Brother HL2230 Monochrome Laser Printer (HL2230)

by Brother

• Prints up to 24ppm
• Adjustable, 250-sheet capacity paper tray
• Compact size fits virtually anywhere
• Up to 2400 x 600 dpi resolution
• Toner Save mode for less critical business documents

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 17.7 x 18.5 x 12.7 inches ; 17 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 18 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B004H1PB9I
• Item model number: HL2230
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (117 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #17 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Printers > Laser Printers
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 1, 2011

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Adjustable, 250-sheet capacity
paper tray (View Larger.)

Stylish design fits in small office environments (View Larger.)

Easy to install, high-yield toner cartridge
is available for low cost output (View Larger.)

Compact, Personal Laser Printer

The Brother HL-2230 is a compact, personal laser printer. This monochrome laser printer is designed for homes or home offices. It offers a fast print speed and high-quality output for quickly producing professional-looking letters, reports, spreadsheets and other documents. In addition, its stylish, space-saving design fits virtually anywhere and complements any environment. Affordable to own and operate, the HL-2230 uses a high-yield replacement toner cartridge^± to help reduce your operating costs.

Key Features

• Compact size fits virtually anywhere
• Prints up to 24ppm
• Up to 2400 x 600 dpi resolution
• Adjustable, 250-sheet capacity paper tray for letter or legal size paper
• Straight through paper path via manual feed slot for thicker media
• Toner Save mode for less critical business documents
• High-yield replacement toner cartridge
• 8 MB memory
• Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interface

Exceptional Performance and Print Quality

Enjoy the convenience of producing high-quality documents right from your desktop or home office. With a print speed of up to 24ppm, you can stop wasting time and move on to other pressing tasks. Produce high-quality output at up to 2400 x 600 dpi for professional reports, spreadsheets, correspondence, or other documents.

Compact Design

The HL-2230 features a small footprint that saves valuable workspace.

Versatile Paper Handling

The HL-2230 can meet all of your printing needs via an adjustable, 250-sheet capacity paper tray¹ that handles letter or legal size paper and a manual feed slot for printing envelopes and letterhead. In addition, a straight through paper path via the manual feed slot ensures your letterhead and envelopes always look their best.

Low Cost of Ownership

In addition to being affordable to purchase, the HL-2230 uses both standard and high-yield replacement toner cartridges. Using the high-yield 2,600-page² toner cartridge (TN-450) can help lower your operating costs. In addition, help save money by using Toner Save Mode for your less critical business documents.

Technical Specifications

General

• Print Technology: Electrophotographic Laser
• Time to First Page: < 8.5 seconds
• Processor: ARM9 200MHz
• Printer Emulations: GDI
• Standard Interfaces: Hi-Speed USB 2.0

Software

• Printer Drivers: Windows 7 / Windows Vista / XP / XP Professional x64 / 2000 / Server 2003 / 2008
  Mac OS X 10.4.11, 10.5.x, 10.6.x
  Linux: Red Hat (32), Fedora 10 (32), OpenSuSe 11.1 (32), Debian 5.03 (32), Ubuntu 9.04 (64)
• Print Settings: Toner Save, N-in-1 Printing, Watermark, Poster Printing, ID Print, Custom Print Profiles

Electrical

• Power Requirements: 110 - 120 V AC 50 / 60 Hz
• Power Consumption (avg.): Printing: 495W / Ready: 65W / Sleep: .9W

Other

• Unit Dimensions: 14.5 inches x 14.2 inches x 7.2 inches
• Carton Dimensions: 18.5 inches x 17.7 inches x 12.6 inches
• Unit Weight / Carton Weight: 14.8 lbs. / 17.6 lbs.

