For the networked small or medium office, the Brother HL-1270 could be a great choice. It has fast speeds and a large paper capacity and includes ethernet networking support right out of the box, making it easy to share. Its affordable price is impressive, and buyers will also save on
printer toner with the low cost of Brother HL-1270 toner.
The HL-1270 (also referred to as the HL-1270N) has a straightforward design that takes up a small footprint, perfect for small offices. It measures 9.3 inches by 14.2 inches by 14.6 inches and weighs only 20.9 pounds with the
Brother toner installed. Not only is it a powerful machine to begin with, but many aspects can be upgraded in the future. The large 250-sheet paper capacity can be expanded to a maximum of 500 sheets for busy users, and it supports media sizes up to 8.5x14 inches. The 4 MB of RAM can also be expanded to a maximum of 36 MB, which is especially good news for users who frequently print complex documents. In addition to the ethernet port, there is also a USB and a parallel port available.
Print speeds are fast, like the
Brother HL-1240 toner printer, at up to 12 pages per minute, with a first page out time of around 15 seconds which means less waiting for a job to begin printing. The 1200x600 dpi printing resolution produces sharp print quality, but Mac users are strangely limited to only 300 dpi.
Replacing toners is inexpensive, thanks to the affordable cost of Brother HL-1270 toner cartridges. The high-yield versions of Brother HL-1270 toner cartridges have a large capacity of 6,000 pages, which results in a lower cost per page for the user.
The Brother HL-1270 has an impressive combination of features and fast speeds for a low price, making it a good value for small offices, and low-cost Brother HL-1270 toner keeps operating costs economical for the life of the laser printer.