Brother DCPL2540DW Wireless Compact Monochrome Laser Printer, Amazon Dash Replenishment Ready

I've had the printer for about four months at this point, so I figured that was long enough to write a fairly honest review (though I'll certainly update in the future as I have more experience with the printer).I'll start by saying that I love this printer so far. I've really had no negative experiences with it that would cause me to regret the purchase. If you're in the market for a laser printer, you'll be happy with this product.Ink consumption: As stated, I've had the printer for about 4 months, and with the "starter cartridge" supplied, I have about 1/3 ink left, which I feel is pretty good considering the amount I print. I've printed quite a few full images with the printer which uses a lot more ink than just text, so I consider that one reason the ink has gotten down to the 1/3 mark already. I also use "full quality" for most print jobs, though there is a "toner saver" feature if you want to really squeeze all the print jobs out you can.Quality: text is perfect, I have no issues. Image quality is decent for a laser printer, but I'd warn against buying this one if you need it primary for image printing. You'll be better off with a color printer. But, if you need to print out the occasional graph or something, it's not too shabby. But let's be honest, you don't buy a laser printer for great "photo quality" prints.This sucker is speedy. I don't time it, but usually by time I walk into the other room (My printer is in a different room than my computer), the print jobs are already done and waiting.The scanner works as hoped. The copier works perfectly. Really, nothing awful to report here. There is a small learning curve when using the automatic document feeder. If I remember correctly, it's only used when making copies, and not for scans. I may be wrong about that though.The wireless setup was a snap. I connected it, and then I just leave the printer "always on." It goes into "sleep mode" when idle, and wakes up for print jobs. I'm not certain, but I think this is actually better for electrical conservation in the long run, as startups and shutdowns use more electricity, generally speaking. This also ensures you don't have to wait very long for the printer to warm up. (Please let me know if I've got this wrong, or if it's bad to leave the machine on, but I think it's okay).One side note, since this was the biggest concern I had when purchasing the machine: You CAN print multiple shipping label sheets from the normal document feeder. The machine will prompt you to use the front facing feeder, where you have to feed in one sheet at a time, but it doesn't force you to do so. I usually just choose "widest thickness" for paper type, and then choose "labels" when printing. I've done up to about 6 sheets at a time, though I would warn against too many, as the hotter the machine gets, the more likely it is a sticker might peel from the label sheet and gum up the works. To be clear, this is not suggested by the retailer, and might even void the warranty if you were to have an issue, but so far, I've had no problems.Overall, this was a great value. The printer is going strong after 4 months of medium use, with most features being used.

I got this printer to replace my 2 year old Epson Inket printer. I was tired of replacing the ink on the inkjet printer really often and the price per print ratio was horrible. After seeing a lot of positive reviews on Amazon about this, I decided to order this.The packaging it came in was simple packaging. The quick setup guide was right on the top and helped me quickly get the printer setup. The setup was the easiest I have ever seen on any printer. I am a techy guy and have setup a lots of printers in my life, but none were this easy. All I had to do was remove the packaging tapes, insert the toner, plug it in, and that is it. My computer does not have a CD ROM (I don't a lot of new laptops do) so I went straight to Brother's website and downloaded the drivers. While it was downloading I went to setup and connected to my wifi network (unlike another reviewer who said he could not connect to wifi directly from the printer, I was able to). Even though typing the password took a while since it doesnt have a keypad, it was worth it since its a one time process.Then I installed the drivers on the computer which was surprisingly easy and straightforward. Then I downloaded the Brother iPrint app for my Android phone as well. I tried printing and scanning from both computer and phone and everything worked seamlessly.Next thing I did was setup Google Cloud Print so I could print from anywhere, not just my local network. To do this, the instructions are a little unclear, but the Cloud Print Guide located here should help you out : https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#safe=off&q=brother%20cloud%20printOnce I got the Cloud Print setup, I tried that too and everything just worked. I had issues printing a PDF file on the first try, but I am guessing it might have been because of my network. It just started working all of a sudden.The print quality was excellent. The contrast was great and the print quality was ages ahead of my inkjet. The scanner was surprisingly a lot better than I thought it would be. The images were crisp and it was really fast as well. Printing and scanning were really fast and felt like a bullet compared to my old inkjet. Being able to scan directly to my phone was handy, I was able to scan and share my hard copy photos on social media within minutes, never thought it would be that easy.One of the best features were push to computer. When you setup the drivers on your computer, it asks you if you want to enable the push to computer feature. If you enable that, printing the scan button on your printer will scan the document and store it on your Pictures folder, without any other interaction.The paper tray is big and cant fit a lot of paper, I dont know exactly how many but it's a lot. The automatic 35 page scanner feeder works wonders as well. The built in double sided printing feature was a pleasant surprise, and worked well and fast.So far I have been really satisfied with the printer. I would highly recommend it for Home / Small business usage.