Brother HL-4050CDN review

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Verdict:

Review Date: 5 Dec 2007

Price when reviewed: £418

Buy it now for: £354

Supplier: http://www.printerbase.co.uk

Our Rating 5 stars out of 5

User Rating

Basic Specifications
Part Code	HL4050CDNZU1
Review Date	5 Dec 2007
Rating
Maximum native print resolution	2,400x600dpi

Quoted Speeds
Quoted speed, mono A4	20ppm
Quoted warm-up time	35s
Quoted time to first page, mono	16s

Tested Speeds
Mono page from sleep time 1.0	39s
Letter, time to first page 1.0	13s
25-page mono document - total time	00:01:30

Physical and Environmental
Standard printer interfaces	parallel, USB Hi-Speed, PictBridge USB, 10/100 Ethernet
Optional printer interfaces	none
Size	317x419x475mm
Weight	29.0kg
Noise (in normal use)	54dB(A)

Paper Handling
Maximum paper size	A4/legal
Maximum paper weight	163gsm
Standard paper inputs	2
Standard paper input capacity	300
Maximum paper inputs	3
Maximum paper input capacity	800
Output tray capacity	150 sheets
Duplex (code, cost if option)

General
Printer technology	single-pass colour laser
Language(s)	host-based
Supported operating systems	Windows 2000/XP/XP-64/Server 2003/Vista, Max OSX 10.2.4 or higher, Linux
Standard printer memory	64MB
Maximum printer memory	576MB
Other laser features and options	three year onsite warranty upgrade ZWPS0140, £149

Buying Information
Price	£418
Price per mono A4 page	0.73p
Price of 2nd paper cassette	500-sheet LT100CL, £136
Capacity of supplied black toner	2,500 pages
Capacity of supplied drum(s)	50,000 combined
Warranty	one year onsite
Supplier	http://www.printerbase.co.uk
Details	www.brother.co.uk

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Independent customer reviews from Reevoo.com

Brother HL4050CDNZU1 scored:
8.3 out of 10 100% real reviews

The 2 most helpful reviews based on 33 reviews:

20 Dec 2008 Phil, Gloucester

Good Points

Able to print on A4 shhets down to A6. Very good repeat positioning for doing over prints on pre-printed leaflets. Good clear thin line definition for CAD drawing.

Bad Points

No full user manual in paper form (a pain refering to CD). High power consumption when printing.

30 Jun 2009 Peter, London

Good Points

Very solid printer - VERY heavy, takes 2 folks to lift it. Driver software is uncomplicated but powerful. PIN function (using a PIN to release a job at the printer) is very helpful - stops waste. But the big plus with this printer is that it's easy to refill the cartridges with colour toner powder. So instead of paying £333 for a new set, you can order the toner on ebay for around £70 inc delivery. There are no chips to reset/replace or anything fancy like that when you reuse a cartridge.

Bad Points

BEWARE of the USB stick print function. It can be very, very slow indeed, and you STILL need to install the drivers if you want it to work each time. eg: if you create and print a simple PDF in Word via the USB stick you should be OK. But if you have anything more complex - with graphics etc - then you must "print to file" using the driver, or elements will be missing or corrupted.

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