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Brother HL-L3230CDW Colour Laser Printer $249 Delivered @ Amazon AU

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  • TooSerious2 on 22/04/2023 - 07:38

    Thanks OP. I was looking at this printer just last night.

  • mickeyjuiceman on 22/04/2023 - 07:51
    +2

    Nice printer this. We got one a few months ago.

  • WARvault on 22/04/2023 - 07:57
    +2

    Gah, I literally ordered this printer off eBay for $299 on Thursday night!

  • vinni9284 on 22/04/2023 - 08:12
    +5

    Can you use aftermarket cartridges?

      • deme on 22/04/2023 - 10:26
        +9

        Useless comment

    • Mitch889 on 22/04/2023 - 08:19
      +11

      Been using aftermarket in mine for years from Inkstation, works great!

      • vinni9284 on 22/04/2023 - 08:24

        Thanks. How much do they usually cost? Regards

        • jonathan111 on 22/04/2023 - 09:16
          +1

          50 bucks looks like

      • Jessie Ryder on 22/04/2023 - 13:52

        Firmware has been updated to look for chip, bit of a misleading comment as if hate to buy off your recommendation

      • yolow on 22/04/2023 - 16:12

        which one are you using for this printer? I just bought one from this deal. Any recommendations?

    • willister on 22/04/2023 - 11:10
      +19

      You can but I recommend keeping the chips off the original ones - just unscrew them. I had a batch of aftermarket ones where it failed to recognise the toner. Luckily I still ha the originals and just replaced the chips over, worked again.

      • yolow on 22/04/2023 - 16:14

        Any aftermarket recommendations?

        • willister on 22/04/2023 - 17:07

          Aussie Toner on ebay…bought about 3 sets of colours by now, they are pretty much on par with the OEMs…

          • yolow on 22/04/2023 - 17:57
            +1

            @willister: Do you have the link for them?

            Thanks in advance

          • mc7alazoun on 23/04/2023 - 04:51

            @willister: Can you provide the link please? I just bought one. And how long they usually cost? And how to keep original chip?

  • rumblytangara on 22/04/2023 - 08:13
    +4

    Anyone know the comparative running costs of these colour lasers?

    I just bought an Epson ecotank because ink xosts are close to zero, but these brother duplex laser printers (in black and white) at least are also incredibly cheap to run and are amazingly reliable.

    Edit: just googled. I ballpark the running costs to be around 4x a colour ecotank, still pretty good as I regard laser to be much better for speed of printing and durability.

    • killingtime on 22/04/2023 - 08:57
      -1

      Ecotank (I had one) you have to make sure you use it enough so it doesn't clog.

      However inkjet is safer so I'll stick with them no matter costs.

      https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/system/files/documents/…

      • OzJunkGain on 22/04/2023 - 09:13
        +2

        The report states that laser printers are safe…

          • bargaino on 22/04/2023 - 10:14
            +8

            @killingtime: We are talking about occasional home use here. Not a print shop running 8 hour shifts in an unventilated room.
            Ventilation is good for many reasons.

            If you are going to be that risk averse, best not to get out of bed in the morning. OTOH, a lot of people die in bed.

          • OzJunkGain on 22/04/2023 - 10:15
            +6

            @killingtime: In the conclusion.

            Each of the assessments indicates the risk of direct toxicity and health effects from exposure to laser printer emissions is negligible

      • KLF23 on 22/04/2023 - 09:21
        +5

        I'm not trying to troll or start an argument, but the link you gave states "risk of direct toxicity and health effects from exposure to laser printer emissions
        is negligible". While this may mean higher VOCs or SVOCs than an inkjet, it seems the levels are nothing to be concerned about.

        • killingtime on 22/04/2023 - 09:33
          -8

          Thank you. I'm not mainly concerned about direct toxicity but long-term exposure. I'm just afraid of another forever chemical style problem. We also thought those were safe for decades until recently.
          I fully admit I am probably paranoid but inkjet printers are similar in cost for my use case so I just err on the side of caution.

          • holdenmg on 22/04/2023 - 10:12
            +4

            @killingtime: I think there is more risk from a Paper Cut.

          • findingbargains on 22/04/2023 - 10:58
            +5

            @killingtime: What about chemical emisions from all of your furniture, carpets, air freshener, cologne, deodorant, ultrafine particles in air pollution and finally the processed food and refined carbs you eat (oh, of course you don't) and chemicals leeching from plastics where you store your food and drink take away coffee from? And there you are worried about a laser printer you use couple of times a week. Lol.

            • Lps on 22/04/2023 - 14:40
              +1

              @findingbargains: I’ve a feeling killingtime probably exercises caution in those areas too

      • rumblytangara on 22/04/2023 - 11:10

        I've previously run both a 6 colour ecotank and a mono duplex Brother laser, both for around five years.

        Both were fantastic printers.

