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If you buy this, it uses a total of 4x TN229 or TN229XL toner cartridges (black, cyan, magenta, yellow). DO NOT CONNECT YOUR PRINTER TO THE INTERNET & TURN OFF AUTO-UPDATES! Never allow the printer to connect to the internet because it may still get forced updates even without your consent. If you follow these rules you can use aftermarket toner from Amazon for around $60-$80 for a full set instead of from Brother for the insane price of $419.49! If you happen to download the latest update for it, it will brick your ability to use any aftermarket toner and you'll be stuck having to pay $419.49 every time you need to replace your toner. This applies to pretty much any printer these days as all manufacturers regularly push updates to brick your printer if it detects any non-OEM toner or ink cartridges. Even if you only replace 1 out of 4 cartridges with an aftermarket cartrige in this printer and it has the newest update, it will make the whole printer stop working even though the other 3 cartridges were still fine and geniune.
I just got this yesterday from costco. I actually have an old ooma phone line so I hooked the fax part up because there are still some weirdos using fax machines here and there. Seems like a solid unit. They give a full 3000 page black toner cartridge. Has a lot of ways to scan and send or you can email the thing you want to print, to your printer. Its quick and the few times I have used it from my iPhone it printed fine. It has more features than I will ever use and more than I find practical.
My 15 year old canon laser printer does print fine when it can get it to work but it was never made for use with a MacBook or an iPhone.. No drivers needed for my MacBook Air either. Easy setup.
It has this id setting where you scan your license, turn it over and place it in the same position and scan again and it prints it out on one piece of paper. Kind of neat.
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I just got this yesterday from costco. I actually have an old ooma phone line so I hooked the fax part up because there are still some weirdos using fax machines here and there. Seems like a solid unit. They give a full 3000 page black toner cartridge. Has a lot of ways to scan and send or you can email the thing you want to print, to your printer. Its quick and the few times I have used it from my iPhone it printed fine. It has more features than I will ever use and more than I find practical.
My 15 year old canon laser printer does print fine when it can get it to work but it was never made for use with a MacBook or an iPhone.. No drivers needed for my MacBook Air either. Easy setup.
It has this id setting where you scan your license, turn it over and place it in the same position and scan again and it prints it out on one piece of paper. Kind of neat.
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If you buy this, it uses a total of 4x TN229 or TN229XL toner cartridges (black, cyan, magenta, yellow). DO NOT CONNECT YOUR PRINTER TO THE INTERNET & TURN OFF AUTO-UPDATES! Never allow the printer to connect to the internet because it may still get forced updates even without your consent. If you follow these rules you can use aftermarket toner from Amazon for around $60-$80 for a full set instead of from Brother for the insane price of $419.49! If you happen to download the latest update for it, it will brick your ability to use any aftermarket toner and you'll be stuck having to pay $419.49 every time you need to replace your toner. This applies to pretty much any printer these days as all manufacturers regularly push updates to brick your printer if it detects any non-OEM toner or ink cartridges. Even if you only replace 1 out of 4 cartridges with an aftermarket cartrige in this printer and it has the newest update, it will make the whole printer stop working even though the other 3 cartridges were still fine and geniune.
If you buy this, it uses a total of 4x TN229 or TN229XL toner cartridges (black, cyan, magenta, yellow). DO NOT CONNECT YOUR PRINTER TO THE INTERNET & TURN OFF AUTO-UPDATES! Never allow the printer to connect to the internet because it may still get forced updates even without your consent. If you follow these rules you can use aftermarket toner from Amazon for around $60-$80 for a full set instead of from Brother for the insane price of $419.49! If you happen to download the latest update for it, it will brick your ability to use any aftermarket toner and you'll be stuck having to pay $419.49 every time you need to replace your toner. This applies to pretty much any printer these days as all manufacturers regularly push updates to brick your printer if it detects any non-OEM toner or ink cartridges. Even if you only replace 1 out of 4 cartridges with an aftermarket cartrige in this printer and it has the newest update, it will make the whole printer stop working even though the other 3 cartridges were still fine and geniune.
any insight on how to configure this printer for a private (home or office) network without connecting it to internet?!
any insight on how to configure this printer for a private (home or office) network without connecting it to internet?!
AI can explain better but there are ways to set your firewall to block the mac address of the printer. You can also assign it a static IP on your local network and give a bogus default gateway so it never sees the outside world.
If you buy this, it uses a total of 4x TN229 or TN229XL toner cartridges (black, cyan, magenta, yellow). DO NOT CONNECT YOUR PRINTER TO THE INTERNET & TURN OFF AUTO-UPDATES! Never allow the printer to connect to the internet because it may still get forced updates even without your consent. If you follow these rules you can use aftermarket toner from Amazon for around $60-$80 for a full set instead of from Brother for the insane price of $419.49! If you happen to download the latest update for it, it will brick your ability to use any aftermarket toner and you'll be stuck having to pay $419.49 every time you need to replace your toner. This applies to pretty much any printer these days as all manufacturers regularly push updates to brick your printer if it detects any non-OEM toner or ink cartridges. Even if you only replace 1 out of 4 cartridges with an aftermarket cartrige in this printer and it has the newest update, it will make the whole printer stop working even though the other 3 cartridges were still fine and geniune.
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My 15 year old canon laser printer does print fine when it can get it to work but it was never made for use with a MacBook or an iPhone.. No drivers needed for my MacBook Air either. Easy setup.
It has this id setting where you scan your license, turn it over and place it in the same position and scan again and it prints it out on one piece of paper. Kind of neat.
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My 15 year old canon laser printer does print fine when it can get it to work but it was never made for use with a MacBook or an iPhone.. No drivers needed for my MacBook Air either. Easy setup.
It has this id setting where you scan your license, turn it over and place it in the same position and scan again and it prints it out on one piece of paper. Kind of neat.
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More on topic, I ordered a similar model from their refurb site a few months ago and really like it so far.
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If you just need to print docs occasionally you're better going with a basic monochrome laser. If you need these AiO features, it's a fair deal.
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