Very pleased with the print quality and general air-print operation. BUT...the toner low level indicator is INTENTIONALLY MISLEADING. We had to replace the initial cartridges as expected but started getting "Toner Low" warnings after just a couple of months. Went online and discovered a 'Cheat Code' to reset the toner levels. Entered the code in the machine and have been using the same toner cartridges for the past 7 month with NO degradation in color or brightness.
I am convinced the programming is setup to sell toner, expensive toner, to unsuspecting owners.
Check out this link: http://www.daycounter.com/LabBook/HL-3070-Low-Toner.phtml
We have had this for a few weeks, and it has been the perfect replacement to our older inkjet printer.
A major reason we switched to a laser printer was because, with the inkjet printer, there would be periods of time that we would not use it, and the ink cartridges either dried up, or the nozzles got plugged up, and we'd have to replace them more frequently than we wanted. It wasn't reliable when we needed it to be, and we got fed up.
This printer has a much larger footprint, but the benefits outweigh the bulk. It has a 250 page paper tray, that is tucked away at the bottom, and the print speed is amazing. Color printing is pretty sharp, although there is discrepancy between blues and blacks, but it's not a game changer.
After printing 100+ pages of mixed color and text documents, I am nowhere near expecting to change out the starter toner cartridges that came with it.
You can also print out a report from the printer, and it tells you how many pages you have printed, how many were monochrome, and how many color, paper type, etc, as well as toner levels, life of the drum units. It's not too complicated to figure out, and setting up wireless printing was fairly simple.
For anyone looking to make the jump to a color laser printer for home use, I highly recommend this.
1. This was a little bigger and heavier than I thought it would be. It’s not a problem for me, but just check the numbers before you buy.
2. I was a little concerned about the quality of a “digital laser color” printer. I bought this at the last minute because I wanted better resolution for pictures in our Christmas letter. I am happy with the printing. There are two modes, 600x600 dpi and “2400-class” dpi. Frankly, I didn’t see much better resolution for the higher dpi setting, if at all, and the color in the pictures on plain paper was definitely darker with the higher resolution. I stuck with the 600 dpi setting.
3. After I printed 210 pages, I got “replace black toner” message. I took the cartridge out and carefully shook it, but that didn’t clear the message. This unit will not print with that message. I recycled on/off. I took the cartridge out again and shook it. I could hear what sounded like remaining toner. I still couldn’t clear the message. It wouldn’t print. I used my Canon ink jet to finish my printing. So I got 210 pages from the “starter” toner cartridges. I know the printer companies make money from toner. I just wish they didn’t make it so brutal and obvious. (Btw, you might also get a message to clean the corona wires. To do this, you have to move a plastic tab back and forth over the corona wire a couple of times. If subsequent printouts have a stripe down the left side of the page, you probably didn’t return the plastic tab all the way to the left. It happened to me.)
4. I checked online for toner. Holy smokes, more than $80 each for OEM toner. I found compatible toner for about $25 (SuppliesGuys). I can live with that.
5. I used a USB cable, so have not tried the wireless part.
6. The next day on YouTube, I found out how to clear the “replace toner” message and get the printer to print again.
7. Update: The compatible toner (SuppliesGuys) came in along with two mints. The toner works fine. Yay!
8. I’m happy with the printer.
Okay, this is my second Toner Printer, and it is fabulous. Here's why: the cost is outrageously cheap for a good quality Color Toner Printer - the output is fantastic, and with it I can create MAGIC!
Yep, I voided the warranty on DAY ONE with this beauty, and I'm not sorry. I use bizarre release papers with it to create image transfers - and I will keep doing so.
I also immediately replaced the Brother Toner with EZink Cartridges - super cheap and better 'release' qualities. Even with the extra expense of replacement Toner, it's hundreds cheaper than my first LaserJet - and almost as good.
Yep - I love it.
I bought this laser printer to replace an inkjet printer that I have used for years. While investigating the new purchase, I discovered that at most retailers, it is less expensive to buy a new inkjet printer and the not-quite-full-size cartridge it comes with than to buy two full size replacement cartridges. That being the case, and the fact that I already have six or seven old inkjet printers in my storage facility collecting dust, I decided to change the way I print.
I bought a laser printer.
Yes, the replacement cartridges will be more expensive when I need to buy one, but I really have about 2,500 pages until that happens. I do not do much printing, so that will last a very, very long time. And, unlike an inkjet printer, the ink is not used to keep the jets clear - there are no jets! So I am using the material in the printer cartridge for the purpose I need...to print.
If you can swing the extra expense and are tired of regularly contributing to HP's very lucrative revenue stream, consider buying a laser printer next time. I am happy I did.
