Brother Monochrome Laser Printer, HL-L5100DN, Duplex Two-Sided Printing, Ethernet Network Interface, Mobile Printing, Amazon Dash Replenishment Ready

Once you install BRAdmin you can manage a lot of printer settings over the network, including firmware updates.

WHAAAAT?? Wait! The printer did not arrive with a cord. I had to buy a cord to even get the primer plugged in.

We have several of these printers at the office and at home and I have been using them for years. They simply work and thats it. Nothing complicated.

I have liked this product from the very first printing. This printer toner last a long time. The printer prints on both sides is a plus. I would definitely buy this printer again.

I love it!!

Fast and Quiet

Needed to replace an older model Brother B&W duplex printer and found this later-generation model for a smokin business price, way cheaper than anything comparable anywhere else. I dont need wireless (it connects to LAN by Ethernet) which may not meet an all-WiFi home office setup. Operation is flawless, and its a lot faster than the one it replaced. Old printer donated to AZ-STRUT for reclamation and recycling.

This is the 7th Brother printer that we have in our office. Previously I have used HP, Lexmark, Dell, Ricoh and Canon printers. In my, in my experience Brother are the most reliable and trouble free printers. After about 4 - 5 years, they start giving you error messages like replace parts, replace drum etc. That is usually the time to replace the printer. At 42 ppm, this is a fast and 250 page capacity printer. Print quality is not the best but decent and acceptable. Cost of printing per page is low. Brother toners are generally lot more expensive and on Amazon, you can find cheaper toners and ink from other aftermarket manufacturers. The high capacity 8000 pages Brother TN850 toner for this printer is currently priced $108 at Amazon, which translates to 1.35 cents per page and if you buy after market toner, it will be even less expensive. The printer is easy to set up. Wired network connection is trouble free. I have not used this printer with wireless setup but based on my past experience, wireless connections are not as stable and off and on you may have to re-establish WiFi connection again or reset the network connection. You can also print from your mobile device. An optional second tray can be attached. Changing settings from small monochrome screen is not easy but lot of the settings can be changed from web page using the printers IP address. In my experience, Brothers technical support is not that good, their tech support reps are not knowledgeable and well trained about products. This is a fast and reasonably priced printer for a small office.

I purchased the HL-L5100DN laser printer in 2020 with high expectations since my 2 previous laser printers had each performed for 10+ years (earlier HP, and a Brother HL-5250DN). 5 Stars initially with great expectations 4 Stars when I realized it shipped with a starter toner cartridge, and I had to purchase a replacement which added $100+ to the expected cost. 3 Stars when I started experiencing problems printing envelopes and small page sizes. The text would rub off the envelope. The problem occurred with the Windows 7 driver and the Ubuntu (Linux) driver. 2 Stars when I had to replace the drum because of repeating periodic missing print areas on the page. Cleaning the drum did not resolve the issue. 1 Star when recently the paper creased when printing duplex which I do often. I tried all of the troubleshooting suggestions in the manual and online for the 3 problem. I had a chat session with Brother support and tried to find a solution to the 2 problems: envelop printing and duplex paper creasing. No new insight or solution. Printer is out of warranty. Take to a authorized service center. Likely repair cost maybe $155 fuser and $55 duplexer.

This printer does everything that I want. Its fast and works fine in my network. I have Windows 10, 7, Vista and XP computers on the network and they all work with this printer.