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Brother HL-2140

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8.5
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8.9
Features (8)

7.4
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9.1
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great quality output, optional toner save mode, v good quality, it s sheer simplicity, it just works quickly

high drum cost, mine printed about 350, or otherwise specialised paper, doesn t, a bit clunky sounding

Manufacturer's Description

Affordable, Compact Laser Printer for your Home or Home Office The HL-2140 is a monochrome laser printer that features fast printing at up to 23 pages per minute and high-quality output. It also offers convenient paper handling via an enclosed 250-sheet capacity tray‡ and a manual by-pass slot for printing envelopes and letterhead. In addition, the printer’s space-saving design will help maximize your desk or shelf space.

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Brother HL-2140

Brother HL-2140 is a compact monochrome laser printer. It is an ideal printing solution for home and home office. It is designed in grey and white plastic housing finish.

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Brother HL-2140

Brother HL-2140 is a compact monochrome laser printer. It is an ideal printing solution for home and home office. It is designed in grey and white plastic housing finish.

Features

The HL-2140 is capable to print up to 23 pages per minute and high-quality output. Besides that, it is built with an enclosed 250-sheet capacity tray for convenient paper handling allowing user to stack a bundle of paper in it. Moreover, it provides a manual by-pass slot allowing user to load envelopes and letterhead. It is compact and space-saving enabling user to place it even on the work desk. It delivers up to HQ1200 (up to 2400 x 600 dpi) of resolution to provide quality letters, reports and documents. Plus, it is also easy to be use and adding to that, it also comes with a user-friendly animated tutorials answer common maintenance and support questions. In term of speed, it delivers 23ppm black. It is compatible with Windows, Mac OS, and Linux. In addition, it uses USB interface allowing user to print from desktop and laptop. Time consumed for first print is less than 10 seconds. It is also built with 8MB memory. It enables to print on plain paper, bond, envelops, labels and transparencies. The paper tray can be loaded with letter, legal, executive, A4, A5, A6, B5 and B6. Meanwhile, the manual feed can be loaded with letter, legal, executive, A4, A5, A6, B5, B6, envelopes and custom sizes (3.0-8.5" (w), 4.57-14" (l)). It measures 4.5" x 14.2" x 6.7" (W x D x H) in dimension and weighs 15 lbs.

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Reviews of Brother HL-2140

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Brother HL-2140

Reviewer: TrustedReviews
4 January 2008

Overall 9

Value for money 9

Features 7

Home and one-per-desk style mono laser printers are cheaper to run than inkjet machines and for those who don't need colour, they represent a better deal. According to its own literature, Brother is the second most popular brand of laser printer in the UK, so a new entry-level printer deserves an early evaluation. Read more
Reviewer: PC Advisor
2 January 2008
The focus of the Brother HL-2140 is clear, and as a good little text churner this laser packs the goods. Use it extensively and, in the long-term, you'll end up paying considerable amounts. But for the typical family, this is an excellent complement to a quality inkjet and thus an ideal way to arm your home with strong text to go along with great colour graphics. Read more
A Desktop Mono Laser : Brother HL-2140 mono desktop laser printer

Reviewer: GadgetSpeak
31 May 2008
In each case, using my standard 102-word document, I was able to get 21ppm. I was unable to detect any noticeable difference between the print qualities achieved and felt each one was more than adequate for most, if not all, home/small office tasks. Adding a small mono chrome image to the document had no affect on the print speed or quality of the printed page. If I was not perfectly happy with my current laser printer then I would seriously consider the HL-2140 as... Read more

User Reviews

PERFECT LITTLE PRINTER

Reviewer: RadianChalant, J&R
20 March 2009

Overall 10

The HL-2140 is intended for light-duty use, personal or home office. It is not intended for use in large office, where hundreds of pages are printed everyday. This printer is a laser printer that uses toner (graphite-colored powder) that is burned into the paper; it is not made to do photos, especially on photo papers. This Brother printer prints fast and is relatively quiet. You can control many of your user preferences from the printer's preferences. The print... Read more
Fast easy to use and excellent print

Reviewer: B&H Photo
5 March 2009

Overall 10

I bought this printer to be my primary SO printer and to supplement a MF color printer that I have. Install was a snap, from physically prepping the printer ( the included instructions makes it almost foolproof), to loading the software and initializing the printer. For my purposes, it is a great little printer, does not have a large footprint, is quiet and delivers excellent B&W prints Read more
Great bang for the buck!

Reviewer: Shopzilla
28 May 2008

Overall 10

I use this printer at home for reports and such. It is my first laser printer. I got tired of buying a new inkjet every couple of months, so I figured for a few bucks more I could get a printer that would last a lot longer. The print quality is great. Text is especially sharp. I like the toner saver feature, too. ... Read more
Paper jams a nuisance

Reviewer: Netmall
2 weeks ago

Overall 6

I purchased the Brother HL-2140 in January b/c I have had such a good experience with the Brother MFC-7420, an all-in-one that is, admittedly, a lot more expensive than the HL-2140. However, I made the mistake of thinking that same manufacturer = same quality. The 2140 has a real problem with paper jams. When I first set it up, it was jamming on every 1-3 pages! I've found that if you are extremely careful to fan the paper, avoid paper with the slightest curl, and cross... Read more
Nice, Cheap Printer with a minor quirk

Reviewer: Epinions
15 August 2008

Overall 8

This is the first laser printer I have ever purchased and am overall very satisfied with it. Much faster and more cost effective per page than an inkjet that constantly runs out of ink every few months (dries up quickly). Also nice that when the pages are printed out you don't need to worry so much about the ink smearing due to being wet. I had read in other reviews online that there are some issues with paper jams, but I haven't had any problems with that yet. Fast,... Read more