Feature Product
- FAST PRINTING TO KEEP YOU MOVING: The Brother HLL3210CW Digital Color Printer lets you get things done with up to 19 pages per minute print speed
- ENJOY EASY AND AFFORDABLE COLOR PRINTING: Affordably print professional-quality, rich, vivid color documents with laser printer quality
- VERSATILE PAPER HANDLING HELPS INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY: Help minimize refills with the 250-sheet paper tray, adjusting for letter or legal paper. The manual feed slot handles a variety of paper types and sizes, including card stock, envelopes, etc
- PRINT AND CONNECT YOUR WAY: The HLL3210CW offers wireless mobile device printing(1) and built-in wireless, Wi-Fi Direct and USB interfaces
- FOR USE WITH BROTHER GENUINE TONER: TN223BK, TN223C, TN223M, TN223Y, TN227BK, TN227C, TN227M, TN227Y
- AMAZON DASH REPLENISHMENT ENABLED: Upon activation, Amazon Dash Replenishment measures the toner level and orders more from Amazon when it's low
Description
The reliable Brother HL-L3210CW compact digital color printer is a great choice for the busy home or small office looking for laser printer quality. It easily and affordably adds color to your printing and lets you enjoy high-quality, sharp text and vivid images on all your documents. Quick print speeds of up to 19 pages per minute plus sturdy and robust construction ensures your printer works as hard as you do while the compact design is ideal for smaller spaces.
The HL-L3210CW delivers increased value and makes color printing with laser printer performace affordable for your home or small office. Toner Save Mode feature helps you save on toner costs. Choose Standard or High-Yield toner to help make color printing even more economical. Using color helps your business stand out and now, with Brother affordable increased yield toner options, there’s never been a better time to add a Brother digital color printer to your home or small office.
The flexible paper handling options accommodate a variety of paper types, sizes and styles. The up to 250-sheet capacity adjustable paper tray lets you print longer with less refills and handles letter or legal-size paper. The manual feed slot can accommodate printing on card stock, envelopes, photo paper and more. Reliable Brother digital color printers can help your home or small office increase efficiency and productivity.
The Brother HL-L3210CW lets you connect your way by providing versatile connection options with built-in wireless and Wi-Fi Direct or connect locally to a single computer via USB interface. Print wirelessly from your desktop, laptop, smartphone or tablet.(1) The Brother HL-L3210CW compact digital color printer has a one-year limited warranty with free online, call, or live chat support for the life of your printer.
(1)Requires connection to a wireless network.(2) Approximate cartridge yield in accordance with ISO/IEC 19798 (letter/A4). (3)Requires additional purchase. (4)Approximate 18,000-page yield each drum unit (may vary by type of use). (5)The recommended range of monthly printed pages to achieve the best possible performance and printer life. Printers are intended to handle occasional usage beyond this range with little or no effect. Consistently printing above the recommended print volume, however, may adversely affect the print quality or life of the machine. It is always best to choose a printer with an appropriate recommended print volume to allow for any anticipated increase in printing needs.
I've owned nothing but HP printers in the past & after the last one died, I refused to ever buy another product from them again. This left me with limited options since I was shopping on a budget for a wireless, color, laser printer. Luckily, this Brother printer came to the rescue.
First off, it arrived almost a week early which is always a plus. Secondly, it was packed great with shaped styro foam pieces inside so the product was flawless when I received it. Installing the toner cartridges was ridiculously simple, as easy as plugging a plug into an outlet.
Next, the wireless set up was a breeze, <5 mins total. Note: you will need to know information about your network to input into the printer for wireless set up such as the network name, password and a few other configuration #'s (like the DNS or IP can't recall which or if both) so be sure to write those down in advance. Also, make sure you have some printer paper in advance b/c once set up is complete it will want to print a test page & Brother doesn;t include any paper for this task.
Once the wireless set up was complete, the Brother printer instantly recognized the wifi network, and my PC instantly recognized the printer. Brother includes a CD with drivers for the printer which you'll install AFTER the wireless set up mentioned above and they install lightning fast. From here, print at will!
I set the printer up in a spare bedroom away from my PC, and I'm happy to report the Brother prints flawlessly. The color looks great to me, not top notch photo lab quality but it's more than satisfactory for backgrounds, pictures and anything I've asked it to do. The printer goes into deep sleep mode to conserve power when not in use and springs to life when you fire out a print request. I cannot comment on the sound b/c of it's location, but it is in the room next to the PC and I never hear a peep for what it's worth.
Overall, I have zero complaints and all praise for this product. The only gripe I might have is that it doesn't come with any paper lol.
Packing and shipping speed was excellent. Product arrived as described and setup took me about 15-20 minutes.
