Apple Reviews

XLR8 makes the best G3/G4 upgrade cards for the Mac, but don't buy them at Amazon -- the prices here are higher even than the manufacturer offers.

The mouse moves and handles like a beauty and is great overall, but you may have problems if you previously used a similar mouse, such as the MS Explorer.

Basically the Lexmark Z45se printer performs competently at basic tasks, such as black text/graphics, and basic color applications. The black text I've printed out is equivalent or even better in clarity and depth of color to other printers costing much more, and if one is using this printer primarily for text, then it is definately a solid buy. Color grapics that aren't too complex (i.e. non-photo graphics) also print out clear and bright on normal inkjet paper, equivalent to outputs of comparable printers in this price range. The photo quality isn't spectacular, that is, if one wanted a printer for printing out high-quality photos, this one would not be a top choice. I haven't yet used any of the ultra-top-high-gloss-crazy-bright photo papers with this particular printer, so the choice of paper might make a difference. The only real gripe I have with this printer is the fact that the ink cartriges seem to run out rather quickly, at around 150-200 pages black, and 20 pages color. So caveat emptor if you're a heavy printer user. For the average household, though, I'd recommend it highly.

this is my first epson product and I am more than happy with my purchase. The price for what you get is excellent. Scanning was simple. Basicly you put in a picture or face down book and press scan and the software takes care of the rest.

Compared to my last scanner (microtek) this is a dream. The software is intuitive and didnt require my going thru help menus to figure out. The unit, being multi function integrates with printing and that makes it easy too. Not to mention *not* needing extra cables and space to connect separate units.

The printing is quicker than my last printer (HP) especially in black and white. The printing speed isnt what I would call lightening fast, but it works well for me as a home user. Color printing is somewat slower. You can set preferences to do more *draft quality* prints as a preference. Something that saves ink and makes the print jobs go quicker.

The epson software comes up when you are printing and shows you how much ink you have left. In black, and the three colors... very nice. That you can buy the cartridges (the colors separately) is wonderful. No more waste.

The one drawback Ihave found is that I find it fairly noisy. Not necessarily much noisier than my last one but still I was surprised.

I have found that you can vary the print quality based on your needs. Rough drafts to presentation modes. I think a flat bed scanner is essential as you can not sheet feed things to copy that are from books.

This is a wonderful, and so far, trouble free unit. Well, worth the money (I paid a bit more than the current price) and it suits my purposes very well

As a PC & Mac User, I haved used the Epson CX5200 for 6 months now and here's the info every ready needs to know about this printer....

1. Ease of Setup and Use. Just follow the instruction (yes fellow men, that means follow them to the tee!) and you'll be up in no time.

2. Print Quality. 9 out of 10. Good printing for Photo's but get the photo paper if you want to take advantage of the great pictures for home or friends.

3. Copy / Scan / Print & Fax (yes, you can fax). Copying a document is too easy as well as scanning. Faxing, is just as easy. If you have an internal modem (pc or mac), then you too can fax. Just push the scan button on the CX5200 and the software automatically takes you through the rest.

Overall, you can network this printer as well and this out performs most of the HP series (PSC 2100 2200 7150 7350 7550). Avoid the CX3200 and get this one...5280 x 1440 print quality, who can go wrong.

I've had this printer for about 3 weeks and am extremely pleased. I've used it for text printing, copying, scanning and, more recently, photo printing. The performance has been terrific - I printed out an 8x10 photo that looks comparable to one produced by a portrait studio. For photo printing, it is critical to take the picture at high resolution, and to ensure that the printer is set to the proper settings (e.g. the "best photo" setting, photo paper setting, and several others.). While I've read reviews on other sites that complain about photo quality printing on this model, I think that following these guidelines and using good photo quality paper ensures good quality printing. Also, the printer does not seem to drink up ink cartidges the way others are reputed to, and has the convenience (and economy) of allowing you to replace separate color ink cartridges.

