Excellent – The majority of people really don't print that much in colour. Using ink-jet printers is a serious waste of money long term if you really only need black and white. Because of this, this printer may have a comparitively high purchase price, but the cost per sheet is way lower than an ink-jet printer. A test in a recent computer magazine rated the cost at around 4cents a page.

The printer is versatile, with USB and Parrallel interfaces, although only the USB cabel was included in the box. The simulated 1200 x 600 dpi graphics print returns some remarkable results, and the text is crisp and clear.

If you're in the market for a new printer, ditch the ink-jet cartridge rip-off, get a quality home/small office laser Quiet

Fast, almost no warm-up time

Inexpensive to operate

Large paper drawer (1 standard ream) Initial purchase price might deter some poeple

No print server (LAN) support standard

Heavy