PRINTERS

• printing,
• business

Review: Brother Business Smart MFC-J4510DW printer

In a market full of cookie-cutter multifunction inkjets, the $200 Brother Business Smart MFC-J4510DW (copy/fax/scan/print) is a little special. Where most printers are oriented to feed letter-size paper length-wise, the MFC-J4510DW stores, feeds, and prints it sideways. That means the paper path is 11 inches wide instead of 8.5 inches wide, so the unit will also handle larger paper, up to 11 by 17 inches, fed one sheet at a time through the rear of the unit. It's a novel approach that also allows for a shallower-than-normal footprint.

Brother provides a 3.7-inch touchscreen to facilitate control of the MFC-J4510DW. For the most part, options are presented in intuitive locations and in logical order. The driver dialogs for the unit are nicely realized as well, and PaperPort SE is included for scanning chores. Push scanning is available, but only via USB. The MFC-4510DW may also be connected via ethernet or Wi-Fi.

The MFC-J4510DW has a good overall design. It comes with a bottom-mounted, 150-sheet paper cassette. On top, there's a foldout, 20-sheet ADF (automatic document feeder) for scanning or copying longer documents. The printer prints in duplex, but the ADF doesn't duplex; Brother provides the option to scan both sides using the letter/A4-sized flatbed and printer-based prompts, but that’s not ideal for longer documents. The unit is solidly built, carries a two-year warranty, and has a recommended page volume of 250-2000 pages (duty cycle is 13,000 pages).

The Brother MFC-J4510DW prints text and monochrome documents quickly, and photos at an adequate pace. On the PC, text pages emerged at a rapid 12.3 pages per minute (ppm), and on the Mac, 12.8 ppm. Four-inch by six-inch photos printed at about 4 ppm on plain paper using the default settings, and 2 ppm to glossy paper. A full-page photo prints in about 38 seconds. Scan speeds are excellent at about 2 ppm.

The MFC-J4510DW can produce very nice output, though you must select Best mode for optimal results. In default mode on plain paper, text and simple graphics looked good, but photos looked washed-out; and we observed either a precise white line or a precise overlap line where the printhead either over- or under-shot as it passed over the page. Switching to Best mode seemed to remove this risk--and improve photo quality on plain paper. Photo quality on Brother’s own paper (where Best mode is the default) is as color-accurate as that from any printer you'll find in this price range.

Ink costs for the MFC-J4510DW are very affordable. The high-yield, 600-page LC103 cartridges cost a midrange 4.2 cents per page (cpp) for black and 2.5 cpp per color. With the 1200-page, LC105 series XXL cartridges, costs drop even lower, to 2.5 cpp for black and only 1.92 cpp per color. That's a four-color page for only 10.5 cents with the LC103 regular supplies and 8.25 cpp with the XXL LC105 cartridges.

MELISSA RIOFRIO

The Brother MFC-J4510DW is a capable all-around unit that looks nice and takes up less than the usual amount of space. The controls are nicely done, ink is very affordable, and the speed is adequate for a small or home office. It definitely belongs on your short list. The HP Photosmart 7520 costs the same and has a few advantages in print quality and features, but its inks are not quite as cheap.

 

Fuji Xerox DocuPrint P205 B Performance Review, Personal Laser Printer

 

This printer offers high performance. This device is intended to abort the idea that home users better using inkjet printers. In addition to jump on SOHO and enterprise segments, Fuji Xerox also present for the home segment. The presence of their products in this segment in order to change the general view which states that home users are more suitable to use an inkjet printer types. Therefore the Fuji Xerox presenting DocuPrint P205 b that offer capabilities and features of interest.

This printer has a standard home printing press function. However, through the drivers, you will find a rare setting function. This function is to print enlargement and reduction, similar in function on printing copies. You can also set manual duplex function and also other configurations.

When installing the toner cartridges, you will find the lock feature. When not in use, you must set it in a locked state. In this position, the printer will not print. Then, make toner locking when trying to print. This meant that the toner is not scattered on the device (especially when the device is in non-active). However, it does look toner powder easy scattered.

The most striking from printer is a laser print speed. Print laser indeed using a different technology compared inkjet. In addition, the toner can print in larger numbers. Indeed, the price you spent when you first buy toner are higher than if you buy an inkjet cartridge. But overall, the results are more economical to use a toner. Moreover, the price is not far adrift P205b toner with inkjet ink prices.

Another advantage of laser printer is quality. Laser printer output looks sharp, neat, and precise. Moreover, the prints will not fade or cause spotting due to the use of powder. It is already proved by the P205 b.

We liked what Fuji Xerox DocuPrint P205 B offered. This device is a high performance, quick-shaped, and has an attractive price. But there is one obstacle for us, namely the use of electric power that is still quite high. This is what makes this product not able to compete with inkjet printers.