The main problem with this monitor is that almost all of the resolution and frequency combinations cause the screen to dance and wave. In other words, they are unusable unless you want to get a headache after using your computer for a few minutes. Only a few of the combinations work. For some reason, 60Hz and 1600*1200 works just fine. I'd choose a lower resolution so that everything on my screen wouldn't be really small, but the lower resolutions don't work, so I guess I'm stuck with this setting. Strange, in a bad way. This monitor was bought as a replacement for a Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 900u, which was also a 19". It gave me five good years before it decided it was time to go to monitor heaven. It was a great monitor while I had it.

CRT monitors are so cheap now; I can't imagine there aren't some good cheap CRT's. Check out what other customers say about other models. I guess I can't expect to get the same quality from a $200 monitor as I got from the $900 Mitsubishi. In any case, consider spending a bit more money on a better monitor. You are going to have to use it and look at it hour after hour. Get something else.

this monitor is great if your using it to read and surf the web. However, if you are chosing to watch dvds, movies, and look at pics don't get this monitor. The image quality for this monitor viewing JPEG, and MPEG is very poor. I'm updating my past post "decent product". I felt from the prolong expose to this monitor, I have to state some facts to people considering to buy it. If I had a choice over, to chose a pc monitor, I will not be so sure if I would have chose this monitor. It's works well in some aspects such and regular normal uses, but for viewing, it's seems like it doesn't really cut the bottom line.

in the past post, i've stated it works well with high quality JPEG and MPEG, but I've tried to played high quality MPEG(example: 700MB files) and have gotten poor images. That is not suppose to happen. I'm a little disappointed but for the price of the product, it's a deal. But sometimes, I'm wondering does the anti-glare work 100 bucks? Because regular CPT are running for about 150bucks, and bestbuy has this stuff for free delievery. This monitor costs around 220 not including shipping, which is an additional 40bucks, totaling to about 260bucks, which is a difference of 110 bucks. If the anti-glare doesn't matter to you, or for a matter of fact, if the anti-glare even works, you might want to consider another monitor. For those people seeking high quality imaging, I suppose Sony, i think sony product is slightly better for this technology, and the results should be more desirable.

When shopping for a new monitor, I resisted buying this Samsung because of my pre-conceived notions of the company: I remember when Samsung stood for flimsy electronics. No more. This 19 inch monitor has a sharp, flicker-free display that competes with the best - for an affordable price, too. The controls on the latest 955DF are no longer inside a flip open box on the console, but are in plain view. Some people might find the less-sleek look disappointing, but I appreciate the easy access. I also like how easy it is to swivel the screen from side to side to position it for better viewing.

My last monitor was a 17 inch Sony Triniton. One week after its warranty expired, the screen turned blue, proving that price does not buy you longevity. I was not about to drop a bundle again for a piece of equipment that might not last long. Side by side, the Samsung, even with its bigger screen size, is much crisper, with an even flatter, distortion free display. (Obviously, I can't compare color reproduction.) Plus, it doesn't have the characteristic Triniton line on the screen.

For Mac users like me, you can be assured that it is compatible, with no extra hardware needed to hook it up.

Since I just bought this monitor, I can't attest to its long-range performance, but I could not be happier with right now. I highly recommend it.

This is great. Now I have two of them. I bought one of the original 5 GB models and thought at that time they were expensive, but soon found out that even the smaller model would keep as many songs as I would ever want for a business flight.

I realized the iPod was so much more when I had disk problems on my Macintosh. Luckily I had a backup copy of my OS on it and used it to boot my machine. I was back in the saddle in a minute, and in fact, I accidentally continued to use the iPod as the startup disk for that whole session while working on huge graphics files!

