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.

I am pleased with this printer so far, it's faster than my previous model; only downside, apart from the price of consumables, it that it is a bit noisy. I will, of course, be annoyed at the cost of the consumables.

This printer is/can be a little bit loud when starting up or printing. It is a bit large, but not as large as many lazer printers I've seen. Seems to be a good print quality from the one page I printed so far from google maps with directions. Picture and print were both good/excellent quality.

sounds like a good solid printer good print quality

sound is a little much black and white so no colour; maybe should have usb3.0 interface

This printer is fast, relatively quiet and has automatic duplex printing. The printing speed is significantly faster than HL-2240 and HL-2170W I have used. The noise level is similar to that of HL-2240. The print quality is good with text being very sharp.

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!

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

I read a bunch of reviews and this is a VERY durable printer. I just got it, so I can't say much about the durability yet. Although, it seems a bit expensive for just a black and white printer and non wireless.

Great reviews; easy to use; cheap cartidges

Overpriced for what you get

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.

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.

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