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Durability
Customers have mostly positive opinions about the printer's durability, with some mentioning its long-lasting performance and dependability over several years. However, a few customers have reported issues with the duplexing feature that have not been addressed by the manufacturer.
Printing Speed
Customers generally praise the fast printing speed of the Brother HL5450DN, with some noting its duplexing capabilities as an added bonus. However, a few users have reported issues with slow start times and misaligned prints.
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Toner Usage
Customers have mixed opinions on the toner usage of the Brother HL5450DN High-Speed Laser Printer. While some customers find it economical and the toner lasts longer than their previous printers, others have experienced issues with the cost of replacement toner and drums. The official page cost for a high yield TN750 toner and DR720 drum is $660 for 32,000 pages, resulting in a price per page of 0.02. Some customers have had good experiences with the product lasting for years while others have experienced issues
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Quality
This the first wireless printer i have ever had and we love easy to set up and connect and prints great and fast.
This has excellent print quality and an easy to use front feeder for the occasional print on media that doesn't get loaded in the tray.
The web interface shows that it falls into sleep quite quickly, but it wakes right up to print.
I got very tired of the hp and dell printers taking a dump after a short time.
Price
Black toner is always reasonable and i've had great luck with the cheap stuff on amazon.
Bought 1/2 price since used and it has worked perfectly!
If you order online (at current prices) you will pay less.
If you can stretch the drums 2000 pages, then 4 toner and 1 drum cart for 32k pages = $660 and the price per page is 0.
Competitiveness
While the others have their benefits (the hp is compact and sits on my desk for small print jobs and the brother hl-3170cdw pri... Read More
I actually decided against another hp on this point alone, so i'm a bit sore about that.
I like the brother brand and seem to have the most luck with their products.
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- This product had a total of 431 reviews as of our last analysis date on Oct 3 2024.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I have a large household and wanted something that others in the house could use without having to plug in or send to me to print
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Expensive cartridges but the low volume cartridge will give you about two years use for an average household
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Wish it had wifi but thats the price you dontpay for choosing this model over the one more expensive
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
However we bought this printer a year ago for 144
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I see that they have a replacement for this printer which is the hll5100dn
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I hope it is as good as this one since we wont be paying 345
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It takes a few seconds or so to begin a printing job but is a nice printer
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
We had a color laser printer at my small business and the ink costs were killing us
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