Brother HL-5140 (laser printer)

[sathyan]

HL5140

Any experience with this printer?

I currently use an HP Deskjet 960c for all my printing needs. I would like to start using it only for documents which must be in color and shift the monochrome to a laser printer. The following documents print slowly on the HP: PDFs, sheet music

I want to connect a laser printer to my _USB_ print server (which is linked to my wireless network and can support up to 8 printers).

OS is WinXP but Linux support would be nice.


-low power consumption in sleep mode
-quiet when not printing
-low cost per page
-fast

should I be looking at something else in this price range?

 

[sathyan]

I have some answers to this:
1.1 cents per page (5% coverage)
5W when sleeping
30dB SPL in standby
21/17 claimed/measured print speed

so I guess my question is now:
How's the build quality?
How's the print quality?
Will it work with a USB print server?

 

[DaveSimmons]

I'm happy with the 5040 I got last year.
- good build quality
- good print quality
- works well with USB connection to single 98SE, Win2000, and WinXP PC, no idea about USB print server.

Brother toner carts are also easy to find just like HP (Office Depot, etc.), unlike other brands.

 

[bagaki]

wondering the same myself