Brother HL-1270N Laser Printer

by Brother

Product Details

Product Manual [1.40mb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 14.6 x 14.2 x 9.3 inches ; 20.9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 26 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: B00004Y87U
• Item model number: HL-1270N
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1999

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

With network-ready printing right out of the box, the Brother HL-1270N laser printer is designed for small workgroups and mixed-language environments. It comes standard with PCL6 and PostScript Level 2 (BR-Script2) for greater software compatibility and error-free printing. Its standard Ethernet 10/100Base-TX network adapter is easy to use. It takes just minutes to connect and supports all major network operating systems.

The HL-1270N offers crisp 1,200 x 600 dpi graphics resolution (up to 600 x 600 dpi with iMac/G3/G4 with USB). Its quick 12-page-per-minute speed is powered by a 66 MHz image-processing engine to optimize your business text and graphics printing. The print speed and clarity produced by the Brother HL-1270N accurately handles both business and publishing job requirements.

The HL-1270N prints on letter, legal, executive, and custom size paper, transparencies, envelopes, and labels. It features a 250-sheet adjustable paper cassette for demanding workloads and 66 scalable fonts for a variety of design options. Automatic e-mail printing software is also included for convenient printing of e-mail messages at prescheduled times. With standard built-in parallel and USB ports, the HL-1270N printer is compatible with Windows and Macintosh systems.

Upgrades and options can boost the power of the Brother HL-1270N. Printing efficiency is enhanced with 4 MB of memory upgradable to 36 MB. An optional 250-sheet second cassette is also available. --Emily Bakko

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent feature set, not very robust, November 28, 2000

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Erik Wieland "ewieland" (Oakland, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brother HL-1270N Laser Printer (Office Product)

This printer has the best feature set of any sub-$500 laser printer. It comes standard with 4 Mb RAM and PostScript 2 emulation, 1200x600 dpi resolution (not interpolated), USB and Parallel ports, and a built-in 10/100base-T network card that supports AppleTalk. To get these features on an HP printer you would have to spend twice as much.

But with an HP printer you would get a much more reliable and robust design. When we put one of these printers into service it printed one page then had a hardware failure. Brother sent a replacement within 2 days, which worked fine. Then we had a catastrophic paper jam which required a service call.

All-in-all, I would recommend this printer to anyone who is savvy enough to know that they need the features, since they would also be savvy enough to deal with any problems that might come up.

3.0 out of 5 stars Almost really satisfied, February 15, 2001

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D. Conant - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brother HL-1270N Laser Printer (Office Product)

I have been giving Brother products a try lately. They offer a number of features at a relatively affordable price. I purchased the HL 1270N because of the affordability of toner and drum, the USB port and its built-in network interface card. Installation went fairly smooth. I found myself at the Brother website downloading Windows 2000 drivers which is no big problem. My hope was to configure the printer as a server through its NIC on my network. After three aborted attempts I attached it to a client using the USB port and went back to work. I haven't had a chance to get back to Brother customer service to try to set it up properly. I have been almost satisfied with all of the Brother products that I have purchased recently. My dissatisfaction could stem from our choice of the Windows 2000 operating system, but Brother should fully support Windows 2000. If you are not using Windows 2000 you stand a good chance of being a satisfied customer.

3.0 out of 5 stars Almost really satisfied, February 15, 2001

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D. Conant - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brother HL-1270N Laser Printer (Office Product)

I have been giving Brother products a try lately. They offer a number of features at a relatively affordable price. I purchased the HL 1270N because of the affordability of toner and drum, the USB port and its built-in network interface card. Installation went fairly smooth. I found myself at the Brother website downloading Windows 2000 drivers which is no big problem. My hope was to configure the printer as a server through its NIC on my network. After three aborted attempts I attached it to a client using the USB port and went back to work. I haven't had a chance to get back to Brother customer service to try to set it up properly. I have been almost satisfied with all of the Brother products that I have purchased recently. My dissatisfaction could stem from our choice of the Windows 2000 operating system, but Brother should fully support Windows 2000. If you are not using Windows 2000 you stand a good chance of being a satisfied customer.