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Cons [65] of Brother HL-L2350DW Mono Laser Printer,..	Strength
error messages in both products "error messages continuously"	75.0%
starter toner in both products "i was looking at a cheaper unknown brand but ultimately decided for brand guarantee and the replacement toners seem decently priced when discounted though 700 yield for a starter toner is decent"	53.7%
complete waste "it is a complete waste of money"	99.9%
really awful "it's really awful and to makes things worse every time it's switched off back on it tries to print 2 3 pages of test setting"	98.9%
poor connectivity "tried several hp mono and colour printers and a panasonic colour toner printer in my small office only to find over £20 per week and poor connectivity and slow print"	89.7%
study time unbearable "i bought it because i'm on a post grad course and it just made my study time unbearable"	89.5%
took forever "epson printer took forever and a day to print large documents so needed a laser printer"	88.8%
increasingly difficult "i have used mainly after market consumables and have few problems although it's been increasingly difficult to trick the printer that a full after market toner is not empty"	75.0%
error process "it's very picky when it comes to wireless connection everytime internet drops or any time you reset your router the printer gets disconnected from wireless and you need to go through the painful trial and error process of connecting it to wlan"	74.9%
only gripe "my only gripe is that two weeks after i ordered it they reduced the price by £20!"	74.9%
seems incompatible "i also tried to set up with a chromebook in addition to pcs lap top and mobile but seems incompatible ?"	74.9%
wasting money "super disappointed as it was not clear on the listing that this printer is only black and white i had put the cartridge in by the time i realised so obviously i can't get a refund but i feel it's very misleading that this is not on the top part of the description and i don't want other people wasting money"	74.9%
only issue "the only issue is with the cost of the toner i've been using compatible which is slighter low in quality"	74.9%
losing connection "kept losing connection wirelessly and refusing to acknowledge cartridges even though they were supplied by hp"	74.7%
very misleading "super disappointed as it was not clear on the listing that this printer is only black and white i had put the cartridge in by the time i realised so obviously i can't get a refund but i feel it's very misleading that this is not on the top part of the description and i don't want other people wasting money"	74.6%
replacement toners "i was looking at a cheaper unknown brand but ultimately decided for brand guarantee and the replacement toners seem decently priced when discounted though 700 yield for a starter toner is decent"	74.6%
wrong eventthough "it keeps saying the network key is wrong eventthough i am sure it was right as have just connected 5 evices to it"	74.5%
various niggles "ps: thee months later still very pleased with this purchase various niggles were all the result of human error!"	74.1%
paper flat "store paper flat at all times or it could warp and block printer"	73.9%
sized nightmare "but what a king sized nightmare the ink usage and subsequent error messages are"	73.9%
human error "ps: thee months later still very pleased with this purchase various niggles were all the result of human error!"	73.9%
broken down "they last me 6 7 years have never broken down and have been incrementally improved"	73.6%
skills amount "please be aware this item comes with a european plug so you will need an adapter or a new lead which will add to overall cost also the setup instructions only come in french & dutch which isn’t ideal if your foreign language skills amount to a grade d german o level"	73.5%
buyers beware "uk buyers beware"	72.8%
cost fo cartridges "the print quality was comparable but the cost fo cartridges and their capacity was vastly different"	70.6%
only disappointment "only disappointment for and largely my fault is that i did not notice in the listing and to be fair i had searched for a printer with scanner and copier so did not examine each individual search result that this is purely a printer so i have had t to keep my old combination printer for the missing functions"	68.5%
different model "’ section as it recommends toners for a different model"	67.9%
very picky "it's very picky when it comes to wireless connection everytime internet drops or any time you reset your router the printer gets disconnected from wireless and you need to go through the painful trial and error process of connecting it to wlan"	66.9%
acknowledge cartridges "kept losing connection wirelessly and refusing to acknowledge cartridges even though they were supplied by hp"	66.6%
toner cartridges "one drawback is that brother toner cartridges are not cheap!"	66.6%
compatable cartridges "althogh i didn't use them compatable cartridges for the hp could be purchased for as little as £6"	66.6%
fault this machine "little bit bigger than i thought it would be but cannot fault this machine"	66.5%
difficult to assemble "difficult to assemble"	66.2%
hard wired "this printer is hard wired and have found it to work well "	65.8%
wasting paper and toner "wasting paper and toner"	65.4%
stuck with ink jets "i really don't know why i stuck with ink jets for so long"	65.3%
dumped onto the paper "it forgets how to print unless i am actually watching it to see that it doesn't jam run out of paper have manual feed set to on have an obstacle dumped onto the paper out feeder give me a serving of glitch of the day"	64.4%
not come with "i utilised the printer cable from my old printer because this one did not come with one and it was a matter of minutes to install the software"	62.0%
complaining before "i have not had a printer that delivered as it should without complaining before"	59.9%
showing no machine "secondly after connected to network the pc brother software cannot find it keeps showing no machine found!"	58.9%
suffer that issue "replacement cartridges are quite expensive but when i looked at the cost of the 5 colours needs for my old printer and the fact that sometimes it was weeks between prints so the ink dried up this printer won’t suffer that issue and in fact will be way more cost effective over time"	58.0%
worst printer "this printer is the worst printer i ever bought"	57.9%
stupid sleep thing "i hated this printer because of its stupid sleep thing"	57.3%
have to delete "i have to delete it and re establish it several times a week and i've given up using it because it just isnt'reliable enough no matter what i try"	57.2%
a foot wrong "tried on pc mac and ios and it’s never put a foot wrong"	57.2%
have few problems "i have used mainly after market consumables and have few problems although it's been increasingly difficult to trick the printer that a full after market toner is not empty"	57.2%
sided very poor "paper jams every single time never been able to print double sided very poor"	56.2%
slighter low in quality "the only issue is with the cost of the toner i've been using compatible which is slighter low in quality"	55.9%
time it does "so temperamental sometimes it connects but most of the time it doesn't"	55.4%
