20 Best Brother All In One Laser Printer (2023 Updated)

This is not a “Karen” review; I have genuine critiques regarding the performance of this printer. I work in prints quite literally all the time and it will be my full time job once I graduate. This printer is not necessarily budget friendly for a college student but it seemed good at first for me to try and investing in.

The first printer that came to me had issues printing colors smoothly and with saturation. There were horizontal strokes of patchiness so I contacted Brother regarding this issue. They determined it wasn’t my toners so they sent me a replacement printer at no extra cost to me which was excepted.

The same issues occurred. I don’t blame the customer service—they were great. My issues was with the performance of this printer. How can I receive two disappointing printers that don’t work any better than my crummy HP inkjet printer that barely has ink? It was my fault for not contacting Brother sooner within my 30 day warranty they gave me, but I cannot express how much I’m deterred from buying Brother printers here on out due to this experience.

Also, if you print directly from any Adobe program, the printer doesn’t read any of my typography as vectors and prints it horribly. You have to save it as a PDF and then print it, if you’re wondering.

It’s a black and white printer for general use now at my house despite all my attempts to change print settings and triple check the printer settings. You’re better off getting a different printer or going to HP.

Brother print app also need serious help it is not user-friendly and will benefit from making it a smoother experience. (EDIT: I’ve tried uploading this review multiple times turning off my adblocker and it’s prevented me from doing so.

I’m hoping this posts so people can understand that this printer may not be for them. ).

I recommended and purchased this printer for my Amish friend’s business. He has a fairly high workload as the printer is used for faxes and printing. I had a chance to see in person what he was not happy with and that is the speed of the printer.

I was asked to assist him in printing a number of 16-page booklets that required full color, two-sided printing on 8-1/2 x 11 stock. We were never able to use the print on both sides feature as this was so slow it hurt.

We decided to print odd and even pages separately to speed up the job. In single page mode, the printer would spit out three pages and then rest for a few moments, then print another three or four, and so on.

On top of this, we experienced papers sticking together causing jams. We attributed the sticking to the high humidity of the day and the 50# gloss paper we were using, To finish the job we found it best to print one side at a time, manually, then print the backside.

The pauses between every few copies took hours to complete only 40 copies of the booklet. I am in agreement with the owner as the printer does not perform very well for printing multiple copies of prints when using a computer or receiving multiple-page faxes.

Our booklet was an Adobe Acrobat document. If I had been able to stay longer and it had not been a weekend, I would have contacted tech support to see why the printer is so slow. I feel guilty in recommending the Brother printer as I own a number of Brother printers, including a lesser model color laser MFC and have not experienced any problems or slowness.

I bought this Brother printer to replace an older version (MFC9340) that has served me well for several years, but was nearing the end of it’s life. I was specifically looking for a color laser all-in-one with the ability to do 2-sided printing and copying.

Like my old Brother, this machine is fast printing and the color images are coming out very sharp. The Auto Document Feeder holds plenty of pages (not sure exactly how many) and is very fast for copying and scanning.

I’m very impressed with the scanning capabilities. It scans multiple pages into a single document much faster than my previous model. Set up was a breeze, and so far the wireless communication has been flawless.

I already had the Brother utilities software downloaded from my old printer, and this one integrates with it perfectly. I am definitely happy with my purchase, and look forward to several years of service out of this machine.

#sweepstakes.

All round printer, scanner and fax machine. Seriously, this printer is so worth the money. The quality is top notch and ideal for ‘home office’ applications. It’s quick enough, the scanner works well and quickly and even has document feed, and the print quality is great.

It’s wireless and wifi set up worked quickly and first time. If you want a great b&w laser printer/scanner, then I would recommend this item. I’d had inkjet printers but was increasingly frustrated with the increasing cost of them and with inks drying out.

I’ve never had a Brother printer before and someone recommended them to me – and now I know why. If you’re still unsure, go see one in a shop and see the quality. (It also has a fax function, but I’ll never use that so can’t comment.

I imagine it’s as good as the other features. ).

Fantastic printer. Great print quality. Easy to Install. Waiting time from pressing print to document coming out is very short. Almost immediately starts up. Photo copy fast and simple to operate. Can comment on the fax machine side.

As won’t use it. Over all Fantastic printer highly recommend.

I needed a new printer, my old one was dead. Took a chance on this one, from reviews I had read. I was used to an inkjet, but decided another A 3 in 1 laser, from a company called Brother it was so easy to set up, and looks very smart not big and bulky, it’s my piece of art I can print from my computer, the laptop or phone No smudgy ink printing, and no longer do I moan The printer is fast, the scanner is great Double sided prints too, and not long to wait Copy function’s amazing, it works like a dream The top of the printers, the crop of the cream No running out of colours, prints stunning black and white And it scans in colour, so it functions just right This works perfect for me, I don’t want another It’s now part of the family, it’s my printer brother If I was asked to rate this printer, i would say it again Without hesitation, it’s a ten out of ten.

