2024 the best home printer review


Price: $149.99 - $159.99
(as of Oct 19, 2024 22:40:14 UTC - Details)

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The Brother HL-L2460DW Wireless Compact Monochrome (Black & White) Laser Printer is the affordable choice for high-quality, high-volume printing. Engineered for exceptional efficiency, this reliable home office printer consistently produces crisp, easy-to-read black & white prints at speeds up to 36 pages per minute(3) (ppm). Its compact footprint means you can place this small printer in a convenient location on your desktop. Meanwhile, you can connect it to your devices through a range of flexible connection options, such as dual-band wireless, Ethernet, and USB 2.0. Best of all, you can print to your Brother printer from virtually anywhere with the Brother Mobile Connect App(3). Designed with productivity and sustainability in mind, featuring a convenient 250-sheet paper tray(2), which reduces the frequency of paper refills; automatic duplex printing, which saves time and reduces paper waste; and Toner Save Mode, which extends the life of your toner cartridge. Plus, this b/w laser printer is also ENERGY STAR® compliant and EPEAT® Silver rated. To help safeguard your information and maintain secure connections while printing, the HL-L2640DW includes a host of advanced security features. Use with Brother Genuine Supplies, expertly engineered by Brother to produce reliably sharp and smudge-free black & white prints in your Brother laser printer: Replacement Toner TN830 (Standard), TN830XL (High Yield), and TN830XL 2PK (Twin-Pack); and Replacement Drum Unit DR830. Disclaimers 1. Requires enrollment in a monthly billed Brother Refresh EZ Print Subscription service plan based on monthly printed page allotments. Unused pages roll over, limitations apply. Additional page set charges and taxes apply during trial. Plan, options offer, and pricing subject to change. Open to new subscribers located in the contiguous United States only. After the free trial period your credit card will be charged on a monthly basis for the Plan Fee, Overages, and Taxes in accordance with the Terms of Service. Overage fees will apply during free trial. Your service will continue on a month-to-month basis until you cancel it. May be canceled at any time. Upon cancellation, cartridge will be deactivated and must be replaced at users’ expense in order to continue printing. 2. Based on one-sided printing. Change from default setting required. 3. Free app download and wireless connection required. Compatibility may vary by device and operating system. 4. Maximum capacity based on using 20-lb. paper. 5. Based on monthly subscription cost in U.S. for Mono Laser Power Plan vs. average cost per page of eligible like standard capacity cartridges. Savings will vary based on Refresh EZ Print Subscription plan selected. ENERGY STAR and the ENERGY STAR mark are registered trademarks owned by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Images are for illustrative purposes only. Specifications subject to change.
BEST FOR HOME OFFICES & SMALL TEAMS – Engineered for consistent, premium print quality, the Brother HL-L2460DW Monochrome (Black & White) Laser Printer produces documents that are clear, crisp, and easy to review and share, all at an affordable price
COMPACT, CONNECTED, EXCEPTIONALLY EFFICIENT– Connect with built-in dual-band wireless (2.4GHz/5GHz), Ethernet, or to a single computer via USB interface. Prints at speeds up to 36ppm(2), plus automatic duplex printing saves time and reduces paper waste
BROTHER MOBILE CONNECT APP – Manage your wireless printer remotely and print from your mobile device anytime, from almost anywhere. Order Brother Genuine Supplies, track toner usage, and complete more work on-the-go(3)
VERSATILE PAPER HANDLING – Tackle high-volume black & white printing with the 250-sheet capacity paper tray.(4) The manual feed slot enables printing on envelopes and specialty paper
BROTHER IS AT YOUR SIDE – Backed by Brother with a 1-year limited warranty and free online, call, or live chat support for the life of your printer
CHOOSE BROTHER GENUINE TONER – When it’s time to replace your toner, be sure to choose Brother Genuine TN830 or TN830XL replacement toner. And with Refresh EZ Print Subscription Service, you’ll never worry about running out of toner again and you’ll enjoy savings of up to 50%(5) on Brother Genuine Toner. Get started with Refresh today with a Free Trial(1)
Reviewer: Matthew
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Simple Setup and it just works right out of box
Review: Back in June of this year I purchased an HP inkjet printer. I will not go too far off topic but it was one of the most frustrating purchases of my life. I bought it because it was a cheap little printer, under $50 and it fit on the bookshelf where I needed to place it, which was a big consideration for the printer purchase, along with the fact that it had to be hooked up wirelessly also.After three days of trying to get it to work with senseless App control HP made me get could not get it hooked up. During the initial setup process out of box - HP setup a password that I did NOT know about and when I reset my internet router it asked me for this password. I was so perplexed and frustrated I could not get past this step. After two days of talking to HP they finally helped me get wireless setup complete.But then the stupid printer broke and made horrible sound when it would try to grab paper. I simply had enough. So I decided to spend more money on this Brother Laser printer. I hate to spend the more money, but I was ready to throw HP printer up against the wall. So to keep my sanity I paid the more money.This Brother printer was easy to setup and easy to connect to my ISP and router. Took no longer than one minute to get to where I could print. This printer is fast and prints without acting like it's going to have a heart attack like the stupid HP crap I had before.So if you do not need color printing this is very good for small to medium workloads.I don't need color printing really so this is very good.

