Brother HL-1240

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

value for money, performance, usability, print quality, paper handling

73% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Made in Dec 2000 and still works in July of 2008.

driver300 dpi xp driver600 dpi if you find another.

I've had my HL-1240 for nearly 9-10 YEARS!! It's still the hardest working thing in my house! This wonderful printer has seen my husband through his PhD, my MA, and continues to be a workhorse. Toner is a tad pricey - but the big toner lasts me nearly...

Size, reliability, quality

Don't see any

Since this printer was very unreliable for me under any version of windows, I was decided to try it under Linux with hope it would work. To my surprise, both distros of Linux I use recognized it immediately and installed drivers. It has been working...

Cheap. Not too difficult to install

High long term costs, drums are short-lived

I have been using my Brother laser printer for about two and a half years, and I am very very pleased with its performance. I currently have three different printers on my desk (yes, a large desk with no space left), and the HL-1240 is the work-horse...

Cheap, works well for a single user

doesn't work well in network environments

I bought two of these for home use about two years ago. They see moderate, not heavy, use. Both tend to produce smudged printouts. Cleaning is somewhat tedious, and needs to be done weekly. One of the two jams fairly often, considering its light...