If quality and price are top concerns, the Brother HL 5370DW printer is a top choice black and white printer. Small businesses will appreciate the standard features, like it being network ready and wireless ready. This makes it ideal for a small workgroup of computers.
From click to print is only 8.5 seconds. It will print a maximum of 32 ppm at a high quality 1,200 x 1,200 dpi. This printer will deliver clean, clear monochrome pictures you can see instead of the dark spot of most black and white printers. The crisp characters will produce documents that are nothing but professional.
If there is a month of large jobs anticipated, this printer will produce a max of 30,000 pages per month. It is recommended that only 3,500 are used on a regularly monthly basis. It is good to have the extra capability if needed, knowing it will not cause damage to the printer.
A standard print tray that holds 250 sheets comes standard. It will hold all legal and standard size paper. The multipurpose tray holds up to 50 sheets. This tray can be used for the same size paper as the standard tray, but can also hold custom size sheets.
An additional paper tray can be purchased that holds another 250 sheets. That is a combined total of 550 sheet paper capacity. The tray that holds completed printing will contain 150 sheets. The additional tray will cost about $150.
Another standard feature is duplex printing. This is what is needed to be sure all documents are truly professional looking. There are no ink smudges from paper being passed through the printer twice. This printer will print to both sides with one pass. This saves time and money. Brochures and letterhead alike are sure to look clean and professional. It will also print envelopes, labels and transparencies on plain or bond paper.
Standard Wireless 802.11b/g is included for wireless printing. It can be set up quick and easy with AOSS, SecureEasySetup, or Wi-Fi Protected Setup capable routers. This means you place it where you need it not where wires say it must be. For networking this also comes standard with a 10/100 Base-TX Ethernet port. There are also parallel and USB 2.0 high speed ports.
For so many standard features and speed the printer doesn't need much room to operate. It weighs just 20 pounds and has a height of 9.7 inches, a dept of 15.1 inches and width of 14.6 inches. It can easily fit on any desktop. The black toner cartridge it comes with prints up to 3,000 pages. For an additional cost of $120, a cartridge that will print 8,000 is available.
A 300 MHz processor is standard for this printer. This accounts for the page per minute speed of print jobs. It comes with 32 MB RAM with a memory expansion slot. This will hold expansions of 64 MB, 128 MB, 256 MB, and 512 MB. The more memory the faster the print jobs get done when networking. This can mean greater office productivity.
The Brother HL 5370DW printer has great standard features that benefit a small business. It will only cost about $250. The duplex printing, the network and wireless ready capability, its speed and its price make it a more than satisfactory choice.
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