Brother HL-L2400D

Brother HL-L2400DW Mono Laser Printer |Single function | Automatic 2-sided print |A4 |UK Plug : desertcart.co.uk: Stationery & Office Supplies Review: Great for easy, black and white zine printing - My first laser printer to use for self-published zines, and I'm impressed by the ease of use and quality of the print. I thought a laser printer would be prohibitively expensive but now realise that's an out of date opinion, and there are quite a few options that compete with decent inkjet printers, albeit not able to print in colour. I settled on this Brother printer although I was apprehensive considering some of the reviews expressed difficulties setting up and using the printer. In my case, I have found it easy to set up and use. The small LCD display is like a calculator screen, but I found it intuitive to operate using the up/down arrow and ok buttons. I opted to wirelessly connect the printer to my WiFi router and didn't need to download Brothers proprietary software to print from my Mac. The printable area reaches very close to the edges of an A4 sheet of paper, and produces a very intense and crisp black with good gradations of grey tones. I've set it to a toner saving option and the quality is still very good for black and white artwork and text. The print speed is still a novelty to me, but I think the estimated number of printed pages from the included cartridge is way more than I found. I have replaced it with a nonproprietary toner cartridge without issue. Overall, I am happy with the printer, the long term savings in printing costs over inkjet, and the greater autonomy I now have producing my own zines. UPDATE: I tried printing on 180gsm paper/card and it was a no-go using either paper feed tray and adjusting the settings to ‘heavy paper’. No problem with the 100gsm paper I otherwise use for double sided printing. Review: Great value for money - The reviews on this printer were all good. This is what swung my purchase. I have had three Epson colour printers previously with mixed results. Blocked nozzles, expensive ink cartridges, using ink at a rapid rate. I don't need to print colour anymore, so I was in the market for a laser mono printer. At £117.00 now £150.00 it is a bargain. Easy to set up and use. Phones, iPads and computer all printing over WiFi. Quality is v.good. yippee, no more cartridge blocks. This printer will be used in the home, and will lay idle for periods which won't affect performance.