Brother MFCL2740DW Wireless Monochrome Printer with Scanner, Copier and Fax
- 2.7″ color touchscreen display offers intuitive navigation to cloud services Dropbox, Google Drive, Evernote and more
- Fast high quality printing and copying up to 32 ppm and up to 2400 x 600 dpi resolution
- Wireless printing from your mobile device via AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, Brother iPrint & Scan, Cortado Workplace, Wi-Fi Direct
- 4-in-1 functionality (Print, Copy, Scan and Fax) with a 250 sheet capacity paper tray
- 1 year limited warranty with free phone support for the life of your machine
Monochrome laser all in one. Connect via wireless or wired networking or USB. Print/ copy speed up to 32 ppm. Duplex printing with single pass duplex copy/scan/fax. 2.7″ touchscreen display.
List Price: $ 299.99
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Great printer,
I saw the “coming soon” on this MFCL2740DW and I ordered it on the day it was available for sale in the US.It arrived a week later. It wasn’t available on PRIME.:( (I would have received it 3 days earlier, but FedEx required a signature even though this was not required on the order.)
The new printer has almost the exact same footprint as my old one. Setup was fast and I set it up using the wireless network instead of the wired connection available on the old printer.Both are available which is a nice feature. The printer connected easily and immediately. The color touch screen is a nice addition although a slightly larger screen would be nice. The color screen is much easier to read than the outgoing LCD screen.
So far, I love it. the scanning is much faster when doing High Res color (600dpi), both sides too, without my intervention, print quality is excellent and it prints on both sides of paper.
I have mine set in the quiet mode which is slightly slower, but I can carry on a phone conversation in my small office while printing and the print speed is still fast.
There are two choices of toner cartridges. The high yield is slightly higher than other Brother cartridges with the same capacity ($58 on Amazon for the high yield 2600 page TN660) I found as price of $33 for the 1200 page TN630 cartridge if your office does not print as many pages.
I haven’t tried printing from my Android device yet. I do have the app just no time to try it yet.
The only con I have found is that some parts do not seem as robust as the older printer like the paper drawer and other plastic parts. It seems durable enough and time will tell.
I am expecting that this printer will be as reliable as my last one and will be around for a long time, After all, it is a Brother!
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Build like a tank,
Unboxing: It was fairly easy to do the initial setup: Open box, take printer out and place on desktop. Removed the tape with ease, followed instructions to prepare toner was easy. Just follow the directions. I plugged the printer it and I was then puzzled on how to turn it on, until I realized the “power” button was staring me in the face all along. The only downside is that the power cord is permanently attached to the printer, whereas the previous printer plug was a standard computer power cable that was removable.
Setup: I went to the Brother website to download the software instead of using the CD. I wanted the latest software. I added the printer to our Wi-Fi easily just following the guide on the printer color LCD panel. Just be sure to configure WLAN for wireless. I prefer my printer to a preset static IP address, so that was a snap. Configuring for Google Cloud print took me a little longer than I planned. I used the online manual to assist, but basically open a web browser to the IP address of the local printer, go to “Network” tab, then down to “Protocol”, find “Google Cloud Print” and click next to it where it says “Advanced Setting”. Then it’s easy to register it with Google Cloud Print services with my Google Account. I was then able to share the printer with my wife’s Google account so she could print from her devices.
Features:
* Printing: Worked like a charm, even duplex printing. The printer is a little loud, but mostly because I’m sitting almost next to it.
* Cloud Print: I tested the cloud printing feature from my Android phone (Nexus 5, Praise Duarte) and I was able to print an e-mail perfectly. I just wish I could print from more apps.
* Faxing: Not a problem. I haven’t tested duplex faxing.
* Scanning: I haven’t tried. I have a Fujistsu Scansnap ix500 I purchased a year ago that I LOVE for document scanning. But, I setup the Brother printer to scan to my PC. I’m sure I’ll use it to scan old photos since the flatbed is better suited than a document scanner. I used the Scan-to-PC feature using my previous Brother printer, and it worked like a charm, so I know I’ll be happy with the results.
Hiccups:
* Receiving Fax: Since it was connected to the house phone line, I thought I disabled automatic receiving when I changed the number of rings to zero, 0. But, I was wrong. I needed to change the receiving fax type to ‘Manual’, then all was right with the world.
Overall: I’m in love with a tank again. I wanted something that I don’t have to think about and that it’s just there doing it’s job when I need it and quiet when I don’t. You know when you are doing a great job? When I don’t even know you are there. And that’s my Brother printer review in a nutshell.
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