


Cartridges Compatible | TN-630 Standard Yield Toner (approx. 1,200 pages) TN-660 High-Yield Toner (approx. 2,600 pages) |
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Brand | Brother |
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Series | HL Series |
Model | HL-L2340DW |
Part Number | HLL2340DW |
Recommended Use | Plain Paper Print |
Functions | |
Display | 1-Line LCD Display |
Output Type | Monochrome |
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Laser Technology | Electrophotographic Laser |
Black Print Speed | Up to 27 ppm |
Color Print Speed | Black |
Black Print Quality | 2400 x 600 dpi |
Time To First Page (seconds) | 8.5 sec. |
Emulations | GDI |
Duplex printing | Automatic |
Max. Duty Cycle | Max. Monthly Duty Cycle: 10,000 pages Recommended Monthly Volume: 250 to 2,000 pages |
Copy Speed, Color | Black |
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Color Fax | Black |
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Input Capacity, max. | 250 sheets capacity lower paper tray, single-sheet manual feed slot |
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Output Capacity, max. | 100 sheets (face down), 1 sheet (face up) |
Media Type | Plain paper, thin paper, thick paper, thicker paper, recycled paper, bond, labels and envelopes |
Media sizes supported | Paper Tray: Letter, Legal, Executive, A4, A5, A6, B5, B6 Manual Feed: Letter, Legal, Executive, A4, A5, A6, B5, B6, Envelopes, Custom Sizes (3.00" - 8.50" (w), 4.57" - 14.00" (l)) |
USB Ports | Hi-Speed USB 2.0 |
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Connectivity Technology | Wireless 802.11b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct |
Noise Level (Approx.) | Ready: 31 dB Printing: 49 dB |
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Processor(MHz) | 266 |
Memory, std. | 32 MB |
Memory, max. | 32 MB |
Power Requirements | 120 VAC, 50/60 Hz |
Power Consumption | Sleep: 0.8 Watt Ready: 58 Watts Printing: 468 Watts |
Windows Compatible | Windows XP Home Edition Windows XP Professional Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows 8.1 Windows 10 Windows Server 2003 (32 bit / 64 bit) Windows Server 2008 / 2008 R2 Windows Server 2012 / 2012 R2 |
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Macintosh Compatible | OS X v10.7.5, 10.8.x, 10.9.x |
Other | Linux |
Features | Flexible connectivity: Provides built-in wireless 802.11b/g/n, and Wi-Fi Direct to share with others on your network. Eliminate extra cables and conveniently place your printer with wireless networking or connect locally to a single user via its Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interface. Easily print two-sided documents: Produce professional two-sided documents, brochures and booklets using the automatic duplex printing feature. This feature can reduce your paper use and help save money. Convenient mobile device printing: Print from your mobile device via: AirPrint Google Cloud Print Brother iPrint&Scan, Cortado Workplace and Wi-Fi Direct. Convenient paper handling: The HL-L2340DW can meet all of your printing needs via an adjustable, 250-sheet capacity paper tray that handles letter or legal size paper and a manual feed slot for printing envelopes and letterhead. Straight-through paper path: A manual feed slot and rear paper exit provide a straight-through paper path to ensure that all of your printed materials always look their best. Fast, high-quality output: Helps improve your productivity with a print speed of up to 27 ppm and produces crisp text and excellent graphics at up to 2400 x 600 dpi. Toner Save mode: Use less toner and save money by using Toner Save mode for your less critical business documents. |
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Dimensions | 7.20" x 14.00" x 14.20" |
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Weight | 15.00 lbs. |
Date First Available | August 19, 2014 |
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Pros: I am a big fan of Brother printers which are reliable and have low operating costs. This HL-2340DW can operate well with only a power cable connection. I had no problem printing even when it was in Deep Sleep. There is an option to power off after a few hours in Deep Sleep but the default for that was set to off. The Brother iPrint and Scan app lets you print from tablets and phones directly to this printer without using the internet or clouds. Cloud and internet printing are options, though. It's a free download from your app store.
Cons: I did not like the Brother Windows installer which adds some unwanted apps to your computer.