usual no instructions "as usual no instructions of any use otherwise a very good mono printer that is fast and convenient"	55.2%
painful trial "it's very picky when it comes to wireless connection everytime internet drops or any time you reset your router the printer gets disconnected from wireless and you need to go through the painful trial and error process of connecting it to wlan"	55.2%
not very computer savvy "i am not very computer savvy but had it running perfectly within about 5 minutes"	54.6%
n't install all that "it wanted to install a lot of drivel in my mother's computer idk what but she didn't install all that"	54.6%
stopped recognising "the only reason i stopped using the hp was windows 10 stopped recognising it"	54.3%
expensive consumables "this manufacturer built in method of forcing users to buy preferably their expensive consumables does not sit well with me"	54.1%
these printers "these printers can no longer be regarded as reliable work horses"	53.8%
will return "i will return it"	52.0%
could n't be easier "it couldn't be easier"	52.0%
big waste of money "a big waste of money"	51.6%
waste of time "this product if that is how it is supposed to work is a waste of time"	51.6%
n't work either "got another toner cartridge again a brother branded cartridge and surprise surprise that didn't work either"	51.6%
problems with inkjets "after years of problems with inkjets i decided to buy a laser printer"	51.5%
crashes all the time "crashes all the time"	50.4%
small envelopes "the single sheet feeder works without a problem and handles legal a4 down to small envelopes as long as you remember to adjust the paper width guides"	50.3%
to pint colour copies "i would like to convert it to enable it to pint colour copies"	50.2%
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Cons [72] of Brother DCP-L2530DW A4 Mono Laser Prin..	Strength
error messages in both products "i get error messages spinning things on screen connection errors just spent the last hour trying to scan one page to no avail"	75.0%
starter toner in both products "all went well until the starter toner ran out and the replacement authentic i checked 1200 page capacity toner unit reports in the printer as empty"	53.7%
head failure "the machine is fast and silent compared to my older inkjet the hp photosmart b209a which had suffered a print head failure outside of warranty that prompted this purchase"	99.6%
bother buying "however if you intend this to be part of your wireless setup and you run linux don't bother buying"	94.7%
very difficult "print quality and speed good nice and compact shame about the connectivity issues air print rarely works and pairing with pcs was very difficult and had to be re paired regularly"	74.9%
very issue "i followed the brother faq for this very issue and perform every mitigation but lo and behold it still claims to be empty"	74.9%
more expensive "disadvantages scanner takes a very long time to transfer scan files to my mac computer the slightly more expensive version with the document feeder would be more convenient if you need to scan or copy multi page documents wish i had bought this"	74.8%
more ink problems "no more ink problems from cartridges"	74.7%
replacement inks "i dont often do reviews but had to with this printer having spent years being frustrated with my previous inkjet taking so long to warm up and printing was slow constantly having to buy replacement inks from either drying up or printing alot of monotone only for it to use colour as well i took the plunge"	74.6%
only problem "only problem is that we can't use the wifi facility as a bit of a distance from router so had to buy a cable"	74.5%
connection errors "i get error messages spinning things on screen connection errors just spent the last hour trying to scan one page to no avail"	74.3%
cheap costs "cheap costs"	74.1%
very functional "i only give 4 stars because the app used to print from a phone or tablet is not very functional"	73.9%
lose connectivity "this would be needed if you were to lose connectivity and still needed to print a file out from your pc"	73.8%
with xl cartridges "inkjet cartridges can't get anywhere near that even with xl cartridges"	72.6%
spent hours "i spent hours with the setup guide which was very poor on the brother support site and online"	72.6%
unrelated weird thing "another unrelated weird thing"	72.3%
some poor experiences "i did quite a bit of research prior to buying this owing to some poor experiences with previous printers such as high running costs and reliabilty problems"	72.2%
desperation course "in desperation course starts tomorrow ive hardwired it via usb and re installed yet again"	72.2%
tray bit fiddly "fast warm up good quality print quieter than my old laser mfc large input paper tray bit fiddly setting up wifi seems best to set wifi up first before connecting a usb cable"	71.7%
less wastage "you don't have this problem with laser printers so you have less wastage and this makes it ideal for many households"	70.4%
printers scanners "i understand if the scanner is not very basic like slide scanner etc but what you get is very simple functionality and not being able to do what 10 year old printers scanners used to do no problem is embarrassing"	69.6%
twice smaller "printer is very large for what it does 10 yo hp is twice smaller"	68.0%
stopped working "after connecting it the sleep function on my pc stopped working"	67.8%
test prints "i did a few test prints and all is working well"	67.8%
disadvantages scanner "disadvantages scanner takes a very long time to transfer scan files to my mac computer the slightly more expensive version with the document feeder would be more convenient if you need to scan or copy multi page documents wish i had bought this"	67.4%
many issues "historically i've had many issues with setting up printers via wi fi and keeping them connected but this printer does not seem to have that issue"	67.2%
from cartridges "no more ink problems from cartridges"	67.0%
avoid at all costs "avoid at all costs!"	66.9%
inkjet cartridges "inkjet cartridges can't get anywhere near that even with xl cartridges"	66.6%
having trouble "not sure why people are having trouble setting up this wonderful printer"	66.2%
issues air print "print quality and speed good nice and compact shame about the connectivity issues air print rarely works and pairing with pcs was very difficult and had to be re paired regularly"	65.4%
skip the cd option "after having read the reviews i decided to skip the cd option and went straight to wireless set up which was relatively easy once i worked out which buttons to press"	65.3%
simply wont connect "it seems to forget all its network settings and simply wont connect"	64.3%
more trouble "seems to be working now but ive wasted far too much time on this already and may yet send it back if it gives me any more trouble"	62.7%
defined defaults "app should really be one touch print based on user defined defaults"	62.0%
lasted 12 years "my last one lasted 12 years"	61.0%
wasted far too much time "seems to be working now but ive wasted far too much time on this already and may yet send it back if it gives me any more trouble"	60.9%
user manual "and don't think for a moment that you'll get a user manual"	60.2%
