The Brother HL 1435 printer uses laser technology to produce high quality printouts. It can be connected to a Mac or personal computer and comes with a maximum of 4MB of memory. It can print a maximum of 15 pages per minute with a resolution of 1200 x 600 dpi. The paper tray can hold both legal and letter size paper. This printer was designed specifically for personal and home use and stands up to a lot of use.
Besides printing on plain paper the Brother HL 1435 Toner Cartridge can also print on the follow types of media, transparencies, labels, envelopes, card stock, and photo paper. It is possible to use the manual paper fee bypass if you want to print on envelopes or letterhead. The operating on your computer must be Mac OS 8.6 or later or Windows 95 or later. The printer connects to your computer using a USB connection or parallel port connection.
Unfortunately this printer cannot be hooked up to a network and it is only a printer so it does not have any scanning or copying function. Additional items that come with the printer upon purchase include a DR-400 drum unit, quick set up guide, CD-ROM that contains manuals and drivers, and a Brother HL 1435 Toner.
It is a great printer if you need to print out both text files as well as heavy-duty graphics. When printing a few pages it is very fast but when printing longer documents, say at 20 pages, it will pause every few pages. Your documents will appear crisp and clear and of much higher quality then can be achieved using an inkjet.
This printer is great for personal use and produces high quality text and graphics. It is very fast though it will pause every few pages if you are printing out a long document. Documents are much clearer and crisper then any printing that can be achieved by using an inkjet printer. The cost per pages is also much less then inkjet papers, as you do not constantly have to be replacing ink cartridges.
You do need to be warned that if you use USB it will only work with certain USB cables not all of them. You need to have a cable that is less then 6 feet long otherwise it will not work with your computer.
The printer also cannot connect to your computer through a USB hub. It can only operate using a specific type of USB port and that information can be found in the directions. If you are having trouble making a USB connection then it is very easy to connect using a parallel port cable.
The HL 1435 Toner Cartridge is a great printer for personal use. It takes Brother HL 1435 toner cartridges and it is smart to have one of these on hand for when you run out. The printer uses a variety of media and can connect to Mac and PC computers. The price of this printer makes it excellent fro those looking for exception service and quality.