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One design flaw: although pictures on the web don't show it, the main paper tray sticks out the back of the unit three inches, so dirt and dust can get in (although to a lesser degree than the vertical design of the other two printers). The paper exits on the top, or via a separate exit at the back of the printer that allows envelopes and thicker sheets to print straight through.

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In addition to the 250 sheet lower tray, the printer offers a single sheet manual feed on the front of the machine. The HL-1440 is a relatively attractive albeit boxy printer, if printers can be considered good looking:

#Printer brother hl 1440 driver pdf

The CD also contains a comprehensive 116 page manual distributed as a PDF file, so those who want a paper reference will have to print it out.

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It also includes maintenance videos that cover how to clean the corona wire, the scanner window and the OPC in the Drum unit.

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The software CD offers a choice of eleven languages, and comes with high quality animated video clips showing how to install the drum unit, load the paper, print a test page, connect the printer to the computer and install the drivers. The printer comes with a full color poster illustrating the setup steps, with clear instructions for both Macintosh and Windows. Apart from the time I spent running down to the local store to buy a USB cable, which isn't included with the printer, the whole task took no more than 10 minutes.

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Attach the USB cable, install the driver from the included CD (which was current, nice) and you're good to go. Unpack the printer, plug in the power cord, install the toner cartridge and print a self-test page. If you're interested in the Lexmark check out this review for good reasons why the more expensive 312 model may be a better deal. (This was confirmed to me by Lexmark tech support.) For the Mac user, this offers (among other things) the ability to print via LPR. The Lexmark may actually be a more versatile printer: although not advertised, the 312L offers Postscript compatibility. (Brother sells a 6k page replacement cartridge.) The Lexmark also comes with 3K, but the Samsung's 'starter' cartridge is rated for only 1k pages. First page spits out in around 15 seconds after you hit the print button. I haven't timed it, but suffice it to say that the Brother is fast enough for day-to-day work. Of course, these are the manufacturers' estimates, so actual speed will usually be slower. the Samsung (12 PPM) and the Lexmark (10 PPM). * Higher rated pages per minute output (15 PPM) vs. The Samsung is limited to the 8 MB that comes with the printer. The Lexmark is expandable from 2 MB to 66 MB, but for the type of work I do 34 should be much more than sufficient. The Lexmark PPD is built into the OSX Print Center. OTOH, Lexmark uses a PPD that plugs into Apple's LaserWriter 8 driver, which I prefer. By contrast, the Samsung's was hacked from the Color Stylewriter 6000 Series driver-at least that's how it's identified in the Extensions Manager!-and the OSX driver is still beta. * 250 page capacity tray, as compared to 150 for the other two. * Horizontal paper tray, which seems less likely than the Lexmark and Samsung's vertical trays to develop feed problems over time. Several factors set it apart from the others: A quick search on turned up just three Mac-compatible models in our price range: the Samsung ML-1210 ($189), the Lexmark E312L ($249) and the Brother HL-1440 ($239 when I ordered, now $289).Īfter reading reviews around the web and soliciting advice from the Achaia, we decided on the Brother, although the Lexmark came in a close second. We knew that we couldn't spend more than $300, but we definitely needed a laser printer. In addition, its 2MB memory causes it to throw up PostScript errors on a regular basis.

My wife started law school in August and prints lengthy documents on a regular basis, so the 4/600's 4ppm speed (optimistic) has been a real drawback. Although the 4/600 continues to work well, its age is starting to show. Decision time was upon us: shell out $70 for a new cartridge or bite the bullet and buy a new printer. Several weeks ago, my trusty Personal LaserWriter 4/600 reached the end of its toner cartridge. So here are a few observations for my fellow Mac users considering a new printer. In researching inexpensive laser printers, I was disappointed by the lack of Mac-specific reviews. The following is a review of the Brother HL-1440 laser printer, which I purchased recently.