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alaTest.com
Editors' rating: 87
Summary: alaTest has collected and analyzed 174 reviews of BROTHER HL-4040CN from international magazines and websites. Experts rate this product 76/100 and users 82/100. Comparing these reviews to 220145 other Printers reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 87/100 = Very Good.
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computershopper.com
Editors' rating: 77
Summary: A good-quality color laser for home and light business use, and cheap to operate if you buy the high-capacity toner cartridges.
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pcworld.com
Editors' rating: 81
Summary: For this color laser printer, a sometimes-awkward design offsets good pricing, speed, and print quality.
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personal computer world
Editors' rating: 80
Summary: A cheap colour laser that infringes ever more on consumer inkjet territory
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pcmag.com
Editors' rating: 60
Summary: The Brother HL-4040CN color laser offers reasonably fast speeds combined with high-quality text and reasonably good but far from impressive, graphics and photos.
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goodgearguide.com.au
Editors' rating: 80
Summary: The HL-4040CN is designed to be, and is priced as, a low-end machine. Its only option is a networking add-on.
CNET editors' buying advice
We have not reviewed this product but here is CNET's buying advice on Laser Printers. This content was chosen based on the features included with this model of laser printer.
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If you need a workhorse that can keep up with your small business or team within a larger organization, a workgroup laser printer is an obvious choice. Designed to juggle multiple print jobs, these systems have faster processors, more memory, and print engines that are capable of churning out more than 20 pages per minute. But these $400-and-up printers are more than souped-up personal lasers; they offer workgroup features, such as network printing, high-capacity toner cartridges, and larger paper input and output trays.
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CNET product brief
Description: The Brother HL 4040CDN is a 21 ppm, color laser printer.Compared to other color lasers on the market, it is very inexpensive at around $360.This unit prints at 2400dpi.
Pros: This printer supports color at a resolution of 2400 dpi x 600 dpi.This printer?s ethernet capability enables it to be made available on the network without tying it to any one server.This unit also supports duplex printing, which allows you to print on both sides of a page in a single pass.
Cons: Only prints at 21 ppm speed.This is not out of line with the product's price, but is slower than the average laser printer on the market today.
Suitability: A color laser printer, suited for printing images, presentations, as well as documents in color.This printer can handle legal (8.5 in x 14 in) documents.
Value: Given its very inexpensive price, this laser printer has good features for the money.
Suggestions: For help in finding the right printer for you, visit CNet's buying guide for printers
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