Reliable Laser Mono Printer with Third-Party Cartridge Availability?

Lhelpmehelpyou on 05/02/2024 - 12:38

Hi all, looking for a low-volume laser printer for home for miscellaneous use when I'm not in at work. Brother HL-L2445DW looked like a winner @ $100 but no longer readily available. I've read the newer models (e.g. Brother HL-L2400DW @ $160) has a chip on the cartridges making generic cartridge use challenging. I don't really want to mess around transplanting chips, etc.

It would ideally work on a Wi-Fi 5ghz network as I have a modern mesh network (I supposed I could set up a guest 2.4ghz network in a pinch). Wi-Fi printing in general should be reliable. Thanks for any tips!

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  • jv on 05/02/2024 - 12:39
    +3

    Reliable Laser Mono Printer with Third-Party Cartridge Availability?

    an old model Brother…

    I have a HL-1210W and the cartridges cost virtually nothing…

    edit:

    Looks like OW still sell them

    https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/brother-hl…

    Toners on ebay are about 2 for $20, or 5 for $40

    PS

    It ain't heavy…

    • helpmehelpyou on 05/02/2024 - 12:46

      Thanks! I assume I'll be forgoing Wi-Fi 5ghz capability though

      • spackbace on 05/02/2024 - 12:49
        +3

        Can't you just run dual-band? Switch to 2.4 to add the printer, then leave it at dual-band?

      • jv on 05/02/2024 - 12:53

        probably

    • 87percent on 05/02/2024 - 13:41
      +1

      another Brother 1210W user.. and i've never heard the term "modern mesh network"

  • netjock on 05/02/2024 - 13:13
    -1

    It would ideally work on a Wi-Fi 5ghz network as I have a modern mesh network

    Modern mesh network should be dual band 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz.

    It is not modern networks where you have a problem. My uncle had the printer on 2.4ghz and ipad on 5Ghz and wondering why it doesn't turn up.

    My old 2.4Ghz printer seems fine when I try to print from 5Ghz connection.

    • geekcohen on 05/02/2024 - 13:48
      +1

      It is not modern networks where you have a problem. My uncle had the printer on 2.4ghz and ipad on 5Ghz and wondering why it doesn't turn up.

      My old 2.4Ghz printer seems fine when I try to print from 5Ghz connection.

      That's probably because of a network configuration most likely. Possibly different VLANs setup for each network, rather than being on 1.

      Depends entirely on the network configuration.

  • foxmulder on 05/02/2024 - 18:12

    Mine is HL-L2305W - upgraded from HL-2142 - the former I bought new at $100 the later I bought second hand at $20, I still kept the later as backup printer - seems I never have to. I used to print most of the time customer orders two A4 in one - thus A5 prints but now I made my order list in Google Keep so I do not have to print as much. Printing shipment labels with the feeder is really good. I used to print from the bottom tray but if not careful it can stuck, but via feeder is almost never stuck. I guess it is the same in most of this Brother printers.

    I saw one Brother printer in a GP office where the feeder can be fed multiple pages at once rather than one by one - but I worry on the unknown - now it should be like op suggest tricky in using third party toners/drums.

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