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Brother HL3040CN Colour LED Network Printer $68.74 @ Officeworks

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Brother HL3040CN Colour LED Network Printer $68.74 @ Officeworks
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Lozguy on 20/01/2012 - 10:37 files.ozbargain.com.au (3316 clicks)
Last edited 20/01/2012 - 17:36

Edit: deleted superfluous call for good manners :)

Brother HL3040CN A4 (wired) Network Colour Laser Printer
32MB
250 sheet tray
Up to 16 ppm Mono Up to 16 ppm Colour
USB 2.0 & 10/100 BaseTX Ethernet
19 kgs

Consumables:
STARTER Black/Cyan/Magenta/Yellow Toner Cartridges Up to 1,000 pages
Drum (DR-240CL) Up to 15,000 A4 pages
Belt Unit (BU-200CL) Up to 50,000 pages
Waste Toner Box (WT-200CL) 50,000

Full spec's: http://bit.ly/ehQNY5

Advertised in today's Sydney Morning Herald on page 5 (and probably Melbourne's Age), this price is so outrageously low, that it looks like a mistake to me. The fine print (not in the attached scan) says:

"Printed for 20/1/12. Not all services and products featured are available in all stores but may be ordered. Printed by blah blah, OW4851_AGE_SMH

If it's a mistake, I'd figure one could strongly argue a case, especially if you politely wave the newspaper in their face! I'm not tring as I already have two colour lasers (neither working, but one will be fixed shortly).

OW prices for toners are: TN-240BK black $109, Colour toners (C, K or Y) $101 each, or a set of the lot for $359.95. DR-240CL drum $253.

Sure, the consummables will end up costing a packet, but that's the way a lot of these things go. Or if you're fashionably un-green, you can throw it all away after the starter's all gone and it's cost you around 7c/page for printing about two reams of paper.

Note: At the time of writing, this purchase price is not reflected on OW's website (it says $149). But I've seen such anomalies plenty of times at HN, so who knows.

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  • Elijha on 20/01/2012 - 10:41
    +2

    Dam looks good. Hope it is available in Perth.
    I've been skipping the previous cheap b&w lasers in the hope a colour / network unit would come to the party. I print rarely [this stock unit would last me a few years] but am sick of fighting my inkjet over wifi issues, usb drivers and dried ink heads every time I go to use it.

    • althamaj on 20/01/2012 - 11:58
      +2

      Hi I tried at OW E/vic park and they wouldn't honour it! It shows as $149 for them.

    • Obs on 20/01/2012 - 12:35

      Ow sth yarra (Vic) wouldn't honour it either. $149 and that's it. Printing error according to them.

      • brentsbits on 20/01/2012 - 16:35

        Doesn't matter, until they print a retraction they have to. I am 98% sure of that. They can't print it, have people come into the store and say "Nah mate, was an error, you can have it at this price". Otherwise it would be skating close to bait and switch style tactics.

        Of course, if they really won't, just go onto staticice.com.au, search for the printer and find someone else who stocks it with a price match policy and get them to match it :-)

        • Elijha on 20/01/2012 - 17:06
          +1

          Most places will only match if the item is in stock and available at the price being matched.. which it wouldn't be.

  • ozguy on 20/01/2012 - 10:44

    Remember this one's wired only, but you certainly won't have a problem with ink drying out from power on/off cycles.

  • kingsville on 20/01/2012 - 10:48
    +1

    Looks good - and consumables can be had for a lot less than the OW price from http://www.inkstation.com.au/printer.php?brand=Brother&keywo…, or price match?!?

    • GafferFish on 20/01/2012 - 13:05
      +1

      Price match! That's how I got my last black toner for this printer from Office Works for $60.70.

      • Elijah on 20/01/2012 - 13:28
        +2

        The printer won't WORK if any one of the cartridges are empty, lest it be black or not…

        EDIT: the prices in the link you see are Non-Genuine ink and OW don't have the same compatibles and won't price match them… false hope, the Genuine ones below those are $80 - $84 + P/H $7 = $87 - $96, not a massive saving, the printer is a BARGAIN but the Consumables are Xpensiv !

