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Review on πŸ–¨οΈ Brother HL-L3290CDW: Compact Digital Color Printer with Laser-Quality Results, Flatbed Copy & Scan, Wireless & Duplex Printing - Amazon Dash Ready by Ramon Hood

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Overall good

The printer works well overall. However, the setup was very tedious when it came to setting up the printer for scanning. It didn't help that neither the manual that came with my brother nor the online manuals for the printer really solved the problem I was having with saving documents to file over a local USB connection. It took about 20 minutes of surfing the web to find out that you should download the wireless scanning software package and not just optional. That's the only reason I deducted a star. However, once you have everything set up, everything will run smoothly. Overall, the installation took me about an hour. It may be my inexperience in setting up the printer, but I wouldn't say it's 100% user-friendly in that sense. I would also like to warn people that the printer does NOT have a USB FLASH DRIVE PORT, although Revane says it includes USB and WiFi which is a bit misleading unless you do more research or see what it means in the specs for details (that's my fault). But with the option of wireless printing and scanning, it's no big deal and not a necessity. This printer also gives you the option of using a local USB cable for printing/scanning, but strangely none is supplied. Luckily I had one of my old brother's printers. Also, many in the reviews complain about the image quality of photos (like on real photo prints). If you need a printer that prints good quality photos, this isn't the printer. Simply because the description doesn't specifically say it's possible. If you do it doesn't mean you should do it or that it will work. If you need a printer of this quality, be sure to include it in your search and don't just pick any printer you think will do the job. Because this printer uses toner cartridges, even when it's on 'low', you can technically still continue printing unless the printer itself stops you. I've done this before with my old Brother monochrome printer, it still ran under for months and my daughter has been using it extensively since she went to college. Overall I think it's pretty good for basic home use at this price point. I recently bought this printer, hope it lasts a long time! (And yes, I'm actually a regular person checking this :) ) If you need a printer of this quality, be sure to include it in your search and don't just pick a random printer you think you might have work is good for him. Because this printer uses toner cartridges, even when it's on 'low', you can technically still continue printing unless the printer itself stops you. I've done this before with my old Brother monochrome printer, it still ran under for months and my daughter has been using it extensively since she went to college. Overall I think it's pretty good for basic home use at this price point. I recently bought this printer, hope it lasts a long time! (And yes, I'm actually a regular person checking this :) ) If you need a printer of this quality, be sure to include it in your search and don't just pick a random printer you think you might have work is good for him. Since this printer uses toner cartridges, even when it's low, you should technically still be able to keep printing unless the printer itself stops you. I've done this before with my old Brother monochrome printer, it still ran under for months and my daughter has been using it extensively since she went to college. Overall I think it's pretty good for basic home use at this price point. I recently bought this printer, hope it lasts a long time! (And yes, I'm actually a regular person checking this :) ) Because this printer uses toner cartridges, even when it's on "low", you can technically still continue printing, unless the printer itself prevents you from doing so. I've done this before with my old Brother monochrome printer, it's still been idle for months and my daughter has been using it extensively since she went to college. Overall I think it's pretty good for basic home use at this price point. I recently bought this printer, hope it lasts a long time! (And yes, I'm actually a regular person looking at this : ) ) Because this printer uses toner cartridges, even when it's on "low", you can technically still continue printing unless the printer itself prevents you from doing so. I've done this before with my old Brother monochrome printer, it's still been idle for months and my daughter has been using it extensively since she went to college. Overall I think it's pretty good for basic home use at this price point. I recently bought this printer, hope it lasts a long time! (And yes, I'm actually a normal person looking at this :) ) It worked for a few more months when it was low, and my daughter has used it extensively since she went to college. Overall I think it's pretty good for basic home use at this price point. I recently bought this printer, hope it lasts a long time! (And yes, I'm actually a regular person looking at this :) ) It worked for a few more months when it was low and my daughter has been using it extensively since she went to college. Overall I think it's pretty good for basic home use at this price point. I recently bought this printer, hope it lasts a long time! (And yes, I'm actually a regular person looking at this :) ) since she's in college. Overall I think it's pretty good for basic home use at this price point. I recently bought this printer, hope it lasts a long time! (And yes, I'm actually a regular person looking at this :) ) since she's in college. Overall I think it's pretty good for basic home use at this price point. I recently bought this printer, hope it lasts a long time! (And yes, I'm actually a normal person looking at this :) )

Pros
  • Stylish and modern design
Cons
  • Slightly wrinkled