Customer reviews from brother-usa.com
Brother - HL-4040cdn Network-Ready Color Laser Printer
Average customer rating
3.3
(16 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 16 reviews
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81%of customers recommend this product.
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Customer Reviews for Brother - HL-4040cdn Network-Ready Color Laser Printer
Customer Rating
3
Good value for the price
on July 25, 2010
Posted by: Pooh5898
from Massachusetts
This is a great value for the price. The biggest negative is that the envelopes come out wrinkled. I disagree with the other reviewers about needing to replace all the cartridges when one goes. You only need to replace the color that is empty not all of them, however, you cannot print anything until you replace that one toner. I never had to replace all my toner cartidges when one is empty.
I've had the printer for a little over a year and used the duplex feature constantly. However, recently the duplex printing is squeaking & getting jammed. I don't know why.
Overall good purchase.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting brother-usa.com
Customer Rating
4
Happy, but two issues
on June 4, 2010
Posted by: NapervilleAccountant
from Naperville, IL
Overall I do like this printer. Quality, speed, paper tray, etc. all good. However there are two things that I do not like about it. First, when I try to print on business envelopes they come out wrinkled - I cannot use them because of their lack of professional appearance. Also, I find it strange that every time one of they color cartridges goes out, they all go out. Yet, I use significantly more of some colors than others. I thought they would be more independent and find I am spending more money replacing all three color cartridges at the same time when I seriously doubt that they are all empty.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting brother-usa.com
Customer Rating
4
Quality printer no real problems
on May 6, 2010
Posted by: LJTechservices
from Normal, IL
Let's get the bad out of the way. I don't like the warm-up time. But I don't like it on any color printer.
If I printed more I would turn the power save features off.
If I printed more I would turn the power save features off.
Colors are vivid. Duplexing works well.
I print to this device from 3 operating systems.
Ubuntu Linux 9.10 & 10.04, Mac OS X Leopard, Windows XP.
I may need to boost the memory in it as sometimes it chokes on larger print jobs.
I print to this device from 3 operating systems.
Ubuntu Linux 9.10 & 10.04, Mac OS X Leopard, Windows XP.
I may need to boost the memory in it as sometimes it chokes on larger print jobs.
I'm a trained laser printer technician. I've fixed HP and Lexmark laser printers for 15 years.
I've almost exclusively suggested and owned HP printers to customers for that period of time.
I jumped to Brother because the print quality on many HP work-group and personal printers has dropped over the years.
I've almost exclusively suggested and owned HP printers to customers for that period of time.
I jumped to Brother because the print quality on many HP work-group and personal printers has dropped over the years.
Even though I was leaning toward a Brother Printer when i was searching for a color printer the price point on the HL-4040CDN just happened to be right for me when the time came to make a purchase.
This printer doesn't get 5 stars due to problems feeding from the manual tray.
Though I only use it for an occaisional envelope it will mangle an envelope once in a while.
other times it doesn't feed straight. This may be due to media or other environmental errors. But it's happened enough to make it annoying.
Though I only use it for an occaisional envelope it will mangle an envelope once in a while.
other times it doesn't feed straight. This may be due to media or other environmental errors. But it's happened enough to make it annoying.
I would suggest this printer to anyone looking for a home office or even family printer.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting brother-usa.com
Customer Rating
5
Color Printer (Laser)
on May 3, 2010
Posted by: Downeast
from Coastal Maine
Setting up the 4040CDN was easy, using the included instruction sheet and Windows 7. We loaded the tray with color laser paper and first printed a family photo. AMAZING quality delivered in a few seconds. Because the 4 toner cartridges are quite expensive, we have kept our black toner cartridge printers (Brother HL-5340s) for routine work; however, our invoices, mailing labels, etc. are printed in color, which make an attractive appearance. And 8 X 10 color photos are the best prints of all !
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting brother-usa.com
Customer Rating
1
junk! junk! junk!
on June 18, 2010
Posted by: angry
piece of junk. duplex printing gets jammed constantly, feeding from front tray and it multifeeds 4-5 sheets. don't buy this printer.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting brother-usa.com
Customer Rating
2
Better then most but could be better
on December 23, 2010
Posted by: Desta
from Mercer, PA
after researching for the best quality and lowest price per page i ended up getting one of these and loved it as it did everything i needed and more:-) it is a solid build and looks and feels well built (unlike most other brands i tried) i have printed thin and thick paper, lables and envelopes with no trouble
the only downside was it uses quite a bit of power even in sleep mode but i see some of there new models are much better
the only downside was it uses quite a bit of power even in sleep mode but i see some of there new models are much better
all was good until 2 years and 3000 pages later (i never even had to replace the ink) then it failed with the error code "Print Unable 32" witch with a little searching appears to be quite common with brother printers and you can't fix it (or at least not for less then the cost of 2 new printers)
i have other friends with similar brother laser printers and they have all died with the same error code within 2 years
i have other friends with similar brother laser printers and they have all died with the same error code within 2 years
so while i will most likely buy another one (as i have yet to find a better printer) don't expect them to last more then a few years and i would spend the $ and get a 3yr extended warranty as it will be worth it
Printer Firmware Version : 1.18
Printer Sub Firmware Version : 1.09
Engine Firmware Version : 1.15
Memory Size : 64 Mbytes
Total Page Count : 3072
Color Page Count : 2402
Monochrome Page Count : 670
Total Paper Jams 3
Error History (last 10 errors)
1: Print Unable 32 Page: 3072
Printer Sub Firmware Version : 1.09
Engine Firmware Version : 1.15
Memory Size : 64 Mbytes
Total Page Count : 3072
Color Page Count : 2402
Monochrome Page Count : 670
Total Paper Jams 3
Error History (last 10 errors)
1: Print Unable 32 Page: 3072
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting brother-usa.com
Customer Rating
1
not a great value
on November 16, 2011
Posted by: Stevi
from The Woodlands, Texas
We bought this for our office a little over 1 year ago. Used it once/month to print newsletters. it started making loud grinding noise and I found out the drum and OPC belt needs replacement. These consumables will cost more than buying a new printer. All in all, I would not recommend Brother if this is how long the product lasts.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting brother-usa.com
Customer Rating
4
Fair to Good
on June 21, 2010
Posted by: marievm
from Vienna, VA
For the most part I like the printer. I agree with the other comments on printing envelopes. Every envelope I have attempted to print comes out wrinkled and VERY unprofessional looking.
I dislike having to replace all the color cartridges when I primarily use the black. Replacing the cartridges is almost the same price as a new printer.
Print quality is good. I have not had jams on the duplex nor on the manual feed.
IF I had a friend interested in a printer I would make sure they are aware of the envelope and cartridge problems.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting brother-usa.com