The iPod can be used to transfer files from work to home and vice versa. Contacts and calenders make it easy to keep track of things without a PDA (even though you can't add anything without using a PC/Mac). I have used both iPods with an old Pentium III PC and the music transfer is smooth as silk. I did a lot of shopping this time around and the other players out there just don't have what it takes. Either the controls are in goofy places or the software isn't intuitive. While you CAN learn to use anything, why should it be a pain?

I now have one of the 20 GB models and can store large presentations on it when I travel, and since they usually have a PC at the other end, I can leave my laptop at home and am much happier not having to lug that around.

PC and Mac users will benefit from this device, especially if you are innovative, or you happen to find innovative software which is widely available and cheap or free. One example is: Before my flight, I can download newsbites and sports scores and quickly transfer it to the iPod for a diversion at the airport or on the flight. For the person visiting family, you can bring along the latest digital pics, long lost recipes, etc. and transfer/print them when you get there. (My parents don't do email that well)

While the iPod isn't a PDA, it has many of those functions and is a lot more fun. Most importantly, the iPod is an AWESOME and versatile music player.

I bought my iPod a couple weeks ago and really love it. Some people complain about the touch controls, but I love them. They don't take any getting used to at all. I'm a Windows XP Pro user, and had no trouble getting anything hooked up or installed. The thing about it not coming with a USB cable... who cares? If you're anything like me you have thousands of these stupid cables laying around already. They're easy to find, and you can find them cheap. I use iTunes, and would recommend that, as it was obviously made for it. It works flawlessly, and so smoothly. I was up and running in five minutes tops, and I had three gigs of music on my hard drive!
Pros:
*easy to use
*easy to learn
*sound quality is fine, some complain, but I have no problems with it, and I'm a total music buff. If anything, the bass could use a little work.
*I love iTunes!
*organization within the iPod is smart and it's pretty customizable
*buy it from Apple and have your name engraved on the back, that's too cool!
*works great plugged into my home stereo, it sounds just like a CD playing in there
Cons:
*still worried about battery life, though I use it all day at work (8 hours) and it makes it all the way through. If you're real worried, but the AA battery pack and have it in your bag or whatever for long trips, just as a precaution. But for normal daily use you won't need it.
*wish it charged through the USB cable
*heavier than they claim (2 CDs), I think it's morethan that, but it's still light

I'm happy with it, and I was worried that I may not be after spending so much money. But I love it,and whe ni dont have it with me i always wish i did. It's a sweet little toy that is one powerful little jukebox!

First of all, have you seen that player? if you're into gaudy looking garbage with a lame cat logo, go ahead.

iTunes is light years ahead of the napster music browser. I forgot what it was using....music match or something like that.

the person that said the key ring is wrong.. well, if you want 64mb or 128mb, sure. but not 20gb to 40gb. plus, with the apple scroll wheel, you can control the iPod without even looking at it (from inside your pant pocket). try that with any other mp3 player. I dare you.

plus, tell me what other mp3 player has over 50 after market items for it. you can put fm wireless, media card reader, voice recorders, infrared, bluetooth is coming soon. yeah. plus, every other mp3 on the market only does USB. who the heck wants to take 20 hours just to upload about 20 CD's. firewire can do that in about 6 minutes. I uploaded 10GB in about 15 minutes. plus, it's compatible with iSync which means the iPod automatically syncs with my palm pilot, my address book, my calendar, my to do list, and it supports audio books, text notes, and pretty soon a limited GPS for maps.

There is no comparison. the windoze people are smoking cr@ck!!!! they just finally have something that even remotely resemble the iPod and they're trying to run with it.

This zip drive is really slim and draws power from the USB CABLE - which is very cool for my laptop.

Installation is a piece of cake - although the backup software by IOMEGA is a 30 day trial only !!

One very neat future - software actually allows you disconnect the drive from the USB port on the computer every time you disconnect - re-connecting simply requires plug in.

This way - you dont block a USB port on your machine. Accepts both 100MB and 250 MB disks - thank god !

