The Bottom Line: The Brother HL-2040 makes a fine first laser printer. To serve a small workgroup, seek its sibling, the HL-2070N.
Specs: Personal printer - Laser - Monochrome, A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in), Legal (8.5 in x 14 in), Wired, 20 pages/min, Linux, PC, Mac, USB, Parallel
Specs: Workgroup printer - Laser - Monochrome, A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in), Legal (8.5 in x 14 in), Wired, 20 pages/min, PC, Mac, USB, Parallel, Ethernet 10/100Base-TX
The Bottom Line: This is a good HP grayscale laser printer, but the expandable HP LaserJet 1320 is a better buy.
Specs: Workgroup printer - Laser - Monochrome, A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in), Legal (8.5 in x 14 in), Wired, 19 pages/min, 20 pages/min, PC, Mac, USB, Parallel
Specs: Workgroup printer - Laser - Monochrome, A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in), Legal (8.5 in x 14 in), Wired, 22 pages/min, 21 pages/min, PC, Mac, Unix, USB, Parallel
The Bottom Line: A great little monochrome laser printer, it offers fine output, duplexing, and a tight footprint that lets it fit right into any business, school, or home office.
Specs: Workgroup printer - Laser - Monochrome, Legal (8.5 in x 14 in), Wired, 22 pages/min, PC, Mac, Unix, USB, Parallel
Specs: Workgroup printer - Laser - Monochrome, Legal (8.5 in x 14 in), Wired, Wireless, 22 pages/min, PC, Mac, Unix, USB, 802.11b, 802.11g, Ethernet 10/100Base-TX
Specs: Workgroup printer - Laser - Monochrome, Legal (8.5 in x 14 in), Wired, 22 pages/min, PC, Mac, Unix, USB, Ethernet 10/100Base-TX
The Bottom Line: The LaserJet 1300 offers fast prints and a lot of expansion options for a home office or a small business. Unfortunately, its print quality fails to measure up to the rest of its attributes.
Specs: Workgroup printer - Laser - Monochrome, Legal (8.5 in x 14 in), Wired, 20 pages/min, PC, Mac, Unix, USB, Parallel