HL-L2400DW

I like the compact size as a laser printer, the double-sided printing is also a bing bonus

This is a great printer that does one thing well: print. Free from the vapourware; constant overpriced ink subscriptions; planned obsolescence through destructive software updates; and persistent marketing: this is what got me to recycle my HP printer and buy a Brother printer instead (although it looks like they are starting to head towards that trend.) The toner cartridge looks set to last a very long time, meaning that whilst it is a bit pricey at the offset it is be worth the cost. Printing quality is good: I use it for letters, printing forms, printing inserts for my planner, and mail slips for posting. I don't print images but I don't think that's the use-case, however the diagrams and illustrations I have printed came out sharp. I typically print over Wifi from my Mac, Windows computer, and from mobile (iOS and Android), no problems there, although setup was interesting on Android and help was in short supply, but we got there. Where this printer lacks is in support (absolutely dismal), and intuitiveness when trying to do something slightly different. If you spend most of your time printing A4 or A5, and perhaps wish to print wirelessly from your computer or phone then you should be fine. Anything else might be a challenge. Then there is the support from Brother which is lacking entirely, you really must figure things out yourself or scroll through help forums like Reddit. The online help is incredibly poor, mainly outdated and also sparse. Therefore, know your needs beforehand. I have decided to dock a star (4 instead of 5) due to the poor support and customer service from Brother (which seems to be adopting a 'modern' trend to customer service.) I initially set up an Amazon return after wasting many frustrating hours trying to resolve some set-up and non-standard printing options, however I found solutions to both. If it wasn't for the exceptional build of the product I'd dock 2 stars.

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 I thought a laser printer would be prohibitively expensive but now realise that's an out of date opinion, and there are quite a few options that compete with decent inkjet printers, albeit not able to print in colour.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.

Excellent piece of kit, responds very quickly to command P. Provides quality print.

Works with Ubuntu 24.04 LTS out of the box! A truly wonderful black and white reliable printer that works out of the box with Linux / Ubuntu. I just wish I had bought it sooner and avoided the expensive Epson and HP printers that don’t work particularly well with Linux. If you want a reliable black and white printer to use with Linux then buy this printer, job done!

Buying an inkjet printer automatically makes your life more stressful, but this laser printer is very much low maintenance and extremely handy. Powder lasts a good while. Sometimes, however, it's slow to connect wirelessly and needs a bit of fiddling. Though that's probably just because printers are cursed machines in general.

A great printer, incredibly good value, very easy to set up, very efficient working. A joy if such a word can be used for something as important as a mono printer

Do not buy this printer ! Rarely do I give a bad review , so this is it this year There is nothing wrong with this printer , it’s the software , awful doesn’t do it justice ( and it won’t work without their software ) We have had the earlier model for over 4 years , it’s due its 3rd drum kit , which costs ( oct 25 ) £76 now , a compatible is £25 So I thought , we’ve thrashed this printer , what’s a new one cost ? £88 on offer , so bang it’s ordered , gave the older one to a friend It’s arrived early than its eta , which was nice Easy to put together ( drum kit etc ) First job, wouldn’t work with our home win7 machine , wasn’t too worried and not unexpected Set it up for my iPhone , first hints that the software is too complicated and slow to use Today I set it up ( or tried ) on our win11 laptop , expected it to self install via the net and then ask me to download their software No , Windows comes back not installed So downloaded their software , must have taken an hour to get working If I hadn’t promised the old printer to a friend it would have gone back then Second was my win 10 laptop , via wifi This went a little smoother as I knew to download all the software and follow that Still wanted me to check it had the current firmware , it did Again it must have taken an hour to do I’ve installed loads of “ stuff “ over the years and never had this pain , I won’t be buying brother again

Do yourself a favour if you are considering an inkjet. Don't. For under 150 bux you can have an absolute work horse that will NEVER jam like your inkjet did, allows you to use almost any sort of paper, and never spills ink anywhere unless you go mad and get super cheap toner. Oh, and you can get aftermarket toners if you like!