DCP-L5500DN
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Amazon Customer on Amazon
7 years ago
11/03/2016, 02:50 AM
Good for small business
The printer and copier has been mostly great for the needs of our office. We had a little hang up with it not working, but one of our employees pulled out the toner and put it back in. That seemed to do the trick.
Scott Carmichael on Amazon
7 years ago
07/01/2016, 04:14 AM
Yes - there is such a thing as too many features. Otherwise, an amazing little small business printer.
What an incredible value and feature set for the money - in fact, after playing around with this printer for a few hours, I think it might actually have TOO MANY features. The basics are (almost) all there - Ethernet, Duplex, a decent touch screen (more on that in a moment), relatively fast startup time, affordable toner and more. The machine itself is pretty good looking - unlike some other brands where a scanner is just stuck on top of the printer, this unit looks like a pretty well designed all-in-one. The control panel is actually very easy to use - but it is a little small for entering a lot of data like emails and login information. The UI is not always intuitive, things like arrows to move through settings are placed too close to the edges to fully use, but the menus do often support scrolling by touch.
The software download from Brother.com is 350MB, but that shouldn't be an issue for most people nowadays.
The machine has Ethernet, but it lacks Wi-Fi, which IMHO is a total bummer - especially since so many other features are included. For example - the machine supports scanning to Box, Google Drive and even Sharepoint. It has secure pin code printing, searchable PDF scanning and much, much more. In fact, once you start browsing the menu., you'll realize just how much Brother added to this printer. And once again, that is where it really overwhelms - a lot of these features are probably never going to be used.
The main function of course is printing and scanning - it does both very well. Prints look great, scans are crisp and quick, even with the ADF.
ScOObydoo on Amazon
7 years ago
06/30/2016, 12:41 PM
Yes - there is such a thing as too many features. Otherwise, an amazing little small business printer.
What an incredible value and feature set for the money - in fact, after playing around with this printer for a few hours, I think it might actually have TOO MANY features. The basics are (almost) all there - Ethernet, Duplex, a decent touch screen (more on that in a moment), relatively fast startup time, affordable toner and more. The machine itself is pretty good looking - unlike some other brands where a scanner is just stuck on top of the printer, this unit looks like a pretty well designed all-in-one. The control panel is actually very easy to use - but it is a little small for entering a lot of data like emails and login information. The UI is not always intuitive, things like arrows to move through settings are placed too close to the edges to fully use, but the menus do often support scrolling by touch.
The software download from Brother.com is 350MB, but that shouldn't be an issue for most people nowadays.
The machine has Ethernet, but it lacks Wi-Fi, which IMHO is a total bummer - especially since so many other features are included. For example - the machine supports scanning to Box, Google Drive and even Sharepoint. It has secure pin code printing, searchable PDF scanning and much, much more. In fact, once you start browsing the menu., you'll realize just how much Brother added to this printer. And once again, that is where it really overwhelms - a lot of these features are probably never going to be used.
The main function of course is printing and scanning - it does both very well. Prints look great, scans are crisp and quick, even with the ADF.
Brie Allen on Amazon
7 years ago
06/17/2016, 18:37 PM
The Brother's Quality Standards.
I have owned a few Brother printers, specifically monochrome laser printers because of the cost-saving capabilities, and this Brother printer does not disappoint and lives up the to the reliability and dependability expected from a Brothers computer. I've owned about ten or so HP printers throughout my school years and my family used to buy HP, but they would always have problems and die. Since I've switched over to Brother, I have yet to have a printer die on me, but I have replaced older models with newer ones, especially as they get a bit slow because of the heavy printing usage (thousands of pages a month at least).
This is a business laser monochrome printer, and it comes with new features not seen on older models, like the Amazon Dash replenishment that automatically orders toner when it is low, which is a very handy feature for an office. No need to make sure that there is a spare backup toner or hold people responsibility. I have not tested at what levels it reorders for you yet because my toner level is still quite high.
This is a 42 ppm printer, quite fast, and fast enough for my needs. More importantly, you can do multiple tasks on it at once, such as printing and scanning at the same time, so there is no need to really wait for someone to be done with their task if yours is not the same one. A nifty feature if you are desperate to use it at the same time.
There is an automatic scan feeder for up to 40 pages, which is a wonderful time saver, but if it could take on more pages, it would be perfect. But for only $300, I am not complaining.
More importantly, this printer uses the high yield toner of 8000 pages, but it also uses the standard yield toner as well. It is extremely cost efficient to to use the high yield toner and I don't buy any Brother printer models without the capability to use a high yield toner.
You can use mobile printing from your device, but to print wirelessly, it does have to have an ethernet connection set up to it. Not an issue for me really, but two models above this printer does offer this feature.
At this price point, this is a great choice for a monochrome printer that also offers functions like scanning and copying. The durability of a Brother's printer cannot be beat and having technology work is simply priceless. I do not need to deal with the hassle of troubleshooting a faulty printer, as I have never had to troubleshoot a Brother's printer for the past six years. Even my oldest model was in use until recently, when I upgraded it, but that old bugger still cranked out pages, albeit a bit slower than the newer models.
Joshua Davies on Amazon
7 years ago
06/09/2016, 17:25 PM
Quick, quiet, and reliable, but you'll have to plug it directly into your wired network
After 30 days of use, I have no complaints - the double-sided printing feature worked perfectly, which is a great benefit. My Mac recognized the printer right away and was immediately able to print to it; my Windows 8 PC needed a driver installation but once it was installed, also worked flawlessly. This printer does not include wifi capability (even though the manual indicates that it does - the installation guide I got didn't completely match the printer), which limits where I can locate it, but all in all the functionality made up for the lack of portability. This is a big, heavy printer; it's going to take up some space and you'll have to be careful that wherever you set it up is sturdy, but once it's set up, it operates quickly and quietly.
Joshua Davies on Amazon
7 years ago
06/09/2016, 04:43 AM
Quick, quiet, and reliable, but you'll have to plug it directly into your wired network
After 30 days of use, I have no complaints - the double-sided printing feature worked perfectly, which is a great benefit. My Mac recognized the printer right away and was immediately able to print to it; my Windows 8 PC needed a driver installation but once it was installed, also worked flawlessly. This printer does not include wifi capability (even though the manual indicates that it does - the installation guide I got didn't completely match the printer), which limits where I can locate it, but all in all the functionality made up for the lack of portability. This is a big, heavy printer; it's going to take up some space and you'll have to be careful that wherever you set it up is sturdy, but once it's set up, it operates quickly and quietly.
Edit 2022: I've been using this printer now for 7 years, I still haven't had to replace the toner, and it's still going strong.
Cathy Powell on Amazon
7 years ago
06/07/2016, 21:14 PM
A Very Fine Printer
I am so pleased with this printer. It is a replacement for my previous brother which I had for years and used it continually until it literally went "kaplunk/" Very smooth, very fast, touch screen controls. Excellent quality output with very little effort. Highly recommended for home or small business.
C. Powell on Amazon
7 years ago
06/07/2016, 17:03 PM
A Very Fine Printer
I am so pleased with this printer. It is a replacement for my previous brother which I had for years and used it continually until it literally went "kaplunk/" Very smooth, very fast, touch screen controls. Excellent quality output with very little effort. Highly recommended for home or small business.