Brother Monochrome Laser Printer, HL-L5200DW, Wireless Networking, Mobile Printing, Duplex Printing, Amazon Dash Replenishment Ready

Ordering and delivery process was fine. Print quality is fine. However, the printer makes a loud screeching noise when printing. VERY ANNOYING! Ive used Brother printers for a very long time. Sorry to see that quality has declined so significantly. Since Im past the return window, Ill use this one as long as I can stand it, then find a new printer from a different company.

Replaced an older Brother printer with this unit. Hardest part of the setup was removing it from the shipping box. Once it was connected to the computer it was ready to print. Print speed much improved over my old printer and the print quality was much better.

This broke after 6 months. I called Brother. There was a paper jam that could not be fixed . I was told I would have to wait indefinitely for them to send me a refurbished machine WITHOUT the drum . (The drum is under warranty for only 3 months) I had to take it to be repaired locally by a Brother authorized repair firm. Brother paid for the repair.

This is a workhorse and great with second tray

The Wifi connection will not hold and must constantly reboot.

I read a few horror stories with Wifi set up in the Amazon reviews, but had no such issue. Instructions were very clear, Wifi set up easy and straight forward with my three PCs - Windows v10. Print quality great. Seems like some have complained about print quality after several months of use. Well see how it goes.

The first Brother printer I ever bought was the HL-5370DW, a mono laser printer with wireless networking and duplex printing. It can (and still does) print 32 ppm at a resolution up to 1200X1200 dpi. It has a 300 sheet standard paper capacity and you could increase that by purchasing other trays. I bought it on September 19, 2008, because my youngest daughter was in Medical School and my wife was doing her graduate work to become an ARNP. I do a lot of research (and printing myself) and the old color ink jet printers just werent giving us the speed and cost effectiveness promised by the new laser printer. Smart move on my part! The HL-5370DW cost the princely sum of $214.15 and currently has a review rating of 4.5 stars from 275 reviewers. Refurbished and Like New models are still available for between $350.00 and $500.00. There is also a new one priced at $998.00 plus shipping. Why would a six year old design still command a premium price in todays market? Brother really got it right with this model. This machine is hard-working and extremely reliable. We have printed over 50,000 pages and replaced the toner with three (LD Hi Yield) toners without so much as a hiccup. No repairs, no maintenance, no replacement parts. This machine just keeps on printing. Even though the HL-5370DW is now six years old it made sense for me to order this newer model as a backup. The old one just has to quit sometime! So now we have two color ink jet printers and two laser mono printers. This new HL-L5200DW is able to print 42 ppm, is also wireless and ethernet capable, and has duplex printing. You can also print from several different mobile devices (think iPhone and Android, etc.) and can use six different print programs. It has a 250 sheet capacity which can be expanded up to 1,340 sheets with the optional trays. A new feature -- if you choose to enable it -- is automatic reordering of a new toner cartridge when your current cartridge is close to running out. The toner cartridge that comes with the printer is good for about 3,000 pages. Brother also offers a Hi Yield cartridge for $106.39 which is good for about 8,000 pages. However, I have had excellent luck purchasing off-brand cartridges that perform just as well for about half the cost. You might want to rethink activating the automatic reordering function. Printer companies make most of their money off selling accessories and other companies typically jump into the market with replacement accessories at a more reasonable cost. You might want to try an off-brand cartridge and then buy another one to put in a drawer if it meets your standards. This new Brother printer has about the same footprint as the old one, is even easier to set up (for the neophyte like me), and has a simple industrial look to it. Like its older Brother (pun intended), it is a bit noisy while in print function, and I had to move it away from my work area so that I wasnt startled when someone else started using it from another room. Brother offers a one year limited warranty and free phone support for the life of the product. The way things have gone with our previous printer, I will probably be dead before it dies. For some reason, that thought doesnt really bother me.

After doing research about wireless printing, I bought this specifically to be able to print wirelessly from iPhones and iPads. Setup was a snap. Ive been printing documents ever since and have never been disappointed.

Wonderful, easy to set up, great copies.

Mine lasted just over 2 years (2yrs and 2 months after installing) in a very mild use environment- we go through about 1k sheets in about a year…probably more than a year. Started to not connect to network then just wouldn’t stay on. Unplugging starts it up but it almost immediately shuts down. Will go back to HP after this experience.