My prior printer was an HP color LaserJet 2600n. But the drum finally started showing its age. So, I replaced it with this LED printer. LED printers, like laser printers, use "toner" not "ink." They just work differently. LED printers have fewer moving parts. This makes it pretty quiet while running. And fewer moving parts also means there's less to "wear out" (less down-time for repairs, if needed).
According to my research, this printer "will" accept non-OEM replacement cartridges. But read the fine print of the warranty. As soon as you start using non-OEM cartridges, you void the warranty. So, at least during the warranty period, you should use OEM. Personally, I'd probably use OEM cartridges exclusively. The reviews I've seen of non-OEM compatible catridges are a mix of good and bad. Of course, if you're the owner, it's your call.
One nice thing. Most modern-day printers give you "out of toner" warnings when you're really not out of toner. That's because the warnings are based on internal counters that do page-counts. If even one word appears on a page, that counts as a printed page - and brings the counter that much closer to the warning. The good news is that this printer has a "workaround" allowing owners to reset the counters back to zero ... allowing you to continue printing until you're REALLY out of toner. Here's the method:
1) Open the HL3140CW's front cover, exposing the toner cartridges.
2) While the cover is open, simultaneously press the SECURE and CANCEL buttons. A "reset" menu will appear in the LCD window on top of the printer.
3) Scroll down and select one color/yield to reset. The LCD window will show ACCEPTED when the reset is complete.
4) Close the printer cover and reboot the printer.
Repeat the 4 steps above for each color whose counter you want to reset. After resetting one or more counters, it's probably a good time to order replacement cartridges for those colors (if you don't already have them). And if/when the print quality starts looking faded for any given color, that's when you know you're REALLY out of toner.
One final comment. I printed out some test pages and, WOW, was I impressed. The print quality actually seems better than my HP LaserJet ever was. Text is crisp. And I printed out a full-page color photo of my son/girlfriend. Nothing short of stunning. Looks like I'll have to buy some photo-stock paper (grin).
Not as plug and play as I had hoped but nothing I'm not used to from other printers over the years. I really like the speed. It takes a few seconds to transmit to the printer wirelessly but once the job is loaded in memory it flies through the printing.
The prints look professional but not crisp if that makes sense. Maybe playing with the settings will help. I didn't need photo like prints but I needed to update my monocrome brother printer to color and this fits the bill.
The size was a bit of a shock. It's larger than I expected. Most of the size is depth and height. Side to side is about what I expected. It may be too large for some homeowner's desks. I was fortunate to have a printer stand area already so it didn't take up desk space.
If this printer's toner has the longevity of our prior model it will last us years at the rate we print and won't dry out like inkjet models we've tried. So far we are happy with the results. I'll update with any concerns should they appear.
Update: I have now had to replace all the toner that came in the machine, but I’m pleased as to how much I got out of them! The black went first about two weeks ago, and now I just had to buy the three colors. I’ve been through roughly 3000 prints now!
I just got this printer today and I put it to the test!
Setup was very easy, took maybe 15 minutes but that’s mostly because my internet is super slow.
I’ve printed about 300 pages today and it is so fast!! My old HP Envy 4500 claimed to print 17ppm and this one prints 19ppm. Well I printed 48 pages on this in the same time I would have printed maybe 4-5 pages on the HP! So far it hasn’t lost WiFi connection at all and it has gone into deep sleep many times throughout the day with no problem waking up. I’ve printed from both my computer and iPhone with no problems at all.
So far I am loving this printer!!!
I did notice I’m the only one that has left a review for the new model so maybe they have fixed all the issues the older model was having?
Thus far I have to admit that this is by far the best printer I’ve ever had! No paper jams, fast printing, and as far as quality- it’s better than the old printer but I have so far only printed out curriculum materials for school. If your on the fence I’d say get it!!
It’s now a week later and I’m running low on black toner after printing close to 2000 pages! Considering the yield is 1400 pages on the toner it came with and it’s still printing that’s awesome! I did order another black but won’t replace it until it’s completely empty.
It's great.
Sure there is a high start up cost, but due to my high volume of printing, I have probably already saved 50 dollars that I would've spent on a printer cartridge with the hp inkjet printer my parents have in just 1 week. But compared to the hp the lack of scanning and copying capabilities were a tradeoff that I was more than willing to give up. And so for you, it is going to come down to what you need in your office.
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After using it for a while, I think it is important to be specific.
You have to know what you are doing when it comes to this printer. I have had connectivity issues from time to time, but I am still satisifed by the printer.
I suppose it is also important to mention, I was aware of these things others mentioned before buying it:
no automatic double sided printing.
no scanning
no copying
cost of parts
mediocre quality of print.
I also know I didn't need to print labels.
Because, I only use this printer to print documents to read in color and b/w for academic related work.
It's great in that it does its one job really well and cheaply.
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