Brother MFC-L2710DW Mono Laser Printer – All-in-One
Brother MFC-L2710DW Mono Laser Printer – All-in-One, Wireless/USB 2.0, 2 Sided Printing, A4 Printer, Small Office/Home Office Printer, UK Plug, Dark Grey/Black, 30PPM
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| Weight: | 11.8 kg |
| Dimensions: | 15.67 x 16.14 x 12.52 cm; 11.8 Kilograms |
| Brand: | BROTHER |
| Model: | MFC-L2710DW |
| Colour: | Dark Grey/Black |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Manufacture: | BROTHER |
| Dimensions: | 15.67 x 16.14 x 12.52 cm; 11.8 Kilograms |
If you are looking for an all in one and you dont need to do a lot of printing, then this all in one is for you, I got rid of my OKI colour laser because it was not being used enough, I dont print a lot any more but i do like scanning my old pictures and sharing them with my family on social media, its functions are very easy to understand, just a case of pushing buttons, easy to set up and not to heavy, I did have a slight problem because i wanted this to work for all my devices, phone tablet laptop etc, and the wireless connection was not picking it up, however a quick call to Brother support and a friendly reassuring voice on the other end sorted out the issue. i would recommend this all in one.
So it doesn’t do colour, but for printing letters, passes, essays etc., it’s just what most people need. The Volkswagen Golf of printers.
Put the toner and paper in, plugged it in, put the ethernet cable in, switched in and to my amazement it just worked and has been since. Can print on any of our devices wirelessly without any problems.
In stark contrast to trying to set up a hp printer to no avail, this was a breathe of fresh air. Print quality is decent too.
The printer does what it should, it prints and made itself available automatically. I normally assign certain address ranges to different functions on my network, but I have not yet found a way within the printer software to mage its address. The support software is somewhat lacking. I have not marked Tech support as I did not try accessing them and being blunt the software and manuals are very basic.
I recently invested in a top-notch printer that boasts practicality and offers exceptional quality. The printed pictures are of outstanding quality, with crisp and vibrant colors that make them appear more lifelike than ever before. The printer operates smoothly and quickly, offering a range of incredibly helpful and easy-to-use functions. The instructions provided were comprehensive and straightforward, making driving a breeze. However, connecting to Wi-Fi proved challenging, and it took me a while to figure it out. Despite this minor issue, I wholeheartedly recommend this printer to anyone seeking an efficient, high-quality printing experience.
If you’re fed up with inkjets, this is highly recommended – also by rtings, who rate it very highly.
This is the second Brother laser printer with automatic duplex that I have owned. Both produced good quality prints and are reliable. The HL-L2350DW is wireless and the set up was very easy using the downloadable wizard. Don’t use the cd as it’s likely to be based on an old operating system. I use an iMac so I can’t comment on Windows.
Quick start setup seemed to show a different model but the QR code scanned to my phone was clear.
plugged my windows 11 laptop via usb and searched printers and it was there, pressed print test page and it printed informing me all drivers were installed, happy days.
There is a large paper tray and you can feed one sheet at a time as well.
Very quick printing and excellent quality. Scans copy good quality.
I won’t be connecting via wifi so can’t comment.
Having done some research on the WHICH website, I decided that this was probably a good, cost-effective choice for my simple (and infrequent) printing needs. The printer was delivered promptly, and it was quite easy to set up using the instructions provided. I had worried that perhaps installing the laser cartridge might be tricky — I hate assembling things — but it slotted in easily and quickly.
The printing speed is good, as is the print quality, and I’m pleased with the purchase. I’ve rated it as a 4 rather than a 5-star only because I would have liked it to be a little less noisy — but that’s probably me being a bit fussy. Basically, I’m pleased with it!
The Brother HL-L2350DW Mono Laser Printer is a solid, no-frills choice for basic printing needs – the duplex function is smooth and the ability to mail back cartridges via a freepost label for recyling is a plus…
I’m very pleased with all aspects of this printer the quietness in operation, print quality, ease of use including the software and the functions all work well like the double sided printing. I would certainly recommend it having used it in my home office environment.
P.s. Bought from Amazon Warehouse – absolute bargain!
Arrived in a timely manner.Bought to replace ink jet colour printers which only seemed to last at best 3 years in our house due to infrequent usage.Happy with this purchase.Very fast printing,double sided printing,decent size paper tray,upto 700 sheet (not tested)capacity for toner cartridge,simple to use and only 1 black ink toner cartridge to worry about.I believe this type of printer doesn’t suffer with issues relating to ink jet heads drying out regularly with infrequent use.Time will tell for longevity.