I have had the MFC-7860DW for a few years and it works fine for a multi-purpose machine. The scanning should have a preview function showing material being scanned before scanning. The MFC-7860DW came with the Brother ControlCenter4 software for using the scanner and PC-FAX.

It works well for double sided printing with clear, dark prints. I just had an internet connected firmware update. I also have a Brother HL-L2350DW printer for ordinary double-sided printing. It uses the newer Brother iPrint&Scan software.

Neither of the software programs will control both printers. I was hoping that the updated firmware for the MFC-7860DW would allow the iPrint&Scan software to control both printers. It becomes annoying when I need to change the printer setup in different software programs when I am trying to print from a different printer than I used the last time.

I need to have the MFC-7860DW set as a LAN connected device to print with it from my phone. I use the iPrint&Scan app on my phone for the HL-L2350DW printer. There is no excuse that the newer iPrint&Scan cannot be used with the MFC-7860DW.

As described. Authentic Brother toner. Probably more expensive than a knockoff but no worries about quality. Easy to order from Best Buy and free delivery (received the next day)!! Purchased 12/03/2021.

Lasted until 09/15/2022 Easy to install. Love my Brother printer. Had it for at least 12 years and no breakdowns.

Works great. Easy to install. Salesman was superb. Signed me up for Staples rewards. Helped me with check. Carred prurchases to car. Name: Tall skinny man with tatooes. He will remember me. He deserves companywide recognition.

This is arguably the worst printer I’ve ever used. I’ve had this for over 2 years and I don’t think it has ever printed a clean page. There are always smudges across the page. Anything you print looks like it was printed on gray paper with black artifacts in the margins.

This is actually my third unit from one purchase. I returned the first because of the poor print quality. The replacement was DOA. I just gave up and kept this third one. I am only able to use is to print personal documents.

I would not dare print client documents or a resume with this printer. Any copies you make will have the same problem as printed ones. The only thing this machine does well is scan. If I need to print a resume, I go back to my (very) old Samsung printer.

This was my first Brother printer. Sadly, I will never again buy another.

Horrible printers! I cannot recommend this company nor their printers! This is my second Brother printer I’ve purchase. I’ve spent nearly $1,000 on these printer and they’re garbage! I have MFC-L5900DW the printer is less than a month old and now I cannot connect to my WiFi! This makes no sense since very thin Elead is connected.

I purchase this for work since I’m a small business owner and now it does not work. The printer was purchased brand new less than a month ago for $499. 00Also the printer cartridge are over $100. The printer business is such a scam and I do not understand how they are allowed to work like this.

I bought this June 2020. After I received it I didn’t open it for about a month due to home remodeling. Easy setup. Printed pages had toner/ink spots all over the page. Cleaned the drum and toner cartridge according to Brother’s directions.

Several times. One or two pages would print well after that but then the problem continued. Could not get through to Brother on the phone, holding for over an hour. Played phone tag for several weeks.

They would not call when I told them I was available, but would call at other times when I was out of town and I had told them (by email) I wasn’t available. After several weeks I got in touch after holding on the phone for over 1 hour.

They walked me through how to print a maintenance report. I emailed that to them and they said the only thing wrong with it was I needed to replace the toner cartridge. At that point I had printed less than 100 pages.

They said the warranty was 3 months on the toner, and it had been 3 months and 2 weeks. The warranty period began not when I received it but when I ordered it, thus losing a couple of weeks when it was in transit.

They refused to honor the warranty for the toner cartridge. Have not replaced the toner cartridge yet to see if indeed that is the problem. I’ll report back after I scrape together over a hundred bucks for toner.

I hooked this 6900 up wireless at my winter home so I could work remotely and it worked great, could fax, could scan, could print from all my computers, pads, & phones without a hitch. Then I could only print and could no longer scan so I did all the troubleshooting and could not get it to go.

I finally had to plug it in using the usb and now it faxes, prints from my main computer, and scans but can no longer use it wireless. Very disappointing and could not call anyone to get support. Still love the machine but disappointed it doesn’t work like my 5900 at home does everything.

Exact same machine only grey this one is white but I could not find a 5900 in stock so I sprung for the 6900. Spent more but expected more, got less.

Excellect build quality. Fast Printing, Scanning and Copying. Great quality printing scanning and copying. Paper feeder works great. Scanning from the paper feeder a large number of pages sometimes skews the page.

Using VueScan Professional skew fix checkbox option seems to resolve that small problem. The software that comes with it is not that great, just get yourself a copy of VueScan for scanning and scanning large documents from the paper feeder.

I use this printer from both a Windows 10 machine and a MacBook Air M1. Happy with this Brother Printer. will never buy an HP printer again.

My only experience with this printer has been at work. (But definitely looking to buy it in the future). Prints great although when printing a large amount of sheets at once there is a burn smell from it and the paper gets really warm.

(Great if you got cool hands). Paper jams are minimal considering each time I print I typically use a ream of paper each morning (tax season is a beast with paper). All in all I like this printer. Changing the toner cartridge is a little messy but aren’t they all?.

