Brother Unveils New Business Color Laser Printers with Breakthrough Performance & Value for Small Businesses.New HL-4000 Series Includes Up to 21ppm and 802.11b/g Wireless Model for Under $500* BRIDGEWATER, N.J. -- Brother International Corporation today continued to solidify its position as a leader in providing laser printing solutions to the home office, small office and corporate home office markets with the introduction of its new HL-4000 Series Color Laser Printers A laser printer that prints in color using four toner cartridges (CMYK) of cyan, magenta, yellow and black. The colors are applied one at a time to the drum and are then adhered to the paper. See printer. . At print speeds of up to 21ppm in both color and monochrome and with a starting price starting price n (COMM) → precio inicial starting price n → prix initial starting price start n (at auction of $399, these printers set a new standard for performance, print quality and consumer value. The series includes the network ready HL-4040CN ($399*) and the HL-4070CDW CDW - data warehouse ($499*) which includes built-in Ethernet and wireless connectivity as well as built-in automatic duplexing. The new printers will first be available beginning in April 2007 (HL-4040CN) and June 2007 (HL-4070CDW). Today's announcement builds on Brother's legacy of making desired levels of printing functionality available and affordable to the SOHO Soho (sōhō`, sə–), district of Westminster, London, England, known for its continental restaurants. Once a fashionable quarter, it became popular among writers and artists in the 19th cent. marketplace. Starting with its market leading monochrome multi-function units and entry level laser printers over 10 years ago, Brother continues to meet the evolutionary output needs of small to medium sized businesses by including as standard a number of enhanced features at new, affordable price points. For years this market has been 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 viable, everyday color printer A printer that prints in color using three (CMY) or four (CMYK) colors of ink, toner or dye. Four color ribbons have been used in dot matrix printers, but these are rare today. See color laser printer and printer. . While many initially chose color ink jet printers See inkjet printer. for occasional color printing “colour separation” redirects here. For other uses, see colour-separation overlay. Color printing is the reproduction of an image or text in color (as opposed to simpler black and white or monochrome printing). , they are now discovering the ability of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color laser printers to satisfy the needs of those who need to print higher volumes of color documents quickly and affordably on a daily basis. The Brother HL-4000 series ideally addresses both the performance and value these users have been searching for. "Being a major player in the monochrome laser printing market, and given the current market trends, our color laser line expansion is appropriately timed to serve the expanding color laser printing market," said Jeff Sandler, Brother Director of Marketing for Printers. "These new Brother developed single pass color laser printers clearly demonstrate our level of engineering expertise and market commitment." The NPD Group The NPD Group, Inc. is a leading global market research company[1] founded in 1967 and provides consumer and retail information to manufacturers and retailers. Using actual sales data from retailers and distributors as well as consumer-reported purchasing behavior, NPD , a leading market research company, echo's the impact of Brother's new product announcement. "Our retail tracking service shows that Brother is a major player in the monochrome printer business with just under 30% unit share in 2006," said Stephen Baker For other persons of the same name, see Steven Baker (disambiguation). Stephen Baker (born August 30, 1964 in San Antonio, Texas) was a former professional American football player who was selected by the New York Giants in the 3rd round of the 1987 NFL Draft. , Vice President, Industry Analysis NPD NPD New Product Development NPD Nouveau Parti Démocratique (Canada) NPD Narcissistic Personality Disorder NPD Norwegian Petroleum Directorate NPD Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands . "Brother's expansion into color laser printers, coupled with its established position in monochrome printers, will make it possible for Brother to grow its brand and bring new competition to the printer market in 2007." Fast and Feature Rich The HL-4000 Series features an up to 21 page per minute print engine for both color and monochrome output. At this level of performance, users can concentrate on producing and delivering their work, rather than waiting for the critical output they need for their busy daily routines. But the HL-4000's speed does not come at the expense of print quality. Both models produce colorful, high resolution 2400 x 600 dpi output that results in razor sharp text and brilliant color quality to consistently produce professionally looking documents. Each printer has built-in Ethernet network connectivity standard, in addition to their Hi-Speed 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. 2.0 interface. Both printers also offer PCL (Printer Command Language) The page description language for HP LaserJet printers. It has become a de facto standard used in many printers and typesetters. PCL Level 5, introduced with the LaserJet III in 1990, also supports Compugraphic's Intellifont scalable fonts. 6 emulation, as well as a USB Direct Interface that allows compatibility with both PictBridge and USB Flash Memory Drives.
HL-4040CN With a focus on delivering brilliant color laser
printing for desktops and small offices, this model
features:
-- Estimated Street Price: $399
-- Up to 21ppm print speed in both color and
monochrome
-- Up to 2400 x 600 dpi print quality
-- 300-sheet paper input capacity
-- USB Direct Interface
-- Print PDF and JPEG files directly from a
USB flash memory driver without a PC
-- PictBridge support to connect directly to
any compatible digital camera
-- High capacity replacement toner cartridges
(standard and high yield)
-- Ethernet and Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interfaces
(cables not included)
-- PCL6 emulation
-- One year exchange warranty(1)
HL-4070CDW This model offers maximum flexibility for both wired
and wireless workgroups. Sharing the same basic
features including print speed and print quality as
the HL-4040CN, the HL-4070CDW provides the following
enhanced features:
-- Estimated Street Price: $499
-- Built-in 802.11b/g wireless interface and
parallel interfaces (cables not included)
-- Built in duplex print capability for two-sided
printing
-- Expandable paper input capacity with optional
500-sheet paper tray+
-- BR-Script3 emulation
-- One year on-site warranty(1)
Low Cost Per Page Printing The HL-4000 Series uses an easy access front loading Front loading is USA's Defense Department jargon for a method used by the Military-industrial complex to increase defense funding. The phrase is commonly used together with "political engineering" Quote from Franklin C. system for all consumables. The user has the option of choosing "standard" or "high yield" toners - whichever best fits their budget or type of use. Brother will offer a standard black toner cartridge with a yield of 2,500 pages2 (TN-110BK @ SRP SRP - A data link layer protocol. $59.99) or a high yield cartridge with a yield of 5,000 pages2 (TN-115BK @ SRP $92.99). Three standard color toner cartridges will be available with yields of 1,500 pages2 each (TN-110C, TN-110M, and TN-110Y @ SRP $69.99 each) and a high-yield version offering yields of 4,000 pages2 each (TN-115C, TN-115M, and TN-115Y @ SRP $129.99 each). The HL-4000 Series printers come standard with a set of "standard" toner cartridges and a drum unit (DR-110CL with a yield of 17,000 pages3). ABOUT BROTHER Bridgewater, New Jersey is the corporate headquarters for Brother 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 facilities in California, Illinois, Massachusetts and Tennessee, as well as subsidiaries in Ohio, Canada, Brazil, Chile, Argentina and Mexico. For more information you can visit the web site at www.brother.com. 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. # Maximum print speed * Estimated Street Price, prices may vary. +Optional accessories require additional purchase 1See warranty for details. 2Approximate yields, based upon 5% page coverage (letter) 3Yield is approximate, and may vary by type of use All registered trademarks referenced herein are the property of their respective companies. Key Features At-A-Glance [TABLE OMITTED] * Estimated Street Price, prices may vary. +Optional accessories and upgraded memory require additional purchase 1Approximate yields, based upon 5% page coverage (letter) 2Yield is approximate, and may vary by type of use 3Limited warranty Limited warranty A warranty with certain conditions and limitations on the parts covered, type of damage covered, and/or time period for which the agreement is good. . All registered trademarks referenced herein are the property of their respective companies. |
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