Bought this printer to replace an aging Brother HL1240, mainly as we needed the networking feature but also a new toner cartridge for the old printer was around ￡50 and we thought as we get a new cartridge with the new printer (why not).

Brother's new mono laser range aims to cover all the bases. It starts with the HL-2240's 250-sheet tray and 24ppm claimed speed, then adds a duplexer for the HL-2240D, networking and a speed boost for the HL-2250DN, and wireless to all that for this, the flagship HL-2270DW.

The HL-2270DW is a different kind of portable printer in that it's really more for use with documents and presentation materials that you'd find in an office setting. This isn't one you'd want to use for printing photographs on the go.

Smaller businesses looking for a mono A4 laser printer for single-user or small workgroup environments are likely to find devices like the Xerox Workcentre 3550 prohibitively expensive. A far cheaper,...

Way better than a bubble jet for text printing. Great for students and small businesses, basically anyone printing a lot of text, charts, etc. Being wireless is very convenient as this printer isn't small by any means (you can put it where ever you can fit it), and multiple computers can easily...

Fast; cheap; wireless seems to have good range; works fine so far

Loud

It was a challenge for this no-techie family to install. Once we got it -- with help from the manufacturer and a young techie friend, we were pleased with it's performance. Just the right size for our needs.

Efficient; Fast; Quiet; Sharp Detail

Got this printer cause I also didnt want to go upstairs to get the prints when printing from my notebook downstairs. Setting up the wireless was not hard, especially if you use the usb connected option to set it up for wireless.

A good everyday printer for home use. Noise level is low. Wireless and/or LAN connection is easy to set up. Default printing is duplex. This needed to be changed manually to single page as it was frustrating to print a single page and watch it print once then withdraw into the printer again before...

Brother has a history of packing lots of capability into its low-cost printers, which leaves the Brother HL-2270DW ($150 street) with high expectations to live up to. And live up to them, it does.

Small; Fast; High-quality output, particularly for text; Duplexer; Wired and WiFi network support

Paper handling suitable for only light-duty use; with no additional options available

Brother claims that the HL-2270DW is the world's most compact duplex (two-sided) laser printer, and we certainly can't name a smaller one. As the top model in Brother's new small laser range, which replaces the similarly diminutive HL-2100 series, it can also connect to a wired or wireless network.