Posted by Pro Mobile Notary on 3/7/13 1:46pm
Msg #459820

Awesome offer for new Brother dual-tray HL5470 DWT-Costco

http://tinyurl.com/b7kadcu

New, in the box and out the door for $269.99 plus tax

If it is half as good as the 5370 we have, it is a bargain.

Reply by Notarysigner on 3/7/13 1:51pm
Msg #459823

Do you have one?

Reply by Pro Mobile Notary on 3/7/13 1:54pm
Msg #459826

James, I have a 5370 in our office.

I just got the flyer from Costco this morning.

Yes, I will be buying one. At that price, it cannot hurt to have another dual tray workhorse.

Reply by Notarysigner on 3/7/13 1:58pm
Msg #459828

Howard, my concern was how can you recommend something you don't have? When you get it, and it kicks ass let me know because I need a new printer.

Reply by Donna McDaniel on 3/7/13 2:08pm
Msg #459831

James, I have one and it kicks ass. I paid about $50 more for mine when I bought it.

Reply by Notarysigner on 3/7/13 3:08pm
Msg #459856

Okay my sister...that's good news. I hear about sooo many problems with brothers products that I was a little leery about them.

Reply by KathyA on 3/7/13 4:12pm
Msg #459879

Thanks for reporting as a real owner of the printer...I've been meaning to get a new one and I am a Costco member

Reply by Pro Mobile Notary on 3/7/13 2:11pm
Msg #459833

James, the 5370 DTW was the best printer for doc printing I have ever seen and clearly the best "bang for the buck" for a production printer that I have owned. The 5470 is a machine with rave reviews and the high-volume toner cartridge gets 8,000 pages where the 5370 got only 6,000 from the same cartridge.

I can use some of the same supplies from the 5370 in the 5470.

I read enough to satisfy myself. The advert said "limited supplies" so in between my last post and this one, I ordered it online. Costco's price for this is $70 staples sales prices. Free shipping.

Reply by Pro Mobile Notary on 3/7/13 2:14pm
Msg #459834

James, it will also do automatic page pulling for letter or legal size paper when used with Windows OS or as we do it here, Windows OS running in emulation mode on Macs using VMware Fusion software.

Reply by Pam/NM on 3/7/13 2:37pm
Msg #459842

System requirements

because I'm being lazy, do you know if it is compatible with Vista? I need a new printer more than I need a new computer, but can't afford both right now.

Reply by JENNY/TX on 3/7/13 3:07pm
Msg #459855

Re: System requirements

Yes it is compatible with Vista. I have 2 of these printers. I run on Vista and Windows 7. I bought the brother 6180dwt in July, dual tray, each tray holds a ream of paper, absolutely love it.

Jenny

Reply by Notarysigner on 3/7/13 3:12pm
Msg #459860

Thanks Howard, I can look up the price of the toner....of course you are quite aware of my anticipated "volume" daily....he he

Reply by Rene Kotter on 3/7/13 3:54pm
Msg #459876

I bought a dual tray printer and thought it printed letter and legal simultaneously, it doesn't,does this printer?

Reply by Pro Mobile Notary on 3/7/13 4:07pm
Msg #459877

simultaneously, no.

What it will do is switch automatically from letter to legal and back as needed. You need to be using the free Adobe Acrobat Reader and select the "auto page select" check box in the print dialogue box when you go to print.

Again, it works with Windows environment and not the Mac OSX

Reply by Rene Kotter on 3/7/13 4:49pm
Msg #459889

Thank you

Reply by JoannVA on 3/7/13 6:37pm
Msg #459938

Brother printers

I love my brother printer, i have an HP Laser Jet as well - but my brother printer will print faster and has less issues with documents/ scans than my HP.

Reply by Linda Juenger on 3/7/13 11:09pm
Msg #459976

I have this printer and I hate it. It is NOT and never

will be an HP. I miss my HP 4100 so badly. There is just nothing like it.