Budget Brother Printers At A Glance

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Brother Printers can be categorized as color laser printers, laser printers, multifunction printers, label printers and Mac printers. Find out which Brother Printers fit your budget - their reviews, specs and more.

Brother Color Laser Printers are easy to use, reliable and have excellent print quality. Brother HL-4040CDN Color Laser Printer, priced around $399, works best for printing images, presentations and text documents.
Specs:
Maximum Resolution: 2400 x 600 dpi
Maximum Duty Cycle: 35,000 Pages per Month
Maximum Print Speed: 21 ppm
Automatic Feeder: Yes
Network Connectivity: 10/100 Base-TX Ethernet and Hi-Speed USB 2.0
Standard Paper Input: 250 Sheets
Duplex Printing Standard: Yes
Printer Driver Compatibility: Windows & Mac OS & Linux
Standard Memory (MB): 64MB
CPU (Processor) Speed: 300 MHz

Pros: Built-in duplex printing; Prints directly from USB; Inexpensive; High capacity replacement toner cartridges
Cons: Slow; Large footprint; Noisy

Brother Laser Printers have great resolutions, fast print speeds and flexible paper ...
... handling options. Brother HL-2140 Laser Printer, priced around $120, works best where large volume printing is not required.
Specs:
Maximum Print Speed: 23ppm
Maximum Print Resolution: 2400 x 600 dpi
Standard Paper Input: 250 sheets
Printer Driver Compatibility: Windows & Mac OS & Linux
Maximum Duty Cycle: 10,000 pages per month
Standard Memory (MB): 8MB CPU (Processor) Speed: 181 MHz

Pros: High quality resolution; Inexpensive; Easy to use; Light weight; Large paper capacity; Fast; Easy setup
Cons: No duplex printing; Expensive toner

Brother Multifunction Printers offers both Sheetfed and Flatbed design options. Brother DCP-165C Multifunction Inkjet Printer, priced around $80, is for home office use.
Specs:
Maximum Resolution: 6000 x 1200 dpi
Maximum Duty Cycle: 2,500 Pages per Month
Maximum Print Speed: Black: 30 PPM, Color: 25 PPM
Maximum Copy Speed): Black: 20cpm, Color: 18cpm
Automatic Feeder: Yes
Network Connectivity: USB, PictBridge Interface and USB Flash Memory
Standard Memory (MB): 32MB
Printer Driver Compatibility: Windows & Mac OS

Pros: Compact; Low print cost
Cons: No Fax; Poor output quality; Slow; No USB cord

Brother Label Printers help create basic labels. Brother P-Touch 80, priced around $28, is a handhelds personal labeler.
Specs:
LCD Display: 12 characters x 1 line
Maximum print lines: 2
Maximum Print resolution: 230 dpi
Maximum Print speed: 7.5 millimeters per second
Fonts: Helsinki
Styles: Normal, bold, outline, shadow, italic, italic bold, italic outline, italic bold, italic shadow, vertical
Point sizes: 9, 9 condensed, 9 extended, 17, 17 condensed, 17 extended
Built-in Symbols: 71

Pros: Affordable; Handheld; Easy to use; Different text styles; Date/Time feature
Cons: Low battery life; Expensive replacement cartridges; 1 font only; Difficult to peel tape

Brother Mac Printers are Macintosh compatible. Brother MFC-790CW Multifunction Inkjet Printer, priced around $180, works best for home office and small businesses.
Specs:
Maximum Print Speed: Black: 33ppm, Color: 27ppm
Maximum Print Resolution: 6000 x 1200 dpi
Borderless Printing: Yes
Standard Paper Input: 100 Sheets
Network Connectivity: Hi-Speed USB 2.0, Wireless (802.11b/g), Wired (Ethernet), PictBridge Interface and USB Flash Memory Drive
Standard Memory: 48MB
Printer Driver Compatibility: Windows & Mac OS
Maximum Duty Cycle: 2,500 pages per month
Fax Modem Speed: Hi-Speed Super G3 33.6K bps Fax Modem
Maximum Automatic Document Feeder Capacity: 15-Sheet ADF
Maximum Copy Speed: Black: 22cpm, Color: 20cpm
LCD Display: TouchScreen 4.2" Color LCD Display

Pros: TouchSCreen LCD display; Built in phone and messaging center
Cons: Heavy; Slow; Low paper capacity

These budget Brother Printers serve as the perfect print, copy, scan or fax solutions for individual users, small workgroups or offices that require frequent printing jobs.