Brother MP 5000 - media tray / feeder

Advantages: Value for Money, Excellent Quality
Disadvantages: Parallel port.

.... Leaving the house. Whatever next? Off we trotted to Staples. Lo and behold they had the very printer we wanted. It was £149.99, just the bottom of the prices we'd seen online which was great. So we bought it and also a lovely new office chair too, because the old one had fallen to pieces. The Brother HL-1230 Laser Printer is just about 14" square and 9" high and sits quite neatly on the corner of our desk. In fact considering the space that you had to leave for the paper to feed out of on our old Lexmark Inkjet printer, then space wise they occupy about the same area of desk. Admittedly it's looks a lot bulkier that the Lexmark. It's a nice light grey/cream colour, the usual shade for office hardware and peripherals. At the bottom of the unit is the paper tray. This cassette hold 250 pages of paper and keeps it all in pristine... Read review

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Advantages: Fast printing and excellent print quality
Disadvantages: None really

...Weight: 13.5 kg Media Type: Transparencies, envelopes, plain paper, photo paper Printing Technology: Ink-jet ( colour ) Max Copying Speed: Up to 25 ppm (mono) / up to 17 ppm (colour) Max Copying Resolution: Up to 600 x 600 dpi (mono) / up to 1200 x 1200 dpi (colour) Max Printing Speed: Up to 25 ppm (mono) / up to 17 ppm (colour) Max Printing Resolution: Up to 4800 x 1200 dpi (mono) / up to 4800 x 1200 dpi (colour) Scanning: 2400 x 4800 dpi Original Size: Legal (216 x 356 mm) (max) Document Feeder Capacity: 35 sheets Standard Media Capacity: 150 sheets PC Connection Availability Built-in PC Connection Hi-Speed USB The printer is quite a stylish machine and not that large considering it's a scanner and copier too. The casing is grey and black, and I would say that it would fit on most desktops. It comes... Read review

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Advantages: Produces excellent high quality prints, Ideal for Professional Use
Disadvantages: Very expensive

...be used for either Apple Mac or Microsoft Windows operating systems. Paper Handling ---------------------- The EPSON Stylus Pro 5000 is able to print on to many different paper thickness' and sizes, which make it versatile. Standard Paper Sizes: A4, A5, B5, Legal, DL Env, Executive, Letter, A3, A3+, C6, Output Bins (standard): 1 Paper input (standard): 250 Paper input (max): 500 Multipurpose tray?: Yes Paper types: Cut Sheet, Labels, Envelopes, Transparencies Duplex Capability?: N/A Minimum paper weight (gsm): 45 Maximum paper weight (gsm): 205 Maximum printable height (mm): 483 Maximum printable width (mm): 329 It can handle a maximum capacity of 500 sheets. Physical ----------- Weight (KG): 22 Width (mm): 640 Height (mm): 224 Depth (mm): 704 Looks --------- They haven't spent... Read review

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