Brother HL-2242D Mono Laser Printer @ Officeworks $98.42

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  bbyboy on 21/02/2012 - 21:56

  +3

  you are wrong. it has been at this price since earth was created

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  bbyboy on 21/02/2012 - 22:03

  +1

  if you live in sydney and is looking to get this printer i would suggest asking office works to price match this http://arc.com.au/pub.php?pid=40975&p=product
  that is what i did and i believe thats a real steal

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    jv on 21/02/2012 - 22:05

    that one costs more, is it better?

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      bbyboy on 21/02/2012 - 22:09

      +1

      op's one is duplex
      mine one is duplex and wireless networking

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      anthman on 21/02/2012 - 22:16

      108.47 after 5% = $5.70 - very small price differential for the ability to store the printer anywhere in your home. im tied down to a wired print server, annoying has hell sometimes.

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    leonheart1 on 25/02/2012 - 14:51

    Thanks, I took your advice and pricematched it at OW from penta for $103.

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  jv on 21/02/2012 - 22:03

  +2

  Weight: 5.8kg

  Is it heavy? It's a Brother…

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    sahat on 21/02/2012 - 22:10

    +1

    Oh brother …

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    bbyboy on 21/02/2012 - 22:11

    i think thats the total weight (box). it feels the same as the other 22 series

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      jv on 21/02/2012 - 22:19

      +2

      http://tinyurl.com/7mqj32d

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        stonedewok on 21/02/2012 - 22:31

        +3

        I clicked here to check out a printer…but I ended up buying that Hollies song on iTunes. good stuff.

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  Snail on 21/02/2012 - 23:19

  +1

  For just over $10, you can upgrade to the WIRELESS version -> HL-2270DW

  http://www.blueonline.com.au/brothermonolaserhl2270dwprinter…

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    ball of claws on 26/02/2012 - 21:55

    Thanks. Price matched 2270DW at officeworks on the gold coast today with blueonline $110 and got it for $104.50. It was marked at $157…. Lucky they didn't realise the blueonline price needed to add delivery from NSW, but was not much more from local Umart anyway ($117).

    And in true ozbargain style, I paid for it with a mixture of gift cards I had lying around the place.

    Definitely worth the $6 extra over the OP ;) has 32mb memory also

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  stirlo on 21/02/2012 - 23:34

  +4

  The biggest problem with this is that it's an officeworks exclusive printer. The 2240D is the normal model and I have one, they're quite good :) The 2242D is exclusive to officeworks and they have a scammy deal with borther where there exclusive ones will only take toner that you buy from officeworks. Never buy a brother printer from officeworks with a model number ending in 2

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    g12345567 on 21/02/2012 - 23:49

    +3

    Exclusive model number also to avoid having to loose money on price match, since no other store stocks this model.

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    Trance N Dance on 22/02/2012 - 00:24

    +2

    Actually you can buy toner for the exclusive "models" from anywhere. It's just the model number has a 2 instead of a 0 on the end to prevent pricematching.
    I know cause I've bought toner from Dick Smith for my OW exclusive Brother.

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  auna on 21/02/2012 - 23:52

  +1

  8MB of memory is not enough for practically anything.

  It couldn't even print one page - it printed a error sheet saying not enough memory, printing at lower resolution. The result was so foul that I couldn't believe it was possible.

  It's ok if you are printing plain text and are ok with the poor results. It's also very loud for a few minutes before it switches off again later.

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    Snail on 22/02/2012 - 00:06

    In my experience, results are fine for text, which is what laser printers are usually used for.

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  AMLagonda on 22/02/2012 - 00:18

  This is not a bargain…. if it were say around $50 then it just might be, but nearly 100 bucks for this printer… meh

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  Cheeper on 22/02/2012 - 03:01

  Mono Brother (but a 2130) laser printer for nearly half that price at HN $48
  http://www.harveynorman.com.au/brother-hl-mono-laser-printer…

  The Fuji Xerox M205b mono multifunction they had at HN for $84 was a good deal for someone not needing colour or wireless.

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    ShipShapeRC on 22/02/2012 - 08:13

    2130 does not do duplex printing

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      Trance N Dance on 22/02/2012 - 19:34

      All printers do duplexing
      You just need to flip the pages yourself :P

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        bbyboy on 23/02/2012 - 21:26

        +1

        its like saying all pigs can fly
        you just need to launch them from a catapult

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  ShipShapeRC on 22/02/2012 - 08:17

  If you are going to do a lot of printing and need a duplex printer, look up a brother HL-5380DN. Costs a bit more up front but the consumables costs are much much cheaper. I looked at figures on generic brands toner and drums and the consumables costs were about half per page. I figure in under 10,000 pages I will break even on the extra cost. Plus the 5380DN has a $50 cashback offer (but not if bought from officeworks or big w if you read the fine print). Hope that helps someone.