Printing in black is more common than printing in color. One of the key factors is because it is cheaper. The Brother HL-2280DW is aimed at consumers who only need to print black and white pages, as well as copy or scan documents.

Although its print speed is average at best, it does have a handful of attractive office-centric features. Unlike some comparable models that do away with either wired or wireless network, the Brother HL-2280DW supports both.

Features and Highlights

The Brother HL-2280DW measures 15.95 inches wide, 15.7 inches deep, and 10.6 inches tall, with a weight of 9.1 kg without the toner and drum, and 10.3 kg with toner and drum. Although it looks big, it is still a size that can easily fit on a tabletop, though sharing a desk with it may feel a bit uncomfortable unless you have a large one.

The Brother HL-2280DW’s control panel includes a simple two-line LCD screen measuring 1.85 by 0.43 inches displaying sixteen characters at maximum, with four buttons on its left side and seven buttons on its right side. For consumers who dislike monochrome display, there are other printers that ship with color touch screen.

The main paper tray has a capacity that lets you print up to 250 pages between refills. If there are still sheets left in the tray after you finish printing, you don’t need to remove them. The sheets will stay clean even if you leave them there because the tray is always closed.

There is a manual feed slot at the front, between the main tray and the control panel. Although it is only for a single sheet at a time, it is still a useful addition for printing on an envelope, a bond paper, a thick paper, or even a plain paper just like the ones loaded in the main tray but with a different size.

The Brother HL-2280DW has an adequate print speed for a small office. It prints less than sixteen monochrome pages per minute. Duplex printing is slower since the printer has to work twice to print on a sheet of paper, but in return you’ll have more time on your hands to do something else that more matters while waiting for the printer to deliver all the prints into the output tray.

Speaking of the output tray, the main one can hold 100 sheets, with the printed side facing down. The other one is reserved for the manual feed slot, with the printed side facing up.

Brother HL-2280DW Driver Free Download

Too often the running cost of a printer is a bigger issue than its purchase price. Fortunately, the laser printer is capable of automatic duplex printing. Printing on both sides of a paper, combined with printing at the lowest quality, can make your paper stock and toner last longer.

The printer includes a starter toner cartridge worth seven hundred pages, which can be replaced with a standard-yield cartridge worth about 1200 pages, or a high-yield cartridge that lasts for 2600 pages. You can click the link below to download Brother HL-2280DW Driver for Windows: