Version: 2008
  • On TV.com: BATTLESTAR Galactica Maxim Photoshoot
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW: CNET editors cover the Next Big Thing
CES 2005: The Next Big Thing
Accessories
Burners and storage
Car tech
Cell phones and handhelds
Computers
Digital photo and video
Home theater
Networking
Peripherals
Portable audio and video
Software and services
Televisions
CES videos
XML

CES 2005: The Next Big Thing
Brother HL-2040 and HL-2070N grayscale laser printers are
home or cubicle ready
January 7, 2005; 12:47 p.m.
Brother HL-2000 series
TalkBackTalkBack: Add your opinion
The product: Either one of the two phone-book-size models in Brother's new line of grayscale laser printers can fit a small desk. The modest size and the clean interface of Brother's HL-2040 and HL-2070N appeal to home and small-office consumers who demand laser clarity in their text documents. Features include:
  • 20ppm vendor-estimated text print speed
  • USB 2.0 and parallel ports
  • HL-2070N offers built-in Ethernet port
  • Both printers are Windows, Mac, and Linux compatible; HL-2070N also works with DOS
The price: The networkable Brother HL-2070N will cost $229.99; for $80 less, you can go solo with the single-user HL-2040.

The prospects: If this new pair of lasers performs as well as Brother's recent lineup of home and small-office printers, it could surpass the popular five-year-old Brother HL-1440.

By Elsa Wenzel, associate editor, CNET Reviews

TalkBackTalkBack: Add your opinion


advertisement
CES BUZZ BLOG
Our inveterate Buzz-er Molly Wood is on the CES show floor, digging up the stories and the hottest buzz. What's the latest? Take a look at Molly's buzz blog and find out.
Read the latest
Molly Wood
Molly Wood
Senior editor


NEXT BIG THING AWARD
CES is full of cool gadgets, but which ones will you be lining up to buy? Our editors cut through the hype and tell you what products will be the Next Big Thing.
See the finalists
Next Big Thing Award


CNET'S CES BACKSTAGE CREW
We gave six regular, everyday CNET users backstage passes to CES 2005. You'll never guess what they discover in their travels through the wonderland of gear and gadgets.
Meet the crew
CNET's CES Backstage Crew



See CES products by category
CES Buzz Blog
Our inveterate Buzz-er Molly Wood has been unleashed on the CES show floor to dig up the stories and the hottest buzz. Find out her plan of attack against the huge electronics show.
Next Big Thing Award
CES is full of cool gadgets, but which ones will you be lining up to buy? Our editors cut through the hype and tell you what products will be the Next Big Thing.
CES Backstage Crew
We gave six regular, everyday CNET users backstage passes to CES 2005. You'll never guess what they discover in their travels through the wonderland of gear and gadgets.


Popular topics
Apple iPhone
Apple iPod
Cell phones
Dell
GPS
LCD TV
CNET sites
CNET Site map
CNET TV
Downloads
News
Reviews
Shopper.com
More information
Newsletters
CNET Mobile
Customer Help Center
RSS
CNET Widgets
About CNET
sponsored