This Brother HL-2140 Laser printer is great
928007
It was so wonderful not to be hounded by a salesperson to buy a 3 year maintenance contract and buy this printer at the cost advertised.  It prints as well as the HP laserjet I nearly bought at 5 times the cost.  The only thing it didn't have was a network card, but I knew that when I bought it.
3137468
I received this all in one unit after doing some serious research on cost of ownership. I have got to say, this has been the best value of all the laser printers I own (4 total). Really has saved me time and money. Well worth the extra $'s to buy this model.

The above is my original review. Thought I would update this one. It is now September 2014 and this brother printer - all in one - is still going strong with not one break down. I mean, I have printed and copied thousands upon thousands upon thousands upon thousands of pages. I am on my 4th black toner cartridge and second set of color cartridges. I have seriously gotten my moneys worth out of this printer and if you can pick one up still, I would definitely give is a go. I mean just in the last year running a little online business I am probably averaging about 1000 pages a month of printing for reports, invoices, shipping labels, inventory monitoring. Just tons of stuff that you have to do for accounting. Great printer. Much, much better than the one it replaced.
4022347
I am a bit partial to Brother laser printers since my first one lasted 8 years. After 8 years of typical home office use the drum went bad and I didn't feel like spending $50-100 on a drum and instead put it toward a new machine.

This one is very similar to the one I originally had. I don't use the wireless or network printing features but one day I might. Brother has good software to help you with scanning jobs and they have good drivers for Windows 10.

If this one lasts 4 years I will be happy, 8 and I will never buy another brand!
861639
The color printing on this printer is the best I have ever seen from a laser printer. HP seems to have nailed it with this one. I have yet to be disappointed with the quality of the prints I get out of it, except once. It even made color decals the first time, but you MUST select the correct media that you will be printing. The printer either speeds up or slows down the printer to allow time for the toner to be properly transferred to the media and then fused to the media, so this is very important. Other than that if you will only use it for printing on regular paper there is little to do but select PRINT! It also does dual-sided printing which I use a lot to save on paper.
1697466
I have had this printer for about 2 weeks now and am very pleased with it.  I have had Brother ink jet multifunction models in the past and was pleased with them as well.  The printer is very easy to set up using the included suite disk. Setup guide is very clear and straight forward to use. Printer response time when giving the "print command" is very quick and printing is very quick as well.  I have had problems getting the printer to connect by wireless to my network.  I need to experiment some as this may be more a problem of the room location in relation to my router which unfortunately could not be centrally located.  I happen to have a cat 5 cable in this room so the printer is connected directly to my wireless network so the end result is the same.  I am able to print wirelessly from my laptop, android phone and iPad as well as wirelessly scan to my computer using the settings on the printer and from the Brother Control Center software on my laptop.  Scan quality and speed is very good.
4566926
I love it.  I have been using series of  Brother HL Laser printers and MFC series scanners for over ten years.
And that is because they are always very reliable.  I love this one too!!  I recommend it!!
2247933
Wow;
  This is just what I wanted.  I had held off for a long time and almost went for the mfc-9440 non-duplex version.  But then I heard about the 9840.
  The printer set up on Vista the 64 bit version over my local network with no problems whatever.  The rest of the family set it up on their XP machines also silk smooth.  Scanning from the PC is no problem.  It works over the network just as if it were attached to my PC.
  Faxes, duplexing and fast 20 page per minute color are as advertised.
  The quality of the scans and color copies and the color output exceeded my expectations of a color laser printer.  I am estimating a toner cost of about 12 cents per color copy and about 2 cents per copy black and white.
  I like the color laser printer paper.
This printer and its all in one functions exceeded my high expectations.  Artistic and photographic works are better on a good inkjet, especially one like the canon i9900.  However, this printer does way better color than I expected.
4913365
I really like this printer.  I had a Brother inkjet, MFC line, that never failed me and I thought I would give the laser jet a shot.  I had actually bought a version of this printer locally but without duplex printing.  Then I saw this model, for less than I had paid locally, so I return the first and bought this one.

The duplex printing in a really nice feature.  The only drawback is this model does not have Wifi, but I can get by with USB and printer sharing across my network.
4095269
This is a great printer.  I use it to print labels for bags of coffee.  It pumps them out in seconds.  As with every other printer I have ever bought its the toner that seems to be the true usage costs.  This printer is no exception.  I got exactly 233 full color pages out of the starter toner set that it comes with.  Then I had to buy a toner pack, runs about $240 for the brother set of 4.  I think I can find some off brands that will do just s well for about $150.  It came packaged well no damage.  Takes up some space so make room for it.  The other thing is that Staples or Office depot doesn't carry this toner it has to be ordered so keep it in stock.  Other than that its an absolutely fantastic machine.
228422
I bought this for my office, which is in my home. I replaced an older brother machine that decided to quit scanning. Since I work remotely from my employer, scanning is a must. I am thoroughly pleased with this machine, even though I have had it for just a few days. Set up was a breeze (I am using the usb connection), and I was printing immediately. The color is good, and printing is FAST! I also print on cardstock, and this machine handles it with no problem. I am really pleased with this machine, and think it is well worth the $$.
3708095
I bought this to replace a 17 year old Brother multi-function laser printer with an occasional paper jam problem.  This is a great machine.  Intuitive, easy to set-up (I have Windows 10)  Great copies, scans, and printing.  And no paper jams!
591223
This is a great printer.  We are using it in a moderate volume environment and it is a workhorse.  We have about 15 of them in the company now and they are all holding up so much better than the Brother 6180's that they replaced.
2763354
I was a little nervous after reading the negative reviews for this printer, but so far I love it. Installation and wireless configuration was very easy. Print quality is great for an ink jet. Print speed is excellent.

I have owned several printers in this price range over the past 2-3 years. I tried a Cannon and an HP. I hated both. The HP always jammed and was very flimsy. The Cannon print quality was poor, and it wouldn't work when any ink cartridges got down to 25%.

This printer is designed for home or very small office use. It is not an industrial printer. Don't buy it if that is your intent.
I have a nice Brother Laser Printer for the big jobs. For scanning, faxing and printing small documents or images, this printer is great.
81621
Just got my Brother MFC-7820N, and it is right on the mark. Unlike so many other printers out on the market, the software works perfectly, and was easy to install. The printer is compact, print quality is great, the sheet feeder is a welcome addition, and the print speed is phenomenal.

Some of the best features include well-written software. You can auto-send scans to any connected computer.  I use my wireless router for this and it is cool. The paper tray is as big as you need.

Am glad to have it.  My favorite is the ease of with I was able to connect it to my three computer at home through the wireless router.  Do I need to say more?
3160863
I purchased the HL2270DW to replace an old (8 years)HL-5140.  I find it to be an excellent printer for a home/home office.  I've been using it for over a month now and it is doing exactly what I wanted it for.  It came with very understandable set up instructions and was up and printing in less than 10 minutes from the time I opened the box.

I've read some reviews that said it was noisy but they must have been written by people who've never used a laser printer.  This model is so much quieter than the unit it replaced. It's also much quieter than any inkjet printer I've used.

Overall, as my the title of my review says, unless you need color printing, this is a perfect printer for your home.
3230785
I don't have much experience with laser printers but this thing is fantastic.  Its a tank and I've had ZERO issues with installation and running it.  Its pretty simple and 1st print out of the box was dead on.  The only issue so far that ive noticed is the front paper loading door hangs up a bit.
2251989
Bought this printer to replace a Brother 2170 that lasted for 5 years and so far this printer is excceeding our expectations.