The unpacking instructions are fairly easy to follow despite there being no text, just a few illustrations and took very little time. Software installation was achieved using the previously downloaded 100Kplus allinone package although there was then the option to download and install a further 300Kplus iScan Print Scan package which delayed first use.

An installation CD is included for those able to utilise it. Based upon other Brother printers used, it was thought that a sample page may have followed switchon but that did not happen. Mating it to my router was almost painless and used the WPS option it needed a second try and mated on that.

Thereafter, it was fast and far less troublesome than either of the two networkcapable printers previously used which have never allowed a network connection despite repeated attempts. Colour performance, even with photos printed on plain document paper, was surprisingly good, almost to the quality of a good photo inkjet, which bodes well should a glossy laser paper be used in future.

That was not the reason to purchase or upgrade the printer is primarily intended for Word and related documents, web pages, a few PDF files etc. Initial outlay is low but toner replenishment will be a larger and potentially frequent outlay with other longerterm replacement of drums and mechanical components to follow.

POSTSCRIPT While the colour output was good enough for most purposes, it was found to be far too dark when printing photos. It was found that the printer can selfcalibrate its colour balance the info is on Brothers web site.

Once completed, the results were lighter in depth and much improved to the extent that it could make an excellent printer for display images and equal to many photoinkjets far better than some. There are glossy and pearlfinished papers intended for laser printers that will produce better results.

Instead of replacing toner & drum in my Brother MFC7420 copier/printer/scanner/fax, it was cheaper to buy a new multi-function machine. However the DCP7040 “all”-in-one does not include a FAX which I must have.

Noticed this after I won an E-Bay bid. I could negate the E-Bay bargain/savings by now purchasing a separate FAX machine. However I have chosen to keep a small amount of toner in the original MFC7420 unit just for its FAX option.

(I am lucky enough to have sufficient office space for both machines. ) PROs-1) Very light therefore easy to move. 2) Footprint is reasonable. 3) So far it has functioned well and given me no problems.

4) Easy to operate and set up. 5) Has a fully enclosed paper tray. When comparison shopping I noticed some brands do not have this feature until you go into their larger and more sophisticated models.

6) Replacement toner is one of Brother’s less expensive models particularly when using a generic brand. 7) Like the ‘saving toner’ option for less important printing. CON’s-1) no FAX 2) I would have liked the feature of printing on both sides, but that is a minimal sacrifice.

If you do not need a FAX and require only black-&-white printing, would highly recommend this machine. Easy to find it on sale, frequently at 30%-50% off. My Brother MFC7420 has never required repair.

I have had it for several years, including moving it from state to state several times,(in original carton). I hope to have the same experience with this DCP7040.

Wireless works. Printer works. Enlarger works. Copier works. In the beginning. The first thing that stops working is Contrast. It get very light and it won’t get darker. It then starts putting steaks onto the pages (tried following Manual to fix, not happening).

Then the auto copier doesn’t work, and then it starts jamming. I bought this Brother DCP-40 All-In-One-Wireless Laser Printer new. Did not really stress it out, and now after a couple of years it’s useless.

I was looking for a low priced copy/printer/scanner for personal use. I’ve used Cannon and Xerox at work but they cost more than I wanted to spend and support was not always helpful or productive. Brother is compact and easy to operate taking up a small space in my small office.

In reviewing a lot of information by others, the most important item after price was tech support. It was extremely important to me to work with a native English speaking person for any technical questions and Brother’s techs were thorough in answering all the questions I put to them.

When my printer arrived, it was very easy to set up and download the driver and data from the disc provided. I was concerned that it wouldn’t be compatible with Windows 7, but everything was up to date and ready to go.

Instructions were simple and easy to follow. I’ve owned this printer for several months and tried all the functions with satisfactory results. It starts up much quicker than my Canon at work and prints faster and is much quieter, though my Canon is a higher end printer.

Though I don’t know how it would compare if I used it constantly on a daily basis like I do the Canon at work, I am extremely pleased with the results in all areas for home use and would recommend it to all.

Great value for the price and replacement parts. toner and drum, are far less expensive than the Xerox and Canon at work.

For years i have searched for a single device that can satisfy my needs for scanning, copying and printing as well as faxing. The Brother L2710DW satisfies all those requirements. I would have to say the best feature is being able to copy something with just a button click.

My wife loves this feature! No computer required and you still have control over copy count, density and scaling. Having a wifi network connected printer was a huge game changer for me. No more going to the computer whenever i had to print a document or user manul or woodwoking plans.

I can connect to the printer from the phone and print directly. Another wife pleaser too! Scanning multiple document pages used to take hours using my flat bed sanner. With the new L2710DW i can scan a whole document in minutes using the automatic document feeder.

It was quick and easy to learn. The only feature i have not fully examined is the fax capability. I may need this is the future for business purposes so i made sure it had the capabilty. Based on the excellent performance of the other features, i have no doubt the fax will be just as easy to use and intuitive.

Finally i would like to praise the fixed button specific controls. I have read all kinds of reviews that say that the menu driven single screen is the best format; I disagree! I don’t have to look a tiny screen with a small font on the L2710DW.

