Brother HL 5150D – A High Quality Home Printer You Can Count On – Sewing Machines Los Angeles

The Brother HL 5150D Printer is a monochrome electro-photographic laser printer, designed and manufactured specifically for home users or small offices and internal office work. The HL 5150D comes with a 2400×600 dpi resolution and the ability to print quality texts and graphics fast and accurately.

The HL 5150 comes with a 550 paper sheet tray and an additional output tray of 150 paper sheets. It can also print on all the usual media, such as envelopes, labels, business card sheets and transparencies. The printer delivers a very good print job in all media and plain paper as well.

The Brother 5150 is capable of handling loads of work, which are delivered fast due to the well appointed 133 MHz processor. The printer comes originally with 16 MB of internal memory, which can be upgraded up to 144 MB, using the memory slot onboard. The additional memory is necessary to those who want to complete large graphic jobs and intensive prints effectively and efficiently.

The printer is compatible with both Mac and PCs, in all operating platforms and systems. It can be connected to the computer using the typical parallel cable or the USB v2.0 cable which comes with the purchase. The printer is a very cost effective solution as well, as it is estimated that the average cost of a page is 3.5 cents, while the toner cartridges cost almost 50$ each.

There is an automatic interface, which allows users to switch between the two options and print from either, without the hassle of changing cables all the time. In the case a user wants to upgrade, the printer comes with an optional – and additional – network capability; this enables user to print from all computers or connected devices within the network.

The setup is quite fast as well; the printer is ready to use within just a few minutes, as the automated setup system completes the installation fast, with minimum participation from the user. In the case of problem, there is an interactive help guide, which helps the user browse through the features of the printer and locate the exact source and cause of the problem. The troubleshoot is very well appointed and helpful.

The HL 5150 has undergone many performance test, proving its operational abilities and capacity; it can deliver crisp texts and very good graphics, with minimum banding in the thin lines. It is also a quite fast printer, as it can print up to 21 pages per minute in text and almost 10 per minute in graphic and images. There is also an automatic duplex printing ability which allows users to print double sided pages much faster than before.