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New Laser Printers and Multi-functions Coming from Brother

Brother International Corporation is one of the premier providers of products for the home, home office and solo or small law firm office.  They are also one of the favored brands which has stood the test of time with lawyers.  And we know that isn’t easy.  Demonstrating its ongoing commitment to delivering the ideal combination of performance features and a great overall value, Brother announced today three new laser printers (HL-5300 Series from $199 to $299) and two new laser all-in-ones (MFC-8000 Series from $399 to $499), each including key enhancements over the current model it replaces. Each model is designed to provide fast print speeds (up to 32ppm), automatic duplex printing, and optional high-yield replacement toner cartridges. All new models will be available beginning in April, 2009.

If you’re looking to upgrade or expand your hardware capability, or if you’re one of the hundreds of lawyers who are currently giving up the brick and mortar office to work on a virtual office home-based basis in order to save on overhead, these new models deserve a good hard look.

Here’s a rundown of the key new features, outlined in the Brother news release:

New HL-5300 Series

  New Models: HL-5340D, HL-5370DW & HL-5370DWT

  Replaces Current: HL-5240, HL-5250DN, HL-5250DNT & HL-5280DW

  New HL-5340D key features:
  –  Up to 32ppm print speed
  –  Built-in automatic duplex capability for two-sided printing
  –  16MB memory
  –  Increased high-yield replacement toner cartridge available (up to 8,000 pages)
  –  300-sheet paper capacity, expandable up to 800-sheet
  –  Estimated Street Price: $199

  New HL-5370DW key features:
  All the features of the HL-5340D, plus:
  –  Built-in wireless (802.11 b/g) network interface
  –  Built-in Ethernet network interface
  –  32MB of standard memory, expandable to 544MB
  –  Estimated Street Price: $249

  New HL-5370DWT key features:
  All the features of the HL-5370DW, plus:
  –  Second 250-sheet paper tray that boosts total input capacity to 550-sheets
  –  Estimated Street Price: $299

  New MFC-8000 Series

  New Models: MFC-8480DN & MFC-8890DW

  Replaces Current: MFC-8460N, MFC-8860DN & MFC-8870DW

  New MFC-8480DN key features:
  –  Up to 32ppm monochrome print speed
  –  Built-in automatic duplex capability (for two-sided printing)
  –  Up to 1200 x 1200 dpi print quality
  –  300-sheet paper capacity, expandable up to 550-sheets
  –  USB Direct Interface, allows users to print from or scan to their USB Flash memory drive (PDF and JPEG)
  –  Increased high-yield replacement toner cartridge available (up to 8,000 pages)
  –  Estimated Street Price: $399

  New MFC-8890DW key features:
  All the features of the MFC-8480DN, plus:
  –  Built-in wireless (802.11 b/g) network interface
  –  Full duplex capability (print/copy/scan/fax)
  –  Estimated Street Price: $499

This post is not an endorsement of  Brother or it’s printers or multi-function devices.  However, I can say without reservation that their equipment has always enjoyed a good reputation among lawyers who use it.  In today’s economic climate, it’s important to be aware of all the options before spending your hard-earned dollars.

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Full post as published by Law Practice Management on March 11, 2009 (boomark / email).