Brother DCP-1610W Mono Laser Printer - All-in-One, Wireless/USB 2.0, Compact, A4 Printer, Small Office/Home Printer, White

The Brother DCP-1610W printer was easy to setup via the CD installation disk provided, but the lack of a USB cable to connect to your PC was a bit surprising, but it's a standard printer USB so I used my previous printers cable so no major problem as long as you know that you need one. I set the wi-fi up using the printer menus as the WPS option didn't find the network, but it was straight forward and connected with no problems. You have to download the iPrint software to print wirelessly from your phone or tablet which was also easy to setup on Android and MAC. The one major surprise was that you can't load paper and shut the door, as A4 paper sticks out beyond the printer body and there is an extender which pulls out to support it. I keep the paper door shut when not in use to keep the dust out and load paper as needed, it's not a game changer but worth noting. The scanner/copier is good and the printer is quick and produces good quality laser prints. Overall it's a very affordable, well built all in one printer that produces good results at an excellent price.

Needed a printer for very occasional use, but remember the bad experience of my previous inkjet printers..Cartridges drying out inbetween uses, ink running out at vast expense after no time at all really put me off getting another.. until I heard of laser printers...Having a nose on Amazon, expecting to pay well for losing these inkjet hassles, I came across two Brother laser printers at under £70. This included the first toner laser cartridge (basically ink, but in dry powder form that doesnt dry out or clog) which work for up to 1000 full page prints with the starter cartridge, but offer 5000 with cartridge replacements!Supplied inkjet starter cartridges running out after a week or so, then being presented with a cost greater than the actual printer to replace them, also seems to make laser a no brainer for those wishing to print only black and white and on a budget.There were two models at the sub £70 mark, and I chose this cheapest HL-1212w one at £64. The downside was that it will not automatically print on both sides of the paper (at the £70 one does), plus for me (more critically) this one is smaller and fit perfectly my small office needs.You can manually reload on this model to print both sides if you wish, although I recycle paper anyway (plus finished documents look much nicer one sided anyway).Setup was easy.The Vine reviewer here (who was given the version with the 5 cartridges and 3 year guarantee for free in order to review it) surely must have been reviewing a different printer?Far from being flimsy & cheaply made (when compared to his more expensive and older Brother machine), I find it the opposite despite actually paying for mine. Yes, it may not be as sturdy as older and more expensive printers, and basing a review upon that might seem unfair.Just because a cheap Sekonda watch isnt a Rolex watch doesnt make it any less functional at telling the time..From a budgetary perspective, it does what it says it does, is ridiculously cheap in doing so, looks good and completes prints quickly.Replacement cartridges (originals) cost around 30 quid. Non originals cost as little as £7.The drum (which encapsulates the toner (ink) cartridge needs replacing around every 2 years.. Also £30 for an original and as little as £7 non original...I may risk non original, as most of the reviews state no problem in doing so and similar reviews to the originals.All being well, that's ongoing printing for no money whatsoever...Setting up on pc is easy with the included disc, and despite no included usb cable, none is needed down to the wifi feature.My pc recognised and connected with it immediately. I at first wondered where the Brother printing app interface on the pc was, but printing on the pc is easy and basically down to just clicking "print" in windows whilst actually viewing the document or item you require printing. A small Brother window then opens with simplistic options, with all needing doing then pressing "print".I rarely turn my pc on these days, but forget the faff of having to do that with this printer..Simply download the Brother printing app to your phone, and you can simply print documents that you receive via email even in another room in the house. Given that a smartphone is in fact these days what a PC is anyway, you can do everything from your phone anyway.Given the ridiculous low price, lack of problems setting up, reliability I have found already, robustness, simplicity, cheap and reliable toner (ink) and consumables on offer with this laser printer, I'm giving it five stars.I will come back to my review if there are any issues or downsides in the meantime, so you can view the date my review was published and feel confident that my printer is still going strong.I'm hoping it goes on for years, and actually suspect it will.Extremely pleased :)

Not a bad little printer, the text is ok , not super dark but perfectly usable for domestic activities. The cartridges are cheap too.

Great little printer at a very good price, Set up was a doddle even for a 80 year old, To save time I had already Downloaded the full and latest driver/software package (37MB) on to my desktop from the Brother website the morning before the printer arrived, I also used my original USB lead off my now defunct old printer, all up and running/printing within 15mins, Considering the price I was surprised, Toner easy to fit, Quick in operation, Quite, Print quality ideal for my needs, very small footprint, what’s not to like, all in all a very good buy indeed.NOTE: Some people seem to jump in without doing any research at all before buying, For instance Printers aren’t supplied with USB cables anymore so make sure to order one when purchasing your printer they are only about £5, Cost out the price of toner/inks first, Any supplied installation CD will be old/out of date, So download the latest up to date drivers etc direct from the manufacture's website, Read good and bad comments then make up your own mind, Little things like this and researching first will make your purchase and installation journey easier.

I cannot think of anything good to say! Avoid this awful printer.Wifi? Only if you only have 2.4GHz, and only if you have one access point. Got 5Ghz switched on? You will have to switch it off before the printer will connect to 2.4GHz. Got a Wifi extender or a 2nd access point? You have to turn all of them off too before the printer can connect. Once connected switch any of those back on and the printer will disconnect. So either reconfigured your wirless network everytime you want to print or buy a usb cable.The paper sticks out of the front gathering dust and catching the clothing of passers by. Printed output falls on the floor unless you extend the flimsy bit of plastic that is stored under the top cover. Opening the top cover and closing it again usually renders the printer needing a restart “top cover open!” before you can print. Slamming the lid down as hard as you can might work after three or more tries.Click print and go and make a cup of tea or sit there wondering why nothing is happening.If I want a quick photo copy I walk to postoffice, quicker and less hassel!