The Brother HL-3140cw Wi-Fi Colour Laser Printer is back on sale just about everywhere. The going rate is anywhere from £115 (amazon uk). Staples has it at £118.99 with free delivery (UK Mainland) but it is possible to get it for just £95.91. This brings the price to just £7 more than the Staples best price of £89 before Christmas last year, and the cheapest its been anywhere since then.
The Brother HL-3140cw is a top-of-its-class colour laser printer, with wifi and (allegedly, if someone can confirm it) duplex printing. Running costs are decent too, due to inexpensive 3rd party toner packs.
Heres how to get it for that price:
First, go through quidco to Staples site. Staples offers 12% cashback on orders over £100 with quidco. Then sign up for the Staples newsletter by email, for a £10 off code (by email) for £100+ spend.
(£118.99 - £10) - 12% cashback = £95.91
Latest comments (33)
kestrel1960
17 Jul 17#32
Agreed, Panddda, I've never been one to dive in on the first thing I find or the cheapest. Always best to do your homework first. Re-filling the original toners yourself is another option too.
mickrick to kestrel1960
17 Jul 17#33
I agree about refilling yourself. But it isn't usually a job for the faint-hearted or novice.
panddda
15 Jul 17#31
Yeah, I've done that, but a recommendation would be better than just going for the cheapest, and I've not had time to trawl through Amazon reviews, so anybody who's already had a good set and is prepared to take 20 seconds to recommend them would be a saint! Have you used these ones yourself? If so and they're ok then I'll give them a whirl!
kestrel1960
23 Jun 171#27
I've had the 3150CDW (Colour Duplex Wireless) for over a year now from Currys on offer at £129 & it's been faultless. I'm only now having to replace toners. Trying to work out alternative cheaper non-Brother cartridges.
The 3140CW I assume is not duplex. But still seems a good deal to me. Heat added
panddda to kestrel1960
15 Jul 171#29
If you have any success with the toners, please do let me know! I'm loving the printer so far, simplest wireless printer I've ever had to set up and although the print quality is fairly average, the ease of use is great and it's more than adequate for printing travel docs, kids homework etc. Planning on having a spare set of toners waiting but not worked them out yet!
I've got half a dozen accounts from the old days when they had as many different companies, and I find that if I don't order for ages they eventually send out decent codes!
Yes, not seen any great price drops for a while. I took the recommendation for this model on a thread about the mono Ricohs that are always cheap and have been keeping an eye out for a while but any time I've looked it's been around £110-120 on Amazon, although I may have missed any short-term price drops.
panddda
23 Jun 17#24
I received mine yesterday - I ordered it from Very at £89.99 after a £30 discount code they'd sent me. I've been watching this particular model for a few months and it hasn't been going this cheaply for a while.
Set up was really simple - I followed the 'quick start' guide and within 5 mins had it printing over my wifi connection from a PC, and it worked with an iphone without any need for installation. Print quality seems great, and I'm hoping the toners will last a while with normal home use, with cheap replacements.
If anybody can recommend a compatible toner replacement that would be fab - I know there are plenty available but I guess some are better than others.
mickrick to panddda
23 Jun 171#25
Great deal you got there pandda. I've had a few £50 off a £100 spend vouchers from Very but the last one was in March so I wouldn't have been able to get that deal myself. Any other Very customers here should check their inbox for a voucher. £90 inc. del. is an excellent deal for this printer.
And thank you for confirming that this printer hasn't been anywhere near this price for months.
mickrick
23 Jun 17#23
The reason I posted this is because further savings are available via the £10 discount voucher and quidco cashback. As someone else said, the cashback is on the pre-vat (nett) price, but seeing as how Staples is meant to cater for businesses, the vat can be claimed back as well.
you_gotta_be_kidding
23 Jun 17#22
we've never tried so I have no idea, otherwise I would have answered.
Thoughtful
22 Jun 171#21
It doesn't do automatic duplex, but does a 'manual' version. Not a cheap price as it can be bought from Printerland at £113.
I think the 8250CDW is a better buy as the toner cartridges are up to 5 X the size. Also this machine like to tell you the Toners are empty when they are half full ! There is a youtube video on resetting them until they really do run out, and then how to refill them.
mikeypr
22 Jun 17#20
This does not have Duplex printing. No D in the Model Number.
mcrobbj
22 Jun 17#18
Looks like it works with cloudprint so works direct from Chromebooks for those that are interested, no need for a pc atatched to the network and on!
scottygar to mcrobbj
22 Jun 17#19
Installed one the other day for a family member and can confirm it connects directly to the router, so you can print remotely.
