An economical and affordable small network printer for workgroups is the Brother HL 5250DNT Printer. It’s also a quality step up from its siblings lower in the Brother lineup. One way it differs is in the amount of paper it can hold, with additional capacity available through add-ons. It’s also an extremely affordable network printer. This alone can make it an attractive offering for any small business. The best toner for this printer is the HL 5250DNT printer cartridge.
The Brother printer matches up well in a network that requires versatility in its printers, too. It can handle both letter and legal-size documents, in two separate trays, and it even can handle envelope jobs. The only thing needed is to ensure the correct-size paper is put into the designated tray. After that, it’s a simple matter of designating the right job to the right printer output.
Paper holding capacity is also good with this unit. It can take up to 550 sheets spread over two different trays and a separate multipurpose unit. This is a good one for diverse or unusual print jobs. With this sort of printer flexibility, a network should be able to get whatever printing it needs from the unit. You can also up the storage by another 250 sheets with an optional tray.
Connectivity issues shouldn’t be a concern with the HL 5250. There are both USB 2.0 and Ethernet interface ports which can be used to hook this unit into its new network home. USB 2.0 is the industry standard, and it works fine for most applications outside of a network. This is where the Ethernet port will come in handy. IT folks will enjoy the ease of connection and usability of the 5250.
The Brother printer can put out pages at up to 30 a minute with Brother printer toner cartridge. Most small networked workgroups will find this printer more than adequate for what they need it to do. Always keep in mind that print speeds can be different, depending upon the complexity and data content of the print job going to the unit. Additionally, this laser printer has a 20,000 page maximum duty cycle, which makes it a unit that won’t need frequent or unscheduled maintenance.
Print clarity and crispness is benefited by the 1200 by 1200 print resolution. Printed copy will stand out and look excellent under almost any circumstance. The unit uses the latest in black-and-white laser printing, giving each sheet a nice appearance. The HL 5250 also comes standard with 32MB of memory, which can be added to it, all the way up to 512MB.
There’s plenty of printer driver compatibility, too. The HL 5250 can use Windows, Mac OS and Linux platforms for maximum versatility and ease of use. Many printers in this price range are restricted to a single platform, which isn’t the case with this Brother.
The HL 5250DNT toner cartridge comes standard with the printer. It’s able to put out about 3,500 pages before requiring replacement. Optional Brother printer cartridge exist which can up the print output to 7,500 pages. Both are made to operate with this specific printer. Printed copy that emerges is excellent, and non-smudged or bleary. For more information, check out http://www.qtoner.us.
- Ben Pate
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