Recommend me a home laser printer

[jesusbuiltmycar]

I am after a home laser printer that is preferably quite compact. Only needs to print and happy with black&white (the wife may disagree though)...

Other requirements are:
1. No subscriptions for toner / ink etc.
2. Ideally no "cloud connected" anti-features.

Only other thing is nothing by HP - I hate them on a cellular level.

[thebraketester]

Brother. There basic black and white laser is excellent and reasonable.

HL-L2350DW

[steveatesh]

Second the Brother recommendation. Compact but very good, the duplex printing makes it so easy to use too compared to an Oki colour laser that went to printer heaven a few years ago.

[Condi]

3rd for Brother. I have the older version of this, bought about 5 years ago. Just coming to the end of it's first toner cartridge which will cost about £25 to replace. Each page is great. No ink splodges, no dried up cartridges. No idea why anyone would use inkjet. Laser is just so much simpler.

https://www.brother.co.uk/printers/laser-printers/...

[x5tuu]

4th for Brother.

I have a cheaper model again (mono) and paid £60 from Argos for it at the very start of Covid (bought for home schooling purposes).

Toner is super cheap (c.£12 and lasts a lot of pages)

Currently £85-ish on Argos
https://www.argos.co.uk/product/1946417?istCompany...

[vikingaero]

jesusbuiltmycar said:

Only other thing is nothing by HP - I hate them on a cellular level.

HP P1102W.

Wireless. Old skool so uses any old toner from those 3rd party ink places. Reliable. It's like the Skoda Octavia of printers.

[mph999]

5th for Brother …

Something like the Brother HL-L2350DW

Its excellent, just works and 3rd party toner available although the branded ones aren’t that expensive, esp if you don’t print much.

[Silverbullet767]

So, brother then....

[sgrimshaw]

Brother all the way.

Mono compatible toners are cheap as chips too ... just check the exact model's toner prices before buying.

[mph999]

Silverbullet767 said:

So, brother then....

How did you come to that conclusion

[DE1975]

I'm another Brother Lover

It just works, even when I leave it to not print for months on end. Generic toner cartridges available. I also got the HL-L2350DW mentioned a few times above. Believe that model has now been replaced with the HL-L2400DW now, available online for about £100.


https://www.printerland.co.uk/product/brother-hl-l...

[sgrimshaw]

vikingaero said:

HP P1102W.

Wireless. Old skool so uses any old toner from those 3rd party ink places. Reliable. It's like the Skoda Octavia of printers.

and discontinued

[biggiles]

Brother.

Mine does duplex and colour, wasn't super expensive. Has ethernet. I may never need another printer (touch wood).

[dhutch]

vikingaero said:

HP P1102W.

We have one, and I cant fault it. Although it wont do colour!

sgrimshaw said:

and discontinued

Even better, loads on ebay for £100, probably with enough tonar left to last the first year!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_n...

[sgrimshaw]

dhutch said:

Even better, loads on ebay for £100, probably with enough tonar left to last the first year!

used low end HP laser with unknown history off of fleabay or a brand new Brother for similar or less money with more features ... I know where my money would be going

[MesoForm]

DE1975 said:

I'm another Brother Lover

It just works, even when I leave it to not print for months on end. Generic toner cartridges available. I also got the HL-L2350DW mentioned a few times above. Believe that model has now been replaced with the HL-L2400DW now, available online for about £100.


https://www.printerland.co.uk/product/brother-hl-l...

I've also got the HL-L2350DW, had it for years now without issue. Prints from phones, laptops, etc. without hassle.

[dhutch]

sgrimshaw said:

used low end HP laser with unknown history off of fleabay or a brand new Brother for similar or less money with more features ... I know where my money would be going

Yeah, cant fault that either, and to be fair that makes the ebay ones look over priced. But dont forget even the new Brother only comes with half a cartridge and that a full one is a second £100!

Brother have been making solid buy inexpensive mono laser printers for as long as I've been on this planet and they are very good at it.

[sgrimshaw]

dhutch said:

But dont forget even the new Brother only comes with half a cartridge and that a full one is a second £100!

Only if you buy from the wrong place

Genuine XL £64, "normal" one £36

https://www.cartridgepeople.com/Brother-TN-2510?_g...

Compatibles cheaper still, but at those prices for originals I'd probably stick with them

[Brother D]

Lol I was going to come on here and say Brother but twenty others beat me to it!

Just to say I recommend them to small businesses and have next to no issues reported.

[jesusbuiltmycar]

Thanks for the recommendations, I will order a Brother tomorrow!