The 250MB USB-Powered Zip drive is great for backing up personal data (obviously not entire hard drives) and, thanks to the easy portability, for transferring data between computers. This drive costs the same as the Zip 250 USB drive that draws power from an AC adapter instead of the USB bus, which is of course less convenient, but that other model has a couple of advantages: 1) it can be upgraded to a FireWire interface using a... adapter from Iomega, which Iomega says doubles the read spead over using the drive in USB mode; and 2) the AC-adapter-powered drive can be used with USB hubs operating in unpowered mode, while this USB-powered drive has to be used with a powered hub or a PC's built-in USB port. But I think that the convenience of the USB-powered model outweighs the disadvantages, especially if you travel a lot. The stand that allows the drive to be oriented vertically (see the photos) is a nice touch that saves desk space.

I fell in love with my internal 100 MB disk on my prior computer. My current computer was sold as a package on HSN for a tremendous price, but had not Zip drive. So, for the price, I went with this drive.

The set-up on my XP machine was a snap. I just attached the included cable to the drive and my machine. Voila! Instant success. (Later, I realized that there was a set-up CD included. Everything works just fine, so I haven't bothered to use it.)

For those of you, who like me, haven't been keeping up with the technolog, USB-Powered means just that. There is no separate power cable for which to find a plug. ALL that you do is to attach the drive to a USB port. And, oh yes, then you put a disk into the drive.

Zip drives are aptly named. Copying files is a quick thing indeed. Quicken backups are so quick that I thought nothing had happened.

I can't speak to how reliable this version of the zip drive would be. My prior drive never had a problem in five years. No backup was ever unreadable.

In summary, the drive is consumer-friendly. It just gets assigned the next available drive letter by the system. You use it exactly as you use a diskette drive except there is no waiting around and no formatting. The drives come pre-formatted.

And did I say that they're quick? Oh, I know, you're waiting for the "sexy" part. Well, just look at it. It fits in your hand and is . . . well, cute!

There is just one warning. Have nothing in front of the drive when you eject the disk. It ejects less like a dampened CD drive than like a jet. The disk is spit out five-sixths of its length with a quite of bit of force. It may well harm the mechanism should it meet some resistance, but I haven't tried to find out. (They must have gotten a low bid on the eject mechanism from the same company that makes the ejection seat.)

I think you'll like it. I've paid far more from tape drive back-ups that were far slower and no fun whatsoever.

I remember as soon as I laid eyes on this seemingly magnificant player, I wanted it so bad, I got a part time job and I saved up about 4 weeks worth of pay to get this. The moment I had enough money I went to my local CompUSA to get it, and drove back home. As soon as I franticly tore it out of the package, I did everything the instructions told me to, hook up AC adapter and plug it in the wall, and plug the USB in excetra excetra. Well, the installation took me a few tries because my MP3 player kept shutting down on me, I finally managed to get it to work, I put a few of my CD's I had on it and it worked great... for about a month. Coincidence that Creative's MP3 player would start to f*uck up after it's warranty? I think not. After about of months worth of frustration with the player freezing up, shutting down, and then the USB not even working at all, I decided to send it to their customer service only to find that it was all a gimmik. I sent in the player so they can fix whatever problems it was having, only to have it returned with the EXACT SAME PROBLEMS. Lets face it, Creative is a company of a Creative scheme, not MP3 players, if you want to get a good MP3 player, I would try GoPo RipDrive, this is a great player that won't f*uck up after it's warranty.

After looking at every portable jukebox as well as home audio servers, I found that Creative Nomad 3 is the best product today.

I initiallly ordered one player. Then I went back and ordered 4 more. Two of them will be used as audio servers in 2 different rooms of my house - other 2 as gifts.

-- Setting it up
I downloaded and upgraded to the latest firmware release v1.20.06. To do that I had to first upgrade to the 2 previous releases.

