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Brother - HL-L8250CDN Network-Ready Color Laser Printer - White
Average customer rating
3.5
(18 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 18 reviews
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65%of customers recommend this product.
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Customer Reviews for Brother - HL-L8250CDN Network-Ready Color Laser Printer - White
Customer Rating
5
I love this printer
on September 15, 2016
Posted by: Ryan01
from PA, United States
I bought this because my other brother finally came to its demise after I smashed it with my fist (the paper dock ajar switch broke for the third time in the middle of printing). I never thought of a color laser/led printer before until I saw this on display at Office Max. I talked to the sales clerk, and after seeing the quality of color prints brothers can print, I decided to purchase the HL-3170CDW. However, they could not find it in the back stock so they sold me this one at the same price. Oh Boy! This printer is overkill for home use, but I also do a lot of printing because I hate reading on a screen.
I went with color because its so much cheaper for photos than the store, and ink jet. This printer will print full size pictures 8.5x11 in such high quality, you will not notice it was printed by a brother laser! After doing almost 200 color prints tweaking the color settings in Windows, and also most taking it back to Office Max, I finally was able to print professional quality pictures.
I found that there were two things that made the first prints horrible; the hp laser photo paper I was using, and Windows color profiler. To get the best color prints I recommend the following:
Remove any and all color profiles for this device in Windows.
Do not use laser photo paper.
Read and reread the manual.
Use Hammermill Color Copy Digital 28lbs, White 100
Set almost every option on the printer to automatic.
Do not use laser photo paper.
Read and reread the manual.
Use Hammermill Color Copy Digital 28lbs, White 100
Set almost every option on the printer to automatic.
In Windows printing preferences- Tick all options in color calibration, Do Not use any improve print output options, set media to thick, quality to fine, color to color, document type to photo or manual (in manual, tick vivid and enhance black printing - all others unticked).
Use a HIGH QUALITY photo to print! Your cell phone's 14 mp camera does not take the same quality photo as a 14 mp Nikon. This was also something I notice when printing at larger sizes. The hardest thing for any printer to print is gradient. When you use a lower quality, or slightly blurred picture, the printed picture can look worse because the printer is trying to do its best to print a gradient. It is much easier for the printer to blend colors of lower ratio.
BEFORE PRINTING, CLOSE PRINTER PREFERENCES! I can't tell you how frustrating it was to find that by leaving this open, and then printing, the changes I were making were not taking effect as default even after clicking apply, until I closed the printer preferences window
The oddest thing I found that dramatically effects the quality of the print the most was the type, sheen, and thickness of paper, and the the media type selection in printing preferences. If you mess around with just the media type, you will see what I mean.
Well, I hope this helps someone. I spent hours, and a lot of ink and paper figuring this out, but it was worth it!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting brother-usa.com
Customer Rating
2
Hoping for More
on May 19, 2016
Posted by: Sherry55
from Pella, IA
Wish my boss would not have purchased this; not helpful for smooth operation as few options are available from print screen
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting brother-usa.com
Customer Rating
4
Too Much Plastic
on September 25, 2016
Posted by: Anonymous
from Monroe Township, NJ, United States
We use the printer in our Computer Lab. It prints text very well, but not as good as an inkjet printer for photos. Plastic doors are too flimsy. In an attempt to remove a sheet of paper stuck around the fuser roller, someone, broke the plastic hinges on both the drop-down, front door and the manual feed tray. I guess he wasn't satisfied with that because he also broke the hinges on the rear door hinge and and roller access lid. Go back to metal. It's a good printer if you don't abuse it.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting brother-usa.com
Customer Rating
1
Contantly having print issues
on March 18, 2017
Posted by: xelareihted
from Palm Springs, CA, United States
This has been the worst printer i've ever owned (my Brother B&W is the best). I cannot get more than 30 pages of color without having a dirty pages, smears, missing color... it's just the most unreliable print system. I even use the most expensive large Brother cartridges... nothing... it's just a bad product.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting brother-usa.com
Customer Rating
5
Satisfied so far
on October 7, 2015
Posted by: anchorite
from Albuquerque, NM
Pros: can refill toner manually, is very fast, print quality is as good as our previous HP, did I mention you can refill toner manually? (That's why I went with a Brother brand printer.)
Cons: once or twice I had to wake it up manually to print from Windows 8.1/10, but it was a very isolated issue, and I've had no problems at all printing from MacOS X, Samsung Galaxy S3 or iPad 2.
As for whether I would recommend it to a friend, I already have actually.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting brother-usa.com
Customer Rating
1
Worst Purchase to Date
on August 25, 2014
Posted by: MoSpeed
from Missouri
Had a nice Brother color laser printer so picked up a new one when the old one died. Unfortunately, this one goes to sleep and doesn't wake up for print jobs. I use it on an iMac 27 with OS X 10.9 and it does not print most of the time. Always have to turn it off then back on and then it might print. Getting tired of reloading print drivers and searching for solutions for something that should work when you plug it in. Stay away Apple users.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting brother-usa.com
Customer Rating
1
Brother HL-L8250CDN
on March 17, 2015
Posted by: Techy789
from Lincoln, NE
Had the printer for 6 months with no issues. Good B&W and color images. Then the built-in network card failed only after 6 months of light use. Very disappointing!!!. After having to be on the chat line for an hour they finally decided to replace the printer. But with a re manufactured model which in my mind is wrong, should be new. Anyway the replacement unit arrive and it was defective. Wow is all I can say. Never again!!
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting brother-usa.com
Customer Rating
4
Brother 8250
on July 20, 2015
Posted by: TGray
from Clemson
I bought this printer to replace a Brother HL 4040CDN which became sick. This printer cost as much as it would to fix the 4040. The 8250 printer works great right out of the box. Had no problems connecting it to the network. I find this printer to be very quite and when a print goes to the printer it prints very quickly. So far the Brother quality has been there, My big concern is how long the toner last and what the replacement toner will cost.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting brother-usa.com