difficult to instal "who ever said this is difficult to instal is wrong i'm basically a cave man when it comes to computers and mines up and running printing from laptop via wi fi and priniting from my android phone within 30 mins"	60.2%
them connected "historically i've had many issues with setting up printers via wi fi and keeping them connected but this printer does not seem to have that issue"	59.9%
fault this printer "can't fault this printer for the price"	59.1%
gaps in the print "for me this was printing off reports and spreadsheets so they are very clear to read easily with no smudging ink bleed or gaps in the print"	59.0%
spent years "i dont often do reviews but had to with this printer having spent years being frustrated with my previous inkjet taking so long to warm up and printing was slow constantly having to buy replacement inks from either drying up or printing alot of monotone only for it to use colour as well i took the plunge"	58.7%
reliabilty problems "i did quite a bit of research prior to buying this owing to some poor experiences with previous printers such as high running costs and reliabilty problems"	57.1%
n't establish wired "wireless combo that has two methods of establishing the wireless link with the router modem establish wirelessly: after four attempts i gave up when it kept telling me i'd got my key wrong when i knew i hadn't establish wired: i went this route and used the usb printer cable that didn't come with the printer fortunately i had a fair few of these lying around"	56.9%
alot of monotone "i dont often do reviews but had to with this printer having spent years being frustrated with my previous inkjet taking so long to warm up and printing was slow constantly having to buy replacement inks from either drying up or printing alot of monotone only for it to use colour as well i took the plunge"	56.5%
have problems "no wifi issues where i quite often have problems in this corner of the house"	56.4%
no wifi issues "no wifi issues where i quite often have problems in this corner of the house"	55.6%
rely on downloading "i have a windows tablet so no cd drive o use the enclosed cd and rely on downloading"	55.4%
have this problem "you don't have this problem with laser printers so you have less wastage and this makes it ideal for many households"	55.3%
very seldom "scanner a little slow but very seldom used"	55.2%
particularly clear "the quick set up guide is mainly pictures and not particularly clear pictures"	55.1%
n't expect them "the machine uses buttons and not touch screens which is a relief as touch screens are imprecise and always lag or do funny things that you don't expect them to"	54.7%
many frills "not many frills but does the job"	54.7%
very long time "disadvantages scanner takes a very long time to transfer scan files to my mac computer the slightly more expensive version with the document feeder would be more convenient if you need to scan or copy multi page documents wish i had bought this"	54.6%
very annoying "i imagine very annoying if you don't already have one"	54.5%
with the machine but "i could scan and copy with the machine but not print to it because the driver would not load i just got the message "windows cannot locate a suitable printer driver"	54.2%
many printers "having installed many printers over the years this one is the most confusedly complicated and temperamental i've ever encountered"	54.2%
they just leak "we've had epson in the past and they just leak ink everywhere"	54.2%
buying this owing "i did quite a bit of research prior to buying this owing to some poor experiences with previous printers such as high running costs and reliabilty problems"	54.0%
most confusing "the most confusing part was when it was searching for the printer"	53.8%
died recently "when our canon died recently i started doing a search of all the printers available"	53.6%
left unused "re installed the drivers 3 times but if its left unused for any length of time i have to start all over again"	52.7%
never dries "i love the fact the ink never dries out"	52.7%
vector graphics "barcodes are a bit blurry if the source is pixel not vector graphics but had no problems reading them anywhere so far"	52.5%
wish i had bought this "disadvantages scanner takes a very long time to transfer scan files to my mac computer the slightly more expensive version with the document feeder would be more convenient if you need to scan or copy multi page documents wish i had bought this"	51.4%
from the disc "today i installed from the disc as this gives you extra features plus allows you to scan from your pc"	51.4%
inordinate amount "after several inkjets that always dried up and cost an inordinate amount to refill i decided to get a laser printer for home use"	51.0%
press wps button "just download the app on ya mobile and then press wps button on router and after that press wifi on machine"	51.0%
very frustrating "very frustrating waste of my time"	50.6%
does n't come back "but wifi connection is not stable all the time and when it goes down it doesn't come back"	50.4%
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Pros [180] of Brother HL-L2350DW Mono Laser Printer,..	Strength
really good in both products "overall this is a solid product that is a really good price if you are needing a small printer with effortless black and white printing"	99.3%
works perfectly in both products "works perfectly"	98.6%
works well in both products "it is bad in a hostile environment but lasts a long time and works well"	75.0%
great printer in both products "great printer"	74.9%
great value in both products "great value for money"	74.9%
price range in both products "a decent laser printer and the print quality is above what one would expect from one in this price range"	74.8%
pretty good in both products "this one pretty good"	74.4%
good value in both products "this does the job and is good value for money"	74.3%
very happy in both products "i'm very happy with my purchase"	74.0%
reasonably priced in both products "this is a reasonably priced and efficient mono printer that is able to print many more sheets than most with each cartridge"	73.8%
good product in both products "good product and easily setup"	73.7%
good quality in both products "very good printer quick and with good quality"	73.3%
would recommend in both products "would recommend"	72.4%
pleased with in both products "great buy am really pleased with it only never pull the plug always turn it off properly otherwise it gets confused and had a job to get it back working again"	65.8%
easy to install in both products "easy to install"	65.0%
good and fast in both products "print quality is good and fast and it's not any more noisier than my other printer"	64.1%
very easy to set in both products "very easy to set up too"	63.6%
very easy to in both products "very easy to use"	63.4%
easy to setup in both products "printer was very easy to setup and for once the instructions were simple to follow and described exactly what to do"	62.6%
good quality printing in both products "fast good quality printing but somewhat noisy in operation and curls paper a bit when printing on both sizes of the page"	62.2%
excellent printer in both products "an excellent printer replacing my non wireless hp mono laser"	60.4%