Android needs a brother printer plugin downloaded from the app store, but it took a few minutes to set up and print with no instructions.
Can't say I tried duplex though..
adam.mt
22 Jun 17#17
If it's like other Brother lasers then it has separate drums for each colour and they will need changing (and unlike the toner they're not cheap). That's the point where it's better to just buy a new one.
you_gotta_be_kidding
21 Jun 17#2
and yes it has WiFi, hence CW in the model, color and WiFi
MaximusRo to you_gotta_be_kidding
22 Jun 17#16
What about duplex So why not answer the questions like does it have duplex
mickrick
22 Jun 172#15
Ordered at lunchtime yesterday, arrived this morning. I would advise updating the firmware immediately, and using the USB installation method, as the manual method is a bit tricky. Test prints on supermarket paper were very good quality.
This is a comparison of an original photo (left) and the same photo printed on thin grey card at the default settings. The black level is more of a dark brown but the green is pretty good. I'd like to see what it can do with high quality paper.
Replacement cartridges should be even cheaper from ebay.
Still no proof of these having a "normal" price of £99.
hassanomar
21 Jun 17#11
Please could you link replacement cartridges?
chapchap
21 Jun 17#10
About 30 quid for four from Amazon- with 2000-2500 page capacity they seem very good value to me. I like Brother as they don't force you to use their own replacement cartridges.
BagABargain78
21 Jun 17#9
No. Probably because it's cheaper to buy new than get replacement cartridges.
you_gotta_be_kidding
21 Jun 17#1
back on sale? this is not a sale price, this is the only model printer we use in our office and we buy a new one every month or so. I usually get them from BOX on Amazon and they've always been £99.
mickrick to you_gotta_be_kidding
21 Jun 17#6
Proof?
I said it allegedly has duplex functionality. I'm well aware it has WiFi and colour printing. I even put it in the title.
loofer to you_gotta_be_kidding
21 Jun 17#8
buy a new one every month because it needs replacing?
GDB2222
21 Jun 17#7
Quidco is usually on the net of VAT price.
Isn't the point that the code and cashback apply to any items you purchase, not just this printer?
mickrick
21 Jun 17#5
I would like to see proof of those deals as well as I've been after 2 of them or ages but missed out on the £89 Staples deal months ago. I think the last deal posted for this printer was around £150 a few months ago.
BagABargain78
21 Jun 17#4
Confirm above comments. This is NOT a deal as it's often if not always £99.
fish323
21 Jun 17#3
Agree with the above comment. I picked this up for £100 from Amazon at the start of May.
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Opening post
The Brother HL-3140cw is a top-of-its-class colour laser printer, with wifi and (allegedly, if someone can confirm it) duplex printing. Running costs are decent too, due to inexpensive 3rd party toner packs.
Heres how to get it for that price:
First, go through quidco to Staples site. Staples offers 12% cashback on orders over £100 with quidco. Then sign up for the Staples newsletter by email, for a £10 off code (by email) for £100+ spend.
(£118.99 - £10) - 12% cashback = £95.91
Latest comments (33)
The 3140CW I assume is not duplex. But still seems a good deal to me. Heat added
Yes, not seen any great price drops for a while. I took the recommendation for this model on a thread about the mono Ricohs that are always cheap and have been keeping an eye out for a while but any time I've looked it's been around £110-120 on Amazon, although I may have missed any short-term price drops.
Set up was really simple - I followed the 'quick start' guide and within 5 mins had it printing over my wifi connection from a PC, and it worked with an iphone without any need for installation. Print quality seems great, and I'm hoping the toners will last a while with normal home use, with cheap replacements.
If anybody can recommend a compatible toner replacement that would be fab - I know there are plenty available but I guess some are better than others.
And thank you for confirming that this printer hasn't been anywhere near this price for months.
I think the 8250CDW is a better buy as the toner cartridges are up to 5 X the size. Also this machine like to tell you the Toners are empty when they are half full ! There is a youtube video on resetting them until they really do run out, and then how to refill them.
Android needs a brother printer plugin downloaded from the app store, but it took a few minutes to set up and print with no instructions.
Can't say I tried duplex though..
So why not answer the questions like does it have duplex
This is a comparison of an original photo (left) and the same photo printed on thin grey card at the default settings. The black level is more of a dark brown but the green is pretty good. I'd like to see what it can do with high quality paper.
Looks like £99 isn't 'normal', but it does drop to that level (or less) reasonably often.
Still no proof of these having a "normal" price of £99.
I said it allegedly has duplex functionality. I'm well aware it has WiFi and colour printing. I even put it in the title.
Isn't the point that the code and cashback apply to any items you purchase, not just this printer?