Reviewer: JJS
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Very nice print quality
Review: Easy set up if you call Brother customer support and follow their directions as I did.Also, the printer has two options, Regular and Quiet. The quiet option is a little slower but much, much quieter (and much nicer to listen to!)Excellent print quality, quickly prints large jobs (even in the quiet mode) and has a relatively large paper tray. In summary, it is a very good black and white laser printer that does exactly what it was designed to do and it does itreally well at a very good price. What else can one ask for!

Reviewer: Jan Eric Welch
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great Printer at a Great Price!
Review: I’m really happy with my Brother Compact Monochrome Laser Printer! The price was excellent for what it offers, and it’s been a reliable workhorse for all my printing needs. I use it often for both regular paper and card stock, and it handles everything like a champ.The wireless setup was quick and easy, and I haven’t had any issues with connectivity or performance. The print quality is sharp and consistent, and it’s fast too, which is a big plus. Overall, I’m very satisfied with this purchase and would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a dependable laser printer.

Reviewer: mr newyork
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great Features, But Not Without Drawbacks
Review: First off, the wireless printing and duplex two-sided printing are fantastic features that add a lot of convenience. The setup was straightforward, and it integrates smoothly with my devices. The print quality is solid but not exceptional, especially for fine text or detailed documents. Additionally, the compact design means it doesn’t have a large paper tray, which can be a hassle if you print frequently. Also, while the printer is generally quiet, it can get a bit noisy during high-volume printing.

