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Brother HLL3290CDW HL L3290CDW Compact Digital Color Printer White
Last Updated: October 12, 2023 (Refresh Now)
5.8
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
533
Old Reviews
384
Unverified
41
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LCD
TYPE
Yes
WIFI
Yes
USB
Review Analysis - 108 recent, verified reviews
Detailed Mode
Print
79print, toner, brother, printing, printers
+56%
-44%
" ... My HP color laser needed toner. ... It was going to cost me $300 to get new toner. ... I found this all in one printer for $325. ... It was a no brainer to just get a whole new printer that can copy and scan for a few dollars more. ... Set up was easy and print quality is great. ... Also prints from my iPhone with zero setup using AirPrint. ... "
" ... This Brother printer was a bit more expensive, but it's already saving on ink costs. ... "
" ... We also have a low cost/efficient Brother B&W laser printer (no copies or scanning) as the workhorse printer. ... It is relatively quiet and smooth running when printing and the color toner cartridges, although expensive should last a long time for us (even the starter cartridges). ... Brother is great at home printers. ... "
" ... As an extra added bonus, printing envelopes also works. ... "
" ... I work full time in an office outside of my home, so I don't use my printer on a daily basis, but I do from time to time need to print things at home. ... All I ever need to print are documents throughout the year and maybe labels for Christmas cards once a year. ... I work in print production so I understand this isn't the type of printer to print photographs or fine art. ... I also love that this printer will print quickly, I don't have to sit there and wait. ... I've only printed half a dozen items so far on this printer for so far it's wonderful. ... "
" ... Love the duplex, print is good pictures not bad on good paper. ... "
" ... This is a great printer. ... It is huge, probably double the volume of our current black and white laser printer, but it prints nicely and was a good value for the price. ... "
" ... I might have just been unlucky, but it is probably worth ordering toner along with the printer so youre not stuck midjob waiting on delivery. ... "
Design
79print, toner, brother, printing, printers
+56%
-44%
" ... This printer has exceeded all my expectations, offering laser printer-quality results at an affordable price. ... The printer's compact design allows it to fit seamlessly into my workspace without consuming too much space. ... The printer's user interface is intuitive, and the screen display makes it easy to navigate through the various settings and options. ... The duplex printing feature is an added bonus, helping me save paper and contribute to a greener environment. ... In conclusion, the Brother HL-L3290CDW Compact Digital Color Printer is an excellent investment for anyone in search of a high-quality, efficient, and reliable printer. ... "
" ... As an extra added bonus, printing envelopes also works. ... "
" ... This Brother printer was a bit more expensive, but it's already saving on ink costs. ... "
" ... Wonderful office color laser jet style printer. ... "
" ... Good quality printer. ... Doesn't print photo quality, but otherwise great. ... "
" ... For the price I paid and given that this was advertised as compatible with MAC and has duplex (2-sided) printing, I expected two sided printing. ... However, normally when I go to the layout section in the print options, it allows me to choose two sided printing option. ... "
" ... I work full time in an office outside of my home, so I don't use my printer on a daily basis, but I do from time to time need to print things at home. ... All I ever need to print are documents throughout the year and maybe labels for Christmas cards once a year. ... I work in print production so I understand this isn't the type of printer to print photographs or fine art. ... I also love that this printer will print quickly, I don't have to sit there and wait. ... I've only printed half a dozen items so far on this printer for so far it's wonderful. ... "
" ... Print comes out clear/clean ... "
Usage
19setup, software, set, printer, use
+79%
-21%
" ... The agent I worked with was professional and competent. ... "
" ... Other than the CD/DVD, which has been commented on by others, once I went online and downloaded the setup process, things went smoothly from there. ... "
" ... I use it to print my child's school books mostly. ... "
" ... Set up was easy. ... "
" ... Printer is quiet, fast, easy to use and was relatively easy to setup (Had to manually enter the wifi password, but it hasnt had problems running off of wifi since). ... "
" ... Hard to setup with the front displays, much easier with a laptop or computer. ... "
" ... Easy function, used one year never have problems. ... "
" ... Our house is small and signal is strong. ... "
Reliability
18printer, months, brother, print, waiting
+11%
-89%
" ... I searched high and low for solutions but found only other people complaining of the same thing with no working answers. ... "
" ... However, while it seemed to work well for the first month or so, after that, it basically became useless. ... Most of the time I’d just get a notification of an error with printer after waiting 10 minutes for something to print. ... "
" ... So I've had this printer about 2 years and had been generally happy with it. ... "
" ... This printer should have lasted longer than 2 years. ... "
" ... Only work for 30 days. ... "
" ... Brother has created a monopoly. ... I am out almost $800 on this item and will never buy a brother product again. ... "
" ... The reset button for toner cartridge doesn't work. ... "
" ... It is only 1 month old. ... "
Connectivity
14wi fi, printer, wireless, use, print
+43%
-57%
" ... Very buggy and almost never connects to wifi properly. ... "
" ... Both printed off of wifi connections. ... "
" ... It would go to sleep and wouldn’t wake up so that it was inaccessible to any computer/phone/tablet on my network. ... Even then, it often would not be findable on the network and multiple resets of the wireless connection did not help. ... "
" ... We have to physically go turn it off and back on or set up wi-fi and cancel to make it wake up and accept print jobs again. ... "
" ... Connecting to pc or mobiles is so difficult. ... "
" ... WiFi connectivity could have been better. ... "
