High Quality Printing With A Brother HL 2140 Printer
The Brother HL 2140 Printer, which uses the Brother HL 2140 Toner is a very affordable printer that can be used for small businesses as well as home use. It was designed to be small and compact so you can get the most out of your space. It is a high performance printer that can print up to 23 pages per minutes and 2400 x 600 resolution. All buttons are clearly labeled for easy operation.
Unlike many printers the HL 2140 only takes 10 seconds to warm up at the most. If you want to print onto letterhead or envelopes there is a manual bypass feeder. The paper tray fits both standard and legal sized paper and holds a maximum of 250 sheets. This printer produces great print outs as it is a black and white laser printer.
This printer is perfect for those looking to save money without sacrificing quality. It is a space saver model and also can function on a toner saving mode so you can get the most out of your toner cartridge. When it is not in use it automatically goes in standby and the sleep mode to save energy. The printer can be hooked up to any computer running wither Linux, windows or Mac operating systems. All the set up instructions and tutorials are very clear and easy to understand.
This printer is energy efficient besides being an energy saver as it is in compliance with Energy Star. Besides receiving the printer you will also get a DR360 drum unit and starter toner cartridge upon purchase. It is a smart idea to get a toner cartridge as well as the starter cartridge does not last very long, only about 250 pages.
You will also need a USB cable, as one is not provided with the printer. This is a great printer for those that want better quality then can be provided by an inkjet but do not have an unlimited budget.
The maximum print speed is 23 ppm and the machine has 8MB of memory. It has a single sheet manual bypass which is great for printing on letterhead and envelopes but if you do a lot of that type of printing you may want to look into purchasing a machine with an automatic feeder. The paper tray holds the standard paper sizes, B6, B5, A6, A5, A4, legal, executive and letter. It can also print on a variety of media including labels, transparencies, envelopes, paper and bond. The paper tray can also be used for custom sized paper as long as it is under 14 inches in length and 8.5 inches in width.
The printer, by Brother, can be set onto three different modes, print, stand by and sleep. It is energy efficient but can get warm when used continuously. If you print a lot you may want to have some ventilation nearby as it runs at between 50 and 90 degrees. A nice feature is that it is very quiet when printing producing on 51 decibels of sound.
