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Brother HL-5240

Brother HL-5240

586 reviews

Mar, 2015

Positive
Price (217)
Usability (171)
Performance (129)
Noise (28)
Print quality (27)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 586 reviews of Brother HL-5240. The average rating for this product is 4.2/5, compared to an average rating of 3.8/5 for other Printers for all reviews. People really like the print quality and noise. The performance and usability also get good feedback.

price, usability, performance, noise, print quality

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Printers the Brother HL-5240 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 76/100 = Good quality.

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Consumer review by: (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Brother HL-5240

alaTest has collected and analyzed 8 user reviews of Brother HL-5240 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 3.9/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.8/5 for other Printers on Amazon.co.uk. Reviewers are impressed by the performance and noise, but many are critical about the price. Opinions are divided on the size.

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100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

This summary is based on the products: Brother HL5240 High Performance Laser Printer • Brother HL5240 High Performance Laser Printer • Brother HL-5240L Mono Laser Printer 16MB 1200 x 120dpi 24ppm - 250 Sheets

Mar, 2015

Consumer review by: (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Brother HL-5240

alaTest has collected and analyzed 389 user reviews of Brother HL-5240 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.2/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.6/5 for other Printers on Amazon.com. People are impressed by the reliability and noise. The performance and usability also get good feedback.

price, usability, performance, noise, reliability

86% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

This summary is based on the products: Brother HL2230 Monochrome Laser Printer (HL2230) • Brother Printer HL2230 Monochrome Printer

Mar, 2015

PC&TECH AUTHORITY - Recommended!

Expert review by: Darien Graham-Smith (pcauthority.com.au)

Brother HL-5240

An uncompromising monochrome laser that gets the job done with speed and precision.

May, 2008

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Consumer review by: heatherSF (cnet.com)

Okay for 6 months then falls apart

I had an HP 4050 for nearly 9 years then got this because I didn't need anything that robust. After 6 months of light to medium office work the print is streaking (text) and I can no longer print from the tray. (The printer doesn't recognize that it is...

okay out of the box, but none 6 months later

Definitely not intended for office use

Jul, 2009

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Consumer review by: allanmarks (cnet.com)

Fast, quiet, dependable printer

High-quality printer that's fast and quiet. Have owned and used heavily for two years, and it's still delivering great output. Inexpensive -- toner cartridges are even affordable

None to speak of

Jun, 2009

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Consumer review by: djcassar (cnet.com)

Reliable printer good all-round product

Have been using Fuji-Xerox printers for quite some time, however after supplying a number of these printers for some time now I have found them to be more reliable and the paper tray seems to be better built.

Clean looking unit that is easy to setup and is well built when compared to similar products

Being one of the base model printers it has limited features. Please check your requirements before making a decision

Jan, 2009

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Consumer review by: sfoans193 (cnet.com)

2+ years and going strong

For $175 I didn't think I would get such a dependable machine. It's seen me through the drafting of a 60 page master's thesis, and now I'm using it for my small business

It doesn't do envelopes or anything fancy. There's no digital display to tell you if anything is wrong. It's cheap, it's dependable, and really have no complaints -- I didn't need a fancy machine, just a laser printer

Aug, 2008

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Consumer review by: wcate (cnet.com)

You can do better

I've owned Brother printers in the past. I bought this as an upgrade. Unfortunately it creases paper randomly and regularly. I can't use it for anything but personal printing (where I can overlook the creases) unless I print multiple pages and use the...

Somewhat fast

Creases paper

Aug, 2008

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Consumer review by: heatherSF (cnet.com)

Okay for 6 months then falls apart

okay out of the box, but none 6 months later

Definitely not intended for office use

Aug, 2008

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Consumer review by: mgbayer7 (cnet.com)

Great printer for the price. Highly recommend

From opening the box to my first print took only about 10 minutes (Windows XP SP2). Output is decent and fast at 1200 dpi for photos. It was on-sale at Office Max for $109, so for the price it can't be beat. It is also relatively quite and not very...

