on power use when the printer is turned off, in standby and when idle, just after printing.

General
Type of printer	Inkjet with scanner
Colour or Mono	Colour
Height	16cm
Width	44cm
Depth	53cm
Prints on A3	No
Individual Colour Cartridges	Yes
Claimed maximum page weight	220
Cannot print when black ink out	Yes
Cannot print when colour ink out	Yes
Refillable tanks	No
Continuous printing cost
Occasional printing - text and graphics
Extra ink used
One year printing cost
Two year printing cost
Three year printing cost
Photo
Ten black text prints
Page of office graphics
Black cartridge	LC424 BK
Cyan cartridge	LC424 C
Magenta cartridge	LC424 M
Yellow cartridge	LC424 Y
Colour of printer	White

Features
Preview Screen	No
Fax	No
Automatic Document Feeder	No
Auto duplexing	No
Double sided scan and copy	No
Print via wi-fi direct	No

Connections
Ethernet	No
Wi-fi	Yes
Memory card support	No
Print from smartphone	Yes
AirPrint compatible	Yes
Windows 10 compatible	Yes
Mac OS full compatiblity	Yes
ChromeOS compatible	Yes

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