      • rumblytangara on 22/04/2023 - 12:03
        +5

        On the subject of 'safety' I have been running multiple particle counters that measure down to PM2.5 for half a decade as I used to live in a highly polluted city. I have done obsessive levels of measurement under many different conditions, and have no concerns running an laser printer at home for occasional use.

        • PappaLuigi on 22/04/2023 - 12:12

          good to know, thanks for sharing

    • PappaLuigi on 22/04/2023 - 11:39
      +1

      take away info from it is if you were in an office environment, you do not want to be sitting next to one.

      for Home use it sounds like not much of an issue, but if you want to play it safe simply locate your laser printer in an open/well ventilated area in the house, away from your home office.

      • Quarn on 22/04/2023 - 12:48
        +3

        All office printers are fitted with dust and ozone filters. Having worked on these for 25 years I have no worries about toner based machines.

        • rumblytangara on 22/04/2023 - 21:34
          +2

          In the only office I've bothered measuring with my cheap particle counters, areas near the printers were exactly the same as anywhere else.

          The filtration systems in that building were fantastic- everywhere had clean air.

  • charmandad on 22/04/2023 - 08:17
    +9

    Purchased this model last year.
    This is an excellent printer with more than enough speed and precision at home.
    Aftermarket cartridges are cheap as well.
    Overly impressed.

    • mc7alazoun on 23/04/2023 - 04:53

      Can you provide the link please? I just bought one. And how long they usually cost?

    • cloudie9 on 22/04/2023 - 08:26
      +8

      Did you look at the product page before asking in here?

      • JimB on 22/04/2023 - 08:41
        +6

        No.

        Does it copy?

        • 2025 on 22/04/2023 - 08:45
          +4

          No.

          Does it record 4K?

          • jj8aus on 22/04/2023 - 08:57
            +4

            @2025: No.

            Does it print?

            • shabaka on 22/04/2023 - 09:21
              +1

              @jj8aus: no. is there band 28? I'll see myself out

          • Oxxy on 22/04/2023 - 09:15
            +1

            @2025: What about Crysis, how many FPS?

            • 2025 on 22/04/2023 - 09:20

              @Oxxy: HODL!

              Brother are greedy! No way this is worth any more than $100

              FPS per dollar is bad on this one

        • jockreby2003 on 22/04/2023 - 08:45
          +2

          Yes, if you take a photo of whatever you want copied, then print it out from your phone to the printer. (Results may vary)

        • Daabido on 22/04/2023 - 10:27
          +2

          Does it blend?

      • troubadour on 22/04/2023 - 09:42
        +1

        Does it answer questions I can google?

      • RecklessMonkeys on 22/04/2023 - 11:55

        No.

        Did you count the number of letters in your reply vs the word 'no' ?

        Also, Is this compatible with my Switch?

  • Wibbleman on 22/04/2023 - 08:34
    +7

    Great deal. Have this printer. it’s been super reliable for 2+ years. Love the AirPrint and the output quality is better than any inkjet I owned plus it duplexes (2 sided print)
    Great bang for buck.

    • Rocket on 22/04/2023 - 10:48
      +2

      Same, had it over 2 years and everyone in the house wirelessly prints to it from all different devices including phones.

    • mc7alazoun on 23/04/2023 - 04:54

      Which cartridges do you use? Can you provide the link please? I just bought one. And how long they usually cost?

  • momo1988 on 22/04/2023 - 08:53
    +2

    Thanks OP! Easy price beat at Officeworks.

  • wormarts on 22/04/2023 - 08:57
    +2

    Add me to the list of happy owners.

    Reliable, Double-sided printing (duplex), laser—so crisp test and images, and AirPrint. Cheap cartridges online (don’t buy official)

    Always reliable

    I changed the auto off setting to 10 mins, which increased reliability as it would turn off by default after 1min

    • mc7alazoun on 23/04/2023 - 04:55

      Which cartridges do you use? Can you provide the link please? I just bought one. And how long they usually cost?

      • wormarts on 23/04/2023 - 10:48
        +3

        https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/124190964737?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mk…

        $74.50 for CMYK (4x cartridges), plus one extra K cartridge (so 2x black cartridges overall)

        Working fine for me. Zero issues. Printer recognises them without issue (sometimes a problem as cartridges have chips in them… manufacturers trying to crack down on third party cartridges)

        Big tip: never update printer firmware as that can break compatibility with third party cartridges. Printers simply print, nothing to gain by updating firmware, so ignore the advice in the software to update

  • dangerdanger on 22/04/2023 - 09:10
    +5

    Thanks OP, just picked up at officeworks $236.55

    • djevoultion on 22/04/2023 - 09:15

      Can you provide a copy of your receipt thanks

      • dangerdanger on 22/04/2023 - 10:49

        I can pm you

        Or just go to OW. They're pretty good at price beating. Others below have done the same

  • Abbi on 22/04/2023 - 09:22

    Ok ill give it a go

  • timmof on 22/04/2023 - 09:27

    I've had real troubles getting airport to work on this model. Printer keeps disappearing from AirPrint, and I have to log into the web interface, print a test page and retry a few times to get it to connect. static IP assigned in the router. Anyone else had this issue, or tips?

