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Brother DCP 1000
The Brother DCP-1000 is another multifunction device from the technical wizards at Brother. It is a monochrome printer, copier and scanner all in one and performs all functions with ease. It’s features are designed to be attractive to the small office or workgroup and it is priced to reflect that.
Out of the box, the DCP-1000 is a breeze to install and configure. It can be attached by a USB or parallel port and includes drivers for both Windows and Mac. Toner can be added quickly with the drum and both are quite cheap considering.
The printer produces good quality, sharp prints at a rate of 10 pages per minute. While certainly not the fastest, it is perfectly adequate, and the print quality is sufficient to offset it. Text is where the DCP-1000 is at its best, being able to print at any size and produce good results each time, even at 3pt. Edges are smooth and clean, and toner is evenly spread across the larger letters. Image reproduction is okay, about as good as a laser can get.
The copier has a 30 sheet automatic document feeder which never jammed once. It can also server the scanner if you have more than the single sheet flatbed can cope with. Scanning is quick and simple. A matter of adding the original document to the flatbed or sheets to the ADF, selecting the device in your computer and selecting scan. They can be made to file, PDF or straight to email which makes sharing documents a simple and quick affair.
There is a 200 sheet paper tray and a separate tray for the toner and drum. Replacement cartridges are some of the cheapest on the market at around $20 for a 2200 page version, and drums are only $68 for 12000 sheets. This lowers running costs considerably making this a strong contender in the marketplace.
Overall the DCP-1000 is easy to use, easy to manage and easy to own. Costs are low and reliability is high. This printer should still be churning out good quality prints, copies and scans long after many, more expensive devices have been retired.
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Brother DCP 1000
Out of the box, the DCP-1000 is a breeze to install and configure. It can be attached by a USB or parallel port and includes drivers for both Windows and Mac. Toner can be added quickly with the drum and both are quite cheap considering.
The printer produces good quality, sharp prints at a rate of 10 pages per minute. While certainly not the fastest, it is perfectly adequate, and the print quality is sufficient to offset it. Text is where the DCP-1000 is at its best, being able to print at any size and produce good results each time, even at 3pt. Edges are smooth and clean, and toner is evenly spread across the larger letters. Image reproduction is okay, about as good as a laser can get.
The copier has a 30 sheet automatic document feeder which never jammed once. It can also server the scanner if you have more than the single sheet flatbed can cope with. Scanning is quick and simple. A matter of adding the original document to the flatbed or sheets to the ADF, selecting the device in your computer and selecting scan. They can be made to file, PDF or straight to email which makes sharing documents a simple and quick affair.
There is a 200 sheet paper tray and a separate tray for the toner and drum. Replacement cartridges are some of the cheapest on the market at around $20 for a 2200 page version, and drums are only $68 for 12000 sheets. This lowers running costs considerably making this a strong contender in the marketplace.
Overall the DCP-1000 is easy to use, easy to manage and easy to own. Costs are low and reliability is high. This printer should still be churning out good quality prints, copies and scans long after many, more expensive devices have been retired.
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