this is a great solid printer
937099
So I bought this printer at the peak of its popularity (Aka it was $274 the week that I decided to order it). It was still worth it, this is a great solid printer. The one downside is the smaller bed but realistically it is rare for me to want to print something that won't fit on the bed or can't be scaled down to do so. I have been able to get successful prints using PLA, ABS, Nylon PETG and even Ninjaflex. For the price and the way this thing prints out of the box it is unbelievable. But, remember at this price point part of the hobby will be tinkering with your printer. Saying this I have had a few minor problems, but nothing that hasn't been resolved fairly easily. I recommend updating its firmware as this fixed the biggest issue that I have encountered with the machine. If you are determined to get into 3D printing I would solely recommend this printer. (last note: if you need support join the printers google-doc or Facebook page before contacting Monoprice support)
1500228
I've used this printer for home and research work for 3 months and have no performance problems at all on over 6 reams (3000 sheets). The 8 MB of RAM ensure smooth printing (even on larger PDF files), and I rarely see printing slow below the 17 ppm spec. The text and graphic quality is perfectly crisp, but it takes a little work to get photographic images to look right (as has been my experience with most laser printers).
The feeding mechanism is extremely robust, but... The paper feed tray extends quite a bit (8") beyond the body of the printer. I tend to set things down on top of the paper stack and they get pulled through. My parking permit (a plastic sticker), photographs, and various notes-to-self all have tagged along through the mechanism. The printer polity flashes an error indicating that I should open the case, but I have never seen a piece of paper actually jam - they get sucked right through. Well, it's better than gumming up the works. I hope the engineers add a paper cover to protect their absent minded customers.
The toner is relatively rare in local stores, but readily available online. This printer has easily paid for itself in terms saved ink jet cartridges. Let alone the convenience - just try and find an ink jet that will print beautiful copies at these speeds!
Note: I agree it is not a very quiet printer, but it doesn't take long to finish what it's doing.
2357529
I've had this printer for many years. I'm not a real heavy printer, but when I've got a large print job, this printer is a workhorse. It is pretty quick to come out of sleep mode, and I've never had a single paper jam. That's more than I can say for many of the HP's I've used over the years.

The memory was very easy to upgrade. I do wish it had a larger capacity paper tray, but considering I paid less than a hundred bucks for this printer that is a very minor issue.

One of my favorite aspects of this printer is that it is very well supported in Linux, and even the Windows drivers don't load up your system with useless, memory-hogging utilities.

The build quality is surprisingly good, without being too heavy.

I highly recommend this printer.
4848954
To start off, the ONLY reason I'm giving this a 4-star instead of 5-star rating is when I bought this a year ago, I found it on sale for about $100 cheaper and of course that is a much better deal. Other than that I've had this for over a year and it works great and I love it.

Originally, I avoided all-in-ones because I heard they did everything but didn't print as well as a dedicated printer. That may or may not still be the case, but I needed the all-in-one so I reluctantly traded in my old HP Deskjet printer. I was very pleasantly surprised and found this prints a lot faster and twice as sharp so GOOD RIDDANCE to my old desk jet.

Printing is fast and clean and I like having two feeder trays for paper. I keep regular paper up front and photo paper in the back and it's easy to choose when needed. Duplex printing and copying is also a nice feature. The copies are great and sometimes difficult to tell them apart from the originals. I print a lot of photos and find they come out great too. In terms of ink usage, I haven't tracked that carefully so can't comment on whether it is efficient although consumer reports rated it as above average in this area, which is part of the reason why I bought it. I usually get my used cartridges refilled so that saves some money and works quite well.

Regarding scanning, I think it is good for documents but not especially great for photos. If you really want to scan photos, get a dedicated photo scanner, but it is OK for the occasional photo.

I thought the setup was easy and I really like the wireless feature since we mostly use wireless laptops. It is easy add to printing to another computer however you do need to run the install program but it just takes a few minutes.
1447436
I really love this printer, it prints out really good brochures that look like a professional printing company created them.  The only thing I don't like is that for 2 sided printing you have to print one side then reinsert the paper to print on the back instead of the printer doing them at on time.  I found out that is a different model that will do that.  Still love the printer though.
528643
I think this is the fifth All in One printer I've reviewed in the last two years, and although I used to hate All in Ones, I've slowly grown more fond of them, especially after using many of the Epson models. I tried this printer out in our office for a few months, replacing the standalone Brother 5250 and Fujitsu Scanner I've been using. I do a lot of high-output printing, and usually go through a couple reams a day, so I was mainly worried about print speed, and how fast it would use up ink.

Installation - Very easy and quick.  Usually I find setup of these very annoying because the on screen display is difficult to navigate, and it is a real pain to try to end in wireless passwords on their tiny screens and customize the printers. I've had this problem with older Epson All in Ones. Epson has made some pretty significant changes to their GUI over the last couple years, and enlarged the size of their display panels. They used to be about half the size of a desk of cards. The new panels are larger and very easy to move through now.  I had the wireless set up within 2 minutes and working great. I ended up using the direct network.

