Brother HL 5280DW Wireless Laser Printer Network Duplex 30 Ppm | 
| Brand: Brother
List Price: $390.99
Buy New: $312.33
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Rating:  14 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Operating System: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
System Memory: 32
Modem: None
Shipping Weight (lbs): 30
Dimensions (in): 15.5 x 15.2 x 10.1
nv:Print Method: Laser
First Page Output Time: Less than 8.5 seconds
Resolution: Up to 1200 x 1200 dpi
Maximum Duty Cycle: 20,000 Pages Per Month
Print Speed: Up to 30 PPM (Black)
Special Features: LCD display
Special Features: Duplex Printing
Dimensions: 15.5"W x 15.1"D x 10.2"H
Connectivity: Parallel
Connectivity: USB
Connectivity: Ethernet 10/100Base-TX
Connectivity: Wireless 802.11b/g
Standard Paper Input: 250 Sheets
Standard Paper Output: 150 Sheets
Optional Paper Input: 500 Sheets
MPN: HL-5280DW
Model: HL-5280DW
UPC: 012502614456
EAN: 0012502614456
ASIN: B000E5CYSC
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Includes (1) TN550 Standard Yield Toner Cartridge (up to 3,500 Pages) and (1) DR520 Drum Unit (up to 25,000 Pages) | | • | Can act as a print server to both wired ethernet and 802.11g wireless network environments - or can be used with just one computer | | • | Print Technology - B/W Laser Technology | | • | Black Print Speed up to 30 ppm | | • | Print Resolution (maximum dpi) Up to 1200x1200 dpi |
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Product Description
The HL-5200 Series represents the new line of monochrome laser printers. Setting a new competitive standard for their class, these new models deliver a number of advantages to Brother's award-winning monochrome laser printers with fast up to 30PPM print speeds, higher print quality, and more expandable paper input capacity.This model offers maximum flexibility for small workgroups. Sharing the same print speed, resolution, and paper handling capabilities as the HL-5250DN, this model also includes: built-in 802.11b/g wireless interface with SecureEasySetup; built-in Ethernet network interface; 3-color LCD display to easily view status, and change printer settings.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...
 Great value for the price December 4, 2006
J. Wilkiewicz
30 out of 30 found this review helpful
I have owned the printer for about two months now and I am satisfied with the purchase. It is hard to find another printer in this price range (I paid $315 at Amazon) with similar feature set. I use it on my wireless LAN at home with both PCs and my MacBook Pro, and have not had any major trouble so far. I did not dare to setup the security features, so I can't relate to the other reviewer who had problems with enabling them on the printer. I rely on MAC address filtering on my access point for the time being.
Now, there are 3 aspects of the printer I did not like a whole lot :
1. Fan noise.
2. Clicking sound during warm-up.
3. Surge of current generated by the printer upon startup.
I emailed the tech support, and received an answer promptly, to my satisfaction, so I decided to keep it.
Overall I rate it with 5 stars based on the price/performance.
The answers from tech support are below for your reading pleasure.
The fan will run until the fuser is below 100 degrees Celsius. Make sure that the printer has adequate space on each side for proper ventilation,at least 3 to 4 inches around all sides. The HL-5200 Series machines may make a clicking, ticking or popping noise when the machine is warming up, in standby mode or cooling down after making copies. This noise occurs when parts within the fuser
Unit (part of the machine that adheres the toner to the page) expand and contract as part of the normal heating up and colling down process.
PLEASE NOTE: This noise ONLY occurs when the machine is warming up, is in standby mode or when cooling down AFTER printing a document. This is normal operation and not an indication of a malfunction of the machine. If the noise is accompanied by a machine malfunction (for example: a paper jam, machine error, loud grinding when making prints etc), please contact the Brother Customer Service department at 1-800-276-7746.
Lights flickering or dimming when using the printer can be explained by the following information. The average operating current for the printer, as determined by Underwriters Laboratory (UL) testing is 5. amps. However, when the fuser is cold or when the printer is warming up,it will jump to 7.5 amps. This is a design element to enable the printer to get ready for a quick time to first print. The power spikes up to ready the printer quickly. Sometimes the spikes will cause lights to flicker as the power is drawn.
The printer has been tested and approved by UL. The printer will not damage home wiring. UL has confirmed that the home circuit breaker would trip before any damage would occur. This design element ensures the printer performs 30 pages per minute printing and fast wake up time. This design cannot be altered and is not an indication of a manufacturing defect. We do recommend not to share the same power circuit with other high-power appliances, particularly an air conditioner, copier, shredder and so on.
good printer - frustrating start-up (at least for me!) March 18, 2006
C. Cunningham (Harrison Township, Michigan United States)
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
I bought this printer for my wife and I to use. I wanted a fast laser printer with wi-fi connection and this printer fit the bill. My only source of frustration so far (after one month of ownership) was that the using the printer's easy installation and set-up software was a complete bust. The printer simply couldn't find my computer (I'm using a Mac with 10.4.5 OS X.). I followed all the steps repeatedly in the printed instruction manual, both with a wired and wi-fi connection, but to no avail. I thought I might have to send the printer back, but then I started wading through the much longer instruction manual that's included on the CD. Using this, I was able to create a connection with my Airport Extreme terminal using the controls directly on the printer itself. Because it was the weekend and the company's customer service is closed on weekends, it took me a ridiculously long time to figure this out - 6 hours easy. But since I did, the printer's worked like a charm. While my printer needs aren't particularly demanding, I'm happy with the print quality and speed. It feels sturdy and reliable, so here's hoping.
 Electrically unsound printer May 17, 2006
Scott Rose (Los Angeles, CA USA)
10 out of 21 found this review helpful
We bought & returned this printer 3 times, just to make sure that the problem was really with the printer (and not with us). Turns out it's the printer. There is a SERIOUS ELECTRICAL DEFECT with this printer that we have never encountered with any other laser printer that we have ever owned. (We are in the computer business, and we deal with dozens of laser printers on a regular basis.) Whenever attempting to print from this printer, it creates such a surge of electricity that it causes a brief power outage in our entire office. We've plugged it into uninterruptible power supplies, we've plugged it into regular surge protectors, we've plugged it directly into the wall, we've plugged it into every electrical outlet that we could find. But no matter what we plug it into, we always get the same results. We also have 2 other laser printers in the office (both HP, FWIW) -- those laser printers work perfectly no matter where they are plugged in. Beware of this printer!
Not Too Bad with This Price August 13, 2006
James (Odessa, FL)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I purchased one recently, after comparing with HP's same level printer. This HL 5280DW has almost all the features of the HP's, yet has better memory and chip speed and lower price (only to have paid more before the new sale price). I followed the instructions on the CD and had no problem at all to have two of my laptops to communicate with the printer via my wireless network. It's been working pretty good so far. HP's is a name brand, but this Brother's product works fine, only with less cost to me.
An excellent value, and solid performer! January 22, 2007
John in MN (Minneapolis, MN)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
So far (after a month), we have been overwhelmingly satisfied with this printer. Setup was plug-and play easy, even considering our password-encrypted wireless network. It is a luxury to have a printer whos only cord is a power cord. We are using a second paper tray, which is also working great.
Print performance is fast and sharp - the duplexing feature works well, and the printer is relatively quiet (except when duplexing, then there is considerable clacking).
I cannot comment on durability - at this point we have only run about 1500 pages.
Bottom line - a good unit for a small to moderate networked environment!
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