Color - 21 ppm Mono - 21 ppm Color - 2400 x 600 dpi - PictBridge - Fast Ethernet - PC, Mac - MPN: HL4040CN
THE GOOD: Great print quality; USB port for cameras and flash drives; network-ready; reprint, direct-print, and secure print features are useful. THE BAD: Black print speeds are on the slow side; input paper capacity is not expandable; no optional duplexer available. THE BOTTOM LINE: Despite its lagging black print speeds, the Brother HL-4040CN does a lot of things right and makes a compelling...
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The Brother HL-4040CN is a color laser printer designed for producing high-impact color presentations, reports, brochures, and business documents. The HL-4040CN features 21ppm print speeds for both color & monochrome prints, a max printing resolution up to a whopping 2400x6400 for documents with sharp text & brilliant graphics, and high capacity replacement toner cartridges that reduce operating...
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Quality is Average according to 6 Printer experts. -- "drivers "Fine (2400 dpi class)" setting"-pcworld.com -- "reprint, direct-print, and secure print features are useful"-reviews.cnet.com -- "The setup process is easy and thoroughly documented in a printed guide as well as in animated videos on the included CD."-pcworld.com Read more to find expert opinions on more features like Speed, Refills,...
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Testseek.com has collected 23 expert reviews for Brother HL-4040cn and the average expert rating is 71 of 100. The average score reflects the expert community’s view on this product. Click below and use Testseek.com to see all ratings, product awards and conclusions.
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Brother HL-4040CN receives an overall TopTenREVIEWS score of 2.49 out of 4.00. It is ranked the #50 laser printer of all time. The overall rating represents an intelligent balance of features, value as a function of price to features, and a summary of reviews from a variety of sources. The TopTen REVIEWS' formula gives a picture of important consumer features, market value, and a product's...
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Out with the Inkjet, in with the New
Strengths: Fast print speed * easy setup * low cost consumables * cost
Weakness: Heavy * light blacks * sub-par photo output
As a little background, I am not new to color laser printers. My first was a Tektronix 740N which set the bar really high. It was and is a great printer and I recommend it to anyone that is serious about quality prints. My current printer is a Xerox 6120 which for the money couldn't be beat (~$160 with full toner set).
The HL-4040CN was purchased for my office to use, when our old HP inkjet printer took a turn for the worse. It was going to be too much money to buy parts, so it was only logical to move to a color laser.
We were looking for a printer that was mainly 1) competitively priced, 2) offered quality output, 3) could handle a moderate load of printing, and 4) overall low operating cost.
Our expectations were met with this color laser. It's fast print speed (we average 20ppm black and about 5ppm color) works for us. What was even better was it's easy setup. Whether a seasoned computer geek or not, you should be able to set it up by following the instructions. USB is a nice option, however, we obviously set it up on a network. The lost cost consumables and ability to print a few thousand pages before replacing them was nice since we print about 15,000 pages/month color (we have a dedicated high-speed b&w copier).
On the slightly negative side, we weren't too hot on how heavy the printer is. While solid is nice, know that you are going to have to have a heavy duty desk, table, or something of the such. Compared to my Tektronix and my Xerox, the blacks are softer than they should be. My Tektronix was by far the winner in this test. They were simply amazing as they almost jumped off the page. High quality black output seems to be an issue with most of the newer color lasers. Not that it's a major issue, but I've noticed that photo output could be better. My Xerox 6120 is a little better and yet was half the price.
Overall this printer is very good and filled out need well. We paid $285 after a 5% Buy.com coupon and that included free shipping. I would definitely recommend this printer to any workgroup of people who need to be able to print better than average color quality. Cost per print is very affordable which in the end is one of the major stengths we were looking for in a color laser.
RATING: 3.8/5
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