Brother HL-5340D review
in Printers
Verdict
Superb output quality and low costs; an excellent all-rounder.
Review Date: 30 Apr 2009
Reviewed By: Jonathan Bray
Price when reviewed: £180 (£207 inc VAT)
Buy it now for: £173
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Overall Rating
Features & Design
Value for Money
Performance
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Part Code | HL5340DZU1 |
| Review Date | 30 Apr 2009 |
| Price ex VAT | £180 |
| Price inc VAT | £207 |
| Performance |
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| Features & Design |
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| Value for Money |
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| Printer language & OS Support | |
|---|---|
| PCL level | 4 |
| PostScript level | N/A |
| Basic Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Colour? |
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| Resolution printer final | 1200 x 1200dpi |
| Rated/quoted print speed | 30PPM |
| Maximum paper size | A4 |
| Duplex function |
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| Running costs | |
|---|---|
| Cost per A4 mono page | 1.3p |
| Cost per A4 colour page | N/A |
| Consumables | |
|---|---|
| Monthly duty cycle | 20,000 pages |
| Drum life | 25,000 pages |
| Fuser life | N/A |
| Transfer-belt life | N/A |
| Standard mono toner life | 3,000 pages |
| High-yield mono toner life | 8,000 pages |
| Standard colour toner life | N/A |
| High-yield colour toner life | N/A |
| Supplied mono toner life | 3,000 pages |
| Supplied colour toner life | N/A |
| Power and noise | |
|---|---|
| Peak noise level | 54.0dB(A) |
| Dimensions | 371 x 384 x 246mm (WDH) |
| Peak power consumption | 930W |
| Idle power consumption | 6W |
| Performance tests | |
|---|---|
| Mono print speed (measured) | 29ppm |
| Colour print speed | N/A |
| Media Handling | |
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| Input tray capacity | 250 sheets |
| Output tray capacity | 100 sheets |
| Connectivity | |
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| USB connection? |
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| Ethernet connection? |
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| Bluetooth connection? |
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| WiFi connection? |
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| PictBridge port? |
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| Other connections | Parallel |
| OS Support | |
|---|---|
| Operating system Windows 7 supported? |
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| Operating system Windows Vista supported? |
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| Operating system Windows XP supported? |
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| Operating system Windows 2000 supported? |
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| Operating system Windows 98SE supported? |
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| Other operating system support | Mac OS X 10.3.9 and various Linux implementations |
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