Brother MFC-L2710DW

I haven't had this printer for too long, but so far, it works pretty good. I have suffered at the hands of cheap inkjet printers from HP for years and was sick and tired of paying ridiculous prices for the stupid tiny ink cartridges that were prone to dry out and quit working if you didn't use them for months. This is my first laser printer, and I am pretty happy with it. I see a lot of people complain about toner issues and connectivity problems with these printers, and after my experience with this one, I can see how a lot of people might have a problem setting this up if they are not very tech savvy. Luckily, I am a computer wiz, so I was able to overcome most of the technical roadblocks in a timely manner. Below is quick run-down for some of the issues people might have with this type of printer and how to overcome them. The first issue someone might have right off the bat is getting it to connect to their network. The DHCP needs to be enabled and have enough addresses available to accommodate another device. Most are set up this way, but not all routers people have for their home networks are created equal, and some come set up from the factory with settings that may limit the ability for peripherals, like printers, to connect to them properly. This is especially true with equipment that is purchased used. Some people, like me :), have their router locked down so tight, that nothing can connect to it unless they want it to. There is a setting in most routers with regard to either "Set AP Isolated" or "WLAN Partition" or some other jargon, but they all serve the same purpose. That is to disable network equipment connected to the router from being able to talk to each other. This is great if you want added security on your network, but If these settings are enabled on your router, then you will never be able to print to this printer from any device connected to your network unless you are connected directly by a cable from the computer to the printer. It's a give and a take. You give up added security, but hey, at least now your can print, right? The next mistake most people are going to make it to try to install the printer directly from Windows from the "Printers & Scanners" or from the device manager. Windows has default drivers that work with the printer and will find and install it, but you are shooting yourself in the foot right from the get-go when you do this. The reason being is that you will never be able to get to the settings and preferences that fully manage this printer, and you will not be able to find the setting that allows you to bypass the setting that makes the printer stop printing when the toner gets low. Many reviews on here complain about the toner-stop-printing issue, so this is how you fix it....Go to the Brother website and download the latest drivers for your printer and install all of the software on your computer. DO NOT use the CD that comes with the printer. It could have been sitting in a warehouse for 6 months or a year for all you know, and the drivers are probably not up to snuff. When the software installation reaches the point where you have to opportunity to update all of the software and firmware from the printer, do it. Do not skip that portion of the installation process. There is a sticker on the back of your printer with the "password" that it will ask for when you choose to remotely configure it, and within those settings, you have the wonderful option of setting the "Toner-Low" setting to "Continue" instead of "Stop". That way, you will never have to use those tricks or sequences to bypass when the printer stops printing when you still have oodles of toner left in the cartridge. Another issue that this solves is the fact that, without the software installed, you would never be able to scan documents from the scanner portion of your all-in-one printer and send them to your computer. You would be stuck with only basic print capability. I highly recommended that people also go through their settings for the printer directly at the printer itself and disable the "Auto Power Off" function altogether on the printer. It does not gobble up a million volts of electricity all the time when it's not being used. The reason I suggest this is because it will disconnect from the network and become "unavailable" for printing until you drag you carcass over to the printer and turn it back on. With the function disabled, it is always connected to your network 24-7 and will wake itself up from "sleep' and start printing a lot faster then if you had to go and turn it on every time when you haven't used it in awhile. I will update this review after a few months or add more info if I find any issues that I had to overcome. All-in-all, this is a nice little device that can print, fax, scan and copy for a pretty good price. So far, I am really enjoying the benefits of a laser printer over the junky inkjets that I have been using for so long. If you are like me and only print some stuff every now and then and are fed up with clunky inkjets, then you can't go wrong with a laser printer like this one.

I got the printer today and followed the instructions on the quick guide; take it out of the box, take the tape off, put in the ink cartridge, put in some paper, plug in the ethernet cable, turn it on. Took about 5 minutes. I went to printers on my settings menu on my windows 10 dell and clicked on printers. It asked if I wanted to add a printer. I said yes. It immediately recognized the Brother MFC L2710 DW and did whatever it needed to do to recognize it. I clicked on a word file I had open and selected print. It printed. Nice, crisp, clear, fast, easy. Done. By the way, the printer paper I bought was office depot copy & print, 6.59 for 500 sheets. Works like a dream in the printer. New toner cartridges are 41 dollars vs. 75 or 80 for some of the other ones. So this is a good deal. I am a low volume printer and do less than a hundred pages a month, sometimes a lot less. Anyway, it looks like this is going to be a good purchase. Amazon was competitive on price so I bought from them. Shipped in 2 days. All good.

GOOD PRODUCT.

I bought this printer in January 2021 and the toner just now emptied out in September 2025, so I'm compelled to sing its praises as I'm about to buy some more toner. After decades of crappy inkjet printers that would eventually malfunction, this was my first foray into laser printers. Once you get it all setup, it just works. I've never had an issue with blurry or faded printing like with inkjets--even the last document I printed before the toner emptied was crisp and bold. Zero dropped connections with the wi-fi, unlike the Canon model this replaced that always seemed to disconnect when you needed it most. The mobile app conveniently allows you to save scanned documents directly to your phone or print from it. It's not all sunshine and rainbows though; scanning has some hiccups. The document feeder can get clogged up pretty easily if you're scanning more than a handful of pages, and also tilts the pages a few degrees. Quick fixes are to remove the pages as they're scanned, or just use the flatbed, which is slower, but will give you a perfectly oriented page every time. Haven't used the fax function, so I can't speak on that. Overall, this is hands down the most reliable printer I've ever purchased. It's perfect for my use case of printing basic B&W documents and shipping labels, and occasionally scanning.

