Brother HL-1850 LASER PRINTER 19PPM 16MB HQ1200DPI 350 SHEET INPUT (Brother-HL1850)

Brother HL-1850

HL-1850 LASER PRINTER 19PPM 16MB HQ1200DPI 350 SHEET INPUT (Brother-HL1850) Review, by Dan Littman August 15, 2002

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• Reviewed by: lawfirmgwc

  Strengths: Speed & cost. I use for business and I really like that I can put envelopes in the feeder and paper in the tray. Other printers I have had only take one envelope at a time.

  Weaknesses: Do not update the driver, use the disk that comes with the printer. I updated the driver on Windowsupdate.com and it messed up printing for envelopes.

  Overall: I use for my business and am very happy with the printer. I wish more people carried toner and drum units for it, but the bang for the buck you get with this printer is unmatched.

• Reviewed by: etakasaki

  Strengths: FAST!!! Love built-in duplexer. Reprint button. Nice clear graphics and text.

  Weaknesses: None that concern me. Maybe a little "squeaky" as the paper comes out of the hopper, but if that is my only concern, then I am happy. Setting up for postscript is a little confusing.

  Overall: I picked this printer after LONG research of similar prices and featured printers. There is NO other printer that gives me auto-duplexing, 2400x600 resolution, 19 ppm, 16 MB of RAM, AND postscript emulation for a street price of $429. It also has nice features like multiple pages on one page, etc. I save a lot of paper by printing 2:1 and duplex. Printing is so sharp I can print 4:1 for some manuals and still read clearly. Make a features table and compare with HP, Lexmark, and Samsung, and others and you will see that this is clearly best value -- indispensible for home or small office or workgroup. Even includes a real toner cartridge, not a stupid starter one like HP often includes. Well worth the extra $100 over a "baby" HP. I don't know what the comsumables cost yet, but I've been through 10 reams of paper and still going strong on included toner. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

• Reviewed by: rocketman

  Strengths: Built-in duplexing. Clear, sharp print. Fast.

  Weaknesses: Brother has a separate toner and drum design. With an HP laser printer the toner and drum are all in one unit. Every third toner cartridge replaced requires a drum replacement (approx. $180)

  Overall: Unless you are printing thousands of sheets per week the cost of this machine more than makes up for the added cost of replacing the drum every third time you change the toner cartridge. This machine is fast, quiet, clean, and does automatic duplexing in a snap. As far as HP's 1200 dpi vs Brother's 600, I couldn't tell the difference. But if you need 1200 the HQ 1200 driver lets you print at 2400x600, which is the equivalent. At any rate I never use it since 600 dpi comes out EXTREMELY sharp and crisp.

• Reviewed by: Mason Storm

  Strengths: Speed, looks, options, and included auto duplexing.

  Weaknesses: Haven't found any yet.

  Overall: This beauty is REALLY FAST and I'm loving every minute of it. It looks great on my desk and also has full auto duplexing. As yet I can't find any weaknesses.