Brother DR 300 - drum kit

Advantages: Cheap, efficent
Disadvantages: expensive materials

...the end of its life you can swap it over immediately. Every so often swop them over and you will never have to buy another drum. Don't ask me why it works, but it does and it has save me a fortune. There is no loss of print quality either. Another tip for saving money is to remember to set the printing to 25% and 300 DPI when printing text-only.... Read review

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Advantages: Excellent paper handling, easy installation, reliable.
Disadvantages: Expensive toner cartridges, occasional black dots when printing.

...life (although the printer won't stop working, and I have found that the drums can last a lot longer than specified). No action required until the print quality deteriorates. OFFICIAL BROTHER WEBSITE http://www.brother.co.uk You can find all the technical specifications for the HL-1440 on the brother website on this page: http://www.brother.co.uk/ourproducts/html/printerhl1440.html They also have a pdf format downloadable leaflet on the same page, and links to information about other Brother printers on the left hand side. http://www.solutions.brother.com has a support page dedicated to the HL-1440. CONSUMABLES PARTS NUMBERS TN-6300 Standard Toner (up to 3,000 pages) TN-6600 High Yield Toner (up to 6,000 pages) DR-6000 Drum (up to 20,000 pages @ 5%) COSTS (all prices include VAT and are quoted on 7th September 2003... Read review

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Advantages: Excellent print quality. Easy to use and setup, reasonabley cheap to run.
Disadvantages: slightly noisy fan when printing.

.... Then, using the buttons on the control panel, you can select the contrast (light or darkness), the size (can reduce or enlarge up to 400%), the number of copies etc. Once happy with your selection, press the start button and almost immediately the prints are in the output tray which can take up to 100 sheets. The only drwaback I found was that the fan when printing was a little noisy but its nothing bad enough to put you off using it everyday. RUNNING COSTS AND VALUE FOR MONEY : This unit uses a seperate drum and toner catridge. The toners typically last for 2,500 pages and cost approx £35 for genuine brother cartridges. You can get refilled cartridges for approx £25-30 also but my experience with refilled cartridges is that they don't last as long as genuine ones. The drum lasts for 12,000 pages or every 5 toner cartridges and costs... Read review

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