Brother HL-1850 Toner Cartridges

Brother HL-1850 Printer Review

The Brother HL-1850 laser printer is designed for the home or small office user. Its economical toner usage and costs will impress budget-minded users, and its fast speed and duplex printing will help get work done faster. The toner it uses is also very affordable.

The Brother HL-1850 includes built-in duplexing (double-sided printing), which is not common in models at this price point. It also has higher than average paper capacity, with a total of 350 sheets, divided among a 250-sheet main drawer and a 100-sheet multipurpose tray. The multipurpose tray is a feature whose convenience is often underestimated, as it allows users to load a second type of media without having to empty the main tray first. With a straight-through bypass feeder, users can feed media that can't be bent.

The unit features a bright three color LCD backlit display that makes reading and using the menu much easier, especially in very bright or very dark environments. The menu provides many useful features and allows users to monitor status and toner levels very quickly and easily from the front panel.

The Brother HL-1850 toner cartridges are very affordably-priced, making it a very economical choice. The standard laser toner cartridge has a capacity of 3,300 pages, while the high-yield printer toner cartridge has a capacity of 6,500 pages. The high-yield cartridge has a much lower cost per page, and is the best choice for getting the most for the money. Overall, though the HL-1850 toner is much more affordable than the competition.

Print speed is fast for the price, at up to 19 pages per minute. Text quality is very sharp, and maintains readability even at very small font sizes. Graphics quality is quite good for a laser printer, and should be more than adequate for most small office uses.

Overall, the Brother HL-1850 laser printer has the fast speed, convenient features, and low price that most small offices will want, and its print quality is excellent.