Brother HL-L5200DW Review
As a monochrome laser printer for up to heavy-duty use in a small or micro office or a workgroup, the Brother HL-L5200DW ($229.99) packs a lot of goodness into its small frame. It is fast for its price and speed rating, prints excellent text, has a wide range of connection choices, provides good paper handling, and has a low cost of ownership. This combination of features and performance makes the HL-L5200DW ($302.39 at Amazon) a great value and an easy selection as Editors' Choice.
Design and FeaturesAt 10 by 14.7 by 15.3 inches (HWD), and 23.5 pounds the matte-black HL-L5200DW is typical in size and weight for its breed. It should be easy enough for one person to move into place, and can fit on a desk in a pinch. A single-line LCD facilitates setup and maintenance.
Paper handling is one of the HL-L5200DW's strengths. An auto-duplexer, for printing on both sides of a sheet of paper, comes standard. Maximum monthly duty cycle is 50,000 pages, pegging it for up to heavy-duty us...
The Brother HL-L5200DW laser printer offers a compelling mix of high-speed printing, above-par text, good paper handling, a wide-range of connectivity choices, and low running costs.
Wicked-fast printing; Good text quality; Low running cost; Wi-Fi, WiFi Direct, Ethernet, and USB connectivity; Good standard and optional paper capacity
Slightly below-par graphics