great quality in both products "easy to set up great quality"	54.3%
excellent for the price in both products "simply excellent for the price"	51.2%
recommend this printer in both products "i can recommend this printer"	50.1%
brilliant works "brilliant works every time without fail from my android phone ipad and macbook"	100.0%
works faultlessly "the interface to enter the wifi password is a little long winded but the set up was otherwise very easy and works faultlessly as a wireless printer"	100.0%
excellent results "good solid printer that gives excellent results"	99.9%
absolutely fine "it's absolutely fine"	99.7%
genuine toners "alternatively if you are happy to pay 3 times the amount for genuine toners only then you will probably be happy"	99.5%
very satisfactory "only used a short time but so far very satisfactory"	99.0%
warm printouts "all of them without issue you just press print and within seconds you have warm printouts waiting for you"	97.5%
british and brilliant "british and brilliant!"	90.4%
quality excellent "print quality excellent very easy to use came well packed and on time"	89.7%
spec is excellent "for the price i think the spec is excellent"	89.2%
perfect for my needs "perfect for my needs unlike hp 6000 series inkjet which ended up at the tip although less than a year old"	88.5%
pretty much perfect "bought this as a warehouse special pre used but pretty much perfect and may need a replacement toner but excellent for the money as a result"	88.4%
great price "does what it says on the box also a great price"	75.0%
nice features "nice features too and very sturdy"	75.0%
very sturdy "nice features too and very sturdy"	75.0%
fair price "no regrets about getting this machine a fair price at £90"	74.9%
very quickly "i love the fact that it’s wifi connected to my home network and we can very quickly and easily connect and print from out phones laptops and tablets with no problem at all"	74.8%
very quick "very quick delivery from this supplier"	74.7%
upgraded model "i'm actually going to buy the upgraded model with a scanner as a second printer"	74.5%
will probably "alternatively if you are happy to pay 3 times the amount for genuine toners only then you will probably be happy"	74.4%
fast print "it was a fast print too!"	74.4%
nice and crisp "nice and crisp even when it was set to the default 600dpi"	74.2%
good clarity "good clarity of image"	74.2%
most helpful "the most helpful site was the cups page that comes up when you enter "localhost:631" into your browser"	74.1%
well worth "well worth considering if you need a basic mono laser printer"	74.1%
fairly quick "fairly quick"	74.1%
main advantage "the main advantage is that printing is now affordable"	74.1%
compact and easy "compact and easy to use"	74.0%
quick and easy "quick and easy to install and frees anyoe in the house from having to use printer cables"	74.0%
easy to read "print quality was excellent letters appeared to be sharper and jet black making them very easy to read"	73.9%
excellent mono "excellent mono printed"	73.8%
good prints "good prints but you know it's printing!"	73.7%
good results "good results once you work it out!"	73.6%
going strong "super fast have already printed more than i did on my inkjet and the toner cartridge is still going strong"	73.6%
very reliable "very reliable"	73.6%
perfectly good "if like me you want a compact wireless printer that will print double sided with no hassle then this will be a perfectly good choice for you"	73.6%
working excellently "wifi working excellently so far unlike the piece of dung epson wireless printer i had previously which connected wirelessly maybe once"	73.6%
many thanks "many thanks"	73.6%
fast duplex printing "good sized paper tray and fast duplex printing"	73.3%
spec computers "our household network consists of three ageing low spec computers all on different but up to date versions of ubuntu unity mate and mint"	73.2%
even better "for me this brother printer is even better than the last one"	73.2%
connected wirelessly "wifi working excellently so far unlike the piece of dung epson wireless printer i had previously which connected wirelessly maybe once"	73.1%
casual user "it comes with toner that will last a casual user like me a very long time making it cheaper overall than an inkjet and their terribly overpriced ink cartridges"	73.0%
well packed "print quality excellent very easy to use came well packed and on time"	73.0%
printing colour "really good printer i have set up with remote socket to switch on with alexa only wanted it for mono printing as printing colour is a waste of time when you can get it done professionally a lot cheaper"	72.9%
decent enough "the print quality itself is decent enough and perfectly adequate for the price"	72.8%
fantastic value "fantastic value for money"	72.6%
it's printing "good prints but you know it's printing!"	72.1%
double bonus "duplex is a double bonus too"	72.0%
well built "well built solid device for sure!"	71.8%
great little printer "great little printer"	71.3%
print service "my android phone prints quickly now using mopria print service"	71.2%
perfectly adequate "the print quality itself is decent enough and perfectly adequate for the price"	71.2%
buying again "definitely recommend brother printers and will be buying again providing it lasts well"	71.2%
more complex "wireless installation was more complex as the quick setup guide just deals with windows and mac but i soon got there with the help of online ubuntu forums"	71.1%
pleased overall "very pleased overall"	70.2%
deep sleep "i like that it's energy friendly it goes into deep sleep when unused so you can keep it on for spontaneous printing"	69.9%
properly otherwise "great buy am really pleased with it only never pull the plug always turn it off properly otherwise it gets confused and had a job to get it back working again"	69.9%
fitted easily "i had to replace my samsung mono laser printer and this brother printer fitted easily into the existing space"	69.7%
great purchase "great purchase with excellent quality of print"	69.5%
more sensible "i have used brother hl printers for many years in a home office environment replacing them when the drum wears out when if you are considering a brother replacement it is more sensible to buy a new machine"	69.5%
excellent letters "print quality was excellent letters appeared to be sharper and jet black making them very easy to read"	69.1%
space efficient "this is not very space efficient and if i want to scan i have to carry the old printer into the study and connect it up"	68.7%
worth the money "worth the money"	68.4%
fits the bill "this printer fits the bill perfectly"	68.3%
pairing mode meaning "so far so good after connecting to the wifi using the wps pairing mode meaning i didn't need to enter a long wifi password my ipad was able to print to it straight way"	68.0%
amazing printer "amazing printer two sided print and east to install as this is wifi"	67.6%
recommend the product "i recommend the product"	67.5%
sharper and jet black "print quality was excellent letters appeared to be sharper and jet black making them very easy to read"	67.1%
cheap fast "best cheap fast two sided airprint wifi with lots of cheap compatible toner big brand laser printer!"	66.9%
