Brother Monochrome Laser All-In-One MFC-L5915DW

This is a great small/department printer. It prints fast and clean and is easy to connection to the network. It does a great job scanning as well.

I have used Brother printers for several years through my non-profit. They are excellent until they wear out, and then often cost more to fix than replace. This printer fits that description perfectly.

The Printer: It uses a common size toner making aftermarket toners and drums available. Even if you stick with genuine Brother consumables, the cost per page is very affordable. I have my printer hard wired to ethernet, so I cannot speak about wireless or phone / tablet printing. I do have a couple complaints about Brother printers: It is hard to set which trays it pulls paper from and if you are completely out of paper it will pull paper from the legal drawer. The touchscreen seems to make it impossible to remotely access the printer as well, which is disappointing. Also, Brother is a little too proud of their extended drawers which can cost more than another printer.

The scanner: I have been using a Fujitsu Scansnap for several years. It is still the best high speed document, check, and receipt scanner on the market. This makes it hard to rate the Brother scanner because it is not in the same league. It is really nice to not have to setup a Fujitsu scanner or dedicate precious desk space for one. I don’t have problems scanning a statement, and the ADF is fast. I like the ability to enable or disable duplex scanning so that the PDF is cleaner. The ADF is incapable of cleanly scanning a stack of checks or receipts because it often pulls multiple sheets at once. It also tends to pull smaller documents crookedly without any correction software. The Apple App seems to work better than the Windows 10 App, but both give lots of options regarding resolution, color, and duplex scanning. I have not had any problems with the App other than it is extremely slow when saving as a PDF. Having the option for a flat bed scanner is a nice feature. This is how I handle receipts and checks right now, and it is nice to be able to scan from a book without having to remove the page. The flatbed also works better for IDs and photographs since you don’t have to use a carrier page like you would with the Fujitsu or the Brother ADF. The shortcomings of the scanner has not made me hook the Fujitsu back up other than in the field, so that is why I am giving it 4 stars.

Very easy to set up, great print quality, surprisingly quick printing & copying, but maybe that’s because my old printer was such a dinosaur. Love the connectivity and now everyone can print from all our devices.

The MFC-L5900 performs as advertised. The scanner is high quality and the printer feature is flawless as expected from a Brother. The software interface on the computer side is a bit clunky, but the wireless connection is easy to setup. The color touchscreen could be bigger, but operates as designed. I would recommend to a friend if you’re curious.

Estoy muy satisfecha con esta adquisición, hasta ahorita sólo hemos usado las funciones básicas de impresión y fotocopiado y cada vez me enamoro más de ella. Fácil de instalar y configurar. La recomiendo ampliamente 😍😍😍