If you are considering the Brother HL 5370DW printer it is a good monochrome printer option for those with a small business work group. It is inexpensive, but still has great standard features. It works fast and comes ready for networking. It also comes out of the box wireless ready. It is compatible with Windows, Mac and Linux software systems. The Brother HL 5370DW toner enables a professional presentation of all documents.
It can print up to 32 ppm. It takes no more than 8.5 seconds from computer click to print. It has high quality print at 1,200 x 1,200 dpi. This makes for crisp, clear characters and monochrome pictures you can actually see. The speed and quality make it ideal for a small office. You can print up to 3,500 pages per month as regular use. It does have a 30,000 pages per month capacity. This difference will allow for those months when really big projects need to get completed with out causing the printer wear and tear.
The printer comes with a 250 sheet tray. This will hold standard and legal sized paper. There is also a multipurpose tray that holds 50 sheets. Use this tray for the same standard and legal size paper, in addition to custom sizes. If still more paper is necessary, an optional tray that holds 250 more sheets can be purchased. This will give you a total of 550 sheets capacity. The output tray only holds about 150 sheets so it will have to be watched to keep from overflowing if the job is larger. The optional paper tray will cost about $150
Duplex printing is standard for this printer. It will print on both sides of the paper, with the sheet going through only once. This will remove the possibility of smudged ink from the printer passing the paper twice. For those using it for promotional material, such as booklets and brochures, this feature means a professional look for all work. Print your own letterhead as it will print on plain and bond paper. It also prints envelopes, transparencies and labels.
If wireless printing is a requirement, it comes standard with Wireless 802.11b/g for this printer. The wireless set up is one button push easy for AOSS, SecureEasySetup, or Wi-Fi Protected Setup capable routers. Placement of the printer is no longer limited. It has a 10/100 Base-TX Ethernet port so it is ready for networking. It also comes standard with a parallel and 2.0 high speed USB port.
It is quite small and does not take up much space, but puts out work like a larger printer. It is 14.6 inches in width, 15.1 inches in depth and 9.7 inches in height. It only weighs about 20 pounds. Its toner cartridge prints up to 3,000 pages. You can get a high yield cartridge that will print 8,000 pages. This will cost about $120.
The printer comes with a 300 MHz processor. This allows for print processing to be done with speed. The RAM comes standard at 32 MB. It has one memory expansion slot. The RAM can be expanded with memory cards of 64 MB, 128 MB, 256 MB, and 512 MB. The larger the RAM the faster the printing for networked computers. If a back up is created frequently or there is a wait for print jobs just upgrade the memory to eliminate the issue.
This printer has some great standard features which provide convenience, speed and professional quality documents for a low price. The Brother HL 5370DW printer can be purchased for about $250. This is an affordable price whether for a start up or a longstanding small business.
