Brother HL-5040 Reviews
- Good
Posted on Dec 3, 2004
Reviews: 13
Pros: Excellent quality build. Excellent print quality results. Great as a home office printer.
Very reasonably priced with the manufacturer's rebate. Boots quickly, prints quickly and quietly. Comprehensive software reporting and diagnostics.
Works very well with a 3rd party print server (Netgear) via parallel port. USB also available.
Holds a complete ream of paper.
Attractive design.
Very reasonably priced with the manufacturer's rebate. Boots quickly, prints quickly and quietly. Comprehensive software reporting and diagnostics.
Works very well with a 3rd party print server (Netgear) via parallel port. USB also available.
Holds a complete ream of paper.
Attractive design.
Cons: The only negative would possibly be that it's a tad bulky.
Overall: Used Brother equipment before. Always well built and utterly reliable. If Brother marketed itselvfs better, it would be a serious contender against the likes of HP and Canon.
An easy printer to own and use. Very good print results.
Highly recommended.
An easy printer to own and use. Very good print results.
Highly recommended.
- Excellent
Posted on Mar 10, 2004
Reviews: 19
Pros: Quiet
Fast, almost no warm-up time
Inexpensive to operate
Large paper drawer (1 standard ream)
Fast, almost no warm-up time
Inexpensive to operate
Large paper drawer (1 standard ream)
Cons: Initial purchase price might deter some poeple
No print server (LAN) support standard
Heavy
No print server (LAN) support standard
Heavy
Overall: The majority of people really don't print that much in colour. Using ink-jet printers is a serious waste of money long term if you really only need black and white. Because of this, this printer may have a comparitively high purchase price, but the cost per sheet is way lower than an ink-jet printer. A test in a recent computer magazine rated the cost at around 4cents a page.
The printer is versatile, with USB and Parrallel interfaces, although only the USB cabel was included in the box. The simulated 1200 x 600 dpi graphics print returns some remarkable results, and the text is crisp and clear.
If you're in the market for a new printer, ditch the ink-jet cartridge rip-off, get a quality home/small office laser
The printer is versatile, with USB and Parrallel interfaces, although only the USB cabel was included in the box. The simulated 1200 x 600 dpi graphics print returns some remarkable results, and the text is crisp and clear.
If you're in the market for a new printer, ditch the ink-jet cartridge rip-off, get a quality home/small office laser
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Model:
HL-5040
The HL-5040 laser printer is the ideal printer for your office at work or your office at home. It offers a fast print speed of up to 17ppm, PCL 6 emulation, graphics quality print resolution, and convenient paper handling.
Building on a tradition of excellent customer value, the new HL-5040 delivers the performance users have come to expect from Brother laser printers.
Specifications:
- Print Technology: B/W Laser Technology
- Max. Black Print Speed (ppm): 17ppm Black
- Print Resolution (maximum dpi): HQ1200 (up to 2400 x 600 dpi)
- Standard Paper Capacity (sheets)‡: 250-Sheet Input Capacity
- Optional Paper Capacity (sheets): LT-5000 (250 sheets)
- Multi-purpose Tray Capacity‡: Single-sheet manual bypass
- Standard Interface(s): Parallel, Hi-Speed USB 2.0
- Optional Interface(s)‡: NC-2100p (external ethernet print server)
- Printer Driver Compatibility†: Windows, Mac OS & Linux
- Emulation(s): PCL6
- Max. Monthly Duty Cycle‡: 20,000 pages
- First Time to Print: Less than 12 sec.
- Standard Memory (MB): 8MB Memory
- Optional Memory (MB): 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB (100-pin DIMM) - 1 slot available
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