BrotherHL-L2445DW

Standard laser
Mono

£159Typical price

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The Brother HL-L2445DW is a standard black and white laser printer that comes at an attractively low price. But does it combine high print quality with low printing costs? We sent this laser printer to the Which? test lab to find out. Read our full Brother HL-L2445DW review to find out our expert verdict.

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What's included?

What is it?
How much will it cost to print?
How well does it print?
How well does it scan and copy?
Is there anything I should watch out for?
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Should I buy it?

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KEY TEST RESULTS
Print quality and speed
Printing costs

Nov 2025Last checked by Which?
Mar 2024First reviewed by Which?
Oct 2023Released

The overall Which? test score is made up of the following star ratings, all determined by our rigorous lab tests.

A man in a light blue shirt places a document into a multi-function printer, preparing to scan or copy it.

How we test printers

12 Feb 2026

Print quality and speed

Overall
Black text quality
Black text speed
Office graphics quality
Office graphics speed
Images with text quality
Images with text speed

How we test print quality and speed

Quality and speed for different types of documents.

Ease of use

Overall
Ease of printing
Low noise
Ease of networking

How we test ease of use

Ease of use, including printing, copying and scanning where relevant.

Printing costs

How we test printing costs

How cheap or expensive the printer is for ink/toner costs per page. More stars means cheaper prints. Costs are based on our occasional printing test - printing black text and colour pages, leaving time between prints and turning the printer off between uses. Printers with no star rating were tested prior to our occasional printing test.

Power use

How we test power use

For energy, it's based on power use when the printer is turned off, in standby and when idle, just after printing.

General
Type of printer	Standard laser
Colour or Mono	Mono
Height	20cm
Width	36cm
Depth	39cm
Prints on A3	No
Claimed maximum page weight	163
Cannot print when black ink out	Yes
Refillable tanks	No
Continuous printing cost
Occasional printing - text and graphics
One year printing cost
Two year printing cost
Three year printing cost
Ten black text prints
Page of office graphics
Black cartridge	TN-2510
Colour of printer	Black

Features
Preview Screen	No
Fax	No
Automatic Document Feeder	No
Auto duplexing	Yes
Print via wi-fi direct	Yes

Connections
Ethernet	Yes
Wi-fi	Yes
Print from smartphone	Yes
AirPrint compatible	Yes
Windows 10 compatible	No
Mac OS full compatiblity	Yes
ChromeOS compatible	No

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