  • ccrap on 20/01/2012 - 10:58
    -7

    My first bargain posted, so kindly be polite and I'll return the favour :)

    Ok, how shall I put this politely. The number one next to your name renders your sentence superfluous and redundant. As a result, it often invokes a level of angst and annoyance by other members due to the implied connotation that we all are a pack of monsters, who without the presence of such a sentence, are merely waiting to destroy the self esteem of first time posters with reckless abandon.

    On topic, your deal is a good one. That in and of itself determines whether people will "be kind" or not.

    • ozguy on 20/01/2012 - 11:07
      +13

      OK, point taken, but though I've roamed this site for quite a while, I never noticed the little "1" until I looked at my own first post.

      As for "monsters", I've seen a few apparent posts from the mythical creatures.

      That said, I'm actually tough skinned and have had a chuckle trying to imagine obvious angst of some people's response to a bargain.

      • moonwalk on 20/01/2012 - 11:51

        like…. Garuda basher? =)

      • muzzamo on 20/01/2012 - 12:23
        +2

        I've created a thread in the feedback section http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/62000 , I think that the first posters themselves should be reminded that we will all know that this is their first post. Hopefully this prevents them from expressing this.

        • Elijha on 20/01/2012 - 12:43

          Perhaps when creating your first post a note or something can be put on the form advising some of the basics?

      • Forgot69 on 20/01/2012 - 12:42
        +2

        Not to be rude but wouldn't it have been better to leave out the "first post" comment and then chuckle away?

      • Elijah on 20/01/2012 - 13:26
        -2

        OZGUY" BS name ! Toughen UP mate !

        The consumables for the printer are expensive, the Drum, Belt Unit, Waste Toner Box will cost $250, $180 & $40 respectively to replace and you may never get to throw this printer out and buy a new one again at that price, so gud luck !

  • j4ck on 20/01/2012 - 10:58
    +1

    Oh yeah? What kind of favour are we talking about here?

  • bargaino on 20/01/2012 - 11:01
    +1

    it's cost you around 7c/page

    Isn't that based on a stupidly low page coverage assumption? (5%?)
    That's OK for printing a shopping list, but colour prints often have high coverage.

    • ozguy on 20/01/2012 - 11:11
      +3

      Not stupidly IMHO.

      I did not elaborate that the usage was "in accordance with ISO/IEC19798". You'll find that all manufacturer's quote to a standard, which from memory is 5% coverage for black and 15% coverage for colour.

      I'll add a link to full spec's which I thought I'd included.

      • dealhunt on 20/01/2012 - 11:24
        +1

        Not your fault of course but I do agree it's a stupid system telling something like 1,500 pages by 5% coverage.
        Unless you print an address on an envelope that I would agree with the 5% thing :)

        This deal is too good but I saw previous attempts by OW by advertising something unbelievable that you had to fight for.

        • papagoose on 20/01/2012 - 13:05
          +4

          Actually 5% is pretty accurate. Our work HP printers log the page coverage, here are some of the stats

          hp LaserJet 4250: 385951 pages, historical coverage 4.967%
          hp LaserJet 4250: 276026 pages, historical coverage 5.068%
          HP LaserJet P3005: 192295 pages, coverage 4.399%

          And for a LaserJet 3800 colour: 135743 pages, coverage Black 4.5% Cyan 1.8% Magenta 1.3% Yellow 1.4%

          These are used for a variety of things, but mostly academic papers (full pages of text), the colour printer does a lot of figures/plots

  • dealhunt on 20/01/2012 - 11:05

    "Not all services and products featured are available in all stores" sure OW will say out of stock!