I found the software that comes with this player, Creative Playcenter to be useless for ripping and organizing music. I downloaded Media Jukebox 8.0 based on on-line reviews. Music Jukebox is a promising music manager program - although I haven't found one that I really like so far. I ripped all my CDs at 192Kbps - about 15GB worth so far. I then diligently got the Genre, Artist, Album and Track information right - a lot of it initially filled in from the on-line CDDB database. What I found that even though this organization is becoming the standard in the industry, it is a lot of hard work to get it right, and doesn't reconcile with my usage. I then resorted to a straightforward playlist organization.

For uploading to Nomad Jukebox, I used the Firewire connection - USB 1.1 is simply too slow. I had to go and buy a Firewire card for my PC - about $50. Then I found that the upload plug-in that comes with Music Jukebox doesn't upload Playlists, only tracks. What a bummer!!! I then bought Notmad software ($20) - and it does upload Playlists. As a side note, Notmad's license enforcement mechanism is bizzare and cumbersome.

-- Using It
After all this hard work, the payback was huge. The sound from this device is excellent. EAX capabilities are great - try them all out. The user interface is easy, the button layout is intuitive. The features are plentiful, yet not in the way. I do think they should increase the size of the LCD display.

I use it as a portable player. It is a little bulky, but with the buttons locked (get the latest firmware), I can shove it in my jacket or jeans pockets. I use the headphones that come with it, and they are pretty good.

I use it as a car player, although the only way to hook it up to my expensive car stereo is through an audio tape - with great loss of sound quality. What a bummer. So I sometimes used headphones in the car. Luckily I am about to buy a new car - and its car stereo system must have front audio input.

Mostly, I use it as a player at home. I have speakers set up in 4 different rooms and I just take it with me and hook it up to the speakers. I have used it in 2 and 4 speaker settings. I use a wire to hook it up my home stereo. Now I have ordered 2 more so that I don't have to lug it around.

It has transformed my music experience. I've become an avid listener. It has expanded my range of music. I'm now looking to buy a lot more CDs to fill gaps in my collection and to experiment new types of music.

Positives:
- Great sound
- Great feature set
- Great transfer speed - using Firewire
- Good user interface
- Good music organization - I primarily use Playlists.
- Ability to drive 2 or 4 speakers.
- Decent headphones
- Remote control with the optional home kit
- Long battery life - with the optional battery
- Voice recording capability - with the optional accessory. I haven't tried it yet
- You can use it as hard drive storage
- Excellent value compared to iPod

Negatives
- Size is a little bulky
- Creative Playcenter software that comes with it is useless - but you dont need it - download something else
- LCD display is too small

I highly recommend it. As a portable, I would also consider Creative Nomad Zen.