Fast installation setup; Good and quick printing

Pages of cheap paper may curl

Feb, 2008

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Consumer review by: jmay (cnet.com)

pretty good but needs additional memory for photoshop

I bought this to image polyester printing plates because it said it printed 1200x1200. It will not print any image out of PhotoShop at 1200x 1200 without an additional memory card. Buy the HL-5250 instead-it is network ready and has double the...

fast, 2 paper trays

will not print 1200x1200 without additional memory

Oct, 2006

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Consumer review by: cdcgraphic (cnet.com)

Nice Printer; Great Price

Nice Unit; I use it all the time. Very fast, purchased for work. I will likely purchase another for home I am so satisified with this printer.

Nice construction; good quality printing

Occassionaly creases envelopes

Aug, 2006

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Product Specifications

Consumable

Consumable Type:Drum kit

Copying

Automatic Duplexing:

None

First Copy Out Time B/W:21sec

First Copy Out Time Color:23sec

Max Copying Resolution B/W:1200 x 600 dpi

Max Copying Resolution Color:1200 x 600 dpi

Max Copying Speed B/W:16ppm

Max Copying Speed Color:16ppm

Dimensions & Weight

Depth:15.1in/19.2in

Height:19in/9.7in

Weight:20.9lbs/72.3lbs

Width:14.6in/17in

Document & Media Handling

Max Copy Size:8.5 in x 16 in

Standard Media Capacity:300sheets

General

Consumable Subcategory:Maintenance supplies and parts

Printer Consumable Class:Consumables and kits

Technology:Laser/LED

Header

Compatibility:Mac / PC/PC

Country Kits:Germany/Ireland / United Kingdom/Switzerland

Manufacturer:Brother

Model:3100/5240/9040CN

Packaged Quantity:1

Product Line:Brother DCP/Brother DR/Brother HL

Memory

Max Supported Memory:576MB

Standard Memory:64MB

Miscellaneous

Category of Accessory:Printing consumables

Microsoft Certification:Certified for Windows Vista/Compatible with Windows 7

Refurbished:Refurbished

Vista Certification:Certified for Windows Vista/Works with Windows Vista

Modem

Type:

None

Networking

Type:

None

Office Machine

Copier Type:Digital

Functions:Copier / Printer / Scanner

Printing Output Type:Color

Printing Technology:Laser

Type:Printer / copier / scanner

PC Connectivity

PC Connection:Ethernet 10 Base-T/100 Base-TX / Hi-Speed USB

PC Connection Availability:

Yes

Printer

Connectivity Technology:Wired

Interface:Parallel / USB

Language Simulation:EPSON FX / IBM ProPrinter / PCL 6 / PostScript 3

Max H-Resolution B/W:1200dpi

Max Media Size (Standard):A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in) / Legal (8.5 in x 14 in)

Max Printing Speed (ppm):28ppm

Max V-Resolution B/W:1200dpi

Media Type:Bond paper / Envelopes / Labels / Plain paper / Recycled paper / Transparencies

Monthly Duty Cycle Range (Printer Class):20,000 - 49,999 pages

Output Type:Monochrome

PostScript Support:Standard

Technology:Laser

Total Media Capacity:300sheets

Type:Workgroup printer

Printing

Max Printing Speed B/W:20ppm

Max Printing Speed B/W (ppm):20ppm

Max Printing Speed Color:20ppm

Max Printing Speed Color (ppm):20ppm

Max Resolution B/W:2400 x 600 dpi

Max Resolution Color:2400 x 600 dpi

RAM

Installed Size:16MB

Max Supported Size:528MB

Scanner

Type:

None

Service & Support

Type:3 years warranty

System Requirements

OS Required:Apple MacOS 9.1 / Apple MacOS X 10.2.4 or later / Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional / Microsoft Windows 95/98 / Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition / Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition / Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 / Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition / Microsoft Windows XP Professional / Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition