We had a color laser printer at my small business and the ink costs were killing us. I decided to make the color printer a hard to access asset, and instead but a workhorse B/W laser on the network. All the reviews said this Brother would be great, and it has been to date.

This is a very functional laser printer suitable for me as a home office user. Networking is a necessary function as well as duplex printing. Ideal for home use, at a very reasonable cost

I'm an IT Consultant and have recommended Brother printers (and MFCs) for years and when my very old, out-of-date

Great quality output

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Overall I like the functionality of the printer. It suits my needs. What I didn't like was the extra steps to set up on my Mac. As soon as I tried to install from the cd I was told the program didn't work and to go online. I want to enjoy easy installation.

Lot more features than my older previous model. Like the option to print 2-sided, etc. Item I haven't figured out for sure - when putting paper in manual feed, doesn't appear to automatically recognize it. Have to go into print properties and tell it to use manual feed.

I have used this printer in my small business for a month and it is doing a great job. Con: So far it has performed well.Pro: very easy to set up, easy to connect to network, It can do 300 to 1200 DPI, has a toner saver mode and extremely fast 44 ppm. toner life inexperienced as of now.

Connects To Network Easil; Efficient; Extremely Fast 44 Ppm; Fast; Has Some Great Profile Se; Pro Very Easy To Set Up; Quiet; Sharp Detail; Small Foot Print Fits It

This new printer replaces my Brother 5140 that I used for 10 years. It just quietly died and I mourned for a week. The 5450 is so similar, uses the same toner cartridge, but prints twice as fast and automatically prints two sides, if needed. Excellent quality for the price.

Ive never been too picky with printers, in fact this was the first one i bought for myself, the rest have been family printers. I don't do an excessive amount of printing but i do need to print multiple times a week and most of the time i print in bulk.

Reliability

Some people complained about the unit blowing fuses, so I did not plug it into a power strip, but straight into a 15A wall outlet. Not one single problem!

I am not normally a fan of Brother products. However, a good review from PC Magazine convinced me to try it. Set-up was easy and straight forward for windows 7. Print qulity is very good. Speed and duplexing are fine. I would recommend.

Easy to Use; Meets Expectations; Features