Brother MFC-L2750DW Review: Less colour, more speed
Brother MFC-L2750DW – By now there must be at least one multi-function inkjet printer/ scanner per UK household.
For everyone who doesn’t have one, someone else still has an old one they stopped using because the ink got too expensive and the paper kept jamming, alongside the new one they saw in the supermarket after Christmas for 35 quid.
But here’s an alternative: a multi-function black-and-white A4 laser printer (MFP). It comes in a similar format, albeit a bit bulkier, with a sheet feeder for the colour scanner on top.
A no-nonsense mono laser printer, with a few surprising mod cons
Unlike some, the MFC-L2750DW can scan as well as print both sides of the paper (duplex), and it also incorporates a fax machine, if you have a telephone socket handy and still know people who fax. And for all those doubters who associate mono lasers with clunky old office tech, this one has a big colour touchscreen, Wi-Fi, AirPrint for your iPhone or iPad, and Mopria for Android devices, with NFC for instant connection.
It also works well with Dropbox, and you can print from or scan to your online storage or via email. Everything has security options, too, if you’re sharing a printer with others.
The MFC-L2750DW also promises to print up to 34 pages per minute (ppm), a lot more than most inkjet printers. Cunningly, we sent it a 34-page Word document – and it came out in 60 seconds. If we’re being picky, that didn’t include the lazy 12 seconds it took to start up, but it’s still pretty quick, and you get full, crisp 1200 dpi quality at that speed.
A fancier document with graphics forced it to slow down a bit, but reducing the resolution to a still professional-looking 600dpi brought it back on track. Print quality was excellent except for photos, which – as we’d expect – showed some ugly banding. A mono laser printer isn’t the best choice for that.
The 50-page automatic document feeder (ADF) churned through 10 single-sided scans in 34 seconds, and photocopying 10 pages both sides took just over a minute and a half. These are all good speeds.
At 2.5p a page, it’s no cheaper than an inkjet. But for higher volumes of work, it might well be more practical.
Specifications
- 1200 x 1200 dpi maximum print resolution
- 600 x 2400 dpi maximum scan resolution
- 250-sheet paper tray
- 50-sheet ADF
- Duplex
- Fax
- 802.11n Wi-Fi
- USB 2.0
- Ethernet
- 319x410x399mm (HxWxD)
- 21.8kg
- One-year warranty
Verdict (Recommended)
Where to buy?
Brother MFCL2750DW Monochrome All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer, Duplex Copy & Scan, Amazon...
- Perfect all-in-one – The MFC-L2750DW developed for the busy home or small office, Brother’s latest compact laser all-in-one printer features advanced printing at 36 pages per minute(1) as well as faxing, copying, and scanning capabilities
- Perfect all-in-one – The MFC-L2750DW developed for the busy home or small office, Brother’s latest compact laser all-in-one printer features advanced printing at 36 pages per minute(1) as well as faxing, copying, and scanning capabilities
- Engineered for productivity – This replacement for the MFCL2740DW helps save time with single-pass duplex (2-sided) copying and scanning via an up to 50-sheet automatic document feeder along with multi-page copying, scanning, and faxing functions
- Printing on the go: Send print jobs wirelessly from your desktop, laptop, smartphone, and tablet(2). The "Touch to Connect" printing with NFC gives added convenience(3)
- Cloud based print & scan – Print from and scan to popular Cloud services directly from the 2.7" color touchscreen, including Dropbox, Google Drive, Evernote, OneNote, and more(4)
- Wireless printing & exceptional support – easily connect via wireless connections from your laptop, smartphone, desktop, and tablets. We provide free online, call, or live chat support for the life of your printer. Copy resolution: 600 x 600 Max. Dpi. Power source-ac 120V 50/60Hz
- Scan driver compatibility: twain, WIA, SANE and scan file formats: JPEG (jpg), Max, PDF single-page/multi-page (PDF/a, High compression PDF, TIFF single-page/multi-page (TIFF).Amazon dash replenishment enabled: upon activation, Amazon Dash Replenishment measures the toner level and orders more from Amazon when it’s low
- Form Factor: Print Only
- Connectivity Technology: Wi-Fi
Brother MFC-L2750DW Mono Laser Printer | A4 | Print, Copy, Scan, Fax,...
- MAXIMUM VALUE FOR MONEY: Reduce costs with low cost per page prints. With a 1,200 page in-box toner included, combined with automatic 2-sided printing you can easily reduce the cost of each print job
- PRINTER, SCANNER, COPIER AND FAX: This 4-in-1 compact device can handle a range of paper handling requirements from printing in A4 to automatic 2-sided scanning
- MAXIMUM VALUE FOR MONEY: Reduce costs with low cost per page prints. With a 1,200 page in-box toner included, combined with automatic 2-sided printing you can easily reduce the cost of each print job
- PRINTER, SCANNER, COPIER AND FAX: This 4-in-1 compact device can handle a range of paper handling requirements from printing in A4 to automatic 2-sided scanning
- PRINT SPEEDS UP TO 34 PAGES PER MINUTE: Increase efficiency around the home or small office with print speeds up to 34ppm. Print high quality documents in no time at all
- CONNECTIVITY OPTIONS: Print wirelessly from your laptop, tablet or smartphone. Wired, Wifi and NFC connectivity also allows the printer to be shared by multiple users around the home or office
- GREAT USER EXPERIENCE: Compact and desktop friendly, the MFC-L2750DW mono laser printer has a 6.8cm colour LCD touchscreen making it quick and simple to use
