Brother HL-2132 Mono Laser Printer - $37.94 @ Officeworks
This was posted 1 year 6 days ago, and might be an out-dated deal
Edited by scotty 05/06/2012 - 11:39
It's on sale again: popular Brother B&W Laser Printer.
I bought one (for more) back in November - been very happy with it.
Approximate Starter Page Yield: 500 Pages.
When it runs out of toner, just do the tape trick and get quite a few more pages:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=brother+toner
Features:
- 20 PPM Black
- 2400 X 600 Print DPI
- 250 Sheet Capacity
- 8MB Memory
- USB Cable Not Included
- 12 Months Warranty
- Approximate Starter Page Yield: 500 Pages
- Media Weights: 60 - 163gsm
- 1 sheet manual paper feed slot
- First Print Out in <10 Seconds
- Host based (GDI) Print Language
- Dimensions (WxDxH) : 368 x 360 x 183 mm
- Weight: 5.5kg
- Consumables: BRTN2030 & BRDR2225
Same as previous deals:
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+2 votesTrance N Dance on 15/05/2012 - 16:33 ¶At this cost, it's $38 each for the standard cartridge ;)
IIRC it's about $50-55
Low prices aren't Crazy… they're Strategic.
It's a reliable printer, but you'll pay its full RRP price, & then some, after you've bought enough -full- replacement cartridges, ie, if you keep & use it.
But you're right… the cost of a "starter" cartridge is cheaper, if you buy it the box with a HL-2132.
Keep the printer as a spare or maybe donate it to a school, etc.
- Trance N Dance on 15/05/2012 - 23:02 ¶
Not everyone goes and buys compatible/generic. I'm pretty sure there are a lot of average joes who aren't even aware of compatible/generic, when the printer says I need more ink/toner they'll go down to DSE, OW or whatever retailer they bought their printer from and buy ink.
+1 voteIn fact the majority of people I know buy original toners (including at my work) because:
a) they don't know of the existence of generics
b) they don't trust them or have heard a third hand horror story about generic cartridges,
c) think that it voids the warranty of the printer, even years after the warranty has actually expired
d) they can't be bothered buying a new cheap printer because they are not sure how to set it up.
+1 voteI read somewhere that is it actually illegal for printer companies to void our warranties if we use generic ink. I mean, if the companies are smart enough to sell printers just so they could get their money back from the inks people buy. I can't see why we shouldn't outsmart them and not buy their ink, but buy cheaper, generic inks that do the same thing=PRINT on paper.
+6 votesThat's what I thought when I posted a similar deal until Trance N Dance posted this:
Since the HL-2132 is just the exclusive version of the HL-2130 to prevent pricematching, the cheaper HL-2130s would actually be the deal. The HL-2132 is the HL-2130, just that OW wanted to prevent pricematching and got Brother to give it a different model number just for them.
- +2 votes
They are all the same HL-2130 & 2132. The different last digit depends on the retailer. I think Dick Smith and HN is 2130 as well. I think it may just give them excuse not to price match - but I'm sure it worked for other in past as they are identical.
(Doh - too slow on my keyboard, beaten by "k" ;)
+1 votedigitalaxon on 15/05/2012 - 18:59 ¶I bought some toner for my Brother HL-2240D which cost me $50 on ebay for around 11,000 pages worth in total (enough to refill cartridge 5 times).. While not as good as the original, it does the job and makes printing on the printer really cost effective. I guess we'll see if I get 11,000 pages or so ..
+1 votewakkawalla on 15/05/2012 - 19:11 ¶does this printer automatically print double sided? or does it need to be refeed into the new paper tray?
cheers
+1 voteIf you live in Sydney for $30 extra you can get a Brother (HL-2240D) that automatically prints duplex @ ARC. It yields 700 pages.
Brother HL-2240D for $67.99 - http://www.arc.com.au/pub.php?gid=23710&pid=40972&p=product
Bought one just today.
You can also get aftermarket (TN-2250) high yield toner cartridge from them for $33ea, which yields 2 600 pages.
So that equates to just over $100 and you get 3c a page, all automatic duplex, which I thought was pretty neat.
- Trance N Dance on 15/05/2012 - 19:58 ¶
Tape trick?
I tried like crazy to source a secondhand on for those 2140/2142s and ended up paying $30 for one and now I have to get a new drum, hopefully this one off ebay does a decent job. (if it doesn't I will be very tempted to get a genuine drum for $120~ but for the tape trick, I'm sure it'll pay itself off in toner saved)- Trance N Dance on 15/05/2012 - 20:16 ¶
Oh right, I read that as 11000 not 1100. And yeah the drum is good for 12,000 pages supposedly. But the used one I've got has done 14000 and apart from a few specs here and there it's actually doing pretty well, and at 3000 pages per toner that I got from the tape trick that's 4 toner's before I have to change the drum.
Just did some maths on which printer to buy.
At $70 a toner price matched at OW to the cheapest on staticice and $120 for the drum that's $400 for 12000 pages.With a 2130/2132 that's 12 toners at $50 each making it $600! Turns out I made a smart move!
josephchi on 15/05/2012 - 19:54 Comment score below threshold (-8).
machej on 15/05/2012 - 19:59 Comment score below threshold (4).- +7 votesTrance N Dance on 15/05/2012 - 20:00 ¶
I don't get how buying a Kyocera over a Brother is less destructive to the environment…
IVI on 15/05/2012 - 20:20 Comment score below threshold (1).
