Brother HL-1440

614 reviews

Feb, 2025

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performance (370)
price (356)
usability (221)
print quality (74)
noise (51)

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reliability (125)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 614 reviews of Brother HL-1440. The average rating for this product is 3.5/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. People really like the noise and print quality. The usability and performance also get good feedback. Many are less positive about the reliability.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Brother HL-1440 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 80/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Brother HL-1440

alaTest has collected and analyzed 543 user reviews of Brother HL-1440 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.3/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.8/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. People are impressed by the noise and print quality. The usability and performance also get good views, whereas there are some negative comments about the reliability.

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66% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Feb, 2025

Expert review by : Kyla K. Carlson (cnet.com)

Brother HL-1440 review: Brother HL-1440

Brother HL-1440

Fast speeds; great output; low cost.

Memory expandable to only 36MB; some driver quirks.

No other printer serves up faster speeds or better output for less than $300.

Oct, 2002

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Expert review by (pcworld.com)

Brother HL-1440 Laser Printer 15ppm 2mb 1200dpi USB Pcl4 Imac/g3 Ibook

WHAT'S HOT: We found plenty of things to like about the HL-1440. Near the top of our list is the HL-1440's $300 price tag, which makes a laser printer as affordable as a high-quality ink jet. The HL-1440 also prints clean, smooth black text and even...

Brother doesn't provide a printed manual for the HL-1440, but youget clear, thorough documentation on the accompanying CD, with videos of how toset the system up

Aug, 2001

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Expert review by (pcworld.com)

Brother HL-1440

The inexpensive Brother HL-1440 can run on a single PC or go to bat on a network.

Aug, 2001

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Expert review by : Kyla K. Carlson (cnet.com)

Brother HL-1440 review

There's no doubt about it: Laser printers keep getting better and better while prices keep getting cheaper and cheaper. Today, just $300 will buy you the top-performing Brother HL-1440 laser printer. For your money, you'll get a printer that ranks at...

Fast speeds; great output; low cost.

Memory expandable to only 36MB; some driver quirks.

No other printer serves up faster speeds or better output for less than $300.

Jul, 2001

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Expert review by (pcmag.com)

Brother HL-1440

The Brother HL-1440 ($300 street) was the only printer we tested rated at 1,200-by-600 resolution; the others have 600-by-600 resolution (although some also have resolution enhancements). Paper handling on the HL-1440 is flexible, with a 250-sheet...

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Expert review by : Justin Yu (cnet.com.au)

Brother DCP 165C review: Brother DCP 165C

Brother DCP 165C

Low cost to print; two-year warranty.

Poor output quality; slow print times; awkward build quality; outdated design; creative software requires online connection; no USB cord included.

We've tested plenty of printers at CNET, but very few have frustrated us as much as the Brother DCP-165C multifunction has. The counterintuitive setup, bland design, deplorable print quality, and crawling output speeds earns this printer a double...

Jul, 2009

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Expert review by : Kyla K. Carlson (cnet.com.au)

Brother HL-1440 review: Brother HL-1440

Brother HL-1440

Fast speeds; great output; low cost.

Memory expandable to only 36MB; some driver quirks.

No other printer serves up faster speeds or better output for less than $300.

Oct, 2002

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Expert review by (itreviews.co.uk)

Brother - HL-1440

If you have been thinking about buying a personal mono laser printer, now would be a good time to take the plunge, as prices are dropping while performance and quality are steadily going in the opposite ...

The Brother HL-1440 offers good value for money for either home users or indeed small companies who want a cost effective mono laser printer. It's not really a large workgroup solution, but for modest duty cycles it would suit a small office, or three...

Feb, 2003

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Durable Machine

This is a great printer. I have used this in a small business to do all my invoices & printing for over a year. Very efficient on toner, and very reliable. I have had very few paper jams. I do notice that it takes a lot of power to start this thing up...

Jan, 2005

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Great Printer!

This is a great printer. I print a lot of Postal and Fedex lables and this does a great job. Only one jam, due to the humidity. Someone mentioned using EDO's in this. That is not correct or smart. These use Fast Page Simms, I stuck a 16 meg Simm in...

Nov, 2004

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