    Otherwise, it's good unit.

    • deme on 22/04/2023 - 10:28
      +1

      AirPrint uses MDNS have you had issues with other printers and Airprint?

      • timmof on 22/04/2023 - 10:46

        First AirPrint printer in the house, replaced an older canon inkjet, so no previous AirPrint setup to compare with. Pretty stock setup here… Asus RT-AC86U router. have tried having the printer cabled direct to router (printer is only 2.4gh vs iPads etc on 5gh networks…. that shouldnt matter though… have also tried using the 2.4gh wifi on the iPads too.) ¯_(ツ)_/¯

        • deme on 22/04/2023 - 10:51
          +1

          You don't have client isolation by any chance?

          • timmof on 22/04/2023 - 10:59

            @deme: Just checked.. set to off.
            (thanks for your help btw. appreciated)

            • deme on 22/04/2023 - 11:09
              +2

              @timmof: Well this is interesting: https://www.snbforums.com/threads/rt-ac86u-enable-efficient-…

              Does you router settings look like this https://www.snbforums.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fuplo…

              according to the threat that's meant to work

              Multicast is the M in MDNS

              • timmof on 22/04/2023 - 11:28
                +1

                @deme: "Enable multicast routing" was set to off. I've enabled it, and just tried to print something from my iPad. No AirPrint printer found.

                Update (like 10 seconds later): Printer turned up as found. So this could be the fix. Will have to monitor my wife's screaming at me for the words "f#$%ing printer" and see if it's a permanent fix.

                Thanks so much for your help. That's some serious google-fu you have there. +2 internet beers to you.

                • deme on 22/04/2023 - 11:33
                  +1

                  @timmof: The other thing I found is https://superuser.com/a/1347043 but you said you plugged it in directly

                  Hope it keeps working

                  • timmof on 22/04/2023 - 11:38

                    @deme: Yep, I'd found that page a few months back. Have airtime fairness disabled. (Had tried both wired and wireless - it's actually wifi at the moment.)
                    Seems to be working from a couple of devices, so might have nailed it with the multicast routing. Thanks again mate.

  • congo on 22/04/2023 - 09:31

    Starter toner - how many pages ?

  • shabaka on 22/04/2023 - 09:33
    +2

    damn! that's a very good deal, but my old HP laser Frankenstein just refuses to die.

  • payless69 on 22/04/2023 - 09:36

    Bought a heavy used one that lacked full magenta print. Was told to have old firmware to go on all aftermarket supplies. Very heavy and sturdy built. Clumsy setup. New magenta drum did not fix it. So replaced all toners. Near perfect print but some yellows missing on every y drum turn. Drum change makes no difference.
    2 Weeks of no use and it now comes up with no toner found message.

  • homsai on 22/04/2023 - 09:40
    +1

    Got one to replace my black and white brother printer. Thanks OP

    • Watanabe1995 on 22/04/2023 - 09:44
      +1

      I also had it price-matched at a local office works store for $236.55. It seems to be the last one available and it is quite heavy. Unfortunately, I dropped it on the floor and now my back hurts.

  • kesslar on 22/04/2023 - 09:43

    Thanks OP been looking for an affordable laser printer. Cheers

  • OzBerghainer on 22/04/2023 - 09:43
    -2

    Great printer. Actually got it for free when Dragonfly delayed the delivery. Amazon gave full refund.

  • yaa903 on 22/04/2023 - 09:50

    Just called my local officework. Useless manager arguing over shipping cost even when I showed him I am a prime member.

  • SoTightEcoLPI on 22/04/2023 - 09:53

    I need a scanner, brother MFC-L3770CDW is always expensive and looks bulky af. Should I just suck it up and grab this at OW. I use a scanner but not $300s worth.

    • Watanabe1995 on 22/04/2023 - 10:21

      For scanning, I will continue stick with the My HP 2620 ($19 from a clearance sale), it has automatic document feeder.

      • SoTightEcoLPI on 22/04/2023 - 10:23
        +1

        I've got an Epson 730, might have to keep as scanner. Just a monster in size to have size by side lol

    • a b i on 22/04/2023 - 10:24
      +1

      Scorptec had a sale for high 400's, but they are out of stock unfortunately https://www.scorptec.com.au/product/printers/laser-colour-mu… . I was looking for 3770 myself :) I was planning on 3750, but this looks very tempting for esstially scanner less (dont care for the touch scren )

    • b-radicool on 22/04/2023 - 11:00

      Can confirm the 3770cdw is bulky af

  • Viospeed on 22/04/2023 - 10:04
    -1

    Regular price $349, for that price it needs to have wireless and scanning capabilities.

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