Well, back in the day, I used to own the original Nomad. Granted the battery life was horrid, but the thing had more than decent sound. I had that for about a year and half (no lie) but I finally filled it up and had to upgrade. Two days ago, after drooling over it for an eternity, I got my Nomad Jukebox 3. Lets start with sound quality. This thing's headphone amp is the most powerful I've ever heard. It can drive any pair of headphones to ear shattering levels, and I listen to a lot of hardcore metal (among other things). The sound quality itself is phenomenal. There's no distortion at high volume, and that's a huge plus for me. Of course, by the unwritten law of bundled headphones, the ones that come with this MP3 player [are not good]. I bought new ones the next day. Now, the software. The bundled software was what I was used to using for the first Nomad. The software isn't buggy for me, even though my computer is ancient. To tell you the truth, I love Creative Playcenter. It's very easy to use and it's organized. Windows Media Player will work too, but I don't like it, its fast but you cant organize anything with it. I have to use USB 1.1 because my OS (Windows 98) is too old to use FireWire. The CD encoding goes slow too, but I have a slow computer. I installed all the software on my Grandmas computer as well (who has Windows XP). I experienced no problems with Windows XP, and the CD encoding went insanely fast. The transfer was still slow because she doesnt have FireWire, but other than that it's very nice. Basically it all depends on your style whether or not you want to use the bundled software. Back to the player itself. It's very easy to use. It's icon diven and the menu is set up nicely, but one word of advice. DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE AHEAD OF TIME. I didnt even bother trying to use it until my firmware was up to date. If you scan throught the rest of these reviews you will see why. The blue backlight is pretty, and you can change it to green too! The display size is nice, it works for me at least. The EAX is nice too, but mainly for the EQ. The OS boots up quite fast, especially compared to the first Nomad. Granted I dont have all my CD's on there yet, but there is a more than noticable difference. The thing also loads songs really fast, and there is almost no noticable gap when the songs switch. The scroller thing was something I was a little worried about, I thought it would be excruciatingly annoying to use. Supprisingly, it's not. As long as you aren't trying to browse through a playlist of 5000 songs, the thing works great. Again, download firmware first. For accesories, I bought the extra battery and leather case (also ahead of time) and I strongly recommend both. Also, if your computer can support it (which it probably can), get a FireWire adapter, it will make it so much better. Now I know that some people's NJB3's apparently died on them after a month or so, but I think if you take care of it, it will last you forever like my orginal Nomad did (which people also claimed to die after a month). I say if you have the money, BUY THIS! It really is great. I love it so much; I consider it my child. "You need look no further", this is the god of MP3 players. Remeber though, buy headphones, the extra battery, and the case; and get the firmware ahead of time. If you are thinking of the iPod, it's way too over-rated. The five GB iPod is the same price as the NJB3, and it has a quarter of the space. The Archos isn't any better, infact, its worse. The sound [is not good] on the Archos. The iPod has sound ALMOST as good as the NJB3, but not quite as good. So...buy the Nomad Jukebox 3!

If you like the slightest bit of bass in your music, DO NOT purchase these earbuds. My ipod now sounds like a cheap, battery powered, one speakered AM radio. Each of my ears gave them a star for the comfort factor. That's the only good thing I can say about these overpriced headphones.

Unlike most people, I'm actually quite satisfied whith these earphones. They have excellent bass response, and the music sounds a lot more full and realistic than the stock earphones that come with the iPod. I can hear parts of songs that I've never heard before!! These phones also do an excellent job of canceling out background noise, so this is especially good for commuters on noisy subways or buses. The only way that you'd get a bad sound with these things is if you aren't wearing them properly....unlike earbuds, you can't just set these in your ears, you have to pull on your ear to open the ear canal, and then insert the plugs. If not inserted propery, you'll get crappy sound and tinny bass. Don't skip out on these!

Okay after reading reviews on another web site, I decided to give these another try. I must say they are a bit tricky to get in your ears, as you must pull back the top of your ear away from your head and "seal" the plugs in. After this is achieved, the result is astounding. No "tinny" sounds and a lot more bass. MUCH better than the original plugs you get with your ipod. Outside noise is eliminated almost completely, which means you don't have to "up" your volume as much for these. And they didn't fall out as I cycled this morning, so that's another plus.

*** I am editing this previous review due to the fact this printer has become complete junk within two years. To confirm what everyone else is saying, this printer has a very limited shelf-life and prints grey pages after a certain period of time. The toner cartridge is still half-full, and cleaning the drum unit has no effect. In essence, this is not a product you should be spending your hard-earned money on.

To reaffirm this opinion, please look at the other Amazon reviews and pay attention to who has posted a review after six months of use. While I have not contacted Brother's Technical Support, I don't feel this would be useful anyway since everyone else is affirming they are no help at all. Please look elsewhere and avoid the modest reviews for this printer because it deserves nothing but harsh criticism.

(My old review is below:)

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After my new archaic (and plain pathetic) HP inkjet printers died, I knew I had to move on to laser. This is my first laser printer and I can proudly say I made a wise choice with this purchase. Everything about this product is amazing!