	HL-2230	HL-2240D	HL-2270DW	HL-2280DW	HL-5450DN	HL-5470DW
Maximum Print Speed	24ppm	24ppm	27ppm	27ppm	40ppm	40ppm
Print Resolution (maximum dpi)	2400 x 600	2400 x 600	2400 x 600	2400 x 600	1200 x 1200	1200 x 1200
Memory (standard / maximum)	8 MB / 8 MB	8 MB / 8 MB	32 MB / 32 MB	32 MB / 32 MB	64 MB / 320 MB±	128 MB / 384 MB±
Input Paper Capacity (standard / maximum)	250 sheets / 250 sheets	250 sheets / 250 sheets	250 sheets / 250 sheets	250 sheets / 250 sheets	250 sheets / 750 sheets±	250 sheets / 750 sheets±
Bypass / Multi-purpose tray (maximum pages)	Single-sheet	Single-sheet	Single-sheet	Single-sheet	50 sheets	50 sheets
Automatic Duplex Printing	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Standard Interfaces	High-Speed USB 2.0	High-Speed USB 2.0	Wireless 802.11b/g, Ethernet, Hi-Speed USB 2.0	Wireless 802.11b/g, Ethernet, Hi-Speed USB 2.0	Ethernet, Hi-Speed USB 2.0	Wireless 802.11b/g, Ethernet, Hi-Speed USB 2.0
Mobile Device Compatibility3	No	No	Cortado Workplace	Cortado Workplace	AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, Brother iPrint & Scan, Cortado Workplace	AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, Brother iPrint & Scan, Cortado Workplace, Wi-Fi Direct
LCD Display	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
Replacement Toner Yields± (approx.)	1,200 or 2,6002	1,200 or 2,6002	1,200 or 2,6002	1,200 or 2,6002	3,000 or 8,0002	3,000 or 8,0002

± Additional purchase required
1. Maximum capacity based on using 20 lb (bond) paper
2. Approx. yield in accordance with ISO/IEC 19752 (Letter/A4). Requires additional purchase.
3. Requires connection to a wireless network. See www.brother.com for details, availability, and mobile device compatibility.

Product Description

The HL2230 is a compact monochrome laser printer. Perfect for small office or home office use, it features fast printing at up to 24ppm, up to 2400 x 600 dpi resolution for high-quality output, and a Toner Save mode for less critical business documents. In addition, the printer's stylish, space-saving design fits virtually anywhere. The HL2230 also provides flexible paper handling via an adjustable, 250-sheet capacity tray and a manual by-pass slot for printing thicker media. To help lower your operating costs, a high-yield 2,600-page replacement toner cartridge is available.what's in the box: Brother HL-2230 Compact Personal Laser Printer , Starter Toner Cartridge (700 Pages), DR420 Drum Unit, AC Power Cord, CD-ROM, User's Manual, Printer Drivers, Quick Setup Guide and One-Year Limited Warranty (Note:USB cable not included)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

123 of 124 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars This printer is a workhorse! January 4, 2012

By Mr 3Putt

I have one of these that now has over 20,000 pages printed. It keeps going and going and going!

I use it to print black and white (of course) documents, sometimes hundreds of pages at a time. I just printed a 97 page document on legal paper that was printed in less than 4 minutes.

No, it's not wireless (someone gave it a 1 star review because of reading comprehension), BTW if you do any volume printing you don't want the printer to be in the next room, you need to monitor it so the papers don't pile up too high.

I have this sitting next to my inkjet all in one, which is color and wireless, so I have all the bases covered. I find myself printing with the Brother over 90% of the time. Who needs color for most stuff? Plus, the toner never dries up!

Buy it! Get generic toner and don't look back!

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect budget laser printer February 28, 2012

By BuyerfromNHY

Amazon Verified Purchase

This is my second Brother HL2230 that I buying for our office. I bought the first one a couple of months ago. We needed another printer and I went with the one I already know will do the job. We mostly use it to print shipping labels and it definitely does the job well. No issues with the printer itself what so ever. We have printed a few thousand labels so far. The only complain is that the toner is relatively expensive, but thats how they get you. It is the same with most printer manufacturers. Luckily you can buy after market toner or simply buy toner powder and refill cartridges yourself.

Highly recommended. I dont think there is any other product in the market that will beat this unit by price and quality.

33 of 34 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice choice if you don't print envelopes July 20, 2012

By Clay Clatur

Amazon Verified Purchase

I was seeking an inexpensive monochrome laser printer for some relatively light non-profit organization printing. At home I own a similar but more expensive Brother unit. After reviewing many specs and noting the fair price this one (model 2230) looked like a good choice.
I am very satisfied with the printing from the tray and the options such as the ability to save toner when this mode is set. It is fast (24 ppm claimed) and in normal printing from the tray reliable.

