The Brother HL1040 is a single-functional laser printer which is ideal to use for small offices and workgroups that require black and white printing.
The printer dimensions are 39 cm x 36.5 cm x 24.5 cm. It is quite heavy as it weighs around 17.2 kgs. This makes it difficult to move around. The printing resolution is 600 x 600 dpi and the print speeds are up to 10 ppm. The input paper cassette tray can hold 200 sheets, plus a manual feed slot, and provides excellent paper handling. There is a media setting control that allows obtaining the optimum print quality on different media types. The first page comes out in less than 15 seconds. For the processing of data, a 2MB of standard memory is provided.
The print quality is sharp and fine with Brother HL1040 Toner Cartridges. It uses unique Straight Paper Path Technology. This ensures smooth, wrinkle-free printing on a wide range of media types & weights. It supports different media types such as envelopes, labels, plain paper, and transparencies.
Advantages:- Auto emulation mode that enables the printer to automatically switch emulations depending on the received data type
- Economy mode cuts that toner consumption by 25% or 50%
- Intelligent sleep mode that cuts power consumption to less than 13 watts
- Supports versatile media types
- Small paper tray
- Single functional as it is only able to print
- Do not support colour printing
- Below average print speeds
The compatible Brother HL1040 Toner Cartridges are:
- Brother Drum Unit DR300
- Brother Toner Ink Cartridge TN300
The Brother HL 1040 is a good option for an office or a small business workgroups that require black and white printing. It is a laser monochrome printer that is connected using either USB or parallel connection. But the printer lacks multi functional operations as it is only able to print and the print speed is below average.