HL-L2405W Wireless Compact Monochrome Laser Printer with Mobile Printing, Black & White Output | Includes Refresh Subscription Trial(1), Works with Alexa

The Brother HL-L2405W is an excellent monochrome printer for home or office use. The wireless setup was quick and easy, and the printer connects smoothly to phones, laptops, and tablets. Print quality is very sharp and professional, especially for documents and reports.I also like how compact it is because it doesn’t take up much desk space. The printing speed is impressive, and the machine operates quietly compared to other printers I’ve used. Overall, this printer delivers dependable performance and great value for the prIce

Just received this yesterday and today spent about 2 1/2 hours setting up. Most of the set-up time was either my laptop was running slow or the brother set up was slow. Either way it was fairly easy and pretty painless. The only hitch came when trying to connect wireless, and here I tried a few time with the recommended way. Unfortunately after a couple of attempts it would not work, so I had to manually input the information. Once the screen showed it was ready to type the network password with the up down arrows it seemed a bit time consuming but was actually easy. This was the only glitch I had during the whole process. I guess I could have given a four star, but then again it's just how the machine talks to the router. I had read that other people had this same problem so I was prepared for it. Overall the printing speed compared to my old inkjet was fairly quick, which is a given for a laser printer. Happy with the printer as it is fairly decent and at a decent price.

I print from my laptop, never my mobile device. Setup for this printer is via a QR code, so after spending more than an hour going through the registration/setup process, I was only able to use the printer via my phone. Useless to me. At the very end of setup, there was a message to go to the Brother website to setup to print from my computer. Geez!!! Just show the computer setup option without having to scan the QR code and wasting time setting up on a device I never print from. I then spent another hour+ setting up for my laptop.Before printing, I clicked the Brother Print&Scan icon to register my printer. It didn't recognize the password on the back of the machine and it didn't recognize the password I'd assigned from the mobile set up. Brother wanted me to enter the serial # on the back of the printer. I'm old. My eyesight isn't great and after 4 attempts to enter the serial #, which BTW, cannot be displayed as you input it, there was no way to confirm if I'd made a mistake keying the # or if it was because I couldn't tell if the last digit of the serial # was a zero, letter O or a Q, and besides, by that time I was too tired and too irritated to continue because I'd already spent more than 3 hours unboxing and setting up. Setting up this printer was ALMOST as bad as getting a new computer and trying to figure out all the settings.Next, I set up the dashboard. After entering all the required info, I received a message saying that processing dashboard setup would take an hour, please be patient. OK, it was 10pm. I was not in a good mood. I tried to turn off the printer by pressing the power button. The machine stayed on even after multiple attempts. I said the F word and unplugged the printer. (The following day, there was enough light to read the display and I noticed a "Shutting Down" message after pressing the power button, so after waiting patiently, the machine did finally shut down.)At 7:54am the following morning I received an email saying my dashboard was available! Whoo Hoo! - only 10 hours later, and only to find out that the "dashboard" was designed to sell me products, not to configure print options as I'd expected.I spent the next 7 hours procrastinating weather or not I had the sanity and/or energy to actually test the printer. I finally sucked up and tested the printer, which worked like a charm and gave me decent quality albeit somewhat dark prints. As an artist who uses B&W photocopies in my collage work (the main reason I bought the printer), I did appreciate that the copies are more like old school photocopies that lack the shiny quality so often part of photocopies from Staples, etc. nowadays. The matte prints are easier to hand color with colored pencil or watercolor. And, MOSTLY, I also appreciate that I can now print from home instead of having to go to Staples every time I get a collage inspiration.Would I recommend this printer? No. Setup is definitely unnecessarily complicated - even for a 71yo former software analyst. The footprint is bigger than I expected, and because I'll only be using it intermittently and the manufacturer tells me not to keep it plugged in when not in use, I will probably find it a hassle to crawl under my desk to plug and unplug it every time I want to use it.Edit: I discovered that I can make lighter prints from MS Word by selecting "Printer Properties" then selecting "Advanced Printing Options" and clicking "Toner Save Mode". The lighter prints are exactly what I was hoping for and I'm happy to conserve toner to extend the toner cartridge life. I've run an extension cord to make plugging and unplugging the machine relatively easy. Patience has taught me that when the machine is in "Deep Sleep" mode (which happens within seconds of printing), I have to press the power button then wait for the machine to enter "Sleep" mode. Once the machine is in "Sleep" mode, I can finally press the power button again to shut down the machine.Edit #2: Changed rating from 3 stars to 1 star. The annoying things I've discovered about this printer after using it for a couple of weeks are #1 despite selecting collate from my print options, machine always prints the last page first so I have to hand collate everything AND #2 I have repeatedly selected toner save mode and pressed the default button within documents AND I've also set toner save mode from my default new document, AND I've tried to set toner save mode from the Brother icon, but the machine will not set toner save mode as a default - meaning I have to select toner save mode from the advanced settings EVERY time I print a document!