The screen is large and easy to ready and backlit and the apllication specific buttons make it super easy to switch between copy, scan, print and fax. This is a huge plus for this is the only office device i have and can quickly switch between features.

I give the printer and overall rating of a 5, even though i have not tested the fax feature. Im sure the fax will not disappoint and will be just to easy to use as the other features. The L2710DW is a real time saver, feature packed, easy to use smart device that evey personal or home office should have.

Replaced a 12 year old HP Laser Printer with this AIO because I needed a new laser and my Epson AIO InkJet was doing bad scans. For some odd reason, laser all-in-ones cost much less than equivalent laser printers.

Maybe it’s the lower capacity cartridges? For home use, this cartridge may only last a few years vs 5 years with a higher capacity one, but it’s still less than inkjet. I don’t give this 5 stars because sometimes the scanner document feeder doesn’t pull the pages 100% straight.

And the image quality on the scans from the feeder could be sharper for graphics. But it makes “kinkos” quality copies most of the time, which is better than inkjet AIO. I have had no issues so far printing from the Mac, Scaning to the Mac, printing over AirPrint, etc.

I have the printer connected via Ethernet. I haven’t tried faxing. One other reason I don’t give this 5 stars is that when it wakes up, it seems to draw LOTS of volts (not Amps). It is so strong that it can cause a voltage drop if connected to a UPS system, causing it to click.

I also have that connected to a voltage regulator, that clicks when the printer wakes up. This is before it prints. So it’s not the fuser drawing this power, it’s the machine waking. I had to connect the printer directly to the wall, bypassing these devices because I don’t want to shorten their lives or the lives of things attached to them.

I am assuming the printer itself is designed for this and hopefully will live a long life. But I have never seen another printer do that to the line voltage, so it is something to consider.

This is our third Brother printer, hoping each new “generation” would be better than the previous one. But no, These are very cheap quality machines. Scanner is very loud and becomes louder with use.

Scanning coverage area is about 90% despite ample room on the scanning screen. Paper jams with the feeder are very common. Printing is loud too. These machines are not durable in our opinion. We’ve had OEM toner and drum issues plus more (see below).

We never had these issues with Lexmark and other brands. The installation software is ridiculous buggy. The naming convention of the downloaded files are absurd and completely irrational. The manual is ok but when you run into an issue when things don’t go as planned, the manual is useless and you’re forced to search online.

Should you need to add another printer such as a warranty replacement, the software doesn’t play nice when trying to install, especially the printer as a network printer. The consumables are not accurate after adding a replacement, especially when under warranty.

Brother doesn’t send drum and toner, you have to use the old one and insert it into the new. Even though the toner level is not 100% it shows up as 100%. There doesn’t seem to be a way to change this in the settings.

When you run into software installation issues, the only workaround is to re-install Windows or if you used the Brother uninstall tool which doesn’t work (and is not user friendly) system restore. The troubleshooting section of Brother’s website is again, not user friendly.

These devices are not user friendly. We will never buy Brother again.

We bought this printer as our other Brother printers are getting a bit long in the tooth and the Hl1200 is mono. Overall the printer does what it does best, that is print, scan and copy mono or colour documents quietly.

It also comes with a reasonable quantity of Toner consumables, which is a bonus, as we are still using the ones which came with it. It is pretty easy to use for most of its functions, the colour Touch Control Panel is pretty neat and very intuitive.

Unfortunately there are a couple of areas it falls a little short on. Firstly, it only has a 10/100 T Network port, which is a bit of shame for supposedly a Workgroup Printer. As we have connected to out main Gigabit Switch, it would have been better if it has a 10/100/1999 T LAN Port.

Also it doesn;t seem to be able to support multiple inputs from the ‘Wired LAN’ port for the Office machines and Wireless LAN for the phones and Tablets in the Office. Also, if the printer gets switched off – it loses all of its Wireless LAN settings, which is a pain as you have to re-enter all the Wifi codes, shame that this information is not stored in non volatile memory.

The other area of annoyance is in the Shortcuts, while these are a great idea and they get used quite often, they only pop-up for a short time and after one is used it reverts to another mode. While I appreciate that all these little ‘things’ cost a few dollars extra, this Printer is not at the lower end of the Colour Laser Cost scale, it is marketed as a somewhat ‘Premium Product’ , which it is in a few ways.

It is these few shortcomings which put it only in a four star category. It wouldn’t take much to put it up to a five star level, as all the basic areas are checked.

I purchased this printer 1 month ago and have printed 578 pages to date. I am happy with the quality of prints, print speed, quietness of the machine, and I am happy with the ADF for copying. Overall, it has been a solid machine and I haven’t had any difficulties with it.

Set up was simple. I am less happy with the limited amount of toner in the “starter” pack. The color toner is already low after 500 pages printed (about 300 were in color). And I purchased this Brother Lazer Printer with the hope of cutting my printing costs.

