Brother HL-2140 Personal Laser Printer
Very fast, easy to set up with Mac OS X, and cheap. I had considered purchasing a Brother HL-2140 Personal Laser Printer in the past, but my little inkjet seemed more cost-efficient. Now that I’m into my dissertation and need to print 20+-page articles every few days – sometimes 9 or 10 at a time – the inkjet is no longer useful for my purposes. I saw this printer for very cheap at Staples and decided to go for it.
I am unsure about real-life cost-effectiveness, since I’ve only had the printer for a few days. I am still using the starter toner that came with the printer. It has lasted through about 250 pages of full text so far. I ordered the high-yield (2,500-page) toner from Staples for $61 including tax. Drum replacement looks to be about $100 every 12,000 pages (every 4 toner cartridges). That says it will cost about $350 every 12,000 pages or so, if the printer lasts that long.
Brother HL-2140 Personal Laser Printer printer is small and light, and very simple. When it runs out of paper, it gives the red error message. You add paper, press the single button, and it works again. Startup-to-print time is very quick – less than 10 seconds after flipping the power switch. I was stunned at how fast pages came out of this little thing (quicker even than the HP 2300 I have in my office). And yes, the lights in my apartment dim when it prints.
I use this with a Macbook Pro over Airport Extreme (it worked! first try!)
I am confident in my purchase. (But not so confident that I waived the $15 warranty option when I purchased from Staples for $69 after rebates!)
2 caveats: Brother HL-2140 Personal Laser Printer does not come with a USB cable (but my $3 USB 2.0 cable worked just fine.) As I said, it only comes with a starter toner, which is supposed to last only 250 pages (mine has lasted exactly that, and no fading yet).
Brother HL-2140 Personal Laser Printer Product Description
The Brother HL-2140 is an affordable, monochrome laser printer. Perfect for home or home office use, it features fast printing at up to 23ppm, HQ resolution (up to 2400 x 600 dpi) for high-quality output, and a Toner Save mode to extend toner life. In addition, the printer¿s space-saving design will maximize your desk or shelf space. The HL-2140 provides flexible paper handling via an enclosed 250-sheet capacity tray and a manual by-pass slot for printing envelopes and letterhead. It also offers 8MB of memory standard along with compatibility for both Windows and Mac, and a one year limited warranty.
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