Brother HL-2130

Definitely worth my money – Bought mine for about $50(?) in 2013, still going strong even to this day! It's only jammed a handful of times, but there's enough help online to easily fix it yourself. It's perfect if you constantly need B&W printing (I'm a university student, so essays are a frequent thing) and I've only changed my toner and ink once, this whole time. It's… Read more

quite cheap to replace the toner/ink if you buy it from eBay, and it's not like you'd need to change it often anyway. I can't say much for the print quality as I only use it for printing words, but so far, everything's been good - the ink comes out strong and consistent. The only things I'd be concerned about is if you require double-sided printing (it's a bit of puzzle) and also the bulkiness of the product.

Considering it's been 5 years since though, it was definitely worth that $50. Sad that it's been discontinued - it's such a great product. I'm hoping Brother will make another product that addresses the two issues I mentioned, but is still at the same great, long-lasting quality as this printer.

Prints well but paper often doesn't feed properly (jams) – This Laser printer has great printing and I get generic economic refills from eBay when needed though they do last a long time. The paper does jam sometimes which is frustrating so I try to feed one sheet of paper into it at a time. The toner light blinks early to warn you to order another cartridge. Overall I like this printer for the cheap price.  Show details

3 years going strong! – I have lost count of how many ink replacements ive done. Printed SOOO much over 3 yrs. You can get more prints out of the cartridge through a simple hack, just google it. Initially, it did give off a funny burning smell, but stopped after a few months. Never jams, always prints. Payed $50 for it, but it acts like a $200 printer

Perfect, cheap, economic, long lasting – i've been using this to print out document (every day) since early 2013, and still printing fine today! The only problem is the fuser is dirty, after I try to print a small paper and forgot to set the paper size properly. I usually refill the toner in a toner refill store, it last for about 3 months!

Perfect – You simply cannot buy better. The initial toner does not do 600 pages however and I presume several of the bad reviews did not realise that and dumped a perfectly good printer. With generic TN450s you cannot print cheaper. This is our 3rd printer and we just keep coming back for more. When the belt life is up we dump and start again.

The cheapest laserjet you can get – I do not print much and I choose the Brother mainly because of the price ($42 with toner) It last longer than most of cartridges I used before. Previously I used HP and Brother is far better. Every single HP I had broke down and this one is going well. Maybe is a bit noisy but in general a perfect choice for the price. The unbeatable price Toner replacement far more expensive than the printer itself!

Printer stopped after 342 pages - toner light on – The toner light was solid after 342 pages. I had to reset the machine to print out a supply levels page. The starter toner is supposed to last at least 600 pages. _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ When not running out of toner it works well. Toner light comes on when there is still plenty of toner remaining.

Another great Brother workhorse! – After my 6th multifunction machine went down I decided to go back to good old mono! I bought a separate scanner (with no blinky lights costing me $50 a throw for cartridges) and this printer, real simple, fast and cheap to run (still on the sample cartridge)OK so maps may be a bit confusing and you aren't going to impress anyone with your… Read more

powerpoint printouts but if all you need is reliable and cheap printing then this is for you No flashing lights every 2 weeks begging for more expensive ink, cheap and simple to operate. Mono, it just prints!