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• Prints up to 40ppm
• Built-in wireless 802.11b/g/n and Ethernet network interfaces
• Automatic duplex (two-sided) printing
• 300-sheet standard paper capacity, expandable
• Backlit LCD display allows for easy navigation and menu selection

I purchased this printer about 2 weeks ago and am very satisfied with it. It replaced a Lexmark E260DN. The Brother is noticeably quieter, slightly faster, can print from IOS devices (eg. iPad) and has much lower toner costs. A few years ago I also had a Brother HL-5250DN laser printer. It was a great printer, BUT after I upgraded to Windows 7 it would change its IP address when the computer was re-booted. To say the least that was annoying and I could not find a fix. Of course that is only a problem if you are using it as a network printer.

The new HL-5470DW has no problems what-so-ever. It is setup as a network printer in my home via Ethernet cable. I set the resolution to 600 DPI and configured for toner saver mode. Even with these settings the print quality is very good. Envelopes print perfectly with no wrinkles.

Toner costs are reasonable. Here on Amazon a Brother TN720 3,000 page toner cartridge is about $60 (2 cents/page) and a Brother 8,000 page TN750 toner cartridge costs about $100 (1.25 cents/page). To put this in perspective, the toner costs for most laser printers range from 3-5 cents per page and ink costs for inkjet printers can easily exceed 10 cents per page for text.

I would definitely buy this printer again and recommend it highly.

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Bought this a month ago, so take all this as an early report. That said, got it on sale for a good price and no cause for regret yet. Bought this to replace a Canon multi-function inkjet that had a bad print head. Tired of the expense of the ink and the bulk of the device. I''ve got a small scanner on my desk now to cover scanning and most copying. Who needs a fax these days. Got the Brother home, unpacked, plugged in and less than 30 minutes later was printing from every computer in the house including my PC, a windows laptop, my wife''s Mac and my iPad. I''m reasonably tech-savvy, but no expert. I just followed the instructions and it was done. Print quality is beautiful. Starts printing around 6-8 seconds after hitting the print command. Auto-duplex works well. I don''t notice any excessive curling, though I''m not using this for business presentations. Prints envelopes, at least one at a time, just fine. Some curl, but quickly relaxes and no other issues as had been described for previous versions. The auxiliary feed is on the front, which makes my life easier at least as the printer is tucked away under my desk. Not much else to say at this point--simply that set up was easy, print quality is very good, speed is quite fast, and I anticipate using this for a long time. I wish my office printer worked as well and as fast.

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Just got this printer delivered and set up today. Works very well. No problem setting up (with Ethernet connection). Printed lettering is of very high quality, fine detailing. Haven''t tried any graphics yet. Fast printer, not too noisy, silent when "asleep". Prints envelopes fine, just have to use MP Tray and open printer''s back cover for a straight through printing path. Cannot feed more than three envelopes at a time though. Various options for different paper types and fuser heats if needed. So far I''m very satisfied. Will post again if my opinion changes with use.

New comment (September 9, 2012): Having now used this printer for a few weeks, I''m persuaded it is a very good printer and would buy it again. Note that this printer seems to draw a lot of power for an instant when just starting to print. My lights dim a bit for a moment not a big problem for me but could be for someone with less robust electrical circuitry.

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As other reviewers have said, this printer has a power problem when it starts up initially (and apparently every time it wakes to start printing but I can''t comment on that because I never got it booted completely) by drawing enough amps to trip a 20amp circuit breaker. I tried three (3) different outlets, on different circuits, all with the same results. When I powered it on, it would start to power up and then within 3 seconds trip the breaker. No other appliance has ever tripped one of our breakers in our 8 year old house.

I even tried plugging it into a UPS thinking that would buffer the load but it didn''t, same thing. So, unfortunately this printer is going back to Amazon and I''ll continue searching for a network laser printer (wired or wireless) that supports AirPrint.

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this is the fastest printer i have ever had, it even does duplex printing and prints the front and back simultaneously! its amazing! but it does pull a lot of electricity and it made my lights flash! it even broke my backup battery thing that has 8 outlets! =(