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Brother® HL-2140 Laser Printer Review

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Review of the Day – 11/06/2008
Review date: Nov.022008
Review by: Auntie Tine from Denver, CO
I am: Frequent User

Brother® HL-2140 Laser Printer
Prints up to 23 ppm Up to 2400 x 600-dpi resolution Duty cycle of up to 10,000 pages/month 250-sheet input tray Cable NOT included Fast, affordable printing for your home and home office

Spend your cash on something else!

1 stars
1out of 5

Pros: Easy Setup, Compact Design

Cons: Flimsy Construction, Jams Easily, Unreliable, Too much toner used

Best Uses: Graphics & Charts, Everyday documents, Professional Documents

Primary use: Business

Reviewer Comments: I could have taken a few $20 bills and just threw them into the wind, and at least I wouldn’t have had the aggravation of this annoying printer! Never again. This was my first Brother purchase and it will definitely be the last.

After only 3 weeks of use, I get a constant error message that prevents me from printing. The only fix is to take out the ink cartridge and drum, move a lever several times, wipe it down with a lint free cloth, and then put it back in the machine. That will allow me to print two more pages, and then the error message will appear again.

I have checked on-line and have found numerous complaints about this. Some people have replaced the toner cartridge, only to find the problem persists.

Oh, and just incase you are wondering, you can buy 2 of these lousy printers on sale at Staples for the price of 1 replacement toner cartridge! Yikes!

Originally posted at Staples (legalese)

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