The HL-1440 model and the Samsung ML1210 are probably the two most popular newly-released models, after all the research I've done. I suggest checking out reviews from zdnet.com, pcworld.com, and cnet.com if you're choosing between these two models. I saw both at CompUSA but the Brother to me had a more appealing design and sharper, crisper pictures and texts at low fonts. I definitely suggest test printing out a local retailer before committing to any model.

As for specifics, the Brother model was EXTREMELY easy to install and setup. However (and this is becoming more commonplace with the computer stuff I buy), there were no cords!
The AC adapter was there, but no parallel cable or USB cable to connect to the PC. I wished I could have been saved the hassle of going out and buying a USB cable myself.

The specs say that the printer is guaranteed to work with Windows 2000, and then when you open up the software CD inside, it says "final drivers for Windows 2000 are available at brother.com" so I was really uncertain if this would work well for my home setup. Fortunately, the printer works absolutely perfectly under Windows 2000 with the provided drivers so I didn't have to go to the manufacturer website.

One caveat that may not be apparent in pictures (which is why I recommend checking the printer out at a store before you buy). Unlike the Samsung ML-1210, the Brother printer has its own tray that handles up to 250 sheets. However, the tray is oversized and sticks out from the back of the printer! Hence, the tray is so big that dust and sunlight can get in from behind to sneak into the paper supply and possibly fade or diminish the paper quality through time. I've solved this by taping a sheet of plastic over the opening, but I think customers should know about this anyway, especially considering the pictures you find on the net won't reveal this design flaw.

But in terms of raw performance, I'm more than pleased with the product. Various test prints show that resolution is indeed super sharp at 1200dpi, and it spits out sheets at 15 ppm! There is no manual included with the printer; other than a simple quick installation guide, all of the documentation and in-depth installation procedures are included on a CD-ROM that includes drivers for all versions of Windows and the Mac!

..., as for another very minute design flaw, the bottom of the printer came a little warped, because I can slightly rock the printer from side to side (it's extremely minor and won't affect printing at all). Just something I figured people might want to know.

I was concerned because of some negative comments about compatibility with XP. I installed the 1440 on XP home without a hitch using the driver disk included with the printer. The XP driver version on the installation CD was 1.42, which is the most current version available on Brother's website, as of 25 Nov 2002. I was also able to install the 1440 as a network printer on two other computers on my home network. One machine uses Win 98SE and the other Win ME. Everything worked exactly as the Setup Guide described it. So far, print quality and speed seem very good. I did add 16 meg of memory using a 72 pin EDO simm. Brothers recommends that the 1440 have 10 meg of memory to print at 1200 dpi. I almost bought the Minolta 1250W, but I liked the enclosed paper tray and the memory expandability on the 1440. I am very pleased so far, but have not done extensive graphics or very small fonts. ...

PROS:
-Best price/performance ratio.
-Good image quality and beautiful text output.
-Economical to use; only $ .02 per page.
-Small size and compact footprint--fits nicely under my desk.
-FAST & QUIET, No more inkjet hassels.

CONS:
-2 megabytes of memory is not enough. (However, upgrading to 10 megabytes is very easy and costs less than $10.00).
-Separate toner and drum cartridge may be cheaper, but is more annoying to change.

I have used HP Laserjets for the past 15 years and I was very leary of switching to Brother.

However, I can now say that I am glad that I made the switch. This is one of the fastest printers I have owned, and, for the price, it beats HP flat-out.

The text and image quality is great. I have not found that the 1200dpi resolution makes a big difference in print quality and it takes much longer to print than at 600dpi.

I added an additional 8 megabytes of RAM to the printer because the initial 2 was insufficient for printing large images. It was very easy to do and cost less than $10.00 on ebay.

Finally, this printer is very economical to use. If you buy the high capacity toner refill it is only .02 per page for the life of the toner cartridge and drum.