Great printer, but would have been nice to have had a UK plug included!

Great printer works a treat

The Brother HL-L5100DN ($199.99) is a very capable mono laser printer for a micro or small office or a workgroup, and offers very good value for its price. It is lightning fast, prints high-quality text, is capable of heavy-duty printing, has good standard and optional paper capacity, and a low...

Good text quality; Sizzling speed; Generous standard and optional paper capacity; Low running costs

Slightly subpar graphics quality

Plugged in the printer, connected by cable to the computer and started printing, it was that easy. Printer has wireless capability but I have not used that yet.

The rather drab Brother HL-L5100DN may look uninspiring, but this simple cube can hold a lot of paper and a lot of toner and print at speeds that make some other laser printers look like leisurely inkjet machines.

Very fast duplex print speed; Sharp and consistent printing; Deep and expandable paper capacity; High yield toner available

No inbuilt Wi-Fi; No front USB port; Quite noisy in operation; Tiny one-line LCD is hard to read

The Brother HL-L5100DN ($199.99) is a very capable mono laser printer for a micro or small office or a workgroup, and offers very good value for its price. It is lightning fast, prints high-quality text, is capable of heavy-duty printing, has good standard and optional paper capacity, and a low running cost. The HL-L5100DN ($272.99 at Amazon) lacks the Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi Direct found in its near-twin, the Editors' Choice Brother HL-L5200DW ($302.39 at Amazon) , but is a top-choice in its own right. Design and Features Other than connectivity, the HL-L5100DN has the same feature set as the Brother HL-L5200DW. I discuss the features in detail in the latter printer's review, linked above, but I'll present an overview here. The HL-L5100DN measures 10 by 14.7 by 15.3 inches (HWD) and weighs 23.5 pounds. Standard paper capacity is 300 sheets, between a 250-sheet main tray and a 50-sheet multipurpose feeder. Optional trays are available, up to a maximum paper capacity of 1,340 sheets. An a...

A mono laser printer for a small or micro office or a workgroup, Brother's HL-L5100DN is lightning fast, prints high-quality text, has good paper capacity and low running costs.

Good text quality; Sizzling speed; Generous standard and optional paper capacity; Low running costs

Slightly subpar graphics quality

We bought 3 of them about two years ago. They all worked great. The one that is used the most Started about 6 months ago, showing a message that the drum needs replaced. It still printed ok just smeary so we can only use it for interoffice printing.

We run a bridge club and so far now we are on our third Brother Duplex printer. Since we do not order the top of the line, we do not expect them to last forever. However, we are happy with the amount of time we do get out of each printer. Right now I just ordered another one that is wifi.

Excellent output, very crisp, sharp text and good graphics. Takes a big electrical load when heating up and is a bit noisy, but quieter than the older HL-5470DW. There is a setting that makes it even quieter but slows it down a bit.

This is my second Brother Printer in 3 years that I have bought for the office, one is the MB5360, which I really like. I generally would recommend their product, but this HL-L5100DN is a bit noisy. It sits on my desk and is quite big.