BROTHER HL-2240 DRUM

Brother HL 2240 Review

Overview:

Brother introduces Brother HL 2240 is a printer that utilizes a monochrome laser. Its design is stylish and offers space-saving qualities that can fit in virtually any office environment. The printer stands 12.6" tall, 17.7" deep, and 14.5" wide. It weighs approximately 14.8 pounds. This printer is a nice addition to any home office or office with its productive facets and professional-looking output.

Pros:

With the first print of the day taking only 8.5 seconds, the compact Brother HL 2240 prints monochrome documents at a print rate of 24 pages per minute. At a rate of 24 pages per minute, that approximates to 2.5 seconds per print. Its prints have a resolution of up to 2400 x 600 dots per inch and produces crisp, professional output. This printer is geared to produce professional monochrome documents at a higher resolution than most MFPs on the market.

The flexible document handling features an adjustable 250-sheet capable tray that can handle a ream of legal or letter paper. The manual feed can be utilized for printing letterheads and envelopes. Its straight-through paper path allows documents to look their best by reducing bending.

This printer's maximum duty cycle is 10,000 pages per month, but Brother recommends that users keep its duty cycle somewhere between 250-2,000 pages per month. The printer runs on 8 Mega Bytes of memory with a processor speed of 200 Mega Hertz. The machine noise is roughly between 31-53 decibels.

The printer is shipped with a starter cartridge, a drum unit, CD-ROM with drivers and manuals, AC power cord, and a quick setup guide. The starter cartridge can produce up to 700 pages, and the drum unit can produce up to 12,000 pages. Brother provides a standard 1-year limited warranty for this printer. The paper tray can accommodate sizes like Executive, Legal, Letter, B5, B6, A4, A5, and A6. The manual feed can handle Executive, Legal, Letter, B5, B6, A4, A5, A6, Envelopes, Custom sizes between 3.0-8.5" wide and 4.57-14" long.

Overall, the Brother HL 2240 printer is an economical, compact, and productive device. It has earned the Energy Star label, which means that it meets the standards set forth by the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency. The device will help save money and reduce the overall impact on business expenditures. The printer is ideal for individuals and businesses that deal in a lot of text-based documents.

The standard toner produces a reasonable 1,200 pages per cartridge. The high-yield toner produces an average of 2,600 pages per cartridge. The drum unit produces up to 12,000 pages. On Brother's website, there are 23 customer reviews and only 16 customers recommend this product.

Cons:

While the 250-sheet standard paper capacity is sufficient, it cannot be upgraded to a bigger size. There is no LCD. There are no resident fonts. The standard 8 Mega Bytes of memory cannot be upgraded. It would be interesting to see a printer of this type facilitate a way for users to print documents from their phones. Many modern mobile phones have the capabilities to view/edit documents, and it would be nice to have a printer that can print via mobile phones. The device does not facilitate any kind of flexibility in term of upgrades. When users buy this device, it is an "as is" product. This device is not useful for an environment that facilitates over 25 employees.