Overall Review: I did the following to connect to an existing infrastructure WiFi, no USB cable needed: 1. Choose WLAN Setup Wizard on the HL-2340DW LCD under Network to turn on its WiFi, find your network SSID and enter your password. Not as hard as it seems but a flashlight helps to read the LCD. 2. Choose Print Settings on the LCD which prints out three pages with the printer IP on page 3. 3. Enter that IP address in your computer internet browser to open the printer settings pages. 4. Here it is easy to set passwords, Continue for low toner etc. I like to set a static printer IP address but that is your choice. 5. Go to Printers in Settings on you computer and choose Add a Printer. To load or update the printer driver, browse to: install\driver\gdi\32_64\BROHL13A.INF on your CD. Just copy the driver folder from the CD to a thumb drive if your computer lacks a CD drive. Repeat step 5 for each other computer on the network that needs access to the printer.
Pros: - Inexpensive - Ipaid $75 on a Newegg sale - Easy wireless setup. Couldn't really be simpler. Follow the instructions! - Fast print - Sharp, crisp looking text - 250 sheet paper tray -Automatic duplex printing... for $75!
Cons: - You have to remember to set the printer to "continue" mode
Overall Review: I was reluctant to buy this because of negative reviews here and on another well-known site. Perhaps this isn't good with Apple computers, but it works very well on Windows 7 Pro that I use. People have claimed it goes to sleep and is difficult to 'wake up' - mine goes to sleep (sometimes I go days without printing) but it wakes itself up and prints within a matter of a few seconds when I send it a print job. The wireless setup simply couldn't be easier. Be sure you have or borrow a USB printer cable, (with the 5-sided connector on the printer end) which makes wireless setup very simple. Also, be sure that you set the printer to "continue" mode. If you forget to do this, it will stop printing when the toner cartridge gets low. At that point, it's too late. The "continue" mode setting is available from the LCD control panel with only a couple of button presses; no software necessary. I replaced a Samsung that started mis-feeding paper with this Brother. Samsung is ok, but if you wait for the sales this one is better and as cheap, and it holds a lot more paper than the Samsung did - which was always an annoying problem for me.
Pros: - Brother printers (at least the one myself and several other colleagues have owned) are known for their reliability. - Laser printer, so you're not wasting money on inkjet cartridges that DO have a shelf life. - Setup was fairly easy... forgot a USB A-B cable, so had to do wireless setup on the printer itself.
Cons: None so far!
Overall Review: Bought this for my parents. Installed on their network and had everything going within 10-20 minutes or so. No issues so far... Brother printers just work!
Pros: - Fast print speed - Pretty fast warmup speed - Makes the toner last - Easy wireless setup - Useful web management page
Cons: None yet
Overall Review: Have not really put this thing through its paces but seems to be more than capable of handling a home or small office load. Purchased to supplement an existing color inkjet MFC unit which GUZZLES ink where most of our print jobs are black-and-white and I am extremely happy with the results.
Pros: Fast, good print quality, easy wireless setup, small footprint, price. Works in Ubuntu Linux. Advanced options like duplex work good even in Linux.
Cons: None that I have seen.
Overall Review: Driver install in Linux was easy, no issues. Same for Win10. Once I decided to follow the directions wireless was easy to setup. I thought I could wing it, but you HAVE to go through the steps in the wizard on the control panel. Once I did that setup took just a few minutes. I have seen better print quality on other laser printers, other more expensive printers, but there is nothing wrong with the print on this thing. For the price there is absolutely no reason to complain. Would buy again or recommend without hesitation.
Pros: Relatively fast, wireless works well, just connect it to the network and forget about it until you need it. Double-sided printing is cool too. Toner cartridges last much longer than ink jet.
Cons: Black and white only
Pros: - fast - economical - easy setup all drivers supported off the bat in osx and windows
Cons: deep sleep is broken and must be switched off. to do so: general settings > ecology > sleep > press BACK and DOWN at the same time > OFF > OK
Pros: Price Performance Apple print Duplex Low cost of toner
Cons: Firmware buggy - please read other throughts
Overall Review: This is a great monochrome printer for the money. With extras like Apple Print, duplexing, wireless, it's a slam dunk. MAKE SURE YOU UPDATE THE FIRMWARE. I was on 1.07 for a while and performance was very spotty. It would go into a deep sleep when my iOS devices and computer would not see it at all. I took a look at a few things, everything seemed set up correctly. It was after I updated to the latest firmware that the unit was working perfectly. Now all my iOS devices and Windows laptops can see the unit ALL OF THE TIME.