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Brother HL-L2300D

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Pros

  • It is also extremely lightweight
  • its print speed is still very good
  • fast

Cons

  • No Wi-Fi or wireless connectivity
  • you cannot print directly from Google Cloud Print
  • doesn't offer wireless connectivity like other printers offered by Brother

Key specs

  • 266 MHz
  • no
  • 30, 49 dB
  • 100 sheets
  • yes
  • yes
  • Laser
  • 2400, 600 dpi

Brother HL-L2300D - Pros & Cons

Brother HL-L2300D

Pros

  • It is also extremely lightweight
  • its print speed is still very good
  • fast
  • reliable
  • clean and cheap to run
  • The quality is fantastic for a monochrome laser printer
  • fast printing and high productivity
  • excellent black and white print quality
  • The installation is quick
  • simple and straightforward
  • affordable

Cons

  • No Wi-Fi or wireless connectivity
  • you cannot print directly from Google Cloud Print
  • doesn't offer wireless connectivity like other printers offered by Brother
  • connectivity is limited to a USB connection
  • lack of wireless connectivity and
  • Digital Downloads All Digital Download sales are final
  • Too many are simply trying to capitalize on affiliate revenue
  • printer doesn t come with a USB cable
  • the graphics and photo printing capabilities are lackluster
  • not many computers come supplied with CD drives
  • irregular pigmentation in business graphics

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Brother HL-L2300D - Full Specifications

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General
Colour printingno
Internal memory8.0 mB
Supports duplexyes
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Dimensions
Height7.2 in
Width14.17 in
Depth14.02 in
Weight15.21 lb
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Printing details
Printing technologyLaser
Maximum resolution2400 x 600 dpi
Printing coloursBlack
Warm-up time8.5 s
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)26.0 ppm
Print speed (draft, black)30.0 ppm
Overall black/white print speed26.0 ppm
Duplex printing modeAuto
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)6.5 ppm
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Paper handling
Total output capacity100.0 sheets
Total input capacity100.0 sheets
Paper tray media weight60 - 105
Paper tray media types
  • Bond paper
  • Envelopes
  • Labels
  • Plain paper
  • Recycled paper
  • Thick paper
  • Thicker paper
  • Thin paper
Paper input typePaper tray
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)B5
Non-ISO print media sizes
  • Executive
  • Letter
Multi-Purpose tray input capacity1.0 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayyes
Maximum print size210 x 297 mm
Custom media width76.2 - 215.9
Custom media length127 - 355.6
Media supported
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
  • Letter
Tray capacity100
Number of trays1
Supports automatic duplexyes
Paper storage (capacity included)250.0 sheets
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Storage
Built-in hard driveno
Included memory capacity8.0 mB
Writes to CD / DVDno
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Design
Colour of productBlack
Stand-by LEDyes
Power LEDyes
Blue Angel certifiedyes
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Display
Displayyes
Display technologyLED
Display number of lines1
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Technical details
Built-in processoryes
Processor speed266.0 MHz
Maximum duty cycle10000.0 ppm
Recommended duty cycle250 - 2000
Page description languagesGDI
Number of print cartridges1
Colour printerno
Black/white toner includedyes
Capacity of supplied drum12000.0 pages
Capacity of supplied black/white toner700.0 pages
Linux compatibilityyes
Mac operating systems supported
  • Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
  • Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
  • Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Windows operating systems supported
  • Windows 7 Home Basic
  • Windows 7 Home Basic x64
  • Windows 7 Home Premium
  • Windows 7 Home Premium x64
  • Windows 7 Professional
  • Windows 7 Professional x64
  • Windows 7 Starter
  • Windows 7 Starter x64
  • Windows 7 Ultimate
  • Windows 7 Ultimate x64
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 8 Enterprise
  • Windows 8 Enterprise x64
  • Windows 8 Pro
  • Windows 8 Pro x64
  • Windows 8 x64
  • Windows 8.1
  • Windows 8.1 Enterprise
  • Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64
  • Windows 8.1 Pro
  • Windows 8.1 Pro x64
  • Windows 8.1 x64
  • Windows Vista Business
  • Windows Vista Business x64
  • Windows Vista Enterprise
  • Windows Vista Enterprise x64
  • Windows Vista Home Basic
  • Windows Vista Home Basic x64
  • Windows Vista Home Premium
  • Windows Vista Home Premium x64
  • Windows Vista Ultimate
  • Windows Vista Ultimate x64
  • Windows XP Home
  • Windows XP Home x64
  • Windows XP Professional
  • Windows XP Professional x64
Server operating systems supported
  • Windows Server 2003
  • Windows Server 2003 x64
  • Windows Server 2008
  • Windows Server 2008 R2
  • Windows Server 2008 x64
  • Windows Server 2012
  • Windows Server 2012 R2
Operating relative humidity (H-H)20 - 80
Operating temperature (T-T)10 - 32
Noise level30 - 49
Sound pressure level (printing)49.0 dB
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Connectivity
Interfaces
  • USB
  • USB
Network readyno
Ethernetno
Wi-Fino
USB 2.0 ports quantity1
Communication protocol
  • GDI
  • PCL 6
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Power
AC input voltage220.0 V
AC input frequency50.0 Hz
Power consumption (printing)455.0 W
Power consumption (standby)58.0 W
EnergyStaryes

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