After over 30 years of being an HP customer, HP insistence on knowing your address, email, bank account details so that they could push “Instant Ink” was the final straw for me,.. beware “InstantInk”
We print maybe once a month, and got sick of ink jet cartridges running out,. So after much thought we switched to monochrome laser,. No regrets , very happy with this printer,..
However to get this to work requires a wired connection – obviously possible since we had the previous printer working. However for various reasons it would be very helpful to operate this printer in a new location further from the computer, possibly in a different room. This can be achieved either by using a long cable [untidy-difficult to install] or by using powerline adapters, which we already use, or by using a usb-wifi print server – to enable this to run wirelessly.
Looking at the options it seems that the DCP-L2530DW model is very similar, but also supports a wifi connection. It may be more convenient to return this printer, and order a DCP-L2530DW instead. The extra cost is less than the price of the cheapest usb-wifi print server, and it could be easier to configure.
It could be a lot less hassle to do the replacement, rather than trying to make sure that a print server works.
Even though the printer this would be intended to replace has faults, it has served well for several years, and has been very good for bulk printing, and works with our Apple computers – now running Ventura – but it has worked with the previous Macos versions from Catalina on. I think it should also work with earlier versions, such as El Capitan, though I can’t be absolutely sure. It is great for two sided copying.
It should also work well for scanning, though presumably only in monochrome. I’ve not used that feature for some time, and we have a colour printer scanner which is used for scanning.
There are obviously costs associated with the toner cartridges, but over all we have found these to be reasonable, and there are cheap choices for cartridges available. For monochrome printing this printer type is much cheaper than an equivalent ink jet printer with separate colour cartridges, and note that many ink jet colour printers will often not print if there is an issue with any of the colour cartridges – not even in black and white. The speed of printing and the ability to use double sided printing make this printer much more convenient than using ink-jet printers.
When the toner “runs out” the cartridge can/should be replaced, though it is often possible to extend the life of a cartridge by removing it, shaking it, and then replacing it back into the printer. This is slightly messy, and perhaps should be done in a location where any toner “dust” won’t matter – maybe outside. Besides being more economical to use the cartridges in this way, it also helps if the cartridge seems to run out over a weekend, and a print run is needed. There is little warning that the cartridges are about to run out, so it is a good idea to keep a supply in, once one has estimated how long they will last. Usually a couple of cartridges will last a year or two.
As I haven’t even opened the box yet I can only base my evaluation of performance and ease of installation on the unit we want to replace. As that has given good service I have given a star rating based on that.
I have only given this 2 stars for technical support. The reason for this is that the faults which have developed are perhaps fixable, but the cost of repair would be more than the cost of a new unit. There are charges for transport, then charges for evaluation of the problem, and finally a charge for remedy. Taken altogether, it is cheaper to buy a new unit than try to get a printer/scanner with a fault repaired.
This only applies to faults which are largely mechanical in nature. The support for software issues seems to be good, and software updates have generally been easy to apply with no major problems.
Check the configuration and connection options for any similar printer before ordering. Some are still available with Fax options – though Fax is largely not used nowadays. Copying is possible with some units – and that is usually effective – though monochrome only. Probably the minimum to be useful now for most people will be a wireless printer with additionally a wired connection. Also, where a scanner is included in the unit, check that it is possible to scan and return a file back to the host computer via a network. Some printer scanners may not work so well on networks with several different computers attached, so it is necessary to check the detailed specs.
Additional comments. Getting the scanner to work with MacOS seems to require the download of the ICA driver – which may take some searching of the Brother site. However, it does work, and will work with Preview – and somewhat surprisingly, the scans are in colour.
Having considered the option of returning this one and replacing it with a wireless compatible model, I now have it working and in a convenient location, so it will stay. If there are any constraints on size and location, then consider one of the other models with more connectivity, such as wireless or network connections, but if wired connections are feasible, then this is a good printer to have. I would rate this as 5 stars if wired connections are an option. If more flexibility is required, or wired connections are not possible, then think again.
I highly recommend buying this printer if you are looking for one.
I don’t mind spending money, I just mind spending it on a printer.
Anyway, all’s well that ended well. After 16 days of excel spreadsheets comparing and contrasting print costs against features, this was top of my list. It’s a personal list – not a universal list. I’m not claiming this is the best printer ever.
This one is made of shonky plastic, like everything is these days, but I like the design in general and the web interface is only marginally rubbish. Also it’s not made by HP, so this product has definitely exceeded my expectations.
