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Meet The Monochrome Laser Printers

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7:23 AM - 08/14/2007 by Justin Korelc

In this section, we introduce the 12 printers we chose for coverage here, along with a handy features matrix to help you compare and contrast these units over a wide range of features. This begins with a list of the printers themselves, followed by the features matrix. Next, you'll find a brief section devoted to each of the 12 printers we cover that describes its capabilities in more detail, and discusses its purchase and consumables costs, along with a product photo and links to additional information. In our conclusion, we mention several of the most-compelling offerings, and award one or more units an Editor's Choice based on especially-outstanding price/performance characteristics. The two MFC models in the list are designated as All-In-One printers in the product names.

  • Brother HL-2040 Laser Printer
  • Brother HL-5250DN Laser Printer
  • Canon imageCLASS MF4150
  • Dell Laser 1110
  • Dell Laser 1720dn
  • GCC Elite XL40
  • HP LaserJet 1022
  • HP LaserJet 3050 All-in-One
  • Konica Minolta PagePro 1350W
  • Kyocera Mita FS-1030D
  • Lexmark E120n
  • Lexmark E350d
  Brother HL-2040 Brother HL-5250DN Canon imageClass MF4150 Dell Laser Printer 1100 Dell Laser Printer 1720dn GCC Elite XL 40
B/W ppm 20 30 21 17 30 40
Fax ppm - - 20 - - -
Scan Optical - - 600x1200 - - -
Resolution 2400x600 1200x1200 600 600x600 1200x1200 1200x1200
Max sheet size 8.5x14 8.5x14 8.5x14 8.5x11 13x35.5
Envelope size B5 A4 A4 A4   tabloid
Other Interfaces * Parallel, USB 4-pin, USB Type B Parallel, USB 2.0, RJ45 USB 2.0 USB 2.0 Parallel, USB 2.0, WiFi Parallel RJ-45 USB 2.0
Tray Capacity 250 550 350 150 800 650
Print 2-Sided N Y N N Y manual
Expansion Slots 0 1 0 0 1 4
Monthly duty cycle 10,000 20,000 N/A 8,000 25,000 100,000
Print Server N Y N N N N
  HP LaserJet 1022 HP LaserJet 3050 All-in-One Konica Minolta PagePro 1350W Kyocera Mita FS-1030D Lexmark E120n Lexmark E350d
B/W ppm 18 18 21 23 19 35
Fax ppm - 20 - - - -
Scan Optical - 600x600 - - - -
Resolution 1200 1200 1200 2400 1200 1200
Max sheet size 8.5x14 8.5x14 8.5x14 8.5x14 8.5x14 8.5x14
Envelope Size #10 #10 B5 #10 B5 B5
Other interfaces * USB 2.0 JetDirect Ethernet Wireless Bluetooth USB 2.0, 2 x RJ11 JetDirect (Ethernet) Wireless Bluetooth Parallel USB 2.0 Parallel USB 2.0 USB 2.0 RJ45 Parallel, USB 2.0 Fast Ethernet Wireless 802.11g Gigabit Ethernet
Tray capacity 250 290 150 300 165 250
Print 2-Sided N N N Y N Y
Expansion Slots 0 0 0 1 1 0
Monthly Duty Cycle 8,000 7,000 15,000 25,000 10,000 35,000
Print Server N N N Y Y N
* italics indicates an interface is an added-cost option (all HP printers also work with USB-attached external JetDirect devices)
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Anonymous 05/14/2008 8:54 PM
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Maybe I am reading it wrong but this printer offers a separate image drum compared to its toner drum. They come apart and you can buy toner separately. I don't have the numbers in front of me, but the toner might last 2500 pages, but the drum is good for 10,000, so why replace the drum if it isn't ready? The other personal laser printer I was looking at only had one replaceable part, drum/toner together. This was the main reason I got one, I could control my cost better.

Anonymous 05/14/2008 9:03 PM
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Sorry, previous comment was for the Brother HL-2040.

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