    • ozguy on 20/01/2012 - 11:08

      "but may be ordered"

      • dealhunt on 20/01/2012 - 11:18

        May be can be yes or NOT :P

        • ozguy on 20/01/2012 - 11:26

          Well strictly speaking, if it "may be ordered" by the customer, then it's the customer's decision, but if it may be ordered by OW, then it's their choice. Sadly, the fine print did not qualify who received the benefit of choice, but the customer is always right. Most of the time :)

  • ubhishek on 20/01/2012 - 11:08

    Shows $149 in Melbourne Herald Sun. So I am not sure if OW will honour in VIC.

    • ozguy on 20/01/2012 - 11:15

      Now THAT'S an interesting development. Given the "OW4851_AGE_SMH" tag on my SMH, it sounds like an error, but strange that the error went one way and not the other. Certainly would not be waving the so-called "Guardian on the Yarra" at the salesperson!

      Buy a Herald instead - they can scarcely give them away and need all the help they can get :)

      • daydream on 20/01/2012 - 11:28

        Buy a Herald instead

        Which "Herald" are you talking about? Careful not to cause confusion. Ubhishek is talking Herald Sun (Melb), you are talking SMHerald or The Age (in Melb) which has the lower price printed ;-)

        Good price for printer, read the reviews however as they are mixed on quality and printer problems (eg. Amazon)

        • jakentta on 20/01/2012 - 11:31

          So, is someone able to confirm that this ad and price indeed are in The Age newspaper also? I wouldn't want to waste my money on buying one (to show at OfficeWorks) if the ad and/or the price was different in it.

        • ozguy on 20/01/2012 - 11:35
          +1

          Too late, I was already confused! I think I saw "Melbourne" and filled in my own blanks.

          I have in my hand (and scanned) the Sydney Morning Herald as originally quoted. The Age is Fairfax's sister publication, and the one for Melbourne folk to check.

        • daydream on 20/01/2012 - 11:49
          +1

          Yes, it is in The Age (page 6) as $68.74
          Whether they consider it a pricing/printing error is separate matter.

  • totom on 20/01/2012 - 11:25

    Can somebody tell me? Do I need a special router to connect this printer to? Or it will just work with any router?

    I have an adsl modem router combo. Thanks

    • ozguy on 20/01/2012 - 11:27

      Any router with a spare ethernet port in the back. Typically there are four, but there's plenty with just one to patch through to your computer.

      • totom on 20/01/2012 - 11:28

        Oh thanks a lot for the info mate. Heading to store now.

    • dealhunt on 20/01/2012 - 11:28

      Not 100% sure but it should be compatible with "any" connection otherwise Brother would make different printers for different router.
      Please report if you get it ASAP :)

  • StevieRay on 20/01/2012 - 11:33
    +1

    Am tempted.
    Considering the HL-2XXX series are to be had for $40-$50 or so, adding another $20-$30 for option of colour prints, separate drum/toner and network capabilities, I reckon it''s a bargain if you can get it for that price.

    Generally good reviews
    Fast and Small printer due to LED technology
    Output Quality not the best but then it is reflected by the price.
    Sounds to me that if usage is primarily text with a splash of colour, then this is ideal.

    The PIN thing sounds interesting for small businesses

    All said, a bargain is to be had, but not worth my effort.
    Maybe for others though.

  • 0ptus_Fail on 20/01/2012 - 12:00

    Its $149 so you have no hope in hell to get it for that price.

    Its a mistake and they will apologise and thats the end of the matter as far as they are concerned

    http://www.officeworks.com.au/retail/products/Technology/Pri…

    Todays Daily Telegraph says $149

    • Grimezy on 20/01/2012 - 12:06
      +2

      That's one hell of a mistake

  • netsurfer on 20/01/2012 - 12:04
    +1

    Price and specs are quite good. My only concern is the quality. Maybe I have really bad luck with Brother products. My brother colour MFC died after the first change of catridges (the second set of ink catridges still have lots of ink when the printer gave up). P-Touch labeller… even worse… broke with still 1/3 of the label roll unused - the one that came with the package.