I guess most people want a colour inkjet for home use. Or even a colour laser. Or one of those printers with a colour screen that shows you the photo on the USB stick that you are about to print. Or some oversized, [seemingly] underpriced thing with a scanner and FAX FUNCTION whose ink replacement costs make you question your life choices. I am definitely not any of the above people.
I was in the market for the smallest black and white laser printer that would work on my home network, small so it could fit in this little cupboard on a shelf. Preferably with an ethernet interface and not wireless (did I mention, I hate wireless printing, and all the gimmicky consumer wireless printers that have been invented, which infuriate me and make me want to give up on life?)
Although this wasn’t quite as small as my previous printer (Samsung ML1860, sadly no longer available), it does have a network interface making it far more reliable.
In fact, if you are still reading this, you are probably a bit of an IT geek like me, so you will understand I actually bought a network-based USB hub, which allows you to publish USB ports over ethernet, especially for my old small USB printer, so I could print from a virtual machine on my home server. Literally every non-IT person has clicked away from this review now, right? I have to tell you, that idea sounded far better than it turned out to be. I thought – wired printing through USB over ethernet is still more reliable than wireless printing. Alas, not so.
Anyway, that’s mostly irrelevant as this printer has wired ethernet. I no longer swear at the printer, and my wife has said a number of times how happy she is about how easy it is to print. By default I ignore comments like that (made by anyone I hasted to add, not just my wife, I’m not a sexist pig) but on this occasion I do happen to agree.
This thing has Apple print or whatever it’s called – Air Print – which means that after you whack it on your network, it magically appears if you go to print from your iPhone (which you didn’t know you could do, because who does that? But you can.)
I have high hopes for the lifetime of this printer. My last one went for about 12 years. Admittedly in the last 5 years of its life, you had to feed paper in manually one-by-one, if you attempted more (or heaven forbid, use the paper tray), it would jam and you’d need to remove a shelf to get this thing out, onto the table, to take it apart. I will not miss those days. Eventually it just stopped printing and the error light didn’t relate to anything in the troubleshooting section of the manual, so I took that as a cue to thump it really hard in the manual feeder tray before finally succumbing to buying a new one.
Highly recommend. And sorry for spending most of this review talking about my old printer. I think I may have some undiscovered trauma now so I’ll call a therapist, thanks, bye.
The only problem was the occasional black marks up the left side of the prints. When I changed the toner cartridge I noticed clumps of toner had accumulated at the left edge of the drum. I removed these clumps and it’s been perfect prints (five stars) ever since.
My requirements were (and all these are met)
* laser printer
* auto duplex printing
* wireless printing/scanning
* scanner functionality
* Linux compatibility
In addition to the above, it gets bonus points for
+ large capacity paper tray
+ ID copy functionality (2 in 1 copy)
+ “Driverless” printing!
+ Easy setup.
+ Flatbed scanner (better than portable document scanners)
+ No silly “ink subscription service”
On the first day, I connected the printer to our wireless router over wifi. It is possible to do so from the printer itself, without having to do a wired connection to the computer. Entering the wifi password takes some time, and after that it connects with zero fuss. Once, it is connected to the wifi, it is discoverable over the wifi network from Linux, , Mac, and Android. It “Just works” for both printing and scanning without the need to download or install any drivers.
On Linux, I needed to ensure that /etc/nsswitch.conf had a “hosts” entry like this, to make it auto-discoverable and truly driverless.
hosts: files mymachines mdns4 mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] resolve [!UNAVAIL=return] dns mdns4 myhostname
I have not discovered any cons to this printer/scanner. It is compact, the setup is painless, when turned on it connects to the wifi within 10 sec, it works when I need it to work, and printing is quick and easy.
This printer is fantastic, you don’t need to fight with it, brother are a great company I’ve heard story’s of their printers lasting 20 years!
If 99% of what you need to print is text, get brother laser, you won’t regret it.
Don’t be tempted by the cheap 30 printers from the likes of HP. They are horrible I ended up smashing mine as I could not barwbthe fight.
Pay extra and you won’t have “No Brother”
Simply put I say print, brother prints, works fine on all devices, extremely easy to setup.
Ill only get brother printers and Louis rossman on YouTube speaks highly of them so you know they are a good company.
For brother deciding not to rip people of with subscriptions, I’ll only by brother acxeories or paper to support them.
Brother is one company that does not support you will own nothing and be happy.
