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Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 5L
Rating: between good and excellent
A design departure from previous Hewlett-Packard printers, the LaserJet 5L takes paper in and spits it out standing up. This makes loading and unloading paper less frustrating. It also means documents emerge the same way we read them: with text flowing from top to bottom. And with a footprint of 13.2 by 12.3 inches and weighing a mere 15.7 pounds, the 5L makes the original LaserJet look like a refrigerator, something you'll appreciate as soon as you try to fit it on your desk.
Setting up the 5i with Windows 3.11 was a breeze (the Windows 95 software wasn't yet available with this review unit). Graphic test prints showed the 5L's speed to be average for 600dpi...