  • soan papdi on 20/01/2012 - 12:07
    -1

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  • zeppeybabey on 20/01/2012 - 12:14
    +4

    So has anyone been able to get this for $68.74 today??

    • Forgot69 on 20/01/2012 - 12:28

      I'm keen to know this too. I'm 100% sold on it but I'd doubt they'll honour this by the time I get out of work this evening.

    • ChadHominem on 20/01/2012 - 12:39
      +3

      yes i got 2 for my family. guy at the register had to call someone up but it was fine.
      i'd say definitely bring the newspaper with you or they might not honour it.

    • floppydesk on 20/01/2012 - 12:46
      +4

      Yep - a bit of back and forth with the staff - they wanted a manager to ok the transaction, but got it in the end.

      P.S. Only had the pic with me, not the newspaper.

    • jakentta on 20/01/2012 - 12:56
      +2

      I had other business there today, so I asked about the printer's price, mentioning the ad in The Age. The bloke basically didn't bother checking it from anywhere, just said that you'd have to bring in the ad.

    • vmile on 20/01/2012 - 12:57
      +4

      Took a copy of the ad into my local store, they honoured the add.

      Rather big though, had trouble fitting the box in the car.

      • TAN on 20/01/2012 - 13:24
        +1

        Can you please uploadd your receipt

  • muzzamo on 20/01/2012 - 12:21
    +2

    Toners are about $39 each on ebay

    http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_trkparms=65%253A12%257C66…

    • dealhunt on 20/01/2012 - 12:30

      I'm looking at the black one for now, but are they really good?

      • cyrax83 on 20/01/2012 - 14:59

        anyone know anything about ebay toners ?

    • jakentta on 20/01/2012 - 12:58
      +10

      Well, that's mighty fair of you, considering that based on some comments here some people WERE able to get it for the advertised price…

    • dealhunt on 20/01/2012 - 13:04
      +4

      Printing mistake? I would say marketing strategy!

      • muzzamo on 20/01/2012 - 13:26

        are you accusing officeworks, and their staff, of never making mistakes?

        • antzz on 20/01/2012 - 14:16
          -1

          No but making mistakes like printing error advert in National News paper still have some consequence no matter what mistakes it is. Do you think you can get away from saying one thing and do another on printed national news paper with millions distribution daily? just saying. If everyone can get away after lying like Juliar Gillard on newspaper then this country really had no chance surviving

        • dealhunt on 20/01/2012 - 14:19

          But if you feel offended by my post, I can edit it right for you.

    • dy4me on 20/01/2012 - 13:16
      +9

      thats ok officeworks. im sure we will find other ways to rip you off. this is ozbargain. We are quiet talented.

  • GiggidyGoo on 20/01/2012 - 13:03
    +2

    we’re sorry to say the printer will not be sold at the lower price

    FAIL! You gotta be quicker than that to beat an ozbargainer!

  • namgib on 20/01/2012 - 13:06
    +3

    Nice, thanks for the deal.
    I just got one for $65 after the "price match" 10% off the difference :)

    • huntress_love on 20/01/2012 - 13:07
      +1

      where?

    • TAN on 20/01/2012 - 13:24
      -1

      Please upload your receipt

      • namgib on 20/01/2012 - 13:35
        +1

        Fychwick, ACT.

        I can't upload at the moment as I am at work (my wife actually picked it up).

  • AMLagonda on 20/01/2012 - 13:12
    +2

    Dont look like a printing error to me…..

  • timnit on 20/01/2012 - 13:16

    I got it over the phone $68.74 and also had the big and bulky fee waived!!! (Only because I complained because he originally told me free delivery)

    He didnt even batter an eyelid to mark the price down, i email him the scan the OP put up!

    I get the feeling that it will be going to this price next week anyway…

  • antzz on 20/01/2012 - 13:17
    +4

    I got it for 68.70 and there are 1 guys already in line asking the same thing. cost me 30 minutes of my time to wait them sort out the confusion. Now either all the store will be out of stock or else they need to sell it at the advertised price. will be interesting to see how things folded out. The marketing guys will be shown the door i guess.

