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Brother Wireless Digital Color Printer with Convenience Copying and Scanning HL 3180CDW Amazon Dash Replenishment Enabled
Last Updated: November 24, 2018 (Refresh Now)
8.0
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
277
Old Reviews
23
Unverified
24
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Review Analysis - 230 recent, verified reviews
Detailed Mode
Print Quality
88printing, print, prints, color, laser printer
+93%
-7%
" ... Perfect printer, great price. ... "
" ... Crisp text printing, haven't printed charts or graphs yet. ... "
" ... This printer does all that I need it to do. ... "
" ... Our inkjet printer ran out of ink constantly, even without printing colored docs. ... No more HP printers. ... "
" ... For the price, a very nice laser printer. ... "
" ... I have always liked Brother Printers but this printer is far and again the best printer I have ever used. ... "
" ... I LOVE THIS PRINTER!!!! ... "
" ... The print quality is very nice. ... For the price I am not aware of a printer this nice which does duplex printing. ... "
Cartriges
60printer, ink, cartridges, ink jet, brother
+87%
-13%
" ... Fast, high volume, excellent print quality, and cheap toner replacement. ... "
" ... Easy to set up, easy on ink, and flawless performance so far. ... "
" ... Everything and more, every one should upgrade from your ink jet ink guzzling printer, to this ... "
" ... Our inkjet printer ran out of ink constantly, even without printing colored docs. ... This one cost a little more but toner is the way to go. ... No more HP printers. ... "
" ... For the price, a very nice laser printer. ... "
" ... I've had mine for 3 months now and the factory default toner is still going! ... "
" ... This is the only one I could find and our Brother Laser monochrome printer was fantastic so I was hopeful. ... "
" ... I love the wireless printing and affordable ink cartridges. ... "
Wifi
38network, printer, wireless, wi fi, printing
+68%
-32%
" ... Haven't had any issues with connectivity over my home network. ... "
" ... Easily connects to the router via wifi. ... "
" ... This is the house network printer and so far (3 weeks) it works well and we haven't had any problems. ... "
" ... Its performance has been right on the money and it links nicely via wi-fi to my computers. ... "
" ... Was easy to set up on wireless network and prints quick. ... "
" ... Just connected it to our WiFi and got printing right away. ... "
" ... We had a little trouble with the wireless (fixed by rebooting our router) but the printer is fast with good quality. ... "
" ... Can print wireless ... "
Product Reliability
35months, years, print, bought this printer, years ago
+57%
-43%
" ... I still have an older model from 10 years back which is working fine, even after replacing the image drum several times because of high volume of usage. ... "
" ... Only had it for a few months, but so far so good - will update review if anything changes. ... "
" ... I will update once I've used for a few months. ... "
" ... I also used the double side function and no issues ... "
" ... I was on my second Laser Jet Printer from the same manufacture, and after issues again I decided it was time to change brands (the second one was a free replacement). ... After several weeks of use I figured it was time for a review. ... "
" ... We have been using Brother printers for the last 5 years. ... "
" ... Wow, I should have bought a laser printer years ago! ... "
" ... I've had this for 4 months now and I can say that this was one of my best purchases. ... "
Setup
34easy, set, super easy, easy to set, breeze
+91%
-9%
" ... Follow the instructions and set up is not difficult. ... "
" ... The software lacks finish of HP but definitely trouble free once setup. ... "
" ... Setup was VERY easy. ... "
" ... Setup is functional. ... "
" ... Set up was a breeze, with the touchscreen and well done menu system making short work of both usb connected and wireless setup. ... "
" ... The printer was super easy to setup. ... "
" ... Easy setup, printing in 5-minutes! ... "
" ... Initial installation was a piece of cake. ... "
Device Compatibility
32print, connected, ipad, printing, wifi
+69%
-31%
" ... And I can print from my iOS devices? ... "
" ... If using predominantly as a color printer using your iPad, Laptop, or Desktop look no further. ... "
" ... Works with all of our devices: Macbook pro, iPad, iPhones. ... "
" ... Love being able to print right from my phone. ... "
" ... The airdrop printing from my iPhone and iPad work seamlessly. ... "
" ... The scanner works great (now I can get rid of the stand alone scanner that was a pain to use), wifi for all my devices. ... "
" ... I've used it a number of times from my computer and my phone and it has always been connected. ... "
" ... My main experience previously with laser printers is at work. ... "
Ease of Use
28set, setup, easy to set, super easy, simple
+93%
-7%
" ... Follow the instructions and set up is not difficult. ... "
" ... Setup was VERY easy. ... "
" ... Simple to install and use. ... "
" ... Setup and operation were easy. ... "
" ... Simple to set-up too. ... "
" ... Anyway, once setup, it's a breeze and self explanatory to use. ... "
" ... Relatively easy set up. ... "
" ... So easy to install and use ... "
Network
22printer, network, wifi, printing, print
+82%
-18%
" ... Haven't had any issues with connectivity over my home network. ... "
" ... This is the house network printer and so far (3 weeks) it works well and we haven't had any problems. ... "
" ... Was easy to set up on wireless network and prints quick. ... "
" ... This is a bummer, as our 5 GHz link is best for speed and connectability, but I have to switch to our 2.4 GHz to print. ... "
" ... I did a lot of research into multifunction printers as I wanted something for our home that could print duplex/scan/copy and also do color with an affordable price. ... Just connected it to our WiFi and got printing right away. ... "
