Brother Courts Commercial Business Users With New 25ppm Laser Printers; New HL-2460 and HL-2460N Extend Brother's Line of Award-Winning Printers To Business and Commercial Markets.Business & Technology Editors BRIDGEWATER, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2001 Brother, a leading manufacturer of printers, fax machines and multifunction devices today introduces the HL-2460 and the network-ready HL-2460N office laser printers. These latest additions to Brother's award winning printer line make excellent choices for growing businesses or connected workgroups that want to buy for their current needs, yet plan for future expansion. First customer shipments are slated to begin May, 2001. The printers feature a wide array of expansion options and productivity enhancements. In addition, they also offer Brother's exclusive HQ1200 print technology that enables the best possible output quality while running at its full 25 page per minute print speed (letter size). The HL-2460 and HL-2460N have estimated street prices of $899 and $999 respectively. "We're introducing the HL-2460 and HL-2460N for commercial applications ranging from a single power user to a connected workgroup," said Don Cummins, Vice-President of Marketing. "Strategically, we are moving up-market beyond the current home office and medium sized business users targeted by our HL-1200 and HL1600 Series Printers. The HL-2460 Series is designed for commercial businesses or connected workgroups that need a fast, flexible and expandable printing solution that can easily adapt to their changing needs." The introduction of Brother's HL-2460 and HL-2460N represents the company's continued expansion into small business, corporate and commercial markets. The products' powerful business functions and sleek In the Dungeons and Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the Sleek is a Magical Beast. It resembles an Ermine. It seems to have no other desire aside from biting victims and running off. commercial design - including a two-line, 3-color backlit An LCD screen that has its own light source from the back of the screen, making the background brighter and characters appear sharper. display and intuitive user control panel along with a wide range of expansion options - enable these products to be the basis for Brother's continued advancement into the commercial business market. COMPREHENSIVE STANDARD FEATURES In addition to their fast 25ppm (Pages Per Minute) The measurement of printer speed. See gppm. PPM - Portable Pixmap print speed, the HL-2460 and HL-2460N continue the Brother tradition of delivering both the value-added features and ease of use that consumers have come to expect from Brother products. "Business users looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a solid printing foundation will appreciate the functionality and productivity features offered by the new HL-2460 Series," says Jeff Sandler, Senior Product Manager for Printers. "Users looking for maximum flexibility will really appreciate the adaptability a·dapt·a·ble adj. Capable of adapting or of being adapted. a·dapt  a·bil of the HL-2460 and HL-2460N."The printers offer an array of expansion options(1) (including a 10/100 BaseT Ethernet Ethernet Telecommunications networking protocol introduced by Xerox Corp. in 1979. It was developed as an inexpensive way of sending information quickly between office machines connected together in a single room or building, but it rapidly became a standard computer network option (standard on the HL-2460N), 6GB hard disk drive for enhanced job spooling (Simultaneous Peripheral Operations OnLine) The overlapping of low-speed operations with normal processing. Spooling originated with mainframes in order to optimize slow operations such as reading cards and printing. and job storage, a duplex (communications) duplex - Used to describe a communications channel that can carry signals in both directions, in contrast to a simplex channel which only ever carries a signal in one direction. unit (for two-sided printing), increased paper input capacity (add up to three, 500-sheet lower paper trays), an expandable output capacity via a 5 or 10-bin mail-box sorter. In addition, a two line, 3-color backlit LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) A display technology that uses rod-shaped molecules (liquid crystals) that flow like liquid and bend light. Unenergized, the crystals direct light through two polarizing filters, allowing a natural background color to show. display with an enhanced control panel makes setting up and configuring the printers a breeze. The 3-color LCD enables a user to instantly view the status of the printer using green, yellow and red light to communicate its status. Moreover, the LCD display is incorporated into an intuitive user control panel with convenience features such as one-button job reprint reprint An individually bound copy of an article in a journal or science communication and job cancel functions and a secure reprint capability. POWERFUL BUSINESS FEATURES Both units are also packed with productivity features that help users keep pace even in the most demanding office. These include: - Up to 25 page per minute laser print speeds - 16MB of standard memory, expandable to 272MB - Crisp text and graphics output quality via Brother's HQ1200 printing technology - Built-in two line, 3-color backlit LCD display - Parallel and USB interfaces