Reviewer: Bobbler
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Quicker to drive to Kinkos (ALWAYS OFFLINE).. Grrrrrrrrr.
Review: EDIT: 112822MAYBE FIXED.. BUT IT SHOULDN'T TAKE 9-MONTHS..Leaving stars low because:EVERY OTHER WI-FI Device I can thing of just works, without all the hours of swearing..So, “here’s what happened” (Monk).. maybe:When I first got the printer it wasn’t working, which is why I tried something per an Amazon review; disabling ipv6..(Amazon reviews, LOL.. Now i feel stupid for trying it.. but I had to try something)..Last week I was staring at my wifi settings and noticed ipv6 formats.Which I enabled on the printer.. Power-cycled everything.. and since then at least the iPhone sees the printer (still ng on the iPad, but at least I can print.. after 9-months).Arguably I could have called brother for support, but as I said all other wifi things I have just ”work” (and there never seems to be a good time to wait on hold when I can just drive to Kinkos).111622:HOW CAN THIS PRINTER HAVE 4.5 STARS?I HAVE A TMOBILE router (5G, but provides home wifi), and a new’ish iPhone (anyone else gave the combo)?Trying to print my absentee voting form (so I can vote against Hershel walker):Sometimes I can print from the iPhone after power cycling the router and printer (I don’t ever remember being able to print from the 2021 iPad); — but I just Power cycled ALL-THREE (the printer, the T-Mobile router, and the iPhone booted) about five times.Over the past (almost a) year I tried variations of resetting, hoping to find a sequence that works.. NO PATTERN HAS EMERGED, other than resetting everything over and over, and sometimes it randomly works (for maybe 5-minutes then goes off-line).. Makes me feel like that old comedy “HAL open the pod bay door” (try asking Siri about that).. I only reset everything five times tonight, it seems like six times usually works (maybe there’s an app in the printer just screwing with me, because all my other Bluetooth and Wi-Fi devices have no problems).Generally power down all three, then power up the router first and wait for Wi-Fi (which I can see on my Roku and on iPad), and then I power off the iPhone and the printer (feels like I’m at work).Sequentially takes time, so five resets is pushing an hour now that I’ll never get back. Not getting any satisfaction (like getting my 2-page ballot application printout).I bought this darn printer so I wouldn’t have to go to Kinko’s for anything during the pandemic. Maybe I’ll try again tomorrow, and reset everything over and over.. But I might have to since voting against walker is an emergency right now.EDIT: 092122:First time I tried to print something since July, where it took over an hour to get it to print.AND GUESS WHAT? PRINTER NOT ONLINE AGAIN!!! NEITHER DEVICE (Air print my a. )..I’ve already killed 10-min rebooting and power cycling devices and printer, then trying to print again from both devices..SAME!!! (As back in July when it took me over an hour to print some thing), I find myself contemplating chucking this thing in the garbage.Knocked off another star, and I’m very comfortable now with 1-star being where it belongs..Because with todays technology the darn thing should stay connected, or at least connect back up without an hour of troubleshooting.. I don’t care if it’s my 5G router front-mobile, or whatever.. “because” other devices like my (Roku) for example is always connected (at least 98% of the time.. and e]when it’s not a power cycle and it’s working again).Again, if I really needed to print something, it would be quicker driving to the Kinko’s that is 25 min away (50-min round trip)..Totally worthless to casually print a shopping list for example.. I’ve gotten in the habit of not even bothering (because I expect it not to print).This is unacceptable..[older edit]:Hovering b/t 1-2 stars.. 2-stars because people more likely to read.. There is no reason it needs to be this hard to print something.. Because my phone and iPad always connect to my internet router.. so does my (Roku).. Same for my old router (phone & (Roku) and oaf all 3, connected permanently and never forgot their connections).. My work laptop connected to the router no problem.. Wi-Fi printing should be settled technology by now.. This printer was advertised to work with apple (AirPrint), so what’s the problem? I give up.. If it continues to be a PITA; I’ll eat the $150.. it’s going in the trash..EDIT: 070422:SAME OLD SAME OLD..Over an hour to print today (last time 3H troubleshooting)..GOOGLE Always has the same list of things to check and recheck over & over again until the COWS come home (same WIFI, not in airplane mode, etc).Now neither my phone or pad can see the printer. I power cycled pad, phone and printer.. no change.. I went in and made sure IPV6 was set to no (no change). I hope I’m not in for another 3-HOURS of troubleshooting like last time. I guess I’ll try typing in the darn Wi-Fi password again on the printer (THAT TAKES 20-MINUTES at least .. because it’s a four word password.. and I only gave devices.. cannot plug in a laptop).Confirmed, the darn printer forgot the damn Wi-Fi password again (same as it did two days ago).. It’s a P.I.T.A! to type in that long Wi-Fi password with two buttons (I think it forgot the password because the field was blank, and after I typed it in again, it connected to the router immediately). EDIT: I think I entered the password again because the interface made me believe there was no password (if the green light is not flashing, I now believe it’s connected)NOW COMPLETELY DIFFERENT TROUBLE (from last time);Now neither phone nor pad can see the printer..If they can’t make a printer that works wirelessly, you think there would be a port so you could run a darn USB cable across the floor or something..Also I’ve been getting the low toner message, and I barely used the printer (I doubt I’ve printed 200 pages of normal text). Screw this, I’m about ready to chuck this thing in the garbage and buy some other printer (before sinking more money into this thing).Who the hell has time to troubleshoot a printer every time you want to print a recipe or a grocery list?EDIT: 070222:3-HOURS TROUBLESHOOTING; turned ipv6 off (on the printer), and then could print from iPAD (phone was apparently working the whole time).. I listed to an expert somewhere in the comments to turn ipv6 on to stop the deep sleep (and forgetting the wifi password), but now I’m not sure this was ever a problem to begin with.. Verified for HL-L2350DW, turned off ipv6 on the printer and iPAD printing started working immediately..EDIT: (same day):Changed from 1 to 3-stars (because I don’t know what the trouble is).When I looked at the printer it remembered the Wi-Fi name, but the password field was blank..It took 20-min to type in that 4-word Wi-Fi password (with the two buttons).. And it connected immediately.So PROBLEM; forgets that long password..But I just now figured out it prints from iPhone, but not iPad (both are new models up to date software).So maybe it’s apple screwing he instead of brother (2H of my life this session I’ll never get back)..So I bumped it up to three stars..[original]:A PRINTER HAS ONE JOB (1-star)!It always takes AN HOUR OF SCREWING AROUND to get it to print anything..It would be quicker to drive to kinkos..Why am I blaming the printer?Because I see amazon reviewers with the same problem, and I see hundreds of people with the same problem in apple help communities ie: “I have this problem too” button)..When I do finally get it to work it’s a mystery how it got fixed..So every time takes the better part of an hour (and sometimes I just give up trying)..It would be easier to write my grocery list by hand..Darn thing is always offline, and defies all attempts to get it online again..If it were only a one time setup I’d get over it, but after a few months a “CLEAR” pattern has formed;I’m using apple devices (AirPrint), and successfully connected the printer to both my old router, and my new router.. I suspect the problem is it drops its Wi-Fi connection to my router, but that’s the last thing I want to mess with because It’s NOT a joy to stand there 30+ minutes using two buttons to enter those long network passwords..I dread screwing with the dreaded two buttons again, but I believe this is what it needs...It takes so damn long to type in the passwords I can’t bend over that long because I’ve had back surgery(seriously thinking about chucking this POS in the garbage)..It makes it worse I have to use a flashlight and a magnifying glass the see the super tiny LCD screen..It’s 3am,I’ve got my flashlight, and I’m off now to screw with the two printer buttons again (that I’ve become much more familiar with than I wanted)..Grrrrr.

