I have exactly the same experience with my Brother MFC-L2750DW. Connected it to a new network after a year of being unused. And within seconds I could print from any device in the network. It just works 😅
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A good decision; Brother Compact Monochrome Laser Printer, HL-L2350DW,
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Only works if you print high volume. Let it sit for a year without printing and your ink heads are probably dried in. Same if you only print a few pages per month. My Canon always did a minute of self clean when I started it up after one or two weeks of not printing. Most of the ink was used up that way instead of printing and every time I needed to print out something last minute I had to wait for the printer to get ready...
Same Bro here and I concur - in the world of scammy printing business, Brother is the most reliable and straightforward.Brother makes great home-office grade laser printers. Toner is also not super insane cost wise.
I have a Brother MFC-L2750DW
We love our Brother HL-L2405W which is our second of their printers. Dirt cheap to run compared to inkjet and super reliable.
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I bought a similar Brother model back in 2010 or so. The starter cartridge (/drum, whatever it’s called) lasted until 2023! I am not usually passionate about printers but it’s funny how you can be so impressed with something like this that you immediately evangelize it, and I did the same thing.
I have one to sell, but I never had a single problem with this printer.
My dad had a Brother 8360CDW and I ended up taking it.
For home (light usage), buying a laser printer is the only thing that makes sense. Otherwise the ink dries up and you end up paying a huge amount in ink during the lifetime of your printer.
My dad had a Brother 8360CDW and I ended up taking it.
For home (light usage), buying a laser printer is the only thing that makes sense. Otherwise the ink dries up and you end up paying a huge amount in ink during the lifetime of your printer.
I have no idea if Brother DRMs their toner cartridges so you have to buy their brand, but considering I can get a decade out of a toner cartridge without it drying up it really doesn't matter to me.
Apologies, I should have clarified - the 'Brother Firmware Update Tool' and 'Brother iPrint and Scan'. The former works but I doubt will ever be updated to a modern standard, and the latter is useful for scanning but again would benefit from a face lift.
I use AirPrint and it works consistently well now. However when I first purchased the printer, it would fail to connect about once out of every five goes.
You can update the printer’s firmware from the web interface, iirc. I’ll check, in case I’ve just done a ChatGPT and hallucinated this fact.
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Two things:
- Yes, you can update the firmware from the web interface.
- The other piece of software I found - the Wireless Setup Utility - requires Rosetta, and therefore will never be installed on my computer.
- Press WPS button on router
- Press WiFi button on printer
- Press “up” to set up WiFi
- There is no step 4
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Great choice. I’ve had a Brother HL-2270DW for probably 15ish years now. I don’t really print much and have never changed the toner or drum unit in it.
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"The other piece of software I found - the Wireless Setup Utility - requires Rosetta, and therefore will never be installed on my computer."
What do you have against Rosetta?
It's Apple-issued software and runs ONLY when an app requires it.
It's small in size and affects nothing else on the Mac.
And... you can UN-install it using terminal if you wish.
Your post doesn't make any sense.
"The other piece of software I found - the Wireless Setup Utility - requires Rosetta, and therefore will never be installed on my computer."
What do you have against Rosetta?
It's Apple-issued software and runs ONLY when an app requires it.
It's small in size and affects nothing else on the Mac.
And... you can UN-install it using terminal if you wish.
Your post doesn't make any sense.
Google uses Rosetta to install its software, such as Google Earth. If you install Google Earth, the installer automatically loads Rosetta to complete the installation.
I also have the Brother monochrome HL-L2350DW and I have a Canon CP-1300 for occasional colour photo printing.
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I have this exact printer. It does have a print counter and a toner will stop working once the counter reaches 0. But you can reset the counter.
I have a Brother HL-L2460DW monochrome laser printer. It's great! Everyone in the house can print to it wirelessly from computers and phones. Very convenient!
The one thing I had to do is disable its Deep Sleep mode. By default it goes into Deep Sleep and it won't wake up when you try to print wirelessly. It sucks when you walk to the printer to get your document but you realize the printer was asleep.
Now it goes into the normal sleep mode and it wakes up and prints every time. I love it!
I highly recommend Brother lasers!
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The one thing I had to do is disable its Deep Sleep mode. By default it goes into Deep Sleep and it won't wake up when you try to print wirelessly. It sucks when you walk to the printer to get your document but you realize the printer was asleep.
Now it goes into the normal sleep mode and it wakes up and prints every time. I love it!
I highly recommend Brother lasers!
😎
Same here, and I have exactly the same model. I'm never going back to ink for the same reasons and I'm never buying HP (either printers or anything else) because of their predatory tactics.
Epson 8550 is the way to go for cheap, high quality and versatile print, scan and copy. It’s A3+ but there is also an A4 model. Epson seemed to have almost made this by accident as it is a highly capable photo printer whilst also accomplishing office tasks. An increasing range of print profiles are becoming available and the cost of ink is almost ridiculously cheap for something of this quality.
I use a Xerox B310 for mono. With lasers it’s worth ensuring that the duplex mechanism is of good enough quality. Cheaper models from Xerox are poor in this regard.
I use a Xerox B310 for mono. With lasers it’s worth ensuring that the duplex mechanism is of good enough quality. Cheaper models from Xerox are poor in this regard.
Did not know that, thanks. I have a Brothers MFC-L8610CDW colour laser that is two years old, still on the same FW. Think I will leave it as is.
I gave up on HP, Canon and Epson ink jet printers years ago due to dying ink cartridges. Went to Brothers ink jet and honestly, Brothers was no better with their ink jet printers than HP. Finally bought a Brothers colour laser printer, MFC-L8610CDW and love it.
I'm a big fan of monochrome laser over inkjet (and prefer all-in-one devices that scan and copy, too), but late last year we added an inkjet (Brother MFC-J4335DW - well-rated at PC Magazine and elsewhere, I believe) because we have...a kid. And the ability to print on demand color projects at home for school assignments is quite useful.
Probably a couple of decades ago after exhaustive online researching and comparison, particularly between a fairly high-end Epson vs. an HP inkjet model, I opted for the Epson, didn't use it for awhile, and when I tried...I think the nozzles were clogged, effectively 'bricking' it. IIRC, around $300 down the drain.
For a kid, inkjets may still hold value. And that's the only reason one resides here.
Probably a couple of decades ago after exhaustive online researching and comparison, particularly between a fairly high-end Epson vs. an HP inkjet model, I opted for the Epson, didn't use it for awhile, and when I tried...I think the nozzles were clogged, effectively 'bricking' it. IIRC, around $300 down the drain.
For a kid, inkjets may still hold value. And that's the only reason one resides here.
I regret refusing to switch until my Canon finally died.
I'll never go back to an inkjet. My rarely used Brother is already over two years old and has served me well without ever having to change the toner.
I'll never go back to an inkjet. My rarely used Brother is already over two years old and has served me well without ever having to change the toner.
Does all of this praise also roll over to color Brother laser printers? I have a Canon inkjet that I despise, but am hesitant to go b&w only given I have a kid at home who we print things for. Curious to any feedback about color Brother laser printers.
This has been an interesting thread. I wish there had been one like years ago. I would not have made the mistake of getting 4 crap HP InkJet printers.