MFC-L2820DW Wireless Compact Monochrome All-in-One Laser Printer
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Best for small offices, the Brother MFC-L2820DW Wireless Compact Black & White (Monochrome) All-in-One Laser Printer is an affordable choice for high-volume printing, copying, scanning, and faxing. With print speeds up to 34 ISO pages per minute(1) (ppm) and automatic duplex printing, it quickly produces crisp, easy-to-read black & white prints. Versatile paper handling features like its 250-sheet paper tray(2) and 50-page auto document feeder(2) reduce the number of manual tasks in your day. The integrated 2.7” touchscreen makes navigation simple and allows you to print-from and scan-to popular cloud-based apps.( 3) Flexible connection options include dual-band wireless, Ethernet, and USB 2.0 interfaces. Advanced security features provide peace of mind as they help safeguard your information and maintain secure connections while printing. An efficient, time-saving addition to any workspace, this affordable wireless printer combines four critical business functions into one compact footprint.
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- #1Dec 21, 2025
Printer Recommendation For Home Office (w/Minimal Errors or Paper Jams)?
I’ve had a Brother BW laser 3 in 1 since 2008 or so.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #2Dec 1, 2025
Brother MFC-L2820DW vs. Brother HL-L2460DW - any advice?
I went with the MFC-L2820DW Hopefully they’re as study as the older models. People have mentioned 8+ years with some of the older ones.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #3Oct 3, 2025
No BS printer with cheap prints
No printer is BIFL except maybe an old Panasonic or Epson 24-pin dot matrix printer you could refill with stamp ink. For your use case, get a Brother MFP laser printer. Companies frequently change toner models but they'll be available from 3rd parties for at least a decade afterwards.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #4Aug 11, 2025
What brand will you never buy again?
Brother MFC laser printers are amazing. I have what probably not so old 10 year old color laser MFC printer. It runs great and the toner is somewhat cheap. If not replaced by just adding toner by yourself.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #5May 3, 2025
The best printer for home use to buy? What do you recommend right now?
I went with an integrated scanner on my second Brother laser printer. The first may have survived for a much longer time had I not spilled milk into it but it didn't have a scanner. But the fact my second Brother is an MFC with an auto document feeder for the scanner I now look back on that mistake of spilling milk and I'm actually glad I upgraded to an MFC. I scan things and the auto document feeder just makes that process so much easier. I no longer have to feed documents page by page nor turn over pages that have information on both sides of the page. Laser is definitely the way to go if you don't intend to print photos. B&W is definitely going to be more cost effective. Most color laser printers only come with starter toners and after that a full set of all color toners will cost you more than a new printer. You may do better with third party toners but personally this isn't something I do and with only B&W it's just simply not worth it to me. I've seen some people post claiming Brother is moving to print drivers that will lock down those printers to use only OEM toner cartridges, I just don't know if this is true or not. Here again I use OEM toner cartridges anyway. Here again it really depends on the amount of color and type you plan on printing but for some folks who only print a few things in color it might be more advisable to do that at print shop or Walmart\\Walgreens depending on what it is. When you buy a printer you also might want to check the price of what it will cost to replace your toner cartridges. Brother also uses a replaceable drum and at least on mine the drum is good for two toner cartridges. I actually chose a larger printer or MFC because I can also use higher capacity toner cartridges which in effect even cost less per page to print. When it comes to a color laser the black toner cartridge is going to be much smaller because it uses three other colors and three other toner cartridges.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #6Apr 13, 2025
What's the best home printer 2025?
Color is always going to be more expensive and B&W laser is by far the cheapest and easiest to maintain. If you need color only occasionally for photo's that can be accomplished at your nearest Walgreens, Walmart, or printing store. Color Lasers aren't going to be what you would want to print photos with anyway and typically they come with starter cartridges and replacement cartridges for color laser printers typically cost more than the printer. They are extremely expensive. At least the manufacturers toner cartridges. I've had a Brother B&W laser printer for about the last 17 years and the only reason I am on my second one is because I spilled milk in my first one. Had I not done that I would still have the first more than likely. However I'm actually glad I upgraded because I decided to buy a MFC this time with a built in auto document feeder and scanner where I can drop in items I want scanned on both sides and no longer have to use a manual feed scanner. I don't scan tons of things but I do scan in important documents I want to keep and this makes that process so much easier and faster. Used to be printers which had built in scanners weren't as good as separate scanners and that simply is no longer true. Besides that auto document feeder is heaven sent. If you are thinking you might ever have the need for a scanner do yourself a favor and get an MFC with an auto document feeder at the same time you are buying a printer. Besides if you buy right a laser printer should last you a very long time. When determining which printer to get take a look into how much the toner cartridges and for brother how much the replacement drum cost. I bought these supplies at the same time, yet I am still on my first toner cartridge that came with my printer I bought about five years ago. Granted my printer is a fairly big printer but since I bought a two pack of high capacity cartridges this stuff is going to last me a long time. That is another thing to consider which is buying the highest capacity cartridge you can for the machine you buy. This reduces your cost per page. Granted they can't calculate for certain how much you will print per page but it gives you a good idea. Bottom line the speed per page is not the only line item you might want to look at before buying your printer. I've heard Brother is starting to use drivers which prevent your machine from using third party ink toners. If true that can be huge for some people. Can't say for sure as I have always used Brother ink toner cartridges anyway. This being another benefit of using ink toner in that it doesn't dry out, no ink heads to clean, toner cartridges tend to be much cheaper, not as messy, and easier to replace. Much of this also depends on what exactly you intend to print. But for someone like me printing black and white text pages mainly it's the best value for your money for that type of printing. Determine this before selecting the type of printer you want to get.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #7Apr 10, 2025
Any Good Printer For Home Use?
Another vote for Brother lasers. Pay the little extra for the MFC versions. Having the ability to photocopy and scan can be invaluable, and the cost is peanuts when amortized over the decades+ of ownership I'd also highly recommend getting ones with duplex printing and scanning, along with colour printing, but those aren't as needed
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