    Also, this thing is bloody big (22 kg gross said in the box)

    • TAN on 20/01/2012 - 13:22

      can you please upload this invoice or receipt here

  • salekhard on 20/01/2012 - 13:18

    Anyone know where you can get the drum at a reasonable price? Cheapest I can find is ~$100 on ebay usa

  • reverb on 20/01/2012 - 13:32
    +3

    Me and a mate got this at Parramatta - they had quite a cue of them being shipped out the door. Good on them for honouring the printed price. Thanks for posting :)

  • Jay-Kay on 20/01/2012 - 13:33
    +2

    Just bought two units at $68.74 each at Officeworks in Melbourne. I told them where to find the ad. They looked it up and compared it with the Melbourne papers and then made phonecalls to Sydney head office. After 25 minutes of waiting they sold me the two units. Thanks for posting.

  • salekhard on 20/01/2012 - 13:47
    +3

    Was just on hold for 15 mins and then told by the call centre that they have received an email to not honour the price. Disappointing.

  • TScott on 20/01/2012 - 13:48
    +3

    I knew it sounded too good to be a genuine office works deal. Can't OW be as cool as BIGW and honor their advertised price when its printed on thousands of papers and even when it is a misprint.

  • bonbon on 20/01/2012 - 13:51

    Yes, same here, they didn't honor the price.
    What a waste of time.

  • mikljon on 20/01/2012 - 13:58
    +5

    it was a printing screw up.
    does anyone see the funny .
    printing error on a printer !
    :)

  • cyrax83 on 20/01/2012 - 14:01

    thanks officeworks clarence st, you guys are awesome!

    http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/5362/img1170me.jpg

  • Alzori on 20/01/2012 - 14:14
    +5

    Damn nice price. We've had one for a year, paid like 300 for it. Prints great and the software is a DREAM to use - versions for xp, vista and 7, can install with only the drivers and not any of that image software crap, and can go from inserting disk to printing over the network in literally a minute. Absolutely great product… We just paid like 60 bucks each to replace all the colour carts so this would have been so nice to get - but we don't begrudge the money. Awesome printer.

    • antzz on 20/01/2012 - 14:17
      +3

      thanks for the review

  • Associatedofficeworks262 @ Officeworks on 20/01/2012 - 14:17
    -6

    No Officeworks store will honor the price as it was a printing error, an apology will be in the newspapers tomorrow

    • antzz on 20/01/2012 - 14:22
      +10

      hmm.. i wonder if this is a better approach though. Printing Apology on SMH and The Age will cost somewhere near 10 - 20 grand. by selling at 68.70 they are basically out of pocket around 80 bucks each so that potentially be a max 15 grand and lots of happy customer as not many people want a spare huge laser printer. they should write this off as marketing expense, get 30% tax back against expense and probably ended up with a cost value of the printer it self. Dollar to Dollar this will be better than apology letter and lots of angry customer.

      just my 2 cents

      • Sharp on 20/01/2012 - 14:26
        +4

        If decision makers at OW were that smart they wouldn't be working for OW at the first place.

      • dealhunt on 20/01/2012 - 14:32

        I don't believe even a single word of what OW said, that was a script made long time ago.
        Do you believe in soap operas??

    • GiggidyGoo on 20/01/2012 - 14:25

      WTF… you another rep? Wheres your tag and how many of you are there on this forum?

    • dy4me on 20/01/2012 - 15:25
      +2

      save the money on the ad in the paper and just give it to us for the advertised price.

  • soan papdi on 20/01/2012 - 14:24
    +2

    Please mark this deal as expired since OW have officially said they won't sell at that price

    • ozguy on 20/01/2012 - 15:47
      +3

      I'd like to leave it overnight as I think it may well be available for some of those who go to buy it at the advertised price, and it would be interesting to hear of such tales.

