Brother HL-1240 Laser Printer (PC/Mac)

by Brother

Product Details

Product Manual [1.40mb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 14.6 x 14.2 x 9.3 inches ; 18.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 28 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00000J4WI
• Item model number: HL1240
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1973

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

This fine laser printer has garnered much recognition and several awards for its fine performance, including the MVP Award from PC Computing (November 1999), Editor's Choice from CNET.com (October 1999), Gold Editor's Choice Award from Home Office Computing (Demember 1999), Best of the Year from Mobile Computing and Communications (January 2000), and Best Buy and #1 on the Top 10 List of Printers from PC World (January 2000).

The HL-1240 printer utilizes an optimized 66 MHz controller that allows fast output. How fast? Up to 12 pages per minute! And there is no long waiting time for that first page--the optimized first page output is less than 15 seconds.

The Brother HL-1240 printer comes with USB and parallel ports built in, so the printer is compatible with Windows platforms as well as your iMac, iBook, or new G3 Macintosh. All printer drivers are included in the box and there is no need for a parallel-to-USB converter--both interfaces are provided on board.

True 600 x 600 dpi printing, combined with microfine toner, produces sharp quality printing. The paper capacity is a staggering 250 sheets of letter-size paper, and the HL-1240 allows you to obtain optimum print quality on different media types.

Product Description

Brother High Speed Laser Printer with USB, new commercial design, prints up to 12 PPM, 600 x 600 DPI, Interfaces: Parallel and USB, 250 sheet paper cassette, 2MB enhanced memory

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars So far the little printer that can, and one that couldn't, February 6, 2000

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J. Paxton "hal-tse" (Phoenix, AZ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brother HL-1240 Laser Printer (PC/Mac) (Office Product)

I have owned the 1240 for a little over a week, so far it's fed 2000 plus pages without a single jam. The Xerox P8 it replaces required a constant babysitter and was a complete nightmare to feed paper that had already been through it.

Setup out of the box is straight forward, driver install likewise. Noise level low, speed through parallel port almost as advertised. Print quality is excellent for text. Graphics I've not really used it for. It may even last more than 6 months :-) If you are thinking of a P8 for anything other than light home use (or need to print both sides of the paper) please try and get the extra $100 together for either this one or an NEC870, it will save you money in anger management classes later.

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Printer, March 7, 2000

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Todd Handel (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brother HL-1240 Laser Printer (PC/Mac) (Office Product)

I recently purchased the HL-1240 after looking for a low cost laser printer. So far the purchase was a great idea.

The printer works as advertised, fast, quiet and easy to setup. I have it connected through the USB, followed on quick setup procedures and I am printing. Automatic shutdown works perfect.

I am very impressed with the robustness of the printer driver. Able to print multipul pages on a single sheet, duplex and other handy features.

Brother even has an 800 number for support. I emailed them a question, and got a response 24 hours latter. Perfect.

If you are looking for a low cost laser printer without sacricing quality, then this is your printer.

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding & Easy To Operate Laser Printer, June 18, 2000

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Leonard T. Steiner - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brother HL-1240 Laser Printer (PC/Mac) (Office Product)

The Brother HL-1240 is one of a kind in that it is easy to set up, easy to install drivers and easy to operate. I took it right out of the box, installed the toner and drum easily, hooked it up to my USB port, followed the easy to understand instructions on installing drivers, and then started printing. I also use a Canon Multifunction printer for color and other applications which is connected to a parallel port. So, in effect, I have two printers operating with my HP computer without any special accessories or switches. I just select the printer I want every time I print and I am good to go. The print quality is excellent and the toner cartridges are reasonably priced. Cartridges that can print 6,000 copies are less than $80 and are highly recommended over the alternate less than $50 cartridge that only prints 3,000 copies. I use this printer for a 24-page newsletter that I print on a quarterly basis and found it excellent in clarity and print quality for my required masters. The best part of this printer is the price. If I was the editor of one of those consumer or computer magazines, I would declare the Brother HL-1240 a "best buy."