" ... I have a Brother MFC J430W (wireless) printer that works great and this anchor sits next to it. ... "
" ... Blocking and pixelation. ... "
" ... Can print wireless ... "
Speed
20printer, speed, printing, pages, slow
+80%
-20%
" ... This printer does all that I need it to do. ... "
" ... When printing from a PC it prints multiple pages really quick. ... "
" ... So much faster printing now. ... "
" ... First of all- this printer is SO much faster than inkjet! ... "
" ... Print a lot of black and white and have not had a problem with speed. ... "
" ... The printing speed is not super fast but good enough for our daily work. ... "
" ... But WOW does it print fast!!! ... "
" ... Excellent speed and excellent print. ... "
Color
20prints, quality, printer, print, colors
+90%
-10%
" ... Colors are bright and sharp. ... "
" ... The upside is that the color prints did look really nice. ... "
" ... The printer prints great, clear pictures, although do not use the windows print driver as the color pictures look awful. ... "
" ... Color is not photo quality and yet very nice. ... "
" ... The print comes out sharp and clear for all colors. ... "
" ... Black printer quality is spot on, color . ... "
" ... Nice color quality. ... "
" ... Also was very inexpensive for a color laser. ... "
Scan Quality
18scanning, scanner, copy, scans, documents
+94%
-6%
" ... If you need a scanner with an auto doc feed go with then version up. ... "
" ... Scanning and faxing is A BREEZE!! ... "
" ... Set up for scanning definitely needs better explanation. ... "
" ... Scanning works great, able to scan multiple pages and save it as a PDF from the android APP which is very useful. ... Have not tried scanning directly from the scanner yet, although looks like I have to set a few things up first. ... "
" ... I love this laser printer & scanner/copier. ... "
" ... I love that you can scan to your computer or to an iCloud. ... "
" ... The printer has print, copy, and scan capabilities. ... "
" ... I have recommended this printer to all my friends. ... "
Paper Tray
17tray, feed, feeder, jam, printing
+53%
-47%
" ... Very good print easy to used works great with heavy paper ... "
" ... and when I had something under my printer it clinks the paper ... "
" ... My last printer had an automatic feed tray for copying multiple pages. ... "
" ... I especially love the ability to print two sided to save paper. ... "
" ... I've used about half a pack of paper so far. ... "
" ... I found the color of photos richer/deeper on regular paper. ... "
" ... Handles thick paper flawlessly ... "
" ... Paper tray holds more paper than most. ... "
Price
17printer, money, excellent, waste, value
+88%
-12%
" ... I think this one is well priced for everything it offers. ... "
" ... After looking at this printer plus a few that were more expensive, this one seems to be a good combination of quality for the price. ... "
" ... Excellent buy for the money. ... "
" ... This is a great machine for the money. ... "
" ... This printer seemed to fit the bill, and at a reasonable price. ... "
" ... Did not need a fax or able to use without a land line , so that would be a waste of money. ... "
" ... After all my comparing, I saw that I was not going to get away with a lessor price if I was to get all I needed and good quality to boot! ... "
" ... I did find one which price is acceptable and it works fine. ... "
Picture Quality
16photos, printing, print, images, prints
+88%
-13%
" ... Crisp text printing, haven't printed charts or graphs yet. ... "
" ... The printer prints great, clear pictures, although do not use the windows print driver as the color pictures look awful. ... "
" ... Prints quality images ... "
" ... Not great for printing photo quality pictures, I don't think lasers do well with that anyway, what few pics I want printed I just take them to the big box stores to process. ... "
" ... This one works very well around the house even does good for printing a picture if you are not looking for something glossy. ... "
" ... Not super photo quality output but perfect for everyday use. ... "
" ... Picture quality is okay, you can adjust it to do high quality and it does give a better result, but would not suggest if your whole world works around fine quality photo printing. ... "
" ... If your thing is photos, then buy a photo printer. ... "
Size
12heavy, space, small office, small, larger
+75%
-25%
" ... Great printer for our small business. ... "
" ... Big printer but works extremely well. ... "
" ... Bigger and heavier than I expected but really awesome printer! ... "
" ... It's hard finding a good personal use laser without it taking up a fair amount of space. ... "
" ... I love, love, love this printer. ... "
" ... In terms of size, this unit is definitely not a little desktop printer to share with your PC/Mac/Laptop/etc. ... "
" ... The printer is BIG and HEAVY and you will need to make sure you have space for it. ... "
Marketplace
11works, could, brother, told, tech
+82%
-18%
" ... It is much larger than it looks in the pictures. ... "
" ... Works great just as described! ... "
" ... I'm glad I bought some cheap replacement's from a company on here called MIROO, it was needed. ... "
" ... Works as expected. ... "
" ... This is a great printer which I got at a great price on Amazon. ... "
" ... Photo quality maybe not as perfect as it could be. ... "
" ... ===== ORIGINAL REVIEW 04/2017 ===== ... "
" ... Could have been my images as well. ... "
Capacity
10home, thing, house, good, small office
+80%
-20%
" ... Exactly what I needed for my home office. ... "
" ... Great price, and does everything I need for my home office. ... "
" ... Everyone in the house can print to it. ... "
" ... We homeschool and have a small home business. ... "
" ... This is a very good product that can really do a lot office task. ... "
" ... Perfect for the home office ... "
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Specifications
Connectivity
USB: Yes
WiFi: Yes
Number of USB ports: 2
Display
Type: LED
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