My last printer died and I was done dealing with a cable every time I needed to print something. This connects wirelessly and prints from my phone, iPad, and laptop without any setup drama, it found the network and just worked. Black and white only, which is a non-issue for home use. It's simple enough that anyone else in the house can print something without asking me for help first, which was the actual goal. Quiet, compact, does exactly what I needed.

I had an older Brother printer that was 15 years old. This one is lighter but also made like most things today, more flimsy. I noticed that especially with the paper tray. It feels like one drop would shatter it. I have an older Mac and though the wired setup was easy as most reviewers mentioned. But getting the wifi setup was a pain. I followed directions and it still took several hours. I unplugged modem, printer, computer off multiple times and it would still not recognize the printer. What finally worked for me was dumping the driver and reloading. This time it automatically pulled up Bonjour and airprint which made things easier and the wi-fi works! Woo hoo! I have High Sierra (yeah, I know) so wasn't sure the wireless would connect. It prints well, and does print out of deep sleep which I didn't expect from other reviews. I hope this printer lasts as long as my old one, but since most products die faster now I would be surprised. I did not setup refresh because I don't print much and all the reviewers said it is highly annoying and full of ads. I didn't have to load any software - just the driver. I don't print from my phone so would probably have to download the app which was where folks were getting constant ads and updates. Wish it copied like my old printer but it's about 1/2 the price so you get what you pay for!

I decided to give a laser printer a try when I got sick of dealing with inkjet printers that need maintenance just about every time i needed to use them. I should have switched a long time ago! This printer is awesome, it's ready to use right after turning it on & works flawlessly even after the printer hasn't been used for several weeks. Installation went smoothly on my PC, as well as the mobile app on my android phone. I haven't had any problems printing whatsoever and the printed documents look great

I have only had this printer for a few days and I hope this review is not too early, but it is really wonderful. This one replaces an older version that was not wi-fi enabled and worked well only with a cable hook up. I was very happy with that one too, but the cable did not work with my newer model Mac, so I researched for a laser printer that had wi-fi and the cable connection ability (in case my wi-fi was out). This model does both very well. The cable connection worked right away, and the wi-fi did too after we followed the video instructions. Just know that the device is not a full blown printer with a copier and color capability. I got really sick of those printers that always ran out of ink quickly, this laser printer works a long time before needing a new cartridge.

It's a great little workhorse. I use it to take the wear and tear off my larger, more expensive color printer. It does a nice job for an inexpensive printer

Para imprimir documentos en casa es excelente está impresora, buena calidad de imagen, con bandeja para 250 hojas y equipo compacto pero de buena estructura.

Buen precio y calidad

llego muy rápido y en excelentes condiciones

Muy buena, pero gasta mucha tinta por impresión, aunque pongas "draft" en config. Pero imprime excelente y nunca he tenido problema con conexión a mi compu / cel.