Brother HL-B2080DW Mono Laser Printer with Auto Duplex & Wi-Fi Printing (Toner Box Technology) (Gray)

Did a lot of R&D, then finally landed up on this one. First decision one has to make is about the kind of printer to go for. Had been using an ink-jet printer for decades and it was forever a headache to use it. The ink always used to dry up or finish. After much deliberation decided to go for a monochrome laser printer. If one needs to print photos then go for ink-jet, but for people who need to print documents or anything B&W, laser is the way to go. There is little to no maintenance for a laser printer, moreover the toner doesn’t dry up (as it is a powder) as opposed to liquid ink. Even if you print after months, a laser printer will give you a perfect output.Compared to ink-tank printers, a laser in terms of cost per page might come behind, but make no mistake, ink-tank printers are nothing but ink-jet printers, and the technology behind ink-jet is fundamentally a flawed one. With ink-jet you‘ll still have clogged printer heads, filled up ink-pads which absorbs discarded ink during cleaning etc. Plus, you’re dealing with liquid which in turn can cause numerous problems. Laser printers are hassle free. Ink-jet printers have a short lifespan. Laser on the other hand will last you at least a decade.As for this particular printer, Brother-2080 uses a toner which is cheap (Rs. 900) and is readily available on Amazon. Moreover the drum unit and the toner are two separate entities (thus reducing the cost for replacement). This printer also supports Apple Air-Print which works seamlessly with iOS devices. Android devices work great too! In 2020 buying a printer with Wi-Fi is a MUST! The printer is fast, stylish (I like the 90s aesthetics), hassle free, has a large paper tray capacity (250 pages) which is covered, thus avoiding dust onto the paper and most importantly the wireless connectivity works flawlessly. These days a mobile phone does the work of a scanner and a photocopier, thus a dedicated scanner and photocopier for me becomes redundant. Though the best feature of this printer has to be the automatic duplex printing, it just saves on paper leading to 50% savings and is fast too. If you’re looking for a no nonsense monochrome laser printer which gets the job done, then look no further. Brother HL-B2080DW is amongst all the manufacturers the best laser printer available under Rs.15,000. This printer is an absolute workhorse. Close your eyes and without any hesitation go for this one. Just make sure, after setting up the printer and wi-if, turn off the deep sleep mode (check YouTube for a tutorial) and you’ll be sorted.PROS1) Wireless Connectivity and Apple Air-Print! Once wireless is set up, it works fabulously without any drops in connection.2) It’s FAST!3) Hassle Free/Little to no maintenance required4) Toner is very cheap (Rs. 900 for 2600 pages)5) Automatic Duplex Printing6) Good Printing Quality7) Large capacity paper tray which is covered, helping in keeping the papers dust free.8) The 90’s tech aesthetics. Don’t know why, but I find the printer very good looking :)9) MADE IN VIETNAM/DESIGNED IN JAPAN (No Chinese Connection)CONS1) Setting up the wireless on this printer is bit of a chore, especially if you have a complex password.2) Have to manually turn off deep sleep. It should come switched off by default.

Sharing my experience after 2 weeks of usage.The printer is a great companion for home office or school projects.Print speed is fast and of great quality.The printer is compact, prints both the sides.Wireless connectivity works well.Installation of the printer is easy.

The Brother HL-B2080DW Mono Laser Printer with Auto Duplex & Wi-Fi Printing is a great product, nice and simple to use. Have been using this extensively for few months now. A good to have printer at home where printing is not required on a frequent basis. Its quick to print and easy to connect once configured with wireless option. A great buy, highly recommended for people looking for monochrome laser printer for personal and office use. Go for it!

very nice B/W laser printer within reasonable price having must to have features like mobile printing , auto duplex printing

Laser prints as expected.Settings allow for toner saving.Auto duplex working great. Not a single stuck page.Once connected with wifi it works pretty well.and gets connect automatically to the network. (If you have multiple net conectios, ensure both the PC and printer are on same network ).Has been wary of no service centre near but that shud not be a problem with everyone.So far working smooth and I hope it lasts longer and there is no problem if not used for a while as my consumption is pretty low at times.(That's where earlier Inkjets failed due to drying cartridges, headers and stuck papers).Laser at this point is good. No need for scanner these days due to camera phones. Photocopy is simple print of a scan/photo.Good job so far.

Ease of use. Excellent printer for home.

Received defective item. Amazon has conveniently washed off their hands with replacement at service centre. It is a new trick to sell defective items and let the customers ort it out with the brands. Used to purchase on Amazon due to their return policy. It's time to realise that they have shifted their focus away from the customer.

Man, I am very pleasantly surprised by this brand. Really never thought I'd purchase a printer from Brother. In fact, I was about to get HP's Multifunction Printer costing round about 25k then I just came across this printer. All the reviews were very positive and that made me skeptical as to the veracity of such claims as too good to be true.However, I did eventually end up buying this piece and I must say that it was a very good decision. First thing's first, the print quality is simply outstanding. The printer itself is quite sophisticated to look at and has many useful options like the duplex printing capability where both sides of a paper sheet are automatically printed without the need to manually turn the pages around. I was about to go for the plain model in the series but fortunately bought this WiFi capable one. Works seamlessly with your phone which you can use as a scanner and then directly send the document to the printer via WiFi (WLAN) for printing. Besides the original toner (from Brother) for this printer come for about 850 bucks which is very reasonably priced and a bonus feature (Brother claims 2600 pages print yield from this, which is again insane!). Last but not the least, it's a Japanese-designed stuff and made in Vietnam, so no Chinese connections.In conclusion, this is a complete bang for the buck printer which is loaded with very practical and usable features and you too should give it a try. Thanks Amazon and the Seller! 🤗