It’s a bit disappointing to be low on toner already and Brother toner is pricey. As cost of printing is my main objective, this is my main factor for not giving a higher rating. I have replacement Brother Toner and will have to see if they last as long as the packaging claims.

I am also not thrilled with the curve in the paper after printing. The pages are curved when they come out and need to lay flat for a while after. It is large and heavy- took two of us to lift onto the desk.

The manual feeder is on the back which is a hassle if I were to need to use it. All things considered, if the replacement toner lasts as long as the packaging claims, then I will be very happy with my purchase.

I believe the MFC3770CDW is the upgraded new (duplex printing) version of my MFC-9320. Getting used to the touch screen instead of the 30 some buttons on my old one is a little different. It’s a second or two slower than my 9320 to print from sleep, about 6 or 7 seconds instead of 5 or 6? (Wireless connection) 3770 seems a tiny bit quieter when printing, not that it’s loud now.

The updated extra software for the Mac and Windows seems to be better. Haven’t had a chance to really use either one. Haven’t had the pleasure of printing envelopes/thicker paper. Envelopes were kind of a pain to use on my 9320 so it looks identical on the new one.

I don’t think I used it a dozen times anyway. (Hint on envelopes, use a small rubber roller or what ever to flatten the envelope completely flat. Sharp edges flat. ) Con’s: I don’t like having to reach in to grab my printed copy, don’t know why it’s a good 3” or 4” away from the edge.

I only print “Letter” (8. 5 X 11). The sheet is about an inch from the base of the flip up “ramp” that normally keeps the longer paper from going over the edge. The display above the opening is part of the problem.

It jut’s out when the printer is facing to the right. Just to make it clear, if you want to print envelopes or the thicker paper stock you have to have access to the rear of the printer. They go in thru the front and come out the back, so you’re going to have to turn the printer sideways or leave about 8” or so in the back to lower the door and room for the paper to come out.

And not happy with the higher cost of the Toner, Meh. My plan was to give my 9320 to my in-laws and buy this one but long story got the 3770 for me and a MFC-3290 for the in-laws. I’ll put the 9320 in the shop.

I’ve had my MFC9320 for 11 years now and it’s been awesome. Just a home user.

The Brother HL-L3290CDW is a good color laser (LED) printer with a small footprint. I chose it specifically for: 1) Duplex printing (both sides of the sheet) 2) Color 3) Scanning / copy functions 4) Good Price Point Setup was easy, although getting it on the network was a bit of a bother having to scan through a 2 line display and then button push through the character selection (long passwords!).

It’s reasonably quiet and functions seamlessly with a combined Windows / Apple IOS / Android network. The front feed manual paper tray is also convenient compared to my MFC-J5845DW. Loses 1 star because it really should have an ethernet port; printing confidential documents over wireless in a crowded WiFi environment is not optimal.

Using the USB port(s) for printing is not an option for my location.

We had opted for smaller, space-friendly printers, but they all had reliability issues. They got jammed often, they did not respond well to wireless print events, and the ink cartridges. The average life-expectancy was about a year, with only 30-50 pages per month.

I guess we were fed up enough, and I remembered that a toner-based laserjet (vs. cartridge-based) printer I had at work lasted for many years! We opted for this Brother HL-L3290CDW and after ~90 days of usage, it has performed like a champ.

We got a little wheel base so we can slide it under the desk and back out when we need to, and keep it out of the way when we don’t. The paper tray is deep. Printing, copying and scanning in either B/W or Color is easy.

This one looks like it will serve us well for years to come! You get what you pay for. Don’t waste $$$ on baby printers.

I’m impressed with this printer’s ease of setup. It’s the first time that all five computers in our home needed nothing more than clicking “add new printer” and it was discovered and set up instantly.

One of the machines had automatically detected it and set itself up before I got to that point. Really amazing. There is one limitation: this machine will not print to card stock. Card stock paper jams the printer something awful.

We hoped there was something like a rear feed to get around the loop-de-loop of drawing paper from the front, but no such luck. so, call me 99. 2% satisfied with the purchase.

I love Brother laser printers because they are always reliable and easy to use. I had two previous brother printers that lasted me 10 plus years and I know it will be the same for this one. This is a plug and play printer.

My sons unboxed it and set it up for me in a matter of minutes. Once it was set up on the network, every device on the network were able to print using the wireless connection. (No going back and setting up each device individually whew!) I also get alerts when the toner is low and a link to order products directly from brother which can sometimes be a little too convenient because I don’t have to leave my house and travel to my local store to buy toner.

The only thing that I noticed is the size, but I can live with that. I have the printer on top of a small file cabinet. My son had a cannon that was half the size and it only lasted him 2 years before it was obsolete and he had to throw it away.

The size is larger than two large shoe boxes which means that the printer has a significant amount of paper in the tray, also I can use the device as a flatbed scanner or autofeed scanner. The fax machine is super easy too.

The display screen is easy! I must admit that I had to replace the toner sooner than I expected (maybe it came with a starter toner cartridge). I’ll find out how long the regular toner cartridge will last.