Printing - Printing is okay, though not nearly as fast as I need for this printer to be a viable office printer for my needs.  I get around 11 or 12 pages a minute. I ended up connecting my old printer back up and just using it for scanning and copying.  Color printing looks very respectable, and the Epson handles color photos very nicely. I've had to replace the entire set of cartridges (there are four) once since owning it.

Copying - Very impressed with the copying from the 845. Other printers usually copy too light, but the copying quality is very sharp and doesn't look much different from our standalone copier.

Scanning - Scanning speed through the document feeder was not nearly as nice as my Fujitsu, but still very respectable for an All in One.  It handled multiple-page documents as well as older documents that other feeders will sometimes get jammed with.  One really nice thing about an All in One is that you have the flatbed option for scanning so I could use it for odd-shaped items or older photos that I wouldn't trust in a feeder. Only downside to this is you can't use the scanner over a network connection, since the processing is done on your computer. So I had to have it hardwired for that. It would seem like this should be something they could figure out and implement.

Overall, I think the 845 is a fairly respectable printer for a small business that doesn't handle too much printing.  If it was a little faster I would consider replacing my office printer permanently, but for now, I'm content to use it for scanning and copying, as well as the occasional color printing.
4075464
Overall, this is a very nice printer. It's a very good choice for someone who does mainly (or entirely) low volume color work. It's geared toward the home user/low end hobbyist and hits the mark quite well. It's not targeted to high end hobbyist/semi-pro or professional printers  - you'll have to step up a bit in the Epson line for that. But if you're a home user and want to work with larger format paper, give this a hard look.

 Set up is (thankfully) a breeze -- good instructions that are easy to follow and, more importantly, easy to install software that works the first time (at least on XP - have not tried it on a Vista machine). Build quality is very solid -- the paper guides feel substantial (not all that common at this price point) as does the overall printer. Ink installation is fool-proof since the cartridges won't fit in the wrong slot.

So far, I've been very pleased with the color output using Photoshop. Epson claims that the printhead is a new design that provides more detail. While I'm not one of those who peers at prints with a magnifying glass, to my eye the output was equal to that produced by my higher-end printers (Both Epson and Canon). The key to working well with any printer is to profile your monitor and printer using something such as the ColorMunki (there are several other options as well).

The down sides to this printer are in its B/W work. I didn't expect a whole lot from it since it does not have the dedicated black cartridges as the 2400 or 3800. True to form, B/W prints from the 1400 have a color cast. You can tweak it to minimize it, but a perfectly neutral B/W print is a challenge to produce with this printer. If you do mainly color work, you'll be happy with this printer. If you do a lot of B/W work, you should look elsewhere.

The ink cartridges are on the small side, but that can be a good thing if you don't run a lot of volume through the printer. Inks do go bad if they sit for a long time unused, so a smaller cartridge ensures you'll empty the ink in a timely manner. Of course, this works against you if you're doing a lot of prints, since larger cart's are less costly per ounce. While you can save money with third party refills, it can be a false economy -- while some are just as good as Epson inks, others will produce sub-par results (at best) and can really foul up the printer with clogs. If you're willing to spend the money for the printer, you should figure in the cost of using Epson inks.

An unexpected treat was the noise, or rather, lack thereof. Very quiet running.

In short, this is a very good choice for low volume color work with the flexibility for larger formats, and delivers prints that look like they came from a much more expensive printer.
2056750
This printer produces good quality prints; this includes text and photos that are close to laser quality, and is very fast once it gets going.  However I have waited up to two minutes for the first page of a job to print, while the printer cycles.  The printer is so fast that sometime papers go flying right off the paper catch, not a big deal if you are not printing a large project.  There is no built in double side printing like it states in the tech section, it is manual-- the printer will prompt you to reinsert the just printed page and then it will print on the blank side.  I feel the printer is worth the price.
3794104
I've used this printer heavily at work now for over a year.  I've gone through multiple toners and drums, and the printer continues to work like a charm.  It is very durable.  The output is fast and the print quality excellent.  The included software package is very use and useful.  Brother also makes a similar printer with a fax feature for a slightly higher price if you need that functionality.
933527
For an in-home printer, I am happy with this item. It is a little bulky, but it works great. For the price, it's a bargain. Ink can be a little pricy and go quickly, but it's a good, solid printer. The scanner works good and the copy attribute is great. It's saved me a lot of time and driving to the copy shop. It basically pays for itself with that alone!

I'd consider another one if this one ended up having problems. For the price, you can't beat it.
2469034
Outputs are fast and full color is nice and solid, setup is very straight forward menu driven and easy to understand, only issue I have with this printer is that you can not use both Wired Ethernet network and Wi-Fi at the same time, you have to unplug the Ethernet cable to let it print using the Wi-Fi,I have an older XP PC that needs to stay that way due to the equipment that is hooked up to it and keeping it segmented from the rest of the network and internet. I'm using an Ethernet crossover cable to the printer from the XP  PC and as long as it is on, the printer will give an error stating to unplug the Ethernet to use the Wi-Fi or will not work, shut off the XP PC no problem Wi-Fi works with out any issue,  have not tried printing from my Android  or Apple phone as to date.
3580215
Have been a longtime fan of Brother and this is my 6th or 7th printer of theirs.  We have never been let down by one of their machines.  This unit is a solid performer in terms of speed and quality but is best for a home user or very basic office.

