Review Of The Brother DCP 8045D Printer - Brother DCP 8045D Toner

By Ben Pate

Brother has long been recognized as a company which makes office machines that offer high quality, reliable performance and results. This is certainly true of the Brother DCP 8045D Printer - Brother DCP 8045D Toner combination package. This printer is a three-in-one multifunction centre machine that offers the convenience of a printer, copier and scanner in the one machine.

The list of features offered in the DCP 8045D is extensive. It has a 50 page automatic document feed from the input tray that has a 250 sheet capacity. If this isn't large enough for your specific needs, a second input tray can be added to double this capacity. The output tray can handle 150 printed sheets to make this printer ideal for all your needs. This Brother model also accepts a range of media, both in size and type. You can use plain paper, envelopes, recycled paper and transparencies to allow for any work you need it to do.

The DCP 8045D features a laser printer which produces high quality printing and copying at the rate of 21 pages per minute and a resolution of 2400 x 600 dpi or HQ1200. The automatic duplexer is a standard feature of the machine, and allows you easy double-sided printing and copying, which saves you paper, money and time.

Any Windows or Mac computer can be connected to the DCP 8045D as the machine's standard USB and parallel ports allow for connection to both. It comes with a 32MB memory but this can be increased to 160MB, as an added option, if the extended memory serves your purposes better.

The scanner is a standard flatbed design with an optical resolution of 2400 x 600 dpi. You can be sure that your copies will be clear and accurate every time you use the scanner, and they can either be printed out or stored on the computer. The software includes both OCR and document viewer software; these are PageManager for Mac computers and Scansoft PaperPort SE with OCR for Windows.

The reduction/enlargement capability of the copier function of the Brother DCP 8045D is 25% - 400%, and it can operate as a stand alone copier. It will copy and sort your document at a speed of 21 copies per minute.

The benefits of a combination printer, scanner, copier for a small to medium sized office or home, are well documented. Add to these benefits the compact size and three year guarantee, and the Brother DCP 8045D Multifunction Printer and Brother HL 8045d Toner will be the answer to all your printing, scanning and copying needs for years to come. - 31403

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