Brother HL-5380DN toner cartridge and drum unit

The Brother HL 5380DN printer is shipped with a low capacity TN3230 toner cartridge. Cheaper cost per page prints can be obtained by purchasing the high yield TN3280 toner. Both cartridges are listed here at discount prices by Cartridge Concept. We now offer a Premium quality high yield compatible TN3280 for use in this printer.

Brother HL-5380DN Review

Brother provides a fine collection of mono laser printers, starting with personal devices and moving up through small business to larger sized workgroups as well as departmental products. The HL-5380DN is actually a mid-range model, faster when compared with entry-level models along with somewhat more expansion capabilities, however, additionally, it has a bigger price.

In a lot of ways the appearance of this machine resembles Brother's other products, even so it has one particular noticeable distinction. It's small, well-designed control panel, fixed left of the paper output slot is wider than the surround and makes a small balcony, to cater to a 16-character, single-line LCD display. There are three coloured LEDs as backlights, so that it can display green, orange or red, depending on the status of the message on its display.

Among the capabilities of the controls is the capacity to enter a PIN to offer secure print, which only starts when you're by the device. This kind of capability is generally only available in significantly more pricey, workgroup devices, but can easily be valuable in any setting where confidentiality is vital.

The principal paper tray at the bottom of the device will take 250-sheets, however an discretionary second tray can double the total capacity. In addition, there's a fold down and pullout, 15-sheet multipurpose tray for special papers and envelopes.

There is a duplexer built in, which takes pages half fed out to the output tray and rolls them back in again to print the other side. This could cut back to one half your paper use and the financial savings can build up rapidly.

At the rear are sockets intended for USB and 10/100 Ethernet, however there isn't any wireless facility. Brother's software comprises network administration plus a driver.

Folding down the front part of the unit from right behind the multipurpose tray discloses the two-part drum and Brother HL-5380DN toner cartridge, that pulls forward from inside. The drum is graded at 25,000 pages, therefore in typical usage you can be expecting to make use of eight standard toner cartridges or 2 . 5 high yield ones, before you start needing to switch it.

Brother rates the HL-5380DN at speeds up to 30ppm, though we saw exactly half this while printing our five-page text document. The real-world speed was identical in toner save setting..

Print is a little light in both normal and toner save modes when using the Brother HL-5380DN printer toner cartridge. Despite the fact that no slim serifs or descenders are damaged or lost in the print, it does appear as though the printer is running very low on toner, even on a new cartridge.

Greyscales can also be light, even though this does mean overprinted text shows up very well. Reversed text shows the printer is definitely more than capable of printing dense black with the Brother HL-5380DN printer cartridge. Our test photograph exhibited a smoother sky compared to most but, for all its lightness, nevertheless shed some fine detail within the darker shadows.

If you desire a mono laser unit that can print a bit more rapidly in comparison to the regular one-per-desk models, the Brother HL-5380DN will accomplish it for you. It won't cost very much to operate, either, although you might discover both text and graphics come through a little bit light, when compared with some of its opponents. Rapid duplex plus a handy secure print option may well also be bonuses you are looking for.