I have used several “all-in-one” units in my small business over the years. I’ve been using this for a few months and I can say that I’m very happy with this one. It’s nothing special but that’s fine cause it’s meant to be your basic, entry-level item. But don’t think that means is lacks quality. It has reliable performance and easy set up. To set this up, I put in the drum & toner, plugged in the power, typed in the WiFi password and the unit was ready to go. My iOS and Android devices found it automatically. I had to use the IP address to set it up on one of the Windows computers but the other one found it and set it up automatically. I do also use an old-fashioned phone line to fax. There’s a plug in on the unit for the phone line. I just plugged it in and it was able to work instantly. You can go set up your business name and header/footers, but it will send and receive faxes without it. It has very boring specifications: It does what it says it will do. It’s a standard size multi-function unit. It’s about as heavy as the other ones I’ve had. It holds an average amount of paper (looks like 500 sheets). The print quality is good, especially if you use the brand name Brother toner. It warms up quickly and prints pretty quietly. Much faster and less noisy than the one it replaced, but I suppose that’s to be expected since that one was pretty old. Overall this is a solid, budget option, multi function unit. If you want a basic, black and white printer/copier/scanner (and maybe fax?) that will work reliably, this is it. Simple to set up, simple to use.

The Brother MFC-2710DW laser printer is very easy to set up (from unboxing to first print-out from my PC, it took less than 5 minutes), has all the features you need, and operates reliably. Scanning is smooth and fast, pages print quickly and look very sharp, and faxing is very easy from the 2710DW. As far as 3rd-party toners - more companies are starting to include the IC chips, so unlike what other reviewers have posted, you CAN use less expensive 3rd party toners, as long as they have the IC chip and support the 2710DW. Only downside of the fax is that 4 rings is the maximum number of rings you can configure before it picks up to receive a fax (my answering machine picks up at 4 rings as well). You can work around this by simply having it answer faxes in manual or tel/fax mode, but it's odd that 4 is the maximum number of rings. Hopefully Brother will update their software to allow for more rings before the fax answers. First and foremost, whether you're using a Mac or PC, download the software package for the printer from Brother's website. The software package will install all of the necessary drivers, utils, and apps that you need to fully utilize the scan and fax features. It's also much easier to remotely configure the printer through your web browser or using the Remote software within the Brother utils package. Secondly, register the printer for Google Cloud print - just open up Google Chrome and type "chrome://devices/" in Chrome's URL address bar. Sign into your Gmail account and register the printer. Now you can print from any location with an internet connection. The 2710DW is fully supported with Google Cloud Print, despite the model not being listed on Google's list of supported devices (the 2710DW is simply a newer/updated 2700DW). I had a $750 HP LaserJet which crapped out after just a couple of years of light usage. It was an all-in-one, multifunction printer and not NEARLY as nice as this one. For $100 the Brother is a much better value...hopefully it lasts beyond a couple of years...

Most printers are crap and totally unreliable. This one you just plug it into the wireless router and it prints just like you would expect it to. Never jams, never loses the network, never prints anything weird. Just prints nice, high quality black and white. I can print from my iPhone over the wireless network. The printer just shows up on my phone by magic. No weird drivers or crappy print software to install. The bar is so low with printers it’s amazing to find one that just always works.

The worst. Good luck trying to figure out how to connect this to wifi (its is completely bananas how not intuitive it is). I can't even figure out how to get it to show me a list of wifi networks for me to choose from, all the buttons just give you a negative beep (you're pressing something wrong). The acronyms in the wifi network are completely foreign and nothing like connecting any normal device to the internet. And once you connect to wifi, it still doesnt' work. I can't get any prints to go though. I try to print something, nothing happens. I am shocked this has so many good review. There is nothing intuitive about figure out how to simply print or scan something on this godforsaken device. I passionately hate it and will never ever buy another Brothers product again. After another failed attempt to print something today I took this print straight to the dumpster where it belongs

Setting up brscan-skey on Linux was not that easy. Scan to file results in empty tif file. Other than that (software) can’t fault the printer. There’s always xsane.

Stampante multifunzione veramente ottima- Per uso casa lavoro va benissimo, non è il top per quanto riguarda la velocita di stampa ma se non si hanno troppe pretese e troppa fretta va benissimo

We've gone through so many ink cartridges and printers and paper printers just being completely unreliable. This printer is just the opposite - it's very reliable, it prints and scans the second we need it whether we used it yesterday or 2 months ago. The software was a breeze to setup (not like Canon or those other printers) and I can print from 90% of our devices( PCs, chromebook, android phones/tablets and iphones).

A great printer that was easy to install and easy to use. Print quality is good and the time for first print out is decent. As a retired computer and high speed printer tech I am pleased with the printer. I did not work for Brother so the review is unbiased. I have not had a paper jam but by the looks of the openings to access any jammed paper seems fine.

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