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Brother HL-1240

A monochrome laser printer that's inexpensive and fast enough for most home-office printing needs.

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WHAT'S HOT: Brother's practical HL-1240 has been a regular denizen of our Top 10 Printers list for over a year. And we think it's still among the best home-office laser printers out there. For $299 you get a quiet, simple system that delivers crisp, black text at a speed of better than 8 ppm. The unit also prints smooth gray-scale photos--something that few laser printers do particularly well--at 3 ppm. The HL-1240 is easy to set up and operate--for example, installing and removing the toner cartridge and clearing paper jams are a cinch--and the documentation on its CD-ROM includes videos that show how to perform tasks.

WHAT'S NOT: The printer comes with only 2MB of memory, which is not upgradable; that may be too little to handle complex print jobs. One other minor weak point: The auxiliary feeder doesn't have a paper support, so you must hand-feed envelopes into the printer.

WHAT ELSE: The HL-1240's paper tray holds only 250 sheets--not a serious drawback for a single user. And you'll probably be the only person using it: Brother sells a $299 external ethernet adapter for the HL-1240, but that's as expensive as the printer itself. (Brother's networked version of the HL-1240--the HL-1270N--costs only $200 more.)

BEST USE: This entry-level laser printer is a fast and efficient single-user model.


SUMMARY
Brother HL-1240


Rated 12 ppm, standard 2MB of RAM, 600-by-600-dpi maximum resolution, 250 sheets input, 150 sheets output.

$299
800/276-7746
www.brother.com

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