Brother HL-2460
The Brother HL-2460 is targeted for a small workgroup, and unlike the other printers in this review, did not come with a network card. We had to test the speed of this printer by using the parallel port, which was a somewhat unfair because of its reduced throughput.
The HL-2460 shipped with only 16MB of RAM, which can be expanded to 272MB. For our testing, 16MB was a little on the low side, especially when we were printing a 44MB graphics file.
However, it can be just as flexible as many of the other printers when it comes to adding options. You can add up to three paper trays to provide a total paper input capacity of 2100 sheets, as well as a five or 10-bin mailbox as well as a duplex unit and a hard disk.
The HL-2460 was the least expensive printer, but it was also the slowest printer we tested. It had less memory and a lower paper capacity than the other printers we looked at.
The print quality was quite good overall, but if you're after razor-sharp output you should look elsewhere.
The HL-2460 was quite expensive to run, unless your requirements are quite small—if you're not printing more than 5000 pages per month, it can be quite economical. However it requires frequent servicing, which is a bit of a nuisance.
| Product: | Brother HL-2460 |
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| Price: | AU$1,999 |
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| Vendor: | Brother |
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| Phone: | 02 9887 4344 |
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| Web: | www.brother.com.au |
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| Interoperability: |
USB, bi-dir parallel, serial. |
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| Futureproofing: |
Ethernet is optional, total paper input capacity is limited. |
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| ROI: |
Not the cheapest printer to own. |
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| Service: |
1-year RTB warranty |
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| Rating: |
Not in the same league as the other printers. |
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