Brother DCP-L2640DW Wireless Compact Monochrome Multi-Function Laser Printer with Copy and Scan, Duplex, Black & White Output | Includes Refresh Subscription Trial(1), (Renewed Premium)

Works Great So Far! Reasonably Fast & Clear Printing – Convenient Wireless Connectivity
I have used Brother laser printers for years. I decided on this particular model, mostly because it offered just exactly what my small business and home office needs were. I have no use for a fax machine any more, so this printer and scanner was really all I wanted, and it seemed like a pretty reasonable value. I have tested it several times with various paper media. I print normal text documents, some with graphics, envelopes, and voucher checks regularly. This printer has handled everything really well so far. There was a bit of a learning curve with some odd sized envelopes, but I’m pretty sure my struggle was with the software I was using, not the printer. I did experience a couple of situations where the machine said there was a paper jam when using the front tray to print an envelope, but it was easily resolved. The quality and clarity of the print seems great to me. You can adjust the print density, toner ecology, etc. pretty easily. The machine itself has a heavy duty and durable feel to it, and I’m happy with how it has been working so far for me.WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY: I was reading other people’s comments about having issues with this. I am going to share what I found worked best for me, and maybe that will be helpful for others. Since I have owned and used several Brother printers in the past, I’ve learned that getting the machine on my wireless network is easiest by simply using the machine’s console push buttons. I know in the literature it says it should be discoverable by going through the steps outlined in the instructions after downloading their software. However, I’ve never had consistent luck with that process. I still download the software to make sure I have the right drivers and features loaded, but when it comes to getting the printer on my network, I just use the machine’s console to find my router and then type in the password. It’s a tiny bit tedious typing the password using the console buttons, but I’ve never had it not work for me. Honestly, seconds after doing that, the wireless printer was discoverable and available to all of my devices. I was able to print from my CPU, laptop, phone, tablet, etc. without any issues. I know that’s not the only way of setting up the wireless functionality on these printers, but it’s what I’ve learned causes the least amount of stress and frustration. I hope that’s helpful. They provide details on how to accomplish this method in the accompanying literature that comes with the printer.At this point, I have no reason not to give this five stars. If something shoud change down the road, I’ll be sure to update this review.

good replacement for injets
This is a fantastic printer. It is quick, runs well, and provides dual sided printing.I bought it because Cannon and HP got greedy with their inkjets, e.g. arbitrary “you’re allowed to print 30 pages per month”, blocking attempts to refill cartridges, bricking the scanner feature if any ink runs out, etc. I hope Brother can stay away from that because it’s a major reason to abandon injet. Also I don’t print a lot, so toner doesn’t dry out like ink cartridges. Obviously it doesn’t print color, and injets still excel at photos especially with their ability to accept any paper type (textured paper). If you’re in the vast majority of use cases where that doesn’t matter and you still need color without the injet hastle, Brother also makes reasonably priced toner-based color printers to consider as an alternative. The main difference is many of those use LED strips at 600 dpi instead of this printer’s laser technology (each color needs its own light source because of the way toner transfer works, so LED is simpler, cost less, and has no moving parts compared to 4 laser arrays for each color). 600 dpi is usually good enough, but in comparison you can ramp this black/white printer up to 1200 dpi if needed, which moderately improves photo/graphic prints without significant slowdown. This printer is great for the majority of print jobs. The speed and dual sided printing makes this a much better value for most home office settings, and the picture quality for black/white is still reasonable.

I waited three weeks to set it up. Luckily I was still within the return window. It squeals just before printing, Sounds like an alarm. and it prints TWO copies of everything. Otherwise, it was a clear, crisp print, and an easy printer to use. I set it up, tried a few prints, and packed it right back into the box with two issues right out of the box. No thank you!!

L’achat de la Brother DCP-L2640DW est sans doute la pire décision technologique que j’ai prise cette année. L’imprimante se déconnecte constamment du réseau, sans raison apparente, et il est pratiquement impossible de la reconnecter sans redémarrer tout le système (quand cela fonctionne). Chaque tentative d’impression devient un parcours du combattant.Elle échoue lamentablement à accomplir les tâches les plus simples qu’on attend d’une imprimante domestique. Même l’impression de documents PDF basiques vire au cauchemar. Et ne parlons même pas de l’application de gestion, qui ajoute une couche supplémentaire de frustration.À ce stade, je me surprends à rêver de la jeter par la fenêtre, ce qui, ironiquement, serait peut-être sa seule fonction réussie : servir de projectile cathartique.Bref, un achat que je regrette profondément. Je déconseille fortement.