It is however just AWFUL if you want to print envelopes (e.g., using Microsoft Word as the program). I have only tried in on regular #10 business envelopes. In this case at best they come out wrinkled and worse case the error light comes on and it won't print even if there is no jam. I have to power down, wait for it to "clear" itself, and try again.

So if you just want to print 8 ˝" x 11" documents, you'll be happy. But if you want to also print envelopes save yourself a lot of frustration and buy some other printer.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars If you print mostly b&w, this is a cost-effective workhorse August 18, 2012

By Joanna Daneman #1 HALL OF FAMETOP 10 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

I mostly print black and white (documents) and only occasionally need color. After mowing through countless inkjet cartridges that cost as much as the printer, and noticing that the color ink degrades over time if you don't use it, I decided to buy a laser printer. Actually, it was my over-eighty year old mom who suggested this. Mom, you're RIGHT! No smeary documents, longer lasting toner cartridges and better print quality. Mom does know best!

Installation

This printer is a breeze to install. I unpacked the box and there was the usual pictorial card describing how to remove the shipping protectors on the toner cartridge, but this is also repeated on the quick-start sheet, which is written in English. I find it's easier to follow written instructions rather than pictures.

After you pull out the protective bands, you shake the toner cartridge and put it right back in. Then when you power up the printer (don't plug it into the computer, yet!) a test sheet will print out.

WARNING: This unit pulls quite a bit of power upon warm-up. It actually caused my surge suppressor to blink out due to the surge in power demand, and shut off my computer. Therefore, I put the printer on a separate outlet on its own surge suppressor power strip (the computer is on a battery backup surge suppressor.) You may wish to do the same.

After the test page prints, you shut off the printer and install the driver from the supplied CD. A nice feature--the installation software will go to the internet to download later versions of the driver, something I used to have to do manually--that is, the CD might be out of date and I'd go to the Brother website to load the latest version of the driver. This installation software does that for you....

As the driver loads, it prompts you to put in the USB cable (if that's what you are installing--you can also do network) and then turn on the unit. NO USB cable was supplied with this printer, so you'll have to use a standard USB to printer cable of your own.

After the installation, I registered the printer and it checked for updates to the firmware.

Printing

Printing is fast and simple. If there are error conditions, the LED's blink in various ways to alert you to the problem. There is a sticker included to place on the unit above the LED's and I suggest you put it on the unit, as the blinking lights are explained by the sticker. (Toner might be out, paper out, etc.)

Pages

The page capacity of the toner cartridge is 1200 pages. You can buy a high yield cartridge (2,800 pages) or a drum unit which will do 12,000 pages. These range in price from under fifty to about a hundred. Aftermarket (not original Brother) compatible cartridges are even less expensive, less expensive than the average inkjet cartridge. I have not used an aftermarket cartridge, so I don't know how well they work, but they are under twenty, so that's pretty inexpensive.

Summary

For black and white printing, this printer may well be a better, more cost-effective printer than the average inkjet, and the cost of consumables is a lot less. If you mainly print black and white, this might be your "duty printer." Read more ›

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Little Printer January 23, 2012

By Mike

Amazon Verified Purchase

I needed a laser printer and didn't want to spend too much. I've only had good experiences with Brother and it was a great deal so I couldn't resist. And this printer is great. Prints very quickly and cleanly. Replacement cartridges are reasonably priced. All around I am very happy with this purchase.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars laser printer May 19, 2012

By broom

Amazon Verified Purchase

For the money this is a fine unit. It was very easy to set up and continues to run without a hitch. The compact size is a great feature in my limited area.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Printer for great price May 14, 2012

By AB

Amazon Verified Purchase

this has been a fantastic printer for the money. I purchased this for my purchasing manager. She also has customer service responsibilities and prints about 30 - 40 pages per day. The printer is very quiet and extremely fast. The design is nice and the darker color matches most of the new computer equipment. The only reason that I did not give it a 5 rating is becasue the starter toner cartridge only lasted 1 week, which gives me reason for conern on the standard Toner cartridge. Other than that, I would definitely give it a 5!