How does Brother HL-5370DW compare with Brother HL-2270DW? Assuming a price difference of $30, why would the Brother HL-2270DW be a better buy?
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Coconut and others, Sorry I forgot to write back. I purchased the 5370DW shortly after my earlier post, mostly because I believed it would have better graphics handling. I cannot compare it to the 2270, but I have to say I'm extremely pleased with the 5370DW. Love it. The print quality is fine, and the convenience is outstanding. I leave it tucked away in the next room where it's not in the way. We can print from any of the computers in the house (PCs and a Mac) wirelessly. The duplex feature is fantastic--I use it for all multi-page print jobs, and I haven't noticed any resultant page curl. One minor caveat: I did find the initial wireless setup to be confusing--and I'm fairly experienced with this sort of thing. I had to call Brother for help. Their tech support was outstanding. If not especially friendly, they were extremely efficient and had me up-and-running in no time. I've not had to touch any settings since--the printer just works all the time. After that initial setup, my other computers didn't even need a driver installation; they just saw the printer immediately and were able to print--that includes PCs and a Mac. Anyway, I just figured I should post something here to let people know that I'm finding this printer to be perfect. I notice that it's currently priced 33% higher than when I purchased it from Amazon.
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Like others, I've only bought the Brother version, so I can't vouch for the aftermarket ones. Brother version works just fine, and since I don't do heavy printing with it, the price difference isn't important.
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Didn't work with my Brother HL4570CDW. I also ordered one directly from Kingston, and it didn't seem be accepted by the printer either. I never called Brother to try to toubleshoot - just coninued to use the printer as is.
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I bought one for our office, we print everything on it. We had a black and white Brother laser before and had no problems. This has been a great unit for us the quality good for what we need not photo quality. The toner is inexpensive to replace, Brothers are known for the toner not lasting but there is a fix for it if you search for it it requires a piece of tape. Great all in one for the cost. I looked at others that were $1,000 and up and this one is just at good I could buy 3 of them for what the others cost and when toner is needed on the other brands its like buying one of the Brothers.
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Every laser curls pages. I do however use its highest settings a lot and print on glossy photo paper--both sides. Kind of a nasty job for any laser. At my work I have almost the same unit in an HP. I have always liked HP's for some reason. The Brother is MILES ahead of a virtually identical HP laser unit. The curl after printing both sides is less then the HP on one side with just a plain document. I rarely endorse anything, just because your situation may not be the same as mine. But I have to say you will have the best printing and least curl of about anything out there. And DON'T forget to read and print the review done on this unit some time back about how to reset the machine when it thinks you are out of a color of toner. I don't remember who wrote it but it has saved me a lot of money on toner. Good luck with a great machine!
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for my printer it is okay, so it should be the same. My printer is the mfc 7360 N. the toner is the same as the brother tn-450 and tn-420. the model hl- 2280 dw is the same toner as the brother tn-450.
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The difference is probably in the number of pages from the color cartridges. There is only one black cartridge, the TN221BK but there are two different sets of the color cartridges - the TN221 series and the TN225 series. The TN225 series cartridges will print more pages than the equivalent TN221 series cartridges, thus the higher price. I saw a Brother 5-pack that had all TN221 series cartridges for less than the one I bought. A lot depends on what you print, but it is likely that you'll get more pages out of the set with the TN225 color cartridges.
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For the price, look at the Brother CS6000i. That one has all the quilting feet and the extension table. And a lot less money. Hope this helps.
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I work in a busy office, where we print utilize our Brother quite a bit. The TN-750 certainly prints a considerable amount more than the TN 720. Well worth the extra money.
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The Brother Electronics website does not list any relevant differences between the two models in price or features. The 875DW model is more widely found in retail stores such as Best Buy whereas the 870DW is not. Best Buy has had the 875DW on sale in February 2014 for $99 (50 dollar savings from it's usual price).
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I never asked as I needed a printer quick so bought a $50 Epson from Walmart and am totally happy with it. Threw away the Brother as I was totally irritated and didn't want to waste anymore time on it. Admittedly I am an Epson fan as that was the brand I had before with no problem and tried the Brother and went back to Epson.
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It's not available anymore. You might try calling a Authorized Brother dealer and see if they have it, and what the price is.
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Model: Brother HL-2280DW You will be amazed- even with starter cartridge, you will be able to reset and do additional several hundred pages without refilling. It worked for me.I just want to give you some tips on refilling your brother printer toner. If your computer/printer indicates low toner/needs replacement- do not worry- and do n't refill yet!!. Just follow the following instructions and you will get several hundred pages to print without refilling- it worked for me!!! a. with the power on, open the front cover (front cover for toner, not the papers) and leave the cover open, while doing the following. b.press clear c. press start d. press down arrow e, press up arrow f. press ok. Then you may close the cover. You are all set and got several hundred pages to print without refilling. I have this printer for almost 2 years-my 10th grader and 6th grader have lots to print every day-I never replaced the starter toner. Salute to Google and you tube for this resetting instructions!!!
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From what I can find out the TN-750 high yield is compatible with your HL-5440D printer. If you have doubts go to the Brother.com site. My HL-5470DW has the toner sizes right on the top of the printer. I find the high yield to be just that - it prints about 5200+ pages.
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"There are some models in the HL series that fall out of the compact printer category. Printers outside of the 2200 model number start to become large printers. The HL 2270DW has replaced the 2275DW and boasts the best printing characteristics for this series" http://printers.toptenreviews.com/compact/brother/brother-hl-review.html
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the lowest I've seen it has been $529 and now its back up to $ 719.00the crazy thing is the MSRP is $699 on the brother website. I love amazon but this is just weird. Anyone had luck refilling the toner on this thing? I'm looking for a cheaper refill than my lexmark C534
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Coconut, I'm facing the same decision. Have you learned anything yet that you could share?I'm leaning toward the smaller printer just because it seems less cumbersome, but I'd be happy to put up with the larger bulk of the 5370 if I thought it was better in some significant way. Would love to hear any info about differences in quality or reliability.