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Brother HL-5250DN review by PC World

February 24th, 2006 by Ken ( No Comments )

PC World has a short review up on a member of Brother’s newest monochrome laser printers, the HL-5200 series, launched in October last year. The Brother HL-5250DN (D = Duplexer, N = Networking) has also been reviewed by PC Magazine in December, where the HL-5250DN was described as a real workhorse.
The HL-5250DN receives a […]


Brother MFC-9420CN review by PC Magazine

February 10th, 2006 by Ken ( 1 Comment )

PC Magazine reviewed the latest Brother Multifunctional laser printer, the Brother MFC-9420CN which was introduced in October of last year. The MFC-9420CN incorporates a color laser printer and can print, fax, copy and scan.
The MFC-9420CN has a printing speed of up to 31 pages per minute in black and 8 ppm in color. […]

X-bit labs’ personal laser printer roundup

January 22nd, 2006 by Ken ( No Comments )

X-bit labs tested 9 sub-$200 laser printers for home use. They expand on the printers’ design and ergonomics, drivers and settings and printing quality and conclude their roundup with a printing speed comparison. Following laser printer models were included in their roundup:

Brother HL-2040
Canon LBP-2900
Epson EPL-6200L
HP LaserJet 1020
Konica-Minolta PagePro 1350W
Lexmark E230
OKI B4100
Samsung ML-1615
Xerox Phaser […]

Brother HL-5250DN review by PC Magazine

December 22nd, 2005 by Ken ( No Comments )

PC Magazine is first in reviewing one of the laser printers from Brother’s 5200 series, introduced in October this year. They chose to review the HL-5250DN, the DN standing for an included duplexer and network connectivity.
This monochrome laser printer has a printing speed of up to 30 pages per minute, input capacity of 300 […]

Brother HL-2070N review by Globetechnology

November 11th, 2005 by Ken ( No Comments )

Globetechnology put a review up of the Brother HL-2070N monochrome network laser printer. The HL-2070N is the smallest (and cheapest) network laser Brother has to offer. Globetechnology has the following to say about this printer:

The Good: Fast print speed, easy setup, great network performance, affordable toner/drum packages, excellent text quality.
The Bad: Noisy, high […]

Brother announces two new series of laser printers

October 30th, 2005 by Ken ( No Comments )

Brother announced two new series of laser printers this month. To cite Don Cummins, Vice President of Marketing at Brother:
“We are extremely excited about the launch of our first flatbed color laser MFP, which we believe will define a standard for multifunction color office printing. Our new monochrome laser introductions continue to address […]

Brother HL-2700CN review by Trusted Reviews

October 19th, 2005 by Ken ( No Comments )

The Brother HL-2700CN color laser printer got reviewed by Trusted Reviews a few days ago. They don’t seem to be too enthusiastic about the paper feeds (too small and no multi-purpose) and the color quality, on the other hand it’s a pretty cheap color laser printer. Their verdict:
The HL-2700CN looks something of a […]