I just wish my brother would do what he’s told
Prints well, I use the Windows scanning software & that works fine with this MFC-L2710DW. I never print both sides so don’t know about that on this MFC (the double sided is the “D” in the descrition), but scans well. prints well. I don’t Fax anymore (does anybody?).
Annoyingly it goes completely to sleep, this must be a deafault, but it’sannoying as hell to have a printer across the room that needs to be touched to get it to come back on (mind you I am connecting via USB, not wifi).
The Software off the CD was absolutely hugh, & looks like it’s pointless for me personally (but not necessarily for others). So I will look in to whether removing it takes features away from The MFC, but all I want it for it to be a Scanner, & a photocopier – & it does these fine. When I go to remove the software it tells me I’m removing the Driver too, bit discocerted by that , so will investigate before making the leap. I bought this as had previously tried a Xerox (I knew it was a bad idea as I hit the purchse button!). I hate Xerox, always a nightmare to set uo & it was with whatever MF piece of rubbish I had tried, & didn’t work either. However This Brother picked up the win 10 driver just Dandy. I put the software on to see what it was like, & to be honest, like I said I see no reason to use it. I had to remove parts of it from running at startup – which is a bug-bear of mine. Cheeky programming there , apparently it’s all to help me etc. I don’t need help, don’t run until I call you Mr.software! When I use to write programmes it was a no-no to run unnecessary background applications, but nowadays every little programme wants to run bits of itself at startup. Just the driver please, Brother. Overall looks good. If I don’t update this you can assume it’s worked out Ok for me. I always buy Brother Printers, (except fpor Labels which I buy Zebra ones, as they really are great for Label printing. Price of this Brother was good too, far cheaper than others similar 7 the 2420 cartridge is a good price per copy also. All round a bit of a winner I reckon.
After inserting the cartridge/drum unit (supplied), getting it working was relatively easy. It didnt require me to connect any leads to the laptop, and was all done using WiFi. Once the connection was established I found that I could print from any computer in the house as it appeared as if by magic in the printer list. I could also print from my phone, again with no effort. This was IMPOSSIBLE with the previous printer.
Another plus is that when printing two-sided documents I can use the cheapest paper we have (80gsm I think) whereas previously this would get chewed up on the second pass. Print quality is excellent.
The toner cartridge supplied only lasts (only? It’s still a lot) for 700 pages, and as my wife uses the printer quite a lot I got some third party toner at the same time. These go for about 15 each and last for 3000 pages. I put one in straight away, and it worked perfectly although i noticed that the first few pages were slightly lighter than normal. But it was no big deal.
The scan and copy function is fantastic. I havent had a scanner for years, and the ability to place a document on to the glass and copy it with the press of one button has already proved to be of benefit. We’re duplicating things right left and centre, just because we can and because it’s so cheap.
The 250 sheet paper tray works well, which once again is something I’m not used to. No misfeeds, no “incorrect tray in use” errors, nothing. And because there is a scanner on top, the paper instead comes out of a slot in the front and doesn’t spill all over the floor even if you forget to pull out the little paper rest.
All in all I couldn’t want for a better printer for the money.
I was then watching a YouTube video regarding a craft I am into and it mentioned using a laser printer, so I started looking at what they had to offer. I soon realised they were much more expensive and unless you want to pay out around 300, you will have to go with black and white, but reviews were better.
So that led me to a search of laser printers and to this printer in particular. I decided that we rarely printed anything that had to be in colour and at 99 it was just in the affordable range. (The price went up the following day)
The printer arrived a few days later in a huge box. Thankfully it was about a third packaging.
The quick set up guide is mainly pictures, and not particularly clear pictures. Fortunately, I was able to figure out what was needed and where to put the drum and toner. Someone with very little tech knowledge may need assistance. A teenage relative would probably do, don’t pay out for the proffessional installation.
After having read the reviews I decided to skip the CD option and went straight to wireless set up which was relatively easy once I worked out which buttons to press. I did a few test prints and all is working well.
Today I installed from the disc as this gives you extra features plus allows you to scan from your PC. Again fairly straightforward, and I didn’t need to download drivers even though I am using Windows 10.
The most confusing part was when it was searching for the printer. Rather than coming up with ‘Brother’ it actually had the Node Name of ‘nameiphone8’ – The name was my sister in-laws. It is an unusual name and she and my brother live 100 miles away from us, so no idea why that is. I have no idea what a Node Name is either!
But in all, I give it 4 stars as all seems to be working well and it does what I want it to. I just took off one star for the not so straight forward instructions.