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Brother MFC-L2740DW

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User ratings:
39
3.9 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
20 %
4 stars
53 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
5 %
1 stars
0 %
Consumer ratings:
4.4 / 5
Editorial reviews:
4
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4 editorial reviews
The Brother MFC-L2740DW monochrome laser multifunction printer (MFP) is packed with advanced features and is suitable for use as a shared printer or for heavy-duty personal use.Read more
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Pros

  • The device is sturdy and strong
  • quality is certainly good enough for any internal business need
  • feature worked well enough to be useful

Cons

  • without PC View more details
  • Graphics are only a little less usable
  • Printers Output quality is not a strong point

Key specs

  • yes
  • yes
  • yes
  • Laser
  • yes
  • Colour
  • yes
  • no

Brother MFC-L2740DW - Pros & Cons

Brother MFC-L2740DW

Pros

  • The device is sturdy and strong
  • quality is certainly good enough for any internal business need
  • feature worked well enough to be useful
  • printer is wonderful
  • Touch screen is easy to navigate and having the option of printing from your chosen cloud is
  • Quality is great for the small office
  • printers rate fairly well
  • The set up is easy and went on to update itself immediately
  • The printing quality is satisfactory

Cons

  • without PC View more details
  • Graphics are only a little less usable
  • Printers Output quality is not a strong point
  • Does the printer include a USB port
  • The lid in particular is disconcertingly clunky
  • have no use for fax function and have not used
  • expensive
  • clunky cartridges
  • rating is not included in our total score
  • Does it support Mac OS without download
  • Memory card support Not applicable LCD type

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Brother MFC-L2740DW - Full Specifications

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General
Copieryes
Scanneryes
Faxyes
Noise level33.0 dB
Supports duplexyes
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Design
Colour of productBlack
Document feederyes
Auto document feeder (ADF)yes
Document feeder capacity35.0 pages
Double automatic document feederyes
Market positioningHome & Office
Control typeTouch
Card reader integratedno
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Display
Displayyes
Display technologyLCD
Display typeColour
Touchscreenyes
Size2.7 in
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Scanner
ScanningColour scanning
Scanner typeFlatbed & ADF
Scan technologyDual CIS
Duplex scanningyes
Automatic duplexingYes
Optical scanning resolution600 x 2400 dpi
Maximum optical resolution600 x 2400 px
Maximum scan area0.16 in
Grayscale levels256
Grayscale depth8.0 bit
Colour depth24.0 bit
Colour depth (internal)30.0 bit
Scanner color depth24.0 bit
E-mail scanneryes
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Fax
FaxingMono faxing
Fax modemyes
Fax modem speed33.6 kbps
Document memory500.0 sheets
Number memory250
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Connectivity
Interfaces
  • Network
  • USB
  • USB
  • Wireless LAN
USB portyes
USB 2.0 ports quantity1
Mobile printing technologies
  • Apple AirPrint
  • Brother iPrint & Scan
  • Google Cloud Print
Direct printingyes
Ethernetyes
Wi-Fiyes
Communication protocol
  • AirPrint
  • Google Cloud Print
  • PCL 6
  • PostScript
Operating system
  • MS Windows Server 2003
  • MS Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
  • MS Windows 7
  • MS Windows Vista
  • MS Windows XP Home Edition
  • MS Windows XP Professional
  • MS Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition
  • MS Windows Server 2008
  • MS Windows Server 2008 R2
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.8.x
  • MS Windows Server 2012
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 8.1
  • MS Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.7.5
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.9.x
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Certifications
EnergyStaryes
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Dimensions
Height12.48 in
Width16.1 in
Depth15.71 in
Weight26.01 lb
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Technical details
Color technologyLaser
Laser printer technologyLaser
Internal memory64.0 mB
Digital senderno
Max B/W resolution2400 x 600 dpi
Memory capacity64.0 mB
Cartridge capacity supplied12000.0 pages
Processor speed266.0 MHz
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 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
Mac operating systems supported
  • Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
  • Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
  • Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Operating relative humidity (H-H)20 - 80
Operating temperature (T-T)10 - 32
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Printer
Colour printerno
Printing technologyLaser
Maximum resolution2400 x 600 dpi
Duplex printingyes
Automatic duplexingyes
Warm-up time10.0 s
Time to first page (black, normal)8.5 s
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)30.0 ppm
B/W print speed30.0 ppm
Printing coloursBlack
AirPrint enabledyes
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Copier
CopyingMono copying
Automatic duplexingYes
Maximum resolution600 x 600 dpi
Time to first copy (black, normal)10.0 s
Copy speed (normal quality, black, A4)30.0 cpm
Maximum copying speed30.0 pages/min
Copier resize25 - 400
Maximum document reduction25.0 %
Maximum document enlargement400.0 %
Maximum number of copies99
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Paper handling
Paper tray media types
  • Bond paper
  • Envelopes
  • Labels
  • Plain paper
  • Recycled paper
  • Thick paper
  • Thicker paper
  • Thin paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4
Output trays capacity100.0 sheets
Standard media capacity250.0 sheets
Total media capacity250.0 sheets
Supported media type
  • Envelopes
  • Plain paper
  • Labels
  • Recycled paper
  • Bond paper
  • Thin paper
  • Thick paper
Bypass feeder capacity1.0 sheets
Original typeSheets
Media supported
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
  • Letter
Feeder capacity100
Number of trays1
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Power
AC input voltage220.0 V
Power consumption (sleep)6.6 W
Power consumption (standby)60.0 W
Power consumption (average operating)510.0 W
Operational power consumption (min-max)< 510

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