That is one thing I really like about Brother Laser printers; I never feel I am being robbed when I buy a new toner cartridge because it lasts me a very long time.

This Brother is a re-design of its first (second?) generation multi-function printer/copier. It is a great medium-size machine for a small office, allowing wireless sharing for multiple users on the same network.

It gets out a quick first page and has quiet output. The setup was easy too. The main paper tray holds nearly a ream of paper, and the toner cartridge has a large capacity. On the negative side the envelope feeder isn’t so great, so I’ll be trying out a couple different envelope types to try to get fewer jams, or switching over to labels to get mailings out.

Overall, for the price it can’t be beat. PS. Our last Brother MFC lasted 6 years of constant use. Outstanding durability.

Wanted to switch from inkjet to laser. Tired of cost and mess of inkjet cartridge replacement. Was refilling cartridges but printer wouldn’t always recognize my refills. Brother was not in stock at local Sam’s Club stores; ordered on-line; arrived within 5 days.

Wired set-up easy. Came with drum cartridge. Large capacity feed tray is much easier than having to feed 15 – 20 pages at a time. Generic cartridge replacement drums are cheap and claim to print 12000 copies.

Will save a fortune over ink replacement for an inkjet printer. Hardly ever need color copies but when I do I can scan in color, transfer to a flash drive and then print on a friend’s printer or at FedX store.

A heavenly godsend. I’m a full time graduate student going completely online. I also have personal research projects I work on. I go through periods where I don’t print for months, and out of nowhere I need to print a lot of pages.

Had enough of wasting money on ink that would dry out or have heads clogged so bad I had to buy a whole new inkjet. It was so incredibly wasteful and always left me in a bind when I needed to print something critically important.

I decided I needed a decent laser printer that could lay asleep for extended periods and then print like a beast when the need arose. I print from my MacBook, my iPad, my iPhone without any issue. Setting it up on the network was absolutely hands down the most painless wireless setup I’ve ever experienced.

Doing scans wirelessly is quick too. Do you know why I love this printer? Because it’s no fuss and it’s invisible in the background. When I do need it, it does it’s job reliably and then gets out of my way and disappears back into the background.

One less super frustrating thing to have to worry about. Things I don’t like, the DPI resolution on the scanner is okay, but I’d like to see some ridiculous high resolution because I do scan small documents and photos sometimes.

Printing on envelopes is disgusting. If I didn’t have the self adhesive paper strips on the flaps, the heat from printing would have sealed the envelope closed. The printer also creases the envelope badly.

Extremely unprofessional looking after the envelope has been run through the machine. Those weird quarks out of the way, I print flawlessly on 28lb copy paper, 24lb “parchment” surface, and 24lb 25% cotton linen.

I got my Brother MFC-L2730DW from the shelf at Walmart, since it was the most expensive option. I knew it would be an investment on cost/waste and savings on my sanity. I love it! Buy it nice or buy it twice.

Printers are temperamental. Fact. With that being said, this machine is the worst printer ever. It is impossible to use envelopes or other sizes of paper as the machine will randomly but often tell you there is a paper jam where none exists.

Not only does it tell you there is a paper jam, it won’t resolve unless you turn it completely off or sometimes requiring a full unplug to satisfy the bipolar behavior of this machine. The amount of time I have spent using my coping skills to keep from pitching this machine out the window has degraded my mental health, costing me time and productivity.

In a rural area such as ours it is difficult to get quality products.

Surprisingly well built, reliable functioning. Easy to install and configure on a local home LAN with 5 Windows PCs. Well supported with good printing apps for IOS and Android mobile devices. Pre-configured factory Interface network device security password is a nice touch.

Reasonable running costs per-page, Ideal for a small office-home network. So far it has performed better than the Docuprint M265z also on our network. And, that is saying something considering the Docuprint is a really good device.

Pretty happy with the MFC-L2730DW.

This review is for the Brother MFC L2750DW. Where to start. this machine works well if all you need is a direct USB connection to your computer. The wireless setup is a VERY DIFFERENT MATTER. I’m no dummy to computers or printers, but this thing is needlessly complex and confusing and may force you into a baptism of fire to get it working wirelessly! (My Canon MF 232w was so EASY, almost automatically paired itself to the computer in the wireless setup) Upon every failure to setup the 2750 correctly, it spits out an error report without permission, ensuring the waste of paper and toner, THANK YOU BROTHER! Some day I may finally get it working wirelessly but probably by trial and error.

It’s a good machine, but conditionally. I would not recommend it due to the wireless setup headache. 2 stars overall, maybe 5 if brother goes to Canon and learns what they have long ago mastered, simple common sense.

Also own an older similar Brother model, MFC-8860, that has serviced me well for a decade. Except, changed computers, the software for scanning would not travel and Brother would not re-supply. But this replaced an old HP and so far so good.

Very similar to the other Brother printer, just a smaller footprint. Although I wanted black, Best Buy’s site described as grey. The good news it did come black. Bottomline, after a week, does what it says it does, fairly quickly and setup on a small private network and mobile phone printing with no issues.

