I found the get started guide easy to follow and very helpful. I was able to complete the setup in a very short period of time. I was able to do a test print from a Microsoft Word document with so much ease. The printer settings did not have to be adjusted at all. The colors were very vibrant, and I am happy with this purchase. I think the app is probably beneficial to some, but I personally do not like having to do creative things on a phone or having to download yet another app. My preference would be a desktop or online. version. Thankfully, I can still use the printer with the many desktop applications that I have. It appears that there is a scanner function, but I have not seen anything referencing it; I think it would be really cool to do a direct scan and print.

Perfect sublimation printer for hobbist. I started with an inkjet printer i converted. There were a lot of work arounds. Bought this printer & i am so happy with it!! I sublimate as gifts and a hobby and this works so well. Printing doesnt take hardly any time at all and there are no work arounds. The print quality is excellent as well. I havent accessed the editing tool that comes with it, as i use the cricut software, but it seems very user friendly. If you want to try sublimation, do it! Its easy & the quality is great!

The only problem I have with this machine is you have to use it. Not occasionally or once a month, but really use it or you'll have to load it with regular paper and run nozzle tests until it cleans itself up. And the way you find out you need to do that is by getting a bad print on expensive paper. I suggest running a nozzle test BEFORE printing a project if it's been a week or so since using it. Beyond that I have had great success with the output of this printer. The properties and advanced pages actually do something, and advise you if you need a resize before you waste ink and paper. Tip - always check the Mirror Print status before clicking print. It's a feature I really appreciate because I don't have to mirror in whatever graphics program I use, but if you mirror in the program AND the printer you'll get what you don't want. Don't ask me how I know that. I've had nothing but good luck with this printer for sublimation and any problems I've had are down to pilot error.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] It took awhile for me to figure out how to use this thing, but once I did it works pretty great my sister and I like to craft and you can make so many things with this printer. It takes a lot of time and patience but it’s worth it in the end.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I love this printer! Before getting this, I was using a converted printer not made for sublimation. It was fine but once I started using the Brother, it was so much better! I love that it automaticly mirrors the images and I didn’t have to set it up or remember to do that when I print. And the colors are so vibrant—much better than the last printer I used. I have printed and pressed on wood, fabric and ceramic and I am very pleased with the colors and results. I feel that it has a great price point compared to other sublimation printers as well.

I like this handy inkjet sublimation printer to a certain extent...meaning, the liquid ink seems to look dry on the print outs whether Sublimation or DTF prints. My printer does calibrate and runs the liquid ink through often with auto-maintenance (I like that) to keep the ink fresh before each use. I've had it for about a month now and still getting used to it. I wanted to purchase an actual DTF printer but they are super expensive. This SP-1 Sublimation Printer by Brother pretty much handles quick tshirt prints should I get an order for family or friends for birthday events, etc. I like it, just wish it wasn't so SLOW printing...

I was so excited to get the printer and was ready to see what I can create but since I have had it, it hasn't been fun or useful for now. First i couldn't get it to connect to my computer wireless so I had to go wired. The next problem was connecting my phone and tablet. My phone worked a few times then stopped working. My tablet(s) couldn't connect and no support (apps,online)

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Really thought the color would’ve been vibrant but it doesn’t give good color. I use sublimation paper in the color looks Dell on a T-shirt so I feel like I really wasted my money and it ain’t cost too much runs out too fast.

I had previously converted a printer to do sublimation and it only worked for a little bit. Once I got this printer, the colors were brighter and images were sharper! I’m very happy with the Brother printer and cannot wait to put it to the test around Christmas time!

Easy to operate and prints sublimate nicely. The only concern I have is the ability to know that the machine is performing it's self-maintenance to prevent ink tubes from clogging. It would be nice to receive messages from the machine that the maintenance has, in fact, been performing and what the results are.