pretty powerful "the wifi transmitter and receiver are pretty powerful with it picking up and transmitting from areas of the house where i normally struggle to get a signal"	66.9%
printer fine cartridge "printer fine cartridge that were supplied do not fit"	66.6%
been successful "it appeared at first that my actions had not been successful but i tried printing an item and it worked fine"	65.8%
quick and quiet "quick and quiet so glad i bought it"	65.3%
carry the old printer "this is not very space efficient and if i want to scan i have to carry the old printer into the study and connect it up"	65.2%
reliability was mentioned "brother seemed to keep cropping up in reviews when reliability was mentioned so"	65.2%
within seconds "all of them without issue you just press print and within seconds you have warm printouts waiting for you"	64.9%
really like "really like it the way it works is splendid"	64.7%
quality of print "quality of print is very good"	64.2%
absolute doddle "an absolute doddle to set up"	64.2%
brilliant printer "brilliant printer"	63.6%
hope it lasts "i hope it lasts!"	63.5%
a good idea "the extra tonner deal is a good idea"	63.5%
solid product "overall this is a solid product that is a really good price if you are needing a small printer with effortless black and white printing"	63.3%
that's not a problem "it is only a printer but since the canon is multi functional print copy and scan that's not a problem"	63.3%
happy with "i bought this printer a couple of weeks ago and i'm very happy with it so far"	62.8%
very easy set "very easy set up"	62.5%
connect via wireless or "plug in the mains and decide if you want to connect via wireless or usb"	62.4%
nothing to dislike "nothing to dislike"	62.3%
satisfied with "well satisfied with it"	62.2%
good trade "the unit has a bigger footprint than other monochrome printers i had been looking at but i decided that being able to load a tray of appear rather than having to add as needed was a good trade off for us"	62.1%
compatible ink with chip "i use compatible ink with chip without any problem"	62.0%
found it very easy "t proficient but found it very easy"	62.0%
print quality is fine "the print quality is fine and its great that its double sided"	61.5%
extra tonner deal "the extra tonner deal is a good idea"	61.4%
useful duplex printing "wireless connection on this model is useful duplex printing saves paper and the speed is adequate for my needs"	60.9%
a second printer "i'm actually going to buy the upgraded model with a scanner as a second printer"	60.3%
exactly what to "printer was very easy to setup and for once the instructions were simple to follow and described exactly what to do"	60.0%
happier with my purchase "couldn't be happier with my purchase"	59.8%
great doddle "wireless works great doddle to set up"	59.6%
beauty of airprint "with my macbook pro however once i'd keyed in my wifi password on the printer a bit but not very fiddly the beauty of airprint meant that i didn't need drivers for that"	59.6%
worked fine "it appeared at first that my actions had not been successful but i tried printing an item and it worked fine"	59.6%
this is ideal "i only print in black ink so this is ideal"	59.6%
solid device "well built solid device for sure!"	59.5%
glad i bought "quick and quiet so glad i bought it"	58.2%
ludicrously complicated "setting up wifi is ludicrously complicated"	58.2%
quick and straightforward "usb connection was quick and straightforward"	57.7%
notable ` problem "installation was was easy as i was able to use my existing kettle and usb cables latter isn't included anyway and the only notable 'problem' was that software installation on windows took a little bit of time"	57.7%
arrived quickly "arrived quickly and was in use a couple of minutes after taking our of box"	57.5%
without issue "all of them without issue you just press print and within seconds you have warm printouts waiting for you"	57.2%
network password all fine "the printer saw the network and i added the network password all fine"	57.2%
relieve any data "i got this printer because of its' simple nature however it doesn't do the basics well and takes ages to relieve any data"	57.1%
awakens with "but awakens with one click to 'print'"	56.9%
cant fault "i cant fault it and recommend it as an general purpose mono duplex printer"	56.9%
adequate for my needs "wireless connection on this model is useful duplex printing saves paper and the speed is adequate for my needs"	56.8%
which was great "which was great"	56.8%
works fast "loving it once yiu have set it up it works fast & loving the 2 sided too"	56.8%
compact printer "i needed a compact printer that could fit under my sofa and just sit there happily printing occasionally with little intervention"	56.8%
a connection cable "had to buy a connection cable but that was inexpensive"	56.7%
plug in the mains "plug in the mains and decide if you want to connect via wireless or usb"	56.4%
like a charm "works like a charm"	56.4%
work fine on linux "as good as i expected from most other reviews and be reassured it does work fine on linux!"	55.4%
still works just "and it still works just !"	55.4%
solidly built set "first impressions was that it was solidly built set up was easy win 10 already had the correct driver and if you follow the quick set up guide takes only a few minutes"	54.9%
otherwise very easy "the interface to enter the wifi password is a little long winded but the set up was otherwise very easy and works faultlessly as a wireless printer"	54.9%
better than an inkjet "better than an inkjet any day of the week"	54.8%
i 'd forgotten printing "wow i'd forgotten printing could be so quick"	54.4%
really well with "it was easy to set up and seems to work really well with a variety of machines pc macbook "	54.3%
excellent for the money "bought this as a warehouse special pre used but pretty much perfect and may need a replacement toner but excellent for the money as a result"	54.2%
what it says "does what it says"	53.9%
good purchase "good purchase fir the family"	53.9%
even my ipad was happy "even my ipad was happy"	53.9%
niggly but not difficult "set up the wifi on the printer niggly but not difficult"	53.8%
accuracy and clarity "pinpoint accuracy and clarity on paper"	53.2%
good for the office "good for the office"	53.1%
done professionally "really good printer i have set up with remote socket to switch on with alexa only wanted it for mono printing as printing colour is a waste of time when you can get it done professionally a lot cheaper"	53.0%
settings better "now it's working it does a very good job and when i get to know the settings better i think it will be an excellent aid to my work"	53.0%
unity mate "our household network consists of three ageing low spec computers all on different but up to date versions of ubuntu unity mate and mint"	53.0%
excellent quality "great purchase with excellent quality of print"	52.7%
very good job "now it's working it does a very good job and when i get to know the settings better i think it will be an excellent aid to my work"	52.7%
click to ` print "but awakens with one click to 'print'"	52.6%
enough to keep "despite this we like the new printer enough to keep it"	52.5%
printer quick "very good printer quick and with good quality"	52.4%
their best buys "uk as one of their best buys"	52.1%
