Brother DR360 Drum Unit

by Brother

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 14.8 x 8.3 x 4.6 inches ; 1.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001167XXO
• Item model number: DR360
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #24 in Electronics > Accessories & Supplies > Office Electronics Accessories > Ink & Toner > Laser Printer Toner
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2003

Product Description

The Brother DR360 drum unit works with the TN330 and TN360 toner cartridges (sold separately) to provide clean, sharp prints on your compatible Brother laser printers and multifunction units. You can expect an impressive life span of about 12,000 pages (based on 5% coverage) from this dedicated drum unit. It snaps easily into place with minimal fuss and is compatible with a wide variety of Brother models, including laser printer models HL-2140 and HL-2170w. The package includes one drum unit.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good little printer, September 15, 2009

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W. Szwarc "techie dude" (Paradise, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brother DR360 Drum Unit (Office Product)

I'm a techie guy and so maybe I understood what I saw when I assembled my 2140 for the first time. I was delighted that the drum was as easily replaced as the toner unit. EVERY laser printer has a drum but most people don't realize it because the drum is embedded in the machine and you need to disassemble part of the printer to get at it. Brother has made it easier by making the drum an easily replacable item.

My suggestion is to keep using the printer until you see streaking or notice your output not looking as good as it used to. Then replace the drum. The Toner cartridge and the Drum are the only parts that actually print inside the printer. All else is just mechanics to get the paper from one tray, through the toner and drum, and then on to the output tray. Basically replacing these two peices gives you a totally new printer.

I'm super happy witht he output of my printer and the speed at which it works. I usually don't like Brother equipment but this unit may change my mind.

35 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Drum not always needed with toner, June 28, 2009

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Whom Ever (California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brother DR360 Drum Unit (Office Product)

Just a little FYI - You do not have to replace the drum every time you replace the toner cartridge. Just look at the page ratings. TN-330 cartridge: 1500 pages; DR-360 drum: 12000 pages. So it should be about 8 toner replacements per drum. When your printout is streaky is when you need to replace the drum.

Also, Amazon.com is much cheaper for buying toner cartridges than your local (or online) office store.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Drum gets about 16000, August 22, 2009

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Andrew Titus (Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brother DR360 Drum Unit (Office Product)

I got about 16000 on my first drum, and the printer now has 31000 prints and no sign of any wear yet on the 2nd drum, so I count that into my cost per page. I also get about 2800-3100 prints per cartridge, although I do print a lot of envelopes that use only a little toner. This is not a bad way to go, although there are some Xerox printers that are a bit more expensive that would be a better deal overall, still, I am generally happy with the Brother supplies. I tried the generics and they were not good enough for output at the office, although, for example, I would use them for non-critical works such as a classroom.