Taking off 1/2 star because the wireless set-up was a bit tough across the platforms we have at home (Chromebook, network PC, and laptop PC).  It took time to get each to work and obviously 3 different methods.  The Chromebook was the most difficult but we eventually got it working.

Taking off another 1/2 star because the machine makes a very quiet, and very high-pitched noise when in standby mode ("deep sleep").  You can hear it within a few feet of the device.  Minor, but worth noting.
1688740
If you have lots of articles, text, etc to print, this is a great printer.  I bought it a few years ago and love it.  Easy to network to all computers/laptops in the house.  It prints fast, auto duplex, and choice of tonor darkness.  Great preset functions with my mac printing dialog box.

Pros: fast, cheap, networked, auto duplex, easy presets
Cons: loud, can't fill the paper tray because pickup mechanism can't pick it up, and tonor light comes on too early (see other comments for how to bypass this problem with the tonor)
2994129
We bought this printer about a month ago to replace an HP LaserJet 4L that died after 16 years' service.  We like it a lot.  I like that it can be set up wirelessly, so reducing our tangle of cables and easily prints from any PC in our home network.  My wife likes that it looks nice and feels solid. We both think it prints well, it is fast, and we got a great price, around $85, from Amazon.

A few nits:

1. Wireless setup is not easy.  I followed the instructions on Brother's website FAQ (from Brother support, USA, pick model HL-2170W, then "FAQs and Troubleshooting" then "Wireless Setup Instructions" then "Windows - wireless setup without a network cable."  The instructions worked perfectly, though they are about 40 pages and several dozen steps.  So this printer is not "plug and play" in the sense that it takes some patience to set up.  And I would not expect our parents in their 70s or 80s to be able to set it up -- to do so you have to be comfortable with very basic wireless networking, ie, what's your SSID and do you have WPA or WEP and what does hexadecimal mean.

2. The printer is a power hog and spikes our power lines, especially when it comes out of sleep and starts printing.  I can't believe it got an Energy Star rating.  We had to upgrade our UPS to support this printer, since our 5 year old UPS with a low-ish battery sensed a power surge and wanted to turn off the PC every time the printer kicked into action.

3. Its networking seems to behave badly, apparently grabbing the IP address of other things on our network and generally messing stuff up.  In particular, this printer causes occasional problems for our bridge-connected Sonos sound system.  The solution to those network problems seems to involve turning the printer off, restarting network stuff, then turning the printer back on (limiting the IP addresses available to the printer may be another option).
135099
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Pros:
* This thing is very solid and reliable.  It's really striking how well constructed this is.  Pictures don't do it justice.  You don't encounter machinery this precise in your life outside of industrial settings.
* Everything in this printer is exactly the same as the larger version.  Same diameter rods.  Same motherboard.  Same bearings.  This printer is very solid and repeatable and I never had an issue that wasn't bowden related.
* Ultimaker community and support is amazing.  Don't buy a printer on specs which only matter if you can actually print something and if that thing is usable.  Buy it on community and support.  Any problem or question you could ever have has been experienced and solved by someone else and posted on the forums.  And if not, their support is perfect.
* High quality bearings and components made this quieter than some of my other cheaper printers have been.  Theoretically it means it will last longer, but I haven't been printing for long enough for this to matter yet.
* You can print very, very fast with this printer.  The mechanical precision is nothing short of mesmerizing at 100mm/s.

Cons:
* Lack of a heated bed is a big mistake here.  I purchased a heated bed upgrade kit and it was a bit tricky to install.  Once I installed it, I was much happier with using this printer.  When prints were done, I could take off the glass plate and pop it in the freezer.  30 seconds later the part would fall off.  Parts have a glassy smooth, beautiful finish on hot glass.  Printing on tape sucks and this is why I knocked a star off.
* 3mm filament is not as readily available.  Some of the suppliers can be more expensive.  I've converted my full size Ultimaker 2 to 1.75 and I'm happier with it.  I've noticed that the 3mm printer is smellier than a 1.75mm printer sitting right next to it.

I now have a full size Ultimaker 2, but 90% of what I print fits in the build volume of the go.  The only issue I ever had was bowden related.  The cable really has to be all the way down into the nozzle and it can be tricky to insert it sometimes.
477044
I found this not quite as  easy to set up as I thought it would be, but other than that it is a wonderful printer.  The print is good and clear and operation is fast and quiet.  I still haven't used all the functions but feel sure it will do as advertised.
2407841
I love this printer, it's not expensive and the printing quality is excellent.  My one minor complaint is that it doesn't always print quickly.  When you hit print, there is a lot of fanfare--clicking, spinning, etc before it finally shoots out the printed paper.