Should You Buy a Brother Laser Printer?

Brother is one of the most popular laser printer brands as well as being well known for it's inkjet printers.

If you are wondering how Brother laser printers compare to other brands, our guide below collates all the key info in a single place. We've compared 680+ laser printers by objectively and impartially analysing over 3,600 user and expert reviews and 60+ awards from hundreds of different review sites.

Brother are recognised for their good selection of popular laser printers and start at $67 for the HL-1212W which has a print speed of 20ppm and is a 2400 x 600 laser printer and go up to $430 for the HL-L6300DW which has a print speed of 46ppm and is a 1200 x 1200 laser printer. The average price of a new Brother laser printer is $248.

Is Brother the Best Laser Printer Brand?

So are Brother laser printers any good? We give every laser printer a Kagoo Score by analysing its specs, reviews and prices and comparing this to its competitors. By aggregating this data across all laser printers we are able to impartially rank all the laser printer brands.

Our detailed analysis taking into account all of the above factors found that Brother is the 3rd best laser printer brand out there.

Let's look at how Brother laser printers compare to the other laser printer brands across each of the key facets that make up the Kagoo Score.

Brother have better reviews than the typical laser printer brand, with the average rating of a Brother laser printer being 66%. Brother also have a number of great features including iPrint&Scan which sets them apart from the competition.

There's a smaller selection of Brother laser printers available compared to other laser printer brands, with only 29 Brother laser printers currently on the market in the United States. Brother laser printers also tend to be cheaper than most other laser printer brands however they are still a less popular choice with consumers.

What Do the Brother Laser Printer Reviews Say?

We've added up all the reviews for every Brother laser printer to work out the average distribution of reviews for Brother and then compared this to the other laser printer brands.

Over 100% of expert reviews for Brother laser printers are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 80% across all laser printer brands.

Looking at just the expert reviews, in the table below we compare the average review score given to Brother laser printers by some of the most popular technology review sites against their reviews for other laser printer brands. The best review score from each review source is highlighted in green.

Average Review Score	HP	Canon	Xerox	Samsung	Lexmark	Brother
	74% 11 reviews	71% 10 reviews	70% 2 reviews	72% 5 reviews	70% 1 review
	100% 2 reviews	80% 2 reviews	80% 5 reviews		100% 1 review
	60% 2 reviews	67% 3 reviews	73% 3 reviews	100% 1 review
	60% 1 review	60% 1 review		80% 1 review	90% 4 reviews
	70% 2 reviews	75% 2 reviews	70% 1 review	75% 2 reviews
	74% 1 review	79% 1 review	74% 3 reviews	75% 2 reviews
	80% 1 review	60% 1 review		80% 1 review	90% 4 reviews
		77% 3 reviews	80% 1 review	70% 2 reviews	80% 1 review
	70% 1 review	73% 3 reviews		75% 2 reviews
	63% 3 reviews	70% 2 reviews				70% 1 review
	100% 1 review	67% 2 reviews		83% 1 review	83% 1 review
		57% 3 reviews	100% 1 review
	100% 2 reviews		90% 2 reviews
	71% 2 reviews	70% 2 reviews
	60% 1 review			70% 1 review	80% 1 review
		90% 2 reviews	90% 1 review
	80% 2 reviews
	80% 1 review	80% 1 review
	80% 1 review			60% 1 review
	60% 2 reviews
Other Expert Sites	62% 11 reviews	55% 3 reviews	74% 10 reviews	60% 9 reviews	63% 4 reviews
Average	75% 47 reviews	71% 41 reviews	80% 29 reviews	75% 28 reviews	73% 17 reviews	70% 1 review

How Many Industry Awards Have Brother Laser Printers Received?

After checking thousands of expert review websites we couldn't find any industry awards for Brother laser printers. The table below shows the number of awards given to the most popular laser printer brands. The largest number of awards provided by each review source is highlighted in green.

Compare all award winning laser printers

Number of Awards	HP	Canon	Xerox	Samsung	Lexmark	Brother
	2	3		4	2
	1		3
			4
		2	1	1
	3	1
		1	1	1
	1				1
	1			1
	1				1
					2
			1
	1
					1
					1
	1
			1
		1
	1
			1
	1
Total	13	8	12	7	8

Features to Look Out For On Brother Laser Printers

There's a number of great features to look out for on the latest range of Brother laser printers that set them apart from the competition. These include iPrint&Scan.

Brother IPrint&Scan

Brother laser printers that feature iPrint&Scan include the Brother DCP1612WVB ($272).