excellent all round "excellent all round"	52.0%
decent laser printer "a decent laser printer and the print quality is above what one would expect from one in this price range"	52.0%
hooked up to the wifi "love it worked straight out of the box hooked up to the wifi no problem"	51.8%
needing a small printer "overall this is a solid product that is a really good price if you are needing a small printer with effortless black and white printing"	51.7%
compact wireless printer "if like me you want a compact wireless printer that will print double sided with no hassle then this will be a perfectly good choice for you"	51.4%
good but brief "all very easy and quick with good but brief instruction"	51.3%
needs colour "wow so nice to have a printer that actually prints and doesn't use tonnes and tonnes of ink cartridges who needs colour anyway!"	51.0%
love this printer so "love this printer so far"	50.9%
quick and easy printing "until now we’ve had an all in one printer scanner copier but in fact all we really ever print are package return labels or package labels for items we are posting or email and work related documents so this was bought to facilitate quick and easy printing of stuff like that i mean who really prints photos at home these days anyway?"	50.8%
quick setup guide "wireless installation was more complex as the quick setup guide just deals with windows and mac but i soon got there with the help of online ubuntu forums"	50.4%
required brilliantly "printer wanted for home use no need of copying or scanning and this does the job required brilliantly !"	50.3%
print copy "it is only a printer but since the canon is multi functional print copy and scan that's not a problem"	50.1%
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Pros [175] of Brother DCP-L2530DW A4 Mono Laser Prin..	Strength
genuine toner in both products "i bought one non genuine toner to go with this but haven't needed to use it yet as still on the original "	99.5%
really good in both products "bought for parents they loved it said its really good"	99.3%
works perfectly in both products "scanner works great too but the software is a bit of a letdown but you can use the "built in fax & scan" in windows 10 and it works perfectly"	98.6%
excellent for the price in both products "2 sided printing and the overall print quality are excellent for the price"	93.1%
works well in both products "works well"	75.0%
great printer in both products "great printer"	74.9%
great value in both products "if you don’t need colour and want great value for money from my experience so far"	74.9%
price range in both products "the two sided printing is a great feature for a printer in this price range and works great"	74.8%
pretty good in both products "but this is still pretty good"	74.4%
good value in both products "good value for money and usual excellent amazon delivery"	74.3%
very happy in both products "very happy"	74.0%
reasonably priced in both products "chose this model as reviews were good and was being offered at a good price with refill cartridges being easily available and reasonably priced"	73.8%
good product in both products "a good product which does what i need it to do"	73.7%
good quality in both products "it prints scans and copies quickly with good quality and is relatively easy to setup over usb or wifi with further information on how to do so available on brother's website"	73.3%
would recommend in both products "would recommend"	72.4%
pleased with in both products "really pleased with it"	65.8%
easy to install in both products "it's very easy to install has an intuitive user interface and is very good value"	65.0%
good and fast in both products "the print quality is good and fast"	64.1%
very easy to set in both products "but it was very easy to set up and use"	63.6%
very easy to in both products "the scan and photocopy functions are very easy to use and work well"	63.4%
easy to setup in both products "it prints scans and copies quickly with good quality and is relatively easy to setup over usb or wifi with further information on how to do so available on brother's website"	62.6%
good quality printing in both products "very rapid good quality printing"	62.2%
excellent printer in both products "excellent printer and we're delighted with our first laser printer"	60.4%
good quality print in both products "can print on wifi laser printer all in 3 printer scanner copier not too big easy to set up 2 min can print from mobile fast print good quality print"	56.9%
recommend this in both products "if you’re looking for a printer and you don’t need it to print in colour i would definitely recommend this one"	56.6%
great quality in both products "great quality of printing and speed"	54.3%
excellent print in both products "pleased with this new printer as provides excellent print and scans"	53.2%
recommend this printer in both products "and it was almost instant and full size a4 i would highly recommend this printer to anyone who only does monotone printing"	50.1%
excellent product "excellent product for good money"	100.0%
highly recommend "highly recommend"	99.6%
genuine inks "genuine inks not the cheapest but def not the most expensive"	99.5%
quality good "print quality good for the purposes i want it for seems quick"	99.0%
secure routers "a lot of modern secure routers won't allow it to have automatic access"	93.9%
really fast "print quality is brilliant and really fast too"	93.7%
excellent amazon delivery "good value for money and usual excellent amazon delivery"	89.1%
good and effective "scan quality is good and effective"	88.3%
good price "lots of apps on the cd to support the combo very pleased with the purchase good price delivered when they said it would and very versatile taking the place of printer and scanner separates that annoyingly were no longer supported under win10"	75.0%
useful addition "haven't used the scanner but it's a useful addition"	75.0%
perfect printer "pretty much the perfect printer can't complain at all although it is a little bulkier than i would have liked especially for the price"	74.9%
great setup "this brother dcp l2530dw works great setup was really simple it's quiet and fast and replacement toners can be found cheap if you don't go for genuine"	74.9%
fast quiet "cheap great quality fast quiet fully featured"	74.9%
looks well "it's a reasonably big machine but looks well built and sturdy"	74.8%
works effectively "wi fi takes a bit of thinking how to install but works effectively and brother has an app for the phone or tablet also"	74.8%
good drivers "you can print from any devices plus you have good drivers for linux ubuntu debian includes scanner !"	74.7%
five stars "and i am still pleased enough with my printer to give it five stars and to take the trouble to write all this out for the benefit of anyone else who encounters the same problem because i am sure that many people would not have enough computer knowledge to plough through to the solution as i did"	74.7%
good quality features "easiest set up quick wi fi response air prints within 15 min good quality features considering price e"	74.7%
good money "excellent product for good money"	74.6%
relatively easy "scanning is fast and wireless setup and printing from my iphone was relatively easy"	74.6%