standard - 10/100 BaseT Ethernet connectivity (optional on HL-2460, standard on HL-2460N) - 600 sheet paper input capacity standard - 500 sheet lower paper tray - 100 sheet multi-purpose tray - Large toner capacity of up to 11,000 pages TOTAL COMPATIBILITY AND CONNECTIVITY The HL-2460 and HL-2460N deliver comprehensive compatibility in either stand-alone or network environments. They come with parallel and USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. connectivity standard and include drivers for Windows(R) 98/98Se/95/ME/NT 4.0/2000. For maximum performance in an Apple(R) Mac(R) environment, Brother recommends users purchase an optional 10/100 BaseT Ethernet card See Ethernet adapter. for the HL-2460, or purchase the network ready HL-2460N for iMac(TM) /iBook(TM)/G3/G4 support. Postscript The de facto standard page description language (PDL) in the graphics arts industry as well as in commercial printing. Developed by Adobe, many printers and most imagesetters support PostScript by having a built-in PostScript interpreter. Language Level 3 compatibility (via BR-Script3) is also standard for both PC and Mac platforms. (Brother recommends for best performance Mac Postscript Level 3 users utilize 10/100 BaseT Ethernet). OPTIONAL FEATURES A number of expansion options(1) to enhance the users productivity are available for Brother's new office laser printers including: - 10/100 Ethernet Print Server (standard on HL-2460N) - 500-sheet lower paper cassettes for total paper input capacity of up to 2,100 sheets - 5-bin or 10-bin mail box sorters - Duplex Unit - Hard Drive Unit - IrDA interface for wireless printing - 136 Postscript 3 font font or typeface or type family Assortment or set of type (alphanumeric characters used for printing), all of one coherent style. Before the advent of computers, fonts were expressed in cast metal that was used as a template for printing. upgrade package BUILDING ON SUCCESS "Business users seeking outstanding performance, flexible expandability and overall value will be very impressed im·press 1 tr.v. im·pressed, im·press·ing, im·press·es 1. To affect strongly, often favorably: with these new printers," Sandler adds. "We genuinely believe that users who continue to look for an alternative to other products will be very pleased with the value and performance these products offer for desktop and workgroup printing." ABOUT BROTHER Bridgewater, New Jersey is the corporate headquarters for Brother International Corporation in the Americas, from Canada to South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . It has fully integrated sales, marketing services, manufacturing, research and development capabilities located in the U.S. In addition to its headquarters in Bridgewater, New Jersey, Brother has branches in California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). , Georgia Georgia, country, Asia Georgia (jôr`jə), Georgian Sakartvelo, Rus. Gruziya, officially Republic of Georgia, republic (2005 est. pop. 4,677,000), c.26,900 sq mi (69,700 sq km), in W Transcaucasia. , Illinois Illinois, river, United States Illinois, river, 273 mi (439 km) long, formed by the confluence of the Des Plaines and Kankakee rivers, NE Ill., and flowing SW to the Mississippi at Grafton, Ill. It is an important commercial and recreational waterway. , Massachusetts, Tennessee and Texas as well as subsidiaries in Ohio, Canada, Brazil, Chile and Mexico. Additional information may be obtained from the Brother fax-back system toll-free at (800) 521-2846 or by visiting their web site at www.brother.com. (1) Available for additional purchase NOTE: All trademarks and registered trademarks referenced herein are the property of their respective companies. EDITOR'S NOTE Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : Photography available upon request.
FACT SHEET
PARTS, ACCESSORIES, PRICING
HL-2460/HL-2460N Monochrome Laser Printer
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Description Part Number Estimated Street Price
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25ppm Laser Printer HL-2460 $899.99
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25ppm Network Ready Laser Printer HL-2460N $999.99
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HL-2460/HL-2460N Key Parts and Accessories
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Description Part Number Suggested Retail Price
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11,000 Page Toner Cartridge TN-9500 $194.99
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500 Sheet Lower Paper Tray LT-4000 $329.99
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Duplex Unit DX-4000 $399.99
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5 Bin Mail Box Unit MX-4100 $699.99
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10 Bin Mail Box Unit MX-4300 $1,299.99
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6GB Hard Disk Drive HD-6G $599.99
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Stabilizer Unit SB-4000 $399.99
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10/100 BaseT Ethernet Card(2) NC-4100h $199.99
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IrDA Wireless Interface IR-1000 $164.99
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PS/3 Font Upgrade Package BS-3000 $63.99
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(2) Included as standard on HL-2460N
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