Testing Results

Print Speed	5 sheets	FPOT (1 sheet)
Text mono (rtf)	18 sec.	8 sec.
Text+Graphics (pdf)	19 sec.	9 sec.
A4 Images(JPG)	23 sec.	13 sec.
Mono from idle	-	10 sec.

Specification

Print Method	Laser monochrome
Resolution (max.)	1200 x 1200 dpi
Memory	64 MB
Interface	USB 2.0
Network Support	none
Duty cycle	5000 pages/month
Operating System	Windows XP/Vista/7/2003/2008; Mac OS X v10.4.11 up
Paper input/output	150/100 sheets
Paper Type	Plain, Recycled, Label, Envelope, Cover, Postcard
Maximum Paper Size	A4
Dimension (lwh)	35,8 x 19,7 x 20,8 cm
Weight	4,6 Kg
Power Consume	62/380 watt (standby/active)
Completeness	- Manual - Power Cable - USB Cable - CD
Warranty	3 years (1 year + 2 year extension)
Website	http://www.fujixeroxprinters.com
Price (range*)	$85
Toner Price*	US$42

like a photocopy You can zoom-in or zoom-out on printout like a photocopier. this Zoom-in/zoom-out process can be adjusted between 25% to 400%.

toner lock Toner has a lock function that must be activated if you want to do the printing. This is to avoid toner powder scattered when not in use.

Paper-jam Solution Paper jam? Don’t worry. You just open the back panel and lock. The jam can be easily removed.

Conclusion

Plus: The print quality precision; faster print speed; physical simplest-design, there is a solution to paper jam; existing facilities zoom-in and zoom-out of prints; no manual duplex; affordable price.

Minus: toner powder easily scattered when attached; still high power consumption.

Score Assessment
 - Performance: 4
 - Facilities: 3.5
 - Ease: 4
 - Price: 4.5
 - Total Score: 3.95

Steps on Installing Brother TN-315 Toner Cartridge on Brother HL-4150CDN (Video Tutorial)

The Brother HL-4150CDN laser printer is a high-speed color laser printer that features duplex and networking features ideal for small-to-medium sized business or work groups. It offers fast printing speed of up to 25 ppm (pages per minute) and deliver your business documents in excellent color, perfect for brochures, presentations and graphic designs.  It also have a Direct USB Interface that enables its users to print PDF and JPEG files directly from their USB flash drives/memory without having to connect it to their PC.

The Brother HL-4150CDN also have a 250-sheet capacity paper tray for legal and letter paper, plus a 50-sheet capacity multi-purpose tray for printing thicker medias. It also has high-replacement toner cartridges that reduces the time spent in replacing printer consumables and gives customers the convenience of fewer printing interruptions.

The Brother HL-4150CDN high-yield toner cartridges is the Brother TN-315 toner cartridge, consists of Brother TN315BK black toner cartridge, Brother TN315C cyan toner cartridge,Brother TN315Y yellow toner cartridge and Brother TN315M magenta toner cartridge. And below are the steps on how you can install the Brother TN-315 toner cartridges to your Brother HL-4150CDN laser printer:

How-To-Video: Install Your Brother Tn-315 Toner Cartridge on Your Brother HL-4150CDN and Reset the Toner Cartridge Counter

• Step 1 – Carefully open the front cover panel of your Brother HL-4150 CDN laser printer and pull out the drum tray.
• Step 2 – Firmly install the Brother TN-310 toner cartridge in its correct cartridge tray until you hear it click; this indicates that you have properly placed the cartridge on the tray and it’s securely locked in place.
• Step 3 – Once your done, with the front panel remaining open, press the secure button and cancel button at the same time to bring up the reset menu.
• Step 4 – Scroll up and down to choose which to reset upon your discretion. Wait for the printer to initialize this command then close the printer’s front cover and refresh your computer to continue printing.

Steps to Install Your HP 304A Toner Cartridges in Your HP Color LaserJet CP2025

 

The HP Color LaserJet CP2025  offers an ideal color printing solution for business and working environment without compromosing its printing speed.  Aside from that, the HP Color LaserJet CP2025 printer delivers black and white printouts at the same cost as on HP monochrome laser printers. It also includes HP Print View Software and HP in-House Marketing Starting Kit. Moreover, it delivers HP-Instand On technology, duplex-printing and network connectivity to boost the productivity and efficiency in any working environment.

The HP Color LaserJet CP2025 uses replacement toner cartridges HP CC530A black toner cartridges, HP CC531A cyan toner cartridges, HP  CC532A yellow toner cartridges and HP  CC533A magenta toner cartridges. The black HP toners offers a printing yield of up to 3,500 pages, while the color HP toners has a page yield of up to 2,800 pages.

