Brother - MFC-L2900DW Wireless Black-and-White Refresh Subscription Eligible All-In-One Laser Printer, Great for Small Offices - Gray

Overall : good for home office Fast , noisy , not sure about long lasting toner cartridge , Easy to set up software and wifi, one time error in the paper detection , average copy quality

Brother Printers are my Go To for printers now, and have been for a few years. I like the simplicity of using them, getting them setup and their fair prices for ink. This printer is another example of why I keep buying them. Short to the Point Pros Incredible Print Speed Simple Setup Touchscreen and Sound Mobile App Features Copier/Scanner Cons Mobile App Issues Semi Loud Printing Print Quality As stated in the title, if you work in an office building with one of those big printers that looks like it cost as much as a car, this is a more compact version of that. It prints and copies as an industrial speed which is what I think most people looking at this printer would want. I imagine this thing can go through an entire tray of printer paper faster than you could pour a cup of coffee, its that fast. That said, I wish the paper tray was a little bigger so that it could hold a full reem of paper. The print quality of those speedy prints does show though. There are clear lines in heavily shaded areas and thats exaggerated if you're using lighter weight paper. The copy quality that you get out of this is pretty good, in line with most other printers I have used. I haven't had a chance to scan anything with it yet, but the option is there and it has a nice size scan bed. Its not going to match the size of those you'd find in an industrial copier, but it does support color. I generally don't like the mobile apps for printers, but this one wasn't so bad. In the initial setup using the mobile app it threw a few errors, wouldn't detect the printer automatically and kept giving me pop ups/ads for toner renewal services and the like, but once I got past all that it was nice to use. The app gives you a few nice abilities that you normally don't have. With it I can scan and immediately print out the document that I just scanned, not needing to actually touch the printer. It also gives you a built in editor for printing on the go. So you can crop/resize images to send directly to your printer. It also offers remote printing so that if you're not in the house with the printer you can send something directly to it. I haven't tried it yet, but it has reminded me on a few occasions that the option exists. The only other issue was how loud it was when printing. I didn't measure the sound myself, but according to specification its expected to print at 49db at max speed. Given how fast it is, its not so bad. The printer does have a quiet mode which I haven't used yet (printer is in another room away from me so I don't hear it normally), but that should bring the sound down to more reasonable levels. I don't want anyone to get the wrong impression, its not terribly loud or unbearable, its just louder than some other printers simply as a by product of being really fast. Overall I'm very happy with this printer and look forward to using it for the foreseeable future.

The Brother MFC-L2900DW is a versatile and efficient monochrome laser printer and it is perfect for our small office and home. It has many features we like so let me try to keep it short while I further explain. This printer has a compact and sturdy design, so it is perfect for small spaces. Its sturdy build guarantees durability, while the control panel LCD screen provides easy navigation and operation. This printer offers impressive print speeds of up to 36 pages per minute (ppm), so it is quick, efficient and quiet. The print quality is sharp and clear, with great resolution, and it works great with documents with a lot of text on them. It is easy to connect in different ways including USB, Ethernet, and Wi-Fi and the wireless setup is very easy all I needed was the Wi-Fi password to link it and using the Brother application on my cell I was able to setup. It does seamless printing from various devices, including smartphones and tablets, via Brother's Mobile Connect App. This all-in-one device includes printing, scanning, copying, and faxing functionalities. The automatic document feeder is fast and since it has single pass duplex copy and scan it does just that, with one pass it copies and scans both sides, making it very efficient. The printer comes with a 250-sheet capacity paper tray so we do not need to refill the tray often. The MFC-L2900DW is designed with cost efficiency in mind. It uses high-yield toner cartridges, which can significantly lower the cost per page. Additionally, the printer's energy saving features contributes to reduced operational costs. And since our office prints a lot of documents and most are black and white this printer is the best choice for our small office because it is not only reliable and affordable to print, it also copies, scans and faxes. It is fast with multi page copy, scan, and fax jobs and we really like that we can print from and scan to different cloud based apps using the touchscreen. The printer has an advanced security feature to keep my network safe too. The Brother application on our computers is useful to do everything it even sends me to pages to help me out on how to do certain things such as how to scan. I can do most things from my computer without getting off my chair. I can also purchase supplies, photo print and have access to other tools. Overall the printer does a great job, it is reliable and consistent. It is fast and gives high quality prints and best of all it is multifunction in case we want to print, scan, copy or fax. We are enjoying the wireless connectivity so we can move the printer around without needing to connect it via Ethernet or a USB cable yet they are available too. Using Brothers high yield toner is also the way to go, we do not