Fast, efficient and reliable, the compact Brother HL3150CDW is packed with great features designed to meet the demands of small office units. It produces high resolution printouts and offers wireless connectivity. It also supports double sided printing as standard to increase the output for half the cost. Apart from its original Brother HL3150CDW toner cartridges it also supports compatible high capacity toners, offering low print costs.
The device weighs 18.1 kg measuring 597 x 364 x 251 mm, making it compact for space saving needs. It has a small control panel, 16 character screen and one touch buttons. The device has 333 MHz processor with 64 MB of RAM. HL3150CDW also supports high speed USB 2.0 and ethernet for better connectivity options.
The printing speed of Brother HL3150CDW printer is up to 18 ppm for colour and monochrome files with print resolution up to 2,400 x 600 dpi. The paper storage capacity of input tray is up to 250 sheets of paper. This machine is Apple Airprint and Google Cloud Print ready so that you can print direct from your iPhone, iPad or Android device.
Advantages:
- Supports automatic two sided printing
- Supports direct printing through smartphones
- Reliable and consistent print quality
- Wireless and wired network ready
- PIN and password protected secure print
- Compact to fit into any environment
- High print speed
- Low operational cost
- Compatible high capacity Brother HL3150CDW toner cartridges
Disadvantages:
- Lacks scan, copy and fax functions
- Small display screen
- Low print speed for double sided documents
- No additional paper handling
- Manual feeder supports single sheet of paper at a time
Conclusion:
The Brother HL3150CDW Colour Printer is the wireless high speed network printer of choice to suit small office environment as it produces relatively fast and good-quality prints with a range of connectivity options. The printer also has automatic duplexer, supports direct printing and provides security lock features. However, it might not be a good choice for large business groups as it lacks scan, copy and fax functions and the device might not be able to handle large print jobs as the print speed is slow for printing double sided documents.
Brother HL3150CDW Toner Requirements
Printer Toner for Brother HL3150CDW are as follows:
Brother HL3150CDW Black Compatible Toner Cartridge
Brother TN241 Toner Cartridge Black with a print capacity of 2,500 Pages.
Brother HL3150CDW Cyan Compatible Toner Cartridge
Brother TN245 Toner Cartridge Cyan with a print capacity of 2,200 Pages.
Brother HL3150CDW Magenta Compatible Toner Cartridge
Brother TN245 Toner Cartridge Magenta with a print capacity of 2,200 Pages.
Brother HL3150CDW Yellow Compatible Toner Cartridge
Brother TN245 Toner Cartridge Yellow with a print capacity of 2,200 Pages.
How to get rid of bad print quality of the Brother HL3150CDW printer?
How to get rid of bad print quality of the Brother HL3150CDW printer?If you have a print quality issues like light or faded prints, coloured streaks or bands or the print colour is not as the way you expected, then follow the steps below that are recommended to solve such issues:
Step 1:
Check that you are using paper that meets the general media specifications of Brother. If not, we suggest using the recommended paper for better results which would help you to improve the print quality.
Step 2:
Before you proceed further check that the drum units and Brother HL3150CDW toner ink cartridges are installed correctly.
If your are getting light or faint colours on the whole page
- Perform a calibration using the control panel or the printer driver settings.
- Make sure toner save mode is off in the control panel or the printer driver properties.
- Make sure that the media type setting in the driver matches the type of paper you are using.
- Shake all four toner cartridges gently so that the toner evenly get distributed.
- Wipe the windows of all four LED heads with a clean dry lint free soft cloth to prevent stains.
Coloured streaks or bands down the page
- Clean all four corona wires (one for each colour) inside the drum unit by sliding the green tab. Make sure the green tab of the corona wire is at the home position.
- Replace the Brother HL3150CDW toner ink cartridges that matches the colour of the streak or band .
- To identify the colour of the toner cartridges, analyze the colour causing the problem and put new drum unit in it. This will solve your color streak problem and will provide you better prints.
The colour of your printouts is not what you expected
- To improve the color density, calibrate the colours using first the control panel and then the printer driver.
- To adjust the print position of colours for sharper edges, perform an automatic colour registration using the control panel
- Make sure toner save mode is off in the control panel or the printer driver.
- If the print quality of the black portion is not what you expected, select the Print Text in Black check box of the printer driver for better results.
- If you are getting poor print quality, deselect the Improve Grey Colour check box of the printer driver and then check it.
- To identify the colour of the new Brother HL3150CDW toner ink cartridges. Look for the colour that is causing the problem and put in a new drum unit. This will surely resolve the issue.