Reviewer: Patricio Rivero
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Ningun problema y hace eficientemente lo que promete con aceptable calidad de impresión.

Reviewer: Sabine P.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Der Drucker wurde schnell und in gut zu transportierender Verpackung (seitliche Griffe) geliefert. Da die Treiber auf DVD mitgeliefert wurden, war die Installation in 5 Minuten erledigt. Das Druckbild ist sehr gut. Im Ruhemodus ist der Drucker nicht hörbar. Sehr gutes Preis-Leistungsverhältnis.

Reviewer: Filippo61
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: E' un'ottima stampante. Dopo anni con una vecchia stampante con il solo cavo USB, adesso è magnifico stampare a casa tramite rete WiFi, in fronte-retro, oppure con l'App dallo smartphone in WiFi o WiFi-Direct.Ottimo acquisto.

Reviewer: Mike Gould
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Fast b/w duplex printingWifi a fiddle to set up but once done it worksno trouble with the sleep mode from Mac, windows or iPhones, unlike other reviews - however I did update the firmware3rd party toner worked for me but if not you can always take the chip off the old cartridge

Reviewer: Portlin
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Was up and running on wi-fi in less than 10 minutes.Replaces a Brother 2240 which refused to turn on despite tryingevery trick I could find on the net. Lasted about 3 years -- hope this one runs longer.(Note: no cable included if you want to plug it into your computer)

Customers say

Customers like the ease of setup and value for money of the printer. They mention it's easy to connect to their ISP and great for the money. However, some dislike the power saving feature. Opinions are mixed on whether it works well, connectivity, and reliability.

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