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Contents 
Introduction
HL-6050DN
DocuPrint 240A-AP
PagePro 9100
EcoSys FS-1920
Lanier LP025n
Lexmark E332n
Specifications
How we tested
Case study
Look out for...
Editor's choice
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Without an LCD display and menu system, setting up the network connection was a little fiddly but we worked it out eventually. The trick is to ask the printer what address it has by printing a status page and then matching the network to the printer address. We could then use the setup install software to reset the printer address according to our needs and return our network to its customary address.
The Lexmark fell a little behind most of the others on speed, but not disastrously so -- it still out performed the PagePro on average print speed. On quality, it fared similarly, slipping just behind the others. Having said that we don't want to suggest that the quality was terrible -- we were being picky.
Only one additional tray is available and there is no duplexing option -- apart from printing every second page, manually turning them over, and then printing on the back. Power-wise it is quite economical; it's as good as the EcoSys when printing but more typical of other printers in standby mode.
Toner-wise the E332n fares more poorly; it is easily the most expensive machine to run and still manages to retail as a higher price than the Brother, which is the next most expensive in running costs. Parallel, USB, and network connectivity are all standard, with serial and wireless options available.
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