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Brother HL-L3220CW
For lots of labels and charts: toner doesn’t smudge or run when it’s damp, and never dries out.
- Type: Colour LED laser
- Biggest paper: A4
- Inks: 4 toners
- Ink for a typical printable: about 9p a page
Our take
A small colour LED laser printer from Brother: sharp text, prints that don’t smudge or run when they get wet, and toner that never dries out if you go weeks without printing. Not for photos.
What’s good
- Water-resistant prints: labels for kitchens, bathrooms and the freezer
- Toner never dries out between uses
- Fast, sharp text
Worth knowing
- Poor at photos and big areas of colour
- Thin card only: no thick card or photo paper
- Print only: no scanner
What you can make on it
It prints all 69 of our printables.
- Door Sign
- Gift Tags
- Place Cards
- Bookmarks
- Quilting Templates
- Sewing Patterns
- Cross-Stitch, C2C and Knitting Charts
- Name Bunting
- Word Cloud
- Table Names
- E-reader Case Insert
- Phone Case Insert
- Tablet Case Insert
- Definition Print
- Family Tree Print
- Letter Tile Family Print
- Gift Ticket
- Scratch to Reveal Card
- Calendar Print
- Coordinates Print
- Subway Word Art
- Star Map
- Map Print
- City Map Poster
- Cocktail Print
- Nursery Animal Print
- Street Card Print
- Christmas Stockings Print
- Family Print
- Text Poster
- Birth Stats Poster
- Picture Bookmarks
- Labels & Tags
- Seating Plan
- Wedding Stationery
- Reading Tracker
- Reward Chart
- Name Colouring & Tracing
- Room Word Search Print
- Word Search
- Birth Announcement Print
- Letter from Santa
- Moon Phase Print
- Race Route Print
- Family Recipe Print
- Pet House Rules Print
- Our Story Timeline
- Song Lyric Record Print
- New Home Print
- Our First Christmas Print
- Our Year Print
- Pet Profile Print
- Fan Stats Print
- Words in a Heart Print
- New Home Key Print
- Reasons We Love You Print
- Bucket List Print
- Baby's First Year Print
- Christmas Eve Box Labels
- Personalised Wrapping Paper
- Christmas Bingo Cards
- Secret Santa Cards
- Coupon Book
- Years Together Print
- Pet Adoption Certificate
- Bottle Labels
- Christmas Activity Placemat
- New Year's Resolutions Print
- Advent Activity Calendar
Compare it with
- Epson EcoTank ET-2850: Our pick for printables at home: ink costs next to nothing, so print the whole party set.
- HP Smart Tank 5105: A cheap-to-run ink tank for documents and everyday printables.
- Epson EcoTank ET-4850: The ET-2850 for a busy home office: a document feeder, a bigger paper tray and fax.
Questions
Can the Brother HL-L3220CW print your printables?
Yes, all 69 of them: they’re PDFs for A4 paper (many have US Letter too). Print at 100% (actual size).
How much does the Brother HL-L3220CW cost to run?
About 9p of ink for a typical printable (about a fifth of the page inked), and about 45p for a page of solid colour, plus the paper. The designer works out each design’s cost for your printer.