installation disk "once you have used the printer installation disk on your computer the brother dcp l2530dw will automatically send all scans to a local folder on your computer"	74.5%
keen price "my mac recognised this printer immediately and the machine is well made and substantial considering it's keen price"	74.5%
liked especially "pretty much the perfect printer can't complain at all although it is a little bulkier than i would have liked especially for the price"	74.5%
just amazing "scanning using your mobile phone as the controller and then sharing the pdf straight to whatsapp or google drive is just amazing!"	74.4%
high quality "overall the printer is cheap to run and high quality of the prints"	74.4%
works flawlessly "easy setup from a mac and works flawlessly over the network on windows linux macos and ios"	74.3%
very versatile "lots of apps on the cd to support the combo very pleased with the purchase good price delivered when they said it would and very versatile taking the place of printer and scanner separates that annoyingly were no longer supported under win10"	74.3%
easily available "chose this model as reviews were good and was being offered at a good price with refill cartridges being easily available and reasonably priced"	74.3%
intuitive user interface "it's very easy to install has an intuitive user interface and is very good value"	74.2%
will likely "only slightly bigger than the inkjet it replaces but so much faster and better for colour i cant comment on running costs yet as the "starter 3000 page" toner cart it comes with will likely last me 2 years!"	74.2%
nice quality "its slightly bigger then i thought but the design us nice quality is good and prints very fast and quite"	74.1%
clear and precise "the print is clear and precise even on double sided prints"	74.0%
most reliable "from what i have read brother seems to be one of the most if not the most reliable consumer printer brands on the market"	74.0%
speed and quality "overall i'm extremely happy with this printer for both its speed and quality"	73.9%
cable connections "forget cable connections!"	73.9%
excellent boot "print quality is excellent boot up time from it being in 'deep sleep' mode is extremely fast and the first print comes out fast too"	73.8%
seems quick "print quality good for the purposes i want it for seems quick"	73.8%
relatively low rate "they have a relatively low rate of faults compared to other brands such as epson etc according to numerous sites such as which"	73.8%
intuitive and useful "the integrated wireless functions are very intuitive and useful"	73.8%
print qaulity "for an office scenario you may want something with a slightly higher print qaulity for things such as company documents or letters"	73.4%
great size "printer is robust and a great size"	73.4%
best printer "best printer we’ve had"	73.2%
extremely convenient "which is extremely convenient the scan quality is okay but not amazing definitely servicable though"	73.1%
will automatically "once you have used the printer installation disk on your computer the brother dcp l2530dw will automatically send all scans to a local folder on your computer"	72.7%
highly recommended "highly recommended manufacturer"	72.6%
great piece "and brought this printer omg this is a great piece of kit its very easy to set up wireless and very quick to start up like 5 seconds i printed my first text sheet on both side and cant believe how quick it is although abit noisy its alot quieter than my old inkjet i printed a grey scale picture"	72.4%
need colour "if you don’t need colour and want great value for money from my experience so far"	72.2%
with scanner "a good priced mono laser printer with scanner"	71.9%
much better "so much better than an ink jet and the wireless printing from phones ipads is really handy "	71.9%
quickly unpacked "quickly unpacked and easily connected to the home wireless network"	71.8%
lovely printer "this is a lovely printer which prints scans and copies very well indeed"	71.3%
easy to operated "i like the print easy to operated"	71.3%
like 5 seconds "and brought this printer omg this is a great piece of kit its very easy to set up wireless and very quick to start up like 5 seconds i printed my first text sheet on both side and cant believe how quick it is although abit noisy its alot quieter than my old inkjet i printed a grey scale picture"	71.0%
great feature "the two sided printing is a great feature for a printer in this price range and works great"	71.0%
capacious paper tray "capacious paper tray"	70.3%
build quality "finally the build quality is good"	69.6%
hassle free "easy to install and so far hassle free"	69.6%
works great "scanner works great too but the software is a bit of a letdown but you can use the "built in fax & scan" in windows 10 and it works perfectly"	69.5%
operating instructions "excellent product with very clear operating instructions"	69.4%
happy bunny "i am a happy bunny"	68.7%
good ish years "in testing the ocr capability and ocr used to be good ish years ago but still require a lot of editing i found that the quality was perfect on my test samples"	68.7%
reliable printer "a reliable printer that has a number of good features and wi fi"	68.6%
with quality "happy with quality"	68.4%
quick and crisp "scanner is quick and crisp"	68.1%
quality acceptable "print quality acceptable with fairly lightweight paper"	68.1%
fairly lightweight "print quality acceptable with fairly lightweight paper"	68.0%
worth toner "print speed is fast there's a 250 page paper tray a scanner and comes pre supplied with a limited use several hundred pages worth toner"	67.4%
overall very good "overall very good"	67.3%
lasts a lifetime "print from anywhere is a fascinating feature and the cartridge lasts a lifetime at least compared to the inkjet !"	67.1%
speedy printer "great value simple speedy printer"	66.6%
reasonably big machine "it's a reasonably big machine but looks well built and sturdy"	66.5%
pleased with the machine "very pleased with the machine"	66.3%
extremely fast "print quality is excellent boot up time from it being in 'deep sleep' mode is extremely fast and the first print comes out fast too"	66.2%
sided printing "two sided printing"	65.9%
good features "a reliable printer that has a number of good features and wi fi"	65.7%
samsung printer "prints perfectly aligned unlike my old samsung printer and hasn't jammed once which was basically the norm on the old printer!"	65.3%
it's great "use this with my mac and it's great"	65.2%
very good value "it's very easy to install has an intuitive user interface and is very good value"	65.2%
quiet and fast "this brother dcp l2530dw works great setup was really simple it's quiet and fast and replacement toners can be found cheap if you don't go for genuine"	64.2%
works really well "easy to set up and works really well"	64.1%
fixed this "others said the sleep mode was a problem but maybe brother has fixed this now as mine automatically wakes from sleep in a couple of seconds of sending it a print job"	64.0%
quickly and accurately "prints quickly and accurately hard to find fault"	63.9%
really easy to "you also need to set up the wifi connection on the device but that's really easy to do"	63.6%
really easy to set "i found this really easy to set up and connect"	63.6%
