(Dead) Brother HL-1440 Laser Printer for $199.99 @Officemax.com (no PM/MIR; for first time customers only)

[McPhreak]

bump because this deal is not dead! It's alive and kicking! Just got an HL-1440 for $214 (tax included). Make sure to use Ebates and/or Stockback Master card and save yourself an additional 3-6%!

 

[Poliphili]

This printer can be a great deal IF you understand its strengths and weaknesses going in.

Strengths include great text that, at 1200x600 DPI is almost indistinguishable from the 212-line, 1200x1200 DPI text on my HP 4100, true 15 PPM at 1200x600 speed, provision for manual duplexing, sleek and compact design, and straight-through paper handling,

Weaknesses include only 2 MB of memory included, fairly expensive toner and drum costs, good but not great drivers, no provision for second paper tray, relatively low duty cycle.

Because the unit only ships with 2 MB of RAM the printer will only be able to print text at 600 DPI and graphics at 300 DPI. If you try to print anything out at a higher resolution, the printer will print a second page telling you that the resolution has been lowered because of a memory shortage. This problem is easily solved however as the 1440 has two memory expansion slots. As a bonus the printer uses generic 72 pin EDO SIMMs so you can buy 32 MB of Crucial EDO directly from crucial.com for about $30 shipped. Also, if you have any old EDO SIMMs lying around you can plug those in as well. The printer supports a maximum of 34 MB.

The next major drawback is the relatively expensive consumables cost and low duty-cycle. You can expect to have to replace the drum (+/- $125) about every 20,000 pages and toner (+/- $80) every 5000-7000 pages. Even though the purchase price is quite cheap, it would be prohibitively expensive to use this as a small work-group printer or even for heavy SOHO use. But if you print no more than a couple hundred pages a day this can be a killer laser printer.

 

[jkellynewyork]

When I go through ebates the filed for entering the promotional coupon code is not there. But when I do not use Ebates it is there.

McPhreak did you use ebates?

 

[McPhreak]

Originally posted by: jkellynewyork
When I go through ebates the filed for entering the promotional coupon code is not there. But when I do not use Ebates it is there.

McPhreak did you use ebates?

No. I remembered right after I submitted my order. I guess it's not possible to use Ebates with the coupon.

If you have the stockback card, you can still save yourself 3%.

edit: AHA! I figured out how to get the $50 off and the Ebates discount!

1) go to Ebates and follow the link into officemax
2) open a new window and go to FW and follow the $50 off $250 link into office max. Make sure you click through the link to activate the coupon
3) go back to the Ebates window (Don't close the other window) and start shopping. Your coupon code will show up!

 

[McPhreak]

Originally posted by: Poliphili

Weaknesses include only 2 MB of memory included, fairly expensive toner and drum costs, good but not great drivers, no provision for second paper tray, relatively low duty cycle.

What sort of memory does this printer take? Where can I find the cheapest memory upgrade for this thing?

 

[Poliphili]

Originally posted by: McPhreak

Originally posted by: Poliphili

Weaknesses include only 2 MB of memory included, fairly expensive toner and drum costs, good but not great drivers, no provision for second paper tray, relatively low duty cycle.

What sort of memory does this printer take? Where can I find the cheapest memory upgrade for this thing?

Originally posted by: Poliphili
This printer can be a great deal IF you understand its strengths and weaknesses going in...

Weaknesses include only 2 MB of memory included, fairly expensive toner and drum costs, good but not great drivers, no provision for second paper tray, relatively low duty cycle.

Because the unit only ships with 2 MB of RAM the printer will only be able to print text at 600 DPI and graphics at 300 DPI. If you try to print anything out at a higher resolution, the printer will print a second page telling you that the resolution has been lowered because of a memory shortage. This problem is easily solved however as the 1440 has two memory expansion slots. As a bonus the printer uses generic 72 pin EDO SIMMs so you can buy 32 MB of Crucial EDO directly from crucial.com for about $30 shipped. Also, if you have any old EDO SIMMs lying around you can plug those in as well. The printer supports a maximum of 34 MB...