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+13 votesRyan Toohey on 15/05/2012 - 22:10 ¶it's 40 bucks. it's not designed to print the mona lisa. It's cheap and cheerful - mine is perfect for printing uni notes and the like.
- Trance N Dance on 15/05/2012 - 22:39 ¶
Isn't that the 2130 toner not 2030
edit:
nvm it works on the 2030 as well!
Damn it looks like I'm gonna chuck out my HL-2140 and grab this printer instead of a new drum now… But I've got 1.5 unused 2130 toner :( - +1 vote
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1x-TN-2030-High-2-6K-Toner-Cartri...
Has anyone found a cheaper compatible toner? Not interested in refills.
greenpossum on 16/05/2012 - 12:15 ¶@Trance N Dance: give the unused toner away on Freecycle, I'm sure there'll be lots of takers.
I thought so too. But my Brother 2140 has started to play up, even before the initial toner is run out. I think it picks up more than one paper at a time, which in turn causes a jam and the printer to go totally haywire. Don't know what's really wrong with it, but it's not what I'd call reliable anymore. I expected a bit more, even with the cheap price ($99 a couple of years back).
greenpossum on 16/05/2012 - 12:16 Comment score below threshold (0).
+1 votetone will never in a million years expire unless you decide to leave it for a super long time in a sauna room….then maybe the toner inside will get a lil damp since moisture will seep into the tiny tiny tiny gap between the cap and the rim of the toner cart thing.
- greenpossum on 16/05/2012 - 12:14 ¶
I bought a old toner cartridge off eBay (discontinued model, very expensive for new workalike). Still working fine. Makes sense, the toner power is inert stuff that doesn't decay or dry out, not for years anyway. Also they come packed in sealed plastic bags.
FYI the starter toner isn't compatible with the tape over the sensor trick, well it isn't on my starter toner i received from officeworks, the starter toner i have doesn't have a transparent window, nor does it respond to any tape wherever the tape is suppose to go on the videos.
StewBalls on 16/05/2012 - 10:55 Comment score below threshold (-1).
+1 votechocohoney on 16/05/2012 - 09:53 ¶can anyone confirm that the sensor trick wont work on the starter toner ?
Jayteewoofed on 16/05/2012 - 04:23 ¶Just bought one for my little bro! Anyone know where we can buy cheap toners for this printer?
scytherbladez on 16/05/2012 - 11:07 ¶What would be the laser equivalent of this that does colour as well? Just for comparisons sake. Thanks.
Edit: Cheapest colour laser printer is $129 at Officeworks -> Brother HL3040CN Colour LED Printer.
ThePistonHead on 16/05/2012 - 11:58 ¶Just bought this. Moving from inkjet to laser.
One very very annoying thing is the noise from this. Inkjets are 100% silent when not in use, however this printer and other lasers i presume, have a very noticeable buzzing/humming sound when they are in sleep mode. I doubt i could fall asleep with this noise - i'll probably have to switch it on and off manually which is quite annoying.
firstworldproblems
- +2 votes
It's only noisy when printing and few minutes after (just like grab_ur_freebies) explained.
In fact at all other times when not in use it is 100% silent and uses only 0.6W (measured myself with good quality Power Meter - not the Aldi cheapie). So no need to flick the ON/OFF switch either to save energy. I use mine connected to QNAP NAS print server.- ThePistonHead on 16/05/2012 - 19:59 ¶
Still a bit annoying when it hums for 10 minutes after printing one page.
grab_ur_freebies on 16/05/2012 - 12:28 ¶Noise is when unit is in standby before sleeping. I think the standby duration can be adjusted in the driver settings.
- ThePistonHead on 16/05/2012 - 12:37 ¶
I'm looking at the 'brother status monitor' and it says "sleep"
I just changed the setting so it would sleep within 2 minutes of use as per:
http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/BSC/public/as/au/en/faq...
I can clearly hear and feel the cooling fan still going off.
- +1 votegrab_ur_freebies on 16/05/2012 - 13:32 ¶
Then it's most likely a cooldown period programmed into the units hardware to prevent overheating (I believe laser printers use applied heat to make the toner stick to paper?). From experience, the time before the sound stops being audible on this model varies between 10-15min depending on no. of pages printed.
- greenpossum on 17/05/2012 - 09:57 ¶
Don't think you can pricematch OW against OW, but certainly you have a strong case for asking for the online price. You could argue that you would get this price by ordering online and having it delivered to Glebe so why not sell it on the spot for that price?
- scytherbladez on 17/05/2012 - 10:09 ¶
Worth a try. I've done at Bunnings before, it really depends on who serves you. It took me 2 attempts at Bunnings, but was worth the effort.
- +4 votes
Did you take it to the counter to be scanned? I have found that at OW, sometimes there is a discrepancy between the marked price on the floor and what actually gets scanned. Once, I found a product that was more expensive than a catalogue from anther retailer, so I went home, got the catalogue and got the sales person to agree to price match. When I then took it to the counter, it scanned at a price lower than the pricematch. Since then I've learnt to scan it first at the desk (provided you can find someone).
onebutters on 09/06/2012 - 19:39 ¶I just got a Fuji Xerox P205B from Officeworks for $48.94 ($11 more - not even on special). It is bloody fantastic: 64MB memory, 24PPM, smaller size. Something definitely to consider if you are willing to spend that little bit extra. Well worth it IMO.
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wow … even cheaper than HN at the moment.