  • bitcoinorbust on 20/01/2012 - 14:46

    yep TGTBT

  • Nutrino on 20/01/2012 - 15:29
    +1

    I got one this morning just after reading it here…

    Yea… they were WTF… dumb founded…, they made me go the newsagents to get the paper… just down the road. But they honoured it.

    Was liverpool store… they only had 1 brand new… no display.

    THink you needed to get it before the stores realise the mistake.

    Fat chance getting a rain check. ;0… asked if i order more.. no go ;)

  • ozguy on 20/01/2012 - 15:45
    +1

    OK guys, this played out OK for some (eg. mrdavedave who got two), but not for others (eg OW who sold goodness knows how many to Fairfax readers, and every one of them below cost).

    One might wonder what would happen if the newspaper advertisment was (once again politely) waved gently before the eyes of your local Harvey Norman staff member struggling to help Gerry. There is no simple answer, because it is at the discretion of the individual staff member, with or without the approval of whoever is in charge on the day.

  • daydream on 20/01/2012 - 16:02

    Also keep in mind that it's not clear who made the mistake: Officeworks, SMH/Age or agency in the middle. Usually they have clauses to give them an out so if people got it for the cheap price be happy that Ofw let them.

    People usually get upset if they missed out because others got it. If Ofw made sure no one got it at the cheap price due to a printing error would people be happier? Interesting how we perceive things/react…

  • [Deactivated] on 20/01/2012 - 16:13
    +1

    Bummer, just go the mono for ~$38, would have much preferred this.

    • daydream on 20/01/2012 - 23:05

      Most people would print 99% of their stuff in mono anyway. For the rare colour one I can get a better quality print at a shop using the money saved by not buying this. Have to admit I was tempted due to the price (Bargain shopper mentality) but don't really need a big 20+kg printer on my desk next to my perfectly good, much cheaper and smaller Brother mono laser ;-)

  • diro on 20/01/2012 - 16:43
    +1

    Told it was a misprint and they won't honour it. South Melbourne Officeworks.

  • pointy1 on 20/01/2012 - 17:29

    Got Mine from Frankston Officeworks. No Problems got it home and set up now works a treat. Had a display unit still there @ 3pm

  • zeppeybabey on 20/01/2012 - 17:43
    +1

    congrats to all those who managed to get one (or two).

    he who hesitates loses (ie, me)

  • ozguy on 20/01/2012 - 18:07
    +2

    Since posting this morning, I have been offered a refund instead of a repair for my existing faulty laser. This was good news indeed!

    Used to use a rolled up newspaper to discipline a family dog many years ago. Today, thanks to the similarly persuasive powers of Fairfax's print edition, I picked up a $68 bargain late this arvo'. Just lugged my new 22kg box through the door to be setup on the weekend.

    New and better printer, now with network connectivity, PLUS a wad of cash in change (in due course when I get the promised refund).

  • pengo on 20/01/2012 - 18:17

    Tried Wodonga office works this arvo & they refused….even spoke to the manager.

  • OzJD on 20/01/2012 - 18:56
    +1

    Tried both Cambellfield and Airport West (Vic) Officeworks today, Cambellfield staff were so rude I'd never consider goung back there, and Airport West was polite but still didn't honor the advert (kinda funny when they were still selling the offending newspapers).

    Fortunately, the friendly staff at Harvey Norman Broadmeadows were willing to sell me two (one was display) at the advertised price.

    I live in Sydney, and don't know the local stores. Can upload receipt from HN if requested (which Officeworks would probably price match… lol)

    P.S. it cost me $68.00 (saved 74¢)

    • ozguy on 20/01/2012 - 19:38

      Yes mine was rounded down by 74 cents as well.
      An interesting point you make though as bizarrely, we could take our HN proof of purchase down to OW and get a further 5% off (my receipt makes no mention of the price match though they are supposed to document it so they can explain why they sold so cheaply if asked). Could be stretching the original bargain beyond its limits methinks.

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