scan function "in just over a week i have managed to get this to print one page and not managed to use the scan function"	63.6%
exactly what i "and this is exactly what i got"	63.2%
clear and very legible "scan is clear and very legible"	63.1%
reviews were good "chose this model as reviews were good and was being offered at a good price with refill cartridges being easily available and reasonably priced"	63.0%
okay but not amazing "which is extremely convenient the scan quality is okay but not amazing definitely servicable though"	62.9%
which printer "i have been trying to decide which printer to buy for about 6 months"	62.9%
very good product "a very good product and easy to install had to put wifi key in as it did not connect when tried wps option"	62.6%
value quality "good value quality for budget laser printer easy to setup in windows 10"	62.4%
works very well "works very well"	62.3%
well pleased "well pleased"	62.2%
print quality is good "the print quality is good"	61.7%
great printer copier "great printer copier and scanner very happy with this it works on all our mobiles ipads kindle fires and my desktop pc"	61.7%
letters etc all look good "for home use the print quality is more than sufficient university essays journal articles boarding passes and letters etc all look good"	61.3%
simple to install "so simple to install and very fast"	61.2%
quiet and easy to "quick quiet and easy to use"	61.1%
easy to connect to wifi "easy to connect to wifi"	61.1%
sharp print "so easy to set up and quick to print but admittedly not the best as in sharp print but it depends what you want to use it for"	61.0%
operating software "brother's operating software is basically good but quite limited for example when trying to crop a scan"	61.0%
very very good "this all in one seems very very good in every respect"	60.8%
another boon "another boon of the printer that i haven't experienced yet is that anyone who has the brother app on their phone can print straight to the printer over wifi instead of having to interrupt whatever task another person using the computer is doing"	60.4%
brought this printer "and brought this printer omg this is a great piece of kit its very easy to set up wireless and very quick to start up like 5 seconds i printed my first text sheet on both side and cant believe how quick it is although abit noisy its alot quieter than my old inkjet i printed a grey scale picture"	60.2%
easy to set up wireless "and brought this printer omg this is a great piece of kit its very easy to set up wireless and very quick to start up like 5 seconds i printed my first text sheet on both side and cant believe how quick it is although abit noisy its alot quieter than my old inkjet i printed a grey scale picture"	59.6%
best buy this year "best buy this year!"	59.6%
everything we need "does everything we need"	59.1%
easy to set up wifi "excellent printer does just what it says easy to set up wifi"	58.6%
superb printing quality "superb printing quality and features"	58.6%
comes out fast "print quality is excellent boot up time from it being in 'deep sleep' mode is extremely fast and the first print comes out fast too"	58.4%
very good and fast "print quality is very good and fast in all functions"	57.9%
sending it a print "others said the sleep mode was a problem but maybe brother has fixed this now as mine automatically wakes from sleep in a couple of seconds of sending it a print job"	57.8%
worked smoothly "installation took 20 minutes or so but worked smoothly thereafter"	57.7%
surprisingly cheap "the timers are surprisingly cheap"	57.5%
just go to printers "just go to printers and add it it even finds it for you"	57.3%
very fast and quite "its slightly bigger then i thought but the design us nice quality is good and prints very fast and quite"	57.2%
good if not amazing "in terms of print quality it is good if not amazing"	56.7%
easy to setup and "easy to setup and use"	56.6%
these are fine "these are fine"	56.4%
good scanner printer "good scanner printer and copier"	56.3%
fast and wireless "scanning is fast and wireless setup and printing from my iphone was relatively easy"	55.9%
page toner "700 page toner in the box is good"	55.8%
very clear "excellent product with very clear operating instructions"	55.6%
almost instant and full "and it was almost instant and full size a4 i would highly recommend this printer to anyone who only does monotone printing"	55.0%
easy setup "easy setup from a mac and works flawlessly over the network on windows linux macos and ios"	54.8%
maybe most important "it’s very quick to start up and print and maybe most important it doesn’t dry out because it’s toner and not ink fabulous!"	54.7%
fires and my desktop "great printer copier and scanner very happy with this it works on all our mobiles ipads kindle fires and my desktop pc"	54.5%
great as intended "works great as intended"	54.5%
recommend to others "fast delivery excellent printer recommend to others"	54.3%
setup fantastic range "small footprint quick setup fantastic range of features for the money and it'll be fairly cheap to refill the toner when the time comes"	53.7%
local folder "once you have used the printer installation disk on your computer the brother dcp l2530dw will automatically send all scans to a local folder on your computer"	53.2%
scans very well "also it scans very well very easy to produce colour pdfs"	53.1%
useful functionalities "i have searched many printers and thai is the one with most useful functionalities"	53.0%
with no trouble "the set up was so easy i can’t remember the process but it was easy with no trouble"	52.7%
canon printer "it is a replacement for my 2 years inkjet canon printer and i cannot be happier"	52.3%
good with technology "i am not very good with technology but this printer was easy to set up and connect to my wifi"	52.3%
pleased enough "and i am still pleased enough with my printer to give it five stars and to take the trouble to write all this out for the benefit of anyone else who encounters the same problem because i am sure that many people would not have enough computer knowledge to plough through to the solution as i did"	52.1%
that jazz is great "it prints quickly wifi setup was fiddly but once set up air print and all that jazz is great"	52.1%
they were spot "i bought this on a recommendation from which they were spot on"	52.0%
doddle as well whether "printing from various devices is a doddle as well whether from iphone ipad or laptop"	51.9%
inkjet cannon and quick "wifi connection quiet compare to inkjet cannon and quick"	51.2%
every respect "this all in one seems very very good in every respect"	50.8%
fascinating feature "print from anywhere is a fascinating feature and the cartridge lasts a lifetime at least compared to the inkjet !"	50.8%
print speed "print speed is fast there's a 250 page paper tray a scanner and comes pre supplied with a limited use several hundred pages worth toner"	50.3%
steal and print quality "00 this printer is a steal and print quality is superb"	50.2%
better for colour "only slightly bigger than the inkjet it replaces but so much faster and better for colour i cant comment on running costs yet as the "starter 3000 page" toner cart it comes with will likely last me 2 years!"	50.1%
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