Advantages: Good clear prints, fast, efficient Disadvantages: Noise
...ordered and just received a Brother HL-2040 Laser Printer.
We use Brother printers at work so I thought I would try a home version.
I'm running Windows XP so turned to the relevant page in the manual.
The manual has a sort of spider diagram on the front making it very easy to find the pages you want based on your operating system and connection method weather that be USB, parallel or ethernet.
Installation
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Windows XP requires you ... ...cable.
The drivers are on CD and launch automatically.
The screen is very east to follow and it's literally only a few clicks until the whole thing is ready to go.
When it was all installed the printer was ready to go, there was no need to reboot the PC which is always a bonus.
Toner
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The printer comes with a starter toner which has about 1000 prints worth of toner in it (5% coverage of paper) and it also comes with a drum which needs ...
Maniac1701d 10.09.2005
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Brother HL 2040
Advantages: Small, Cheap Disadvantages: Errrr not many really.
...in the past.
Also Brother claim their toner cartridges can do 1,500 sheets, I think they are wrong. I've gotten through 1.5boxes of paper (3700ish sheets) on the free toner that came with it.
Its basic specs are;
*Max. Print Speed - 20pages per minute
*Max. Print Resolution - 2400x600dpi
*Interface - Parallel or USB
*Memory - 8MB
*And a little single sheet feeder which I have never used, but it looks like it works.
This is a great product ... ...well with all print jobs sent to it. To be honest it just doesn't muck about. Its also very quiet and has a sleep mode for when its not in use which makes it silent and light free.
One thing I should say about laser printers is that the toner is carsenogenic. Meaning that it can give you cancer. However only in very high doses. It would be wise not to have this or any laser printer on your desk especially if your going to use it alot. Its good to ...
Jon_Farrimond 13.01.2006
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Advantages: Small size and footprint on desk Disadvantages: tendancy to 'curl' paper
...to replace them we thought brother hads got it right by reducing the size to the 2040. How wrong we were. To say we are disappointed with the quality of the production (the printing itself is fine the paper gets curled up) is an understatement! Then there is the toner cartridge, this appears to give you about a 5 page warning of when its going to run out! There also appears to be no consistaency on how long they will last.
Finally there appears ... ...used us, this could mean that usable cartridges are being discarded, and at between £30 - £35 thats too much.
We have had the brother technicians out three times now and even they don't appear to like this model.
My advice dont buy it keep looking, we are! ...
jrowleyuk 05.12.2005
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Advantages: Easy to use Disadvantages: USB connection
I was despirate to buy a new printer as cartridges where costing me a fortune and so laser was the way forward. I am a student so I was on a budget and I saw this printer was priced well and bit the bullet. I am very surprised by it actually. It is a little temporamentle to set up with the USB especially if you are still running 1.1.....but after that it is plain sailing. I have had it over a year now and am still using the free cartridge that has ... ...printing slightl;y to excess and still it is going strong. It prints very fast and the quality (when st to high - photo) is exceptional. This is definately one to consider when you want a printer. The free cartridge lasts for what seems like ever and it is so easy to use ..... plug it in (finally set it up) and you are away. It was be a litle hot sometimes that conerns me but it hasn't had anything happen to it. I liked it so much I bought a second ...
cja5 03.06.2006
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