Scanning, printing with duplex (2 sides) a breeze. One poster suggested using 300dpi as a print setting to save toner. Tested and the print came out with little difference from higher settings or the 600dpi I previously used.

Since most of my printing is for internal use, I’ll see if the theory works. Easy to change to a higher resolution for hand outs or presentations. Highly recommend this product for home or small office.

This is my first new print in over a decade. Trusty old Samsung 2250 finally died and I decided to go Multi-Function. I didn’t want to spend a lot for an MFD, so I knew I wouldn’t get blazing speeds or commercial level functionality.

Performance is great for the low volume needs we have (<50 pages printed per month) and I like being able to scan to PDF sent to email or my NAS. Double-side scans and printing is also nice to have at home since I’m WFH for good now.

The only concern I have is that this devices only supports sending emails through Brother’s host. Which has much lower attachment size limits than my cloud hosted private email server. And, what happens when Brother shuts down their service, will they update the firmware so I can use my own host (a feature on their more expensive models)? Overall, I am happy with my purchase and the always great customer service provided by my local Microcenter.

The Brother MFC-L6800DW All-in-One is a solidly built device that is capable of handling just about all of your copying, printing, faxing and scanning needs with ease. These days, two-sided capability is a necessity to help cut-down on paper usage and save trees.

And the MFC-L6800DW has that capability built into all of its functions. The toner saver feature means that it can make more prints / copies without giving up print quality. The color display is clear and bright, and the menu system is straight forward and easy to navigate.

The Brother MFC-L6800DW has more capabilities designed into it than I currently need. But in my case, these additional features future-proofs this device when it comes time that I need these features.

Meaning I won’t need to go out and buy yet another device with the additional features I might need at that time. They are already here in the Brother MFC-L6800DW. I bought the Brother MFC-L6800DW to replace an aging Brother MFC-9700 All-In-One that I bought new and used for 14 years.

The Brother MFC-9700 worked flawlessly the entire time I owned it. In fact, I gave it to a friend of mine that is still using it today. So in my opinion, why consider another brand. I decided to go with my experience in owning the Brother MFC-9700 and bought the Brother MFC-L6800DW.

And so far, based on reviews about similar machines from other manufacturers, I am glad I bought the Brother MFC-L6800DW.

THANK you Brother for my great printer, and for your great Customer Service when I desperately needed help; your technical support team was there for my family and I when we had set-up questions as New Users.

The most significant feature that I LOVE about my Brother Printer is the professional quality of the print copies; this is extremely important when I have to mail important correspondence to a government agency or regarding educational projects as a homeschooling parent.

Also, my printer saves me money because I am not buying little ink cartridges over and over again. I have saved a lot of money on print cartridges with my Brother Printer because the toner cartridges last so long.

My Brother Printer was a Great Purchase, and I will trust the Brother Brand when I purchase a color printer in the near future.

After using 1 printer for several months, I eventually bought 3 more for home and small office. Low unit price and cartridge inventory are attractive considerations. How many different carts do you want to own with 4 printers? One is the correct answer.

Use the high capacity TN660 cart. Faster print speed measured in seconds is available from HP. Upon neurotically close examination, HP print quality is better, but your correspondents will never ever notice the difference.

Somewhat louder than it ought to be, but certainly not a deal killer. Besides letters and reports, I print checks, endorse checks, print envelopes. Copy, scan and feed work well. Control screen is convenient.

Footprint and overall bulk is satisfactory. I notice this machine is lots of offices. If you want a discernibly better MFP machine, spend 3x big corporation plutocrat dollars for HP. I believe this is now an obsolete machine.

I cannot tell that the new machine is an improvement. The successor uses a slightly different and not interchangeable cartridge.

A laser printer that has potential with offered features, but is a huge letdown with quality. Wireless connection constantly breaks down, even after finding out the “secret” settings (they conveniently do not put in the users guide) of how to turn off the “Deep Sleep” mode.

The scanning quality of the ADF is horrible (whole page is grainy and gray looking). Finally the manual single page/envelope slot (tray one) constantly gives a false jam reading and when it does work it always crinkles an envelope.

Overall a cheap piece of junk I should have returned to Sam’s Club. First time I bought anything other than an HP in 45 years. The old motto is true, “You get what you pay for!”.

We were retiring our workhorse Savin and wanted something lighter, smaller and easier to set up. I ordered this for my husband and it was so easy to set up. The wi-fi let’s us print from phones and any computer in the house.

This model is lighter in structure than my commercial units, but he is retired and was sick of fighting withe bulky technology. He loves this unit. Scans and copies easily. Bypass feeder works well. Very happy.

Great price.

After years of using an ink jet printer for my farm home office I decided to switch to a toner based printer. The Brother DCP-L2520DW takes up no more space than an ink jet printer, is quiet and has copy and two sided printing capabilities.

The copies are crisp, even when using the toner saving feature, and quick. No more waiting while heads clean and the ink pumps itself up. Just quick, quiet printing and copies. I also appreciate that the same cartridge is used in an entire line of Brother printers.

