Brother HL-2040 Monochrome Laser Printer | 
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Brand: Brother
Category: CE
List Price: $229.99
Buy New: $129.99
You Save: $100.00 (43%)
New (4) Used (3) from $29.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  181 reviews
Color: Beige
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Modem: None
Shipping Weight (lbs): 20
Dimensions (in): 14.6 x 14.2 x 6.5
MPN: HL-2040
Model: HL-2040
UPC: 012502612292
EAN: 0012502612292
ASIN: B0007IFVJK
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Compact laser printer ideal for home or small office use | | • | Fast print speeds of up to 20 ppm; first page out in under 10 seconds | | • | 2400 x 600 dpi resolution; up to 600 dpi with Linux | | • | Comes complete with starter toner cartridge and standard drum unit | | • | Dimensions: 14.6 x 6.5 x 14.2 in.; weighs 14.3 pounds; 1-year warranty |
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Product Description
Designed for home or home office use, the HL-2040 is an affordable, personal laser printer, that has a print resolution of up to 2400x600 dpi for sharp text and monochrome graphics (up to 600dpi text using Linux ). Compatible for either Windows or Macintosh computer users, the HL-2040 features a space-saving compact design that will fit in just about any workspace. The HL-2040 also offers a generous 250-sheet paper input capacity to reduce paper refills and an innovative web-based user support system. The Brother HL-2040 also comes complete with a starter toner cartridge and standard drum that will print up to 1,500 and 12,000 pages respectively - a saving that any business will appreciate. Optional Brother TN350 toner cartridge delivers up to 2500 pages. Standard Interface(s) - Parallel, USB 2.0 Optional Interface(s) - NC-2100p (external ethernet print server) & NC-2200w (external wireless print server) / We also carry a variety of other USB or Parallel port print servers that may be compatible for small network use Printer Driver Compatibility - Windows, Mac OS & Linux Standard Memory (MB) 8MB Memory (not upgradeable) Unit Dimensions (WxDxH) 14.6x14.2x6.5 / Unit Weight (lbs) 14.3 lbs. Brother USA Warranty - 1 Year Limited with Express Exchange
Amazon.com Product Description
Sporting a compact design that easily fits into any workspace, the Brother HL-2040 laser printer is ideal for home or small office use. This dependable unit offers fast print speeds of up to 20 pages per minute (ppm) with the first page out in under 10 seconds. The 2400 x 600 dpi resolution (up to 600 dpi text using Linux) with laser print quality ensures crisp, clear text and monochrome graphics every time you print. Additionally, the generous 250-sheet paper input capacity means you can work more efficiently, while the innovative Web-based user support system helps you quickly and easily manage jobs and troubleshoot problems. The HL-2040 also comes complete with a starter toner cartridge and standard drum that print up to 1,500 and 12,000 pages respectively, saving you and your business both time and money. Convenient and easy to use, the HL-2040 sets up in minutes, and boasts an 8 MB standard memory and the versatility to print letter- and legal-size documents as well as envelopes. It also offers USB and Parallel interfaces, is compatible with both Windows and Mac, and comes with a 1-year warranty. What's in the Box
HL-2040 laser printer, 1 starter toner cartridge, 1 standard drum.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 176 more reviews...
 great printer June 5, 2008
i friggin love this printer. It does both one- and two-sided printing well, quickly. I just go brush my teeth and 30 pages are finished printing by the time i get back. it has never stuck...never. I couldnt ask for a better printer, really. unless it has a built in fax machine and copier lol
 Good for One-Sided Printing Only May 21, 2008
I've had this printer for about a year now. It's dependable, compact, and text looks good. However, if you intend to, say, print odd pages and then turn the stack over and print even pages in order to achieve printing on both sides, do not use this printer. Every time I've tried this with more than just a few sheets, the printer will, sometime during the printing job pick up two sheets of paper, causing everything printed after to be in the wrong place. For example, when the printer should pick up the page with 7 on the other side and now print page 8 on the back, it picks up 2 pages, leaving the back of page 7 blank and printing page 8 on the back of page 9. This will happen several times so that by the end of a 30 page document, you might have page 24 printed on the back of page 29, and pages 26, 28, and 30 printed on blank pages at the end (since there are three blank pages along the way where the printer picked up two pages several times.
Once again-good for single-sided B&W printing. Anything else is a nuisance.
Alright for price but better options are out there May 19, 2008
I've had this Brother monochrome laser printer for maybe a year now and bought it when it was about $110.
The good:
-Crisp black and white text, far better than virtually any inkjet and less expensive per page
-Can hold at least 200 pages of normal paper
The bad:
-Printer has a jamming tendency. The only reason that this does not render the printer unacceptable is that the "jam" happens within the paper tray and before the page gets all caught up in the rollers, so it is fairly easy to clear but a nuisance.
-Noise. It's not a noise that is any better or worse than any other mechanical sound, but it is very loud, almost like a vacuum cleaner.
-Confusing toner/drum ink assembly could add up in cost. Now, I am sure that for some people, it is perfectly obvious what all these parts are, but I am - and I think most other people are in home office laser printers - used to a single disposable module. The "drum" assembly costs virtually as much as the printer itself. All and all, this is indeed a laser printer that prints excellent quality text. However, it is quite clear that modern improvements to small laser printers have not really been put to work here, perhaps in an effort to save costs.
Ultimately, I'd either spend maybe $50-75 more and get something that is reliable and straightforward. Usually HP's lower end printers are of great quality for the price. I have had a bad experience with a Lexmark inkjet but I have used their laser b&w printers and they are quite good.
Reverse printing on thin paper is a problem April 26, 2008
The price is right, and for single-sided printing, it is a great deal. The problem is with flipping pages to print them on the reverse side. Unless you are using heavy paper (22-24 lb) it is very common for the printer to feed 2, 3, or even 4 sheets of 20lb paper stuck together. My last Brother did not have kind of this problem. Paper curl is also oiut of control. Would be nice to have the exit door on the back to feed sheets through straight, like earlier models had.
Good product April 26, 2008
Great product for the price. The only problem I have is, it makes my lights blink. Someone told me it's the frequency it sends out.
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