Star Micronics DP8340 Matrix Label Printer

Pros: Super fast print job, cheap toner, small and compact for a laser printer
Cons: loud, it curls paper, it jams once in a while

Introduction If you are like me, you are probably here to find out what other people think of the Brother HL-2040 laser printer and to figure it out whether the Brother HL-2040 is a good printer or not. I will tell you why I decided to buy the ...

Pros: Inexpensive, produces high quality text pages
Cons: Graphics are good but not great, replacement cartridges are expensive

It was time for a new printer. We had been using our multi-function printer for 4 years and while it still worked fine with our laptop I was having some trouble getting it to work with our new desktop. Honestly I didn’t try all that hard knowing ...

Pros: Speed, crispness of printing, low price...
Cons: Some slight curling--nothing to write home about.

We finally bit the bullet last fall and invested in a printer that was more than thirty dollars. Yeah, I know. Time to grow up, eh? Well, we didn't have a lot of money, so we picked up the Brother HL-2040 Laser Printer. It was about $80.00 after ...

Pros: Fast, reliable, and prints well
Cons: It's not free or color

Back in 2004 I purchased the Brother laser printer. I worked from home, and was printing more and more documents that my color inkjet just couldn't handle. At under $100, it was an excellent buy! I've worked in offices, with all kinds of printers. I ...

Pros: Paper Capacity/Handling, Print Quality & Speed, Intuitive Driver and Control Panel
Cons: None that stand out

My beloved Konica Minolta PagePro 1350W would need a new drum soon, something I didn’t want to spend 120$ on. I was looking out for an equivalent printer, but because of a few nasty quirks (most notably poor graphics quality and the toner reset ...

Pros: FAST printer quick startup. Small. USB/parallel. Cheap refills. Quick install. 250 sheets. Toner saver.
Cons: WON'T page curl if use heavy paper as recommended. No other flaws.

This is a very nice laser printer that I bought for my son. I own the Samsung ML-1710 which has been discontinued and replaced with with ML-1740. I needed to buy quick so the Samsung which is often rebated as low as $70 was off the list. I went to ...

Pros: Inexpensive. Pretty fast. Small footprint.
Cons: Limited non-expandable memory. Curls the printed page somewhat.

I was tired of stupid ink jet printers. Dried cartridges, clogged heads, streaked prints, forget it. I needed laser-quality black and white prints for basic office needs. Something that would print with enough quality that I wouldn't be ashamed to send ...

Pros: Fast, no problems, large paper holding capacity, CHEAP. CHEAP. CHEAP.
Cons: Fairly loud

I bought this printer for the use of printing out 10-20 page PDF documents in a quick timeframe with good quality text. After a couple of days shopping around online in my spare time, I narrowed the choice down to two: a HP Laserjet 1020, or this one, ...

Pros: Easy to install, print is fast and sharp, low price, bypass feeder
Cons: Bypass-fed paper must be held straight while being fed into printer

I had long looked for an affordable black laser printer as a secondary printer to my color inkjet. I found that a good portion of the material I was printing did not require color. I also realized that I didn't print very often, so the ink cartridge ...

Pros: Great Value and great design and great quality output. The manual paper feeder works well.
Cons: Curls paper a little, and the manual paper feeder can print askew on envelopes.

I bought this unit as most users rated it well on various Net sites, and I really liked the design--it looks like a miniaturized laser printer, and not a hybrid laser/inkjet with the feed paper jetting out (and getting exposed to dirt and dust). The ...

Pros: Wonderful text output, very fast printing, smooth halftoning, especially at highest resolution, Mac compatibility
Cons: Noticeable, persistent paper curl (even with correct weight of paper); power surge at wakeup.

I recently (early May 2005) purchased the Brother HL-2040 from a local office superstore. I paid 149.99 for it with a $30.00 rebate. Since it is such a recent purchase, I won't be able to address its durability. But overall I am very pleased with the ...

Pros: Great for home use. Fast, clear, easy to work with, and inexpensive.
Cons: Not very quiet.

After a long line of troublesome ink jet printers, I decided to purchase a laser printer. I am not a computer person, I have basic knowledge so I will tell you what I can about the printer here. My experience, and unbeatable pricing I use a ...

Pros: Cheap, good print quality, small and fairly quiet
Cons: Bad customer support, some driver issues

I've been using an HL-2040 for about 7 months now, as my desktop laser printer on my office PC, and we purchased a second one around the same time that our company Vice-President uses. Considering you can regularly find these on clearance type sales ...

Pros: Although not network-ready, works OK as small network printer. Choice and competitive pricing for toner.
Cons: Separate letter and legal trays would be nice, but at this price, can't complain.

In addition to the positives noted in other reviews, I'd add that the HL-2040 works fine for us as a network printer on our 4-PC home network. I already had a Trendware TE100-P2U1P print server, which can handle one parallel and two USB printers, so ...

Pros: Fast, nice quality printing, and ease of installation
Cons: High Quality (HQ) printing causes the printer to pause between pages.

I've had a Brother HL645 since 1995 that I've decided to replace for my wife's medical transcription business. She prints a lot and the old 645 was starting to have some minor problems. We looked around decided to stay with Brother and for about $80 we ...