Hopefully this translates into the cartridges not becoming obsolete in a very few years and thereby becoming too expensive to maintain the machine. The only down side is the lack of color printing for this particular machine.

However, with my current appreciation for the DCP- L2520DW there is every possibility that I will upgrade to one of Brother’s color copiers in the future. Bravo Brother! I hope to keep this machine for many years.

I bought it last year about a year ago or so. I have issues with the paper trays… I still don’t know really how it function that specific … also when it shuts off automatically it also shuts out the outlet and circuit breaker … I may need to call in order to get the printer working again.

I do like the printer but it’s a bit complicated to my taste.

Brother is one of the best brands and this printer is sort of a medium low end model. It prints and scans by wire or wifi but does not have a built-in fax and will not reheat my coffee. It prints in very sharp high resolution black and white only so don’t buy it if you want to counterfeit money.

It gets only 8,000 printed pages per toner cartridge so if you are using it to publish a local newspaper, you will have to stock up on toner. I have four other Brother printers plus a Canon and an Epson.

The Canon is an ink jet and scanner and gives me much more colorful pictures than this Brother laser printer does and it gets sometimes as much as 5 pages per ink cartridge refill. the Epson is ink jet also but with no scanner.

It also prints many more colors than the Brother and it is really easy to know when it is printing and when it is finished because as the print head sweeps back and forth, it shakes the entire table and I can hear it banging throughout the house.

The Brother makes no noise so it requires you to look at it to see if it has printed. To its credit, the wifi feature allows me to place the Brother printer right next to my TV so that I can see it print as I use my laptop while watching TV and listening to Pandora, Between the low price and fast delivery and all of the quality and performance of a Brother printer, I’d have to recommend this to anyone that wants to transfer anything from their computer or table or smartphone screen to a piece of paper, or sheet of cardboard or envelop or business card or fake IDs or homemade passports.

You’ll be pleased with its performance.

Get used to googling error codes and machine diagrams. Since spending the exorbitant amount this printer cost at the time, I have never used it without a problem, whether it’s a connectivity issue, a paper jam, randomly switching to manual paper load for no reason, or some other error.

I was so excited to invest in a laser printer for my home office, and from the installation of the software last fall to my most recent use 5 minutes ago, I’ve always ended the experience with a massive headache from gritting my teeth.

I literally considered smashing it at one point after trying to print labels and encountering 4 different, consecutive errors. The last, a ghost paper jam, had me at the end of my rope. The connectivity is the biggest annoyance considering it was a huge part of the price point.

I redownloaded the drivers three times before giving up on the “wireless” part of the printer and using a usb cable. Even still there are times my work and personal laptops don’t recognize it as online (one is a Dell and one is a Mac).

AirDrop on my Mac works somewhat consistently, but it will spontaneously switch the printing settings, such as single vs double sided printing. I’ve tested it, and neither the document nor the program type has anything to do with the changes.

The scanner is a nice feature when it works; it’s clear and quick, but it constantly has issues transferring information to whatever computer to which it’s connected. Usually takes 2-3 tries for it to go through.

You will get good mileage out of the toner cartridge, especially if you use conservative Grayscale toner settings. It still prints legibly. My work printer at the office is also a Brother and has far fewer problems, but cost even more (about $600).

Out of the box, this printer is almost ready to go; just pull off the wrappings and tape, put in the included toner along with some paper, and fire it up. Within five minutes, I was making copies. For most, Windows 10 should automatically install the printer drivers upon connecting it via a USB cable (not included), but an installation CD is included.

The tiny, monochrome LCD display is not easy to navigate, and the limited number of physical buttons may either delight you or frustrate you depending on your needs. Some may also find connecting to WiFi or setting up scanning to be cumbersome compared to printers with larger, full color touchscreens, but the included manual along with the installation CD should help most users.

The printer is also a bit heavy and takes up a bit of space, but those traits are typical for laser printers with automatic document feeders. Overall, if you need basic, black-and-white copying and printing via USB along with an automatic document feeder, this printer will work perfect.

However, more advanced features like WiFi printing or scanning may take some extra assistance to configure.

We had a Brother MFC-J491DW ink jet printer that, frankly was a piece of junk and gobbled ink. We decided a laser printer would be more economical in the long run. I definitely wasn’t looking to get another Brother printer however reviews for competing brands in this price range were not good and the reviews for this printer were very good.

I decided to roll the dice on another Brother printer. We wanted a budget black and white printer that had an auto feeder and would do auto duplex printing. The initial experience with the DCP-L2550DW is very good.

It has much better, more professional administration software support. The brother utilities and Brother iPrint & Scan software are the same. The print speed is way faster than the old ink jet, just a few seconds for the first page to come out.

The auto feed and scan work smoothly and quickly too. So long as it doesn’t “eat” toner or start producing streaky pages it seems like it will be a great printer. [FWIW we used to have an old Brother Fax machine that lasted forever.

We eventually got rid of it when faxes became obsolete but it never stopped working well. Maybe the MFC-J491DW was a “bad apple”. ].