" ... DO NOT USE A APPLE COMPUTER WITH THIS PRINTER. ... "
Software
13software, brother, uninstall, print, android
+15%
-85%
" ... Most of the time I’d just get a notification of an error with printer after waiting 10 minutes for something to print. ... "
" ... This little printer worked awesome until recent firm ware update. ... After several hours and multiple calls to Brother Technical help line India, I find out that they created a firmware update that doesn’t allow the printer to work with aftermarket toner cartridges. ... "
" ... It was a PIA to set up, constantly had driver issues causing me to re-install and was slow and noisy. ... "
" ... However, there was no printer driver available for MACs for this specific model. ... This was marked "Off" and grayed out so I could not configure it. ... "
" ... My Xerox is old and I bought it used for $100 off of Facebook Marketplace and being a commercial unit I know it probably was in the thousands brand new, however, after so many years one would think that a brand new $400 laser printer should be able to achieve a comprable quality of a 15+ year old printer. ... "
" ... Set up was a bit odd from a software standpoint. ... Not sure why they didn't just include all drivers in one software package. ... Maybe it is different for Windows users? ... "
" ... Error code was suspiciously timed LESS THAN ONE month after the Amazon Support assistance ended. ... "
" ... Typically, the printer would still show as available, but then report an offline error when you tried to print to it. ... Sometimes, rebooting the PC and/or the printer would help, but sometimes I'd have to uninstall and delete the printer and reinstall everything to get it to work again. ... "
Marketplace
10refund, delivery, attached, purchase, brother
+20%
-80%
" ... I had to return this item for a refund, but I lost 20% of that to a "restocking fee". ... "
" ... It will not work with generic toners!!! ... "
" ... Very disappointed and I have already started the process to return it for a refund. ... "
" ... The biggest problem is Amazon or the distributor. ... It took 3 delivery attempts.😣 ... "
" ... I wish I could return this ... "
" ... I asked for a refund, but they would not give me one. ... "
" ... And now I have to return this beast! ... "
Scan
9scan, printing, printer, page, well
+89%
-11%
" ... We also have a low cost/efficient Brother B&W laser printer (no copies or scanning) as the workhorse printer. ... I think this is the result of the feature allowing one to fit a 1 inch or so book on the scanning glass when copying. ... "
" ... Speed was impressive, and the scanning worked well. ... "
" ... It was easy to setup, and it prints, copies and scans flawlessly. ... (I haven't tried the fax because it's 2023 and who faxes things?!) ... "
" ... I've scanned and printed from the computer and made copies as well. ... "
" ... It was a no brainer to just get a whole new printer that can copy and scan for a few dollars more. ... "
" ... Scanning quality is fine although it can be a little involved to scan multi-page documents, especially if your computer isn't right next to the printer. ... For black/white printing and b/w or color scanning, they're fine and cost-effective. ... "
" ... Product is excellent, but do not have feature to scan and email ... "
" ... Scanning was easy to figure out ... "
Price
8money
+75%
-25%
" ... Can't beat the price. ... "
" ... Couldn't be happier with this purchase, once again Brother delivers a great product that does it all for an exceptional price. ... "
" ... To replace all the toners you’re looking at $250 bucks. ... "
Size
7printer, paper jam, tray, toner, time
+29%
-71%
" ... You literally have to stand there and feed one sheet of paper at a time. ... I just cant stand there and feed this thing paper one at a time. ... "
" ... A full paper tray overloads the spring mechanism causing a false "load paper" report. ... The problem is exacerbated by the excessive paper curl. ... "
" ... It constantly refuses to print proclaiming I need to clear a paper jam. ... No matter how deep I tear into it, there is no paper jam. ... In my frustration I slammed the top shut, and broke something inside. ... But at least it's not because of a paper jam. ... "
Network
5connectivity, network, multiple, house
+20%
-80%
" ... Both printed off of wifi connections. ... "
" ... Even then, it often would not be findable on the network and multiple resets of the wireless connection did not help. ... "
" ... WiFi connectivity could have been better. ... "
" ... It either does not connect to the wifi, or sometimes it is stuck in RECEIVING DATA for hours. ... "
Marketplace / Returns
5refund, purchase, another
-100%
" ... I had to return this item for a refund, but I lost 20% of that to a "restocking fee". ... "
" ... Very disappointed and I have already started the process to return it for a refund. ... "
" ... I wish I could return this ... "
" ... I asked for a refund, but they would not give me one. ... "
" ... And now I have to return this beast! ... "
Color
4images, white, prints
+75%
-25%
" ... Font characters printed correctly and color was fairly good. ... "
" ... If you use images to complement a document with text and charts, you will get nice results. ... "
Sleep
3mode, like, would, printer, often
+33%
-67%
" ... It would go to sleep and wouldn’t wake up so that it was inaccessible to any computer/phone/tablet on my network. ... "
" ... Unfortunately Brother in their infinite wisdom decided that this printer should have an auto-sleep function that you cannot turn off, but can only adjust between 1 minute and 15 minutes IIRC. ... That would be fine, save the planet and whatnot, but the problem is when it goes to sleep it can't be reached over the network. ... "
Performance
3+100%
" ... Speed is very impressive. ... "
Marketplace / Marketplace
3brother
+33%
-67%
" ... It will not work with generic toners!!! ... "
" ... The biggest problem is Amazon or the distributor. ... "
Cleaning
3color, bit
-100%
" ... I did all of the recommended maintenance and cleaning, but the dots and streaks only got worse. ... "
" ... I followed the instructions to clean it but it made it worse. ... "
" ... We bought this for our nursing office and it lasted just under 3 years and bit the dust! ... "
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Specifications
Connectivity
WiFi: Yes
USB: Yes
Display
Type: LCD
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