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Brother HL-2140 Laser Printer

HL-2140 Laser Printer
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Brother HL-2140 Laser Printer

  • Reviewed by: clyderesendez

    11-17-08

    Duration of ownership: 2 Months

    Strengths: Everything as advertised

    Weaknesses:Need to replace the toner fairly soon

    Overall Evaluation: Got this printer to use outdoors during sporting events that I officiate. It performs great. The only drawback is the toner is comes with does not last very long.

  • Reviewed by: drgold2000

    11-10-08

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: Price after rebate that ends at end of year -Quality of print is great - 600 dpi standard or 1200 dpi if select it - Enclosed 250 page paper holder2X as Fast as my old printer -- 23 pp per minute

    Weaknesses:Noise from printing, cooling fan and clicks that it makes. Much more noise than my Minolta PagePro 1250W laser. -Toner Hi Yield is less than with most at only 2500 pages vs 6000 pages & drum less pp

    Overall Evaluation: Get this baby on sale now with the $20 off from Brother before 2008 ends ... too, a very fast rebate from Brother which was nice. --Too, the tape trick found on the internet may make this even better on toner ... the printer has a laser system that measures toner and cuts the printer off and makes it unusable when the toner is getting low. So take the cartridge unit out of the printer and place on a newspaper - remove the toner cartridge from the drum - some toner will leak out so wash your hands if necessary. Place masking tape on each round window on each end. This trick may give you 25% more prints or more. --Too if you get a drum message of it going bad then try resetting it per the instructions on the web in the user's guide. --I put my Kill-A-Watt meter up to both my old and new printer and both use a lot of energy to print then go to a sleep mode. --Kilowatt meter as measured 11-10-08:Brother 2140:Nothing happening: 3 wattsFan on : 4 watts450-925 W briefly while printing then back to 4 W with fan onUser Manual say: Brother Power Consumption: Printing: Average = 460 W & noise at 51 dB; Standby = Average 80 W 30 dB; Sleep = Average 5 W. Weight =12.8 lbsMinolta PagePro1250W: --Nothing happening: 5 wattsFan on : 6 watts very briefly compared to Brother420-722 W briefly while printing then back to 6 W with fan onUser Manual says: 840W or less; Noise Printing: 49 dB or less, Standby: 30 dB or less. --So, both use a lot of energy to print as expected from a laser print but quickly go to a energy saving wattage. --Oh, I almost forgot to say if you intend to refill the toner cartridge that comes with it and is good for 1000 pages, then you need to get a reset gear from EBay for it to work. Or, get a new toner cartridge and when it runs out use the reset gear ... some good instructions from some sellers on how to install it and how to position it. I think I will try a refill with a reset gear after my starter cartridge goes out while using the masking tape trick.Good Luck,JohnSan Antonio

  • Reviewed by: gman246

    06-22-08

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: Fast. Low per page cost. Toner save mode @ 300-dpi prints highly acceptable documents (to extend toner life)

    Weaknesses:High electricity usage. Manual feed port doesn't have a tray to support the manual feed pages.

    Overall Evaluation: If you want a low cost per page, fast laser printer for basic printing needs, this fits the bill perfectly. The only drawback is the higher than average electricity usage. Given my 3 monitors, computer, and various other items in my home office, my battery backup cycles every time I turn the printer on and at various times during printer standby mode. It is rated around 4 amps average during print mode. The supply on the back states a max draw of 8.6 amps although I don't think it would ever hit that mark.Other than that, the cost per page is fairly low if you go with the high yield toner TN360 (I think it's around 1.8 cents per page up to 12000 pages when you need to buy a new drum which also isn't too expensive). But still an arm & leg cheaper than running any typical inkjet printer. Overall, I am highly satisfied but docked it 1 star because of the high electric usage.

  • Reviewed by: zhengshan

    04-18-08

    Duration of ownership: 5 Weeks

    Strengths: fast

    Weaknesses:no

    Overall Evaluation: I like the printer and it quiet and fast, I have been using it for about 5 weeks and I am happy with it and I am highly recommend this printer.

  • Reviewed by: undertowpull

    03-09-08

    Duration of ownership: 4 Days

    Strengths: Lightning fast printer, high resolution vs similarly priced models, reasonable toner. Works PERFECTLY with a low-end D-Link print server, where many others did not. Power consumption is minimal.

    Weaknesses:Significant "page curl" during printing, some configuration options cannot be set from the printer itself, and must be set from the driver (worked for me even thru a wireless print server).

    Overall Evaluation: This is a fantastic printer, and can be bought many places for less than $50. PPM speed is phenomenal, resolution is higher than any similarly priced printers, and it works with off-brand wireless print servers, putting it in a very small group.Power consumption in "sleep mode" (as measured by a "kill-o-watt" meter), is negligible -- I have clocks that use more power! When I need to print something, it wakes right up, spits out the page, and goes back to sleep.The driver support is also fantastic, you have control of almost every facet of the printer configuration -- the only drawback is it doesn't seem you have similar control from the panel.Power-on was enough drain to trip my UPS unit temporarily -- apparently this is common amongst laser printers, however, and not unique to this unit.

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