If you happen to own an HP Color LaserJet CP2025, then here’s the steps on how you can replace its toner cartridges:

How to Video: Replace Your HP 304 (HP CC530A, HP CC531A, HP CC532A, and HP CC533A) Toner Cartridges in Your HP Color LaserJet CP2025 Printer

• Step 1 – Open the front cover panel of your HP Color LaserJet CP2025 printer, push down the blue button and pull the cartridge tray out.
• Step 2 - Grab the handle and remove the used/empty toner cartridges.
• Step 3 - Remove all the necessary shipping tabs from the new cartridges and replace them one by one into the tray until you hear a click, this will indicate that the toner cartridge is securely locked in place. Take note of the correct placement of toner cartridges by referring to the side of the drum cartridge.
• Step 4 - Push the tray back into the printer and firmly close the front panel.

 

Reference link: http://blog.tonerboss.com/how-to-install-your-hp-304a-toner-cartridges-in-your-hp-color-laserjet-cp2025/

Brother - Laser Printing

Laser Printing

Toner & Drum System

Each component of a Brother laser product is integrated within Brother’s hardware to ensure the quality and reliability we stand for.

All Brother genuine cartridges are manufactured to the highest possible standards in controlled clean rooms. Each cartridge is rigorously print tested in order that every user can be assured of the quality and performance they expect. 

• Brother Advantage
• Laser Printing Process

What Are The Benefits? Formulated for Maximum Results Brother’s Chemically Produced Toner (CPT) is specially formulated to maximise print quality and performance not found in non-Brother brand toners. Each Brother laser printer is designed to work at pre-set temperatures that are matched exactly to each individual toner formulation to ensure seamless print quality and reliability. Exceptional Print Quality Genuine Brother toners are delicately balanced to provide even flow and toner distribution on the paper for best results. With the use of genuine Brother toners, sharpness of the printed image can be achieved with the right particle size, shape and colour pigmentation. Quality Assurance You can enjoy the benefits of regular improvements and technical changes that occur throughout the hardware life cycle.

Why Choose Genuine Brother Consumables

Why Choose Genuine Brother Consumables

Using Brother genuine consumables in Brother printers, Multi-Function Centres (MFCs) and faxes guarantee quality professional prints and peace of mind.

All of our consumables are designed as part of an entire printing system and tested to ensure optimal performance and component protection. Our extensive experience in the research and development of toner and ink technologies allow us to achieve specifically tailored ink and toner compositions that adhere to the delicate specifications and operational design requirements of your Brother product.

In the unlikely event of a print quality issue, our customer support team will endeavour to provide a solution. This means that we can provide higher levels of customer satisfaction and therefore offer total peace of mind.

• Using Non-Genuine Ink
• Using Non-Genuine Toner
• FAQ

Using non-genuine ink* may damage your machine’s print head. Not only can you be inconvenienced and your printer or MFC suffer possibly irreversible damage, but the subsequent cost to repair or replace your machine may end up being borne by you, the consumer. By using only genuine Brother consumables, you increase your machines’ lifespan, performance and save on potentially costly repairs.

Corroded Flow Channels in Print Head

There is a risk that non-genuine ink* may corrode and damage the ink tubes in your machine’s print head. This may cause potential ink leakages or inability for the ink to be ejected properly.

Ink channel when genuine ink is used.

Non-genuine ink* may cause corroded ink channel.

Clogged Ink Nozzle

Due to the poor quality of the non-genuine ink, your machine’s print head nozzle will be clogged and cause the machine to malfunction. 

Refilling empty Brother ink cartridges may also damage the print head and/or cause ink leakage. Any air and contaminants introduced into the ink chamber during refill can clog and damage the print head.

Healthy nozzle when genuine ink is used.

Non-genuine ink* may cause clogged nozzle.

Risk of Getting Poor Print Quality

Brother inks are specifically formulated to work with Brother inkjet MFCs for best results. Without the same level of quality control, the fluidity of non-genuine inks may not be suitable for your machine.

Using non-genuine inks may cause poor colour reproduction, washed-out colours, and missing dot replacements due to the viscosity level of the ink. The richness, longevity and quality of the printout could also be compromised.

Blurred image due to excessive ink being ejected						Smeared image due to insufficient ink being ejected
When ink viscosity is low, too much ink is ejected from the nozzle. As a result, a smooth photograph image quality or sharp character cannot be obtained.						When ink viscosity is high, the nozzle gets dried easily and this affects the production of ink. In these cases, the optimal amount of ink is not ejected causing the image to be smeared. Your smooth image cannot be produced in the best quality.

* Above test results on low-quality non-genuine ink are based on Brother's internal examination standards and are subjected to test environment.