Brother has launched its new product Brother DCP-7045N Laser Printer that provides characteristics of a Printer, copier and a scanner. This printer is ideal for businesses and small work groups, because it combines a host of great features, including printing, copying and scanning modes to give us professional results while allowing you to stick to your budget.

Features:

The Brother DCP-7045 is a compact 3 in 1 network laser printer which is perfect for professionals and small work groups as it offers high quality printing, scanning and copying. Brother DCP-7045N Laser Printer employs laser print technology which provides high quality printing with maximum printing resolution of 2400 x 600 dpi. This elegant device weighs 11.1 Kg and the dimensions are 42.8 x 39.6 x 30.4 cm. The maximum supported letter size by this product is 216 x 279 mm. Brother DCP-7045N. The Brother DCP-7045N supports PCL6 and offers a solid memory of 32 MB. This printer has a document feeder which can store up to 35 sheets. Transparencies, envelopes, plain paper and labels are the media formats supported in the laser printer. The output tray of this laser printer can hold 100 sheets and the maximum media capacity supported is 250 sheets.

Brother DCP-7045N Mono Laser Printer

This DCP-7045N Multifunction Laser Printer provides connectivity through Hi-Speed USB and Ethernet 10 Base-T/100 Base-TX. This device has a highly fast and reliable USB port which makes it PC connectable. TCP/IP and IPP are network protocols that are supported by this product. This new product of Brother is compatible with various operating systems including Linux, MS Windows Server 2003, Apple Mac OS X 10.2.4 or later, MS Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, MS Windows Vista, MS Windows 2000 Professional, MS Windows XP Home Edition and MS Windows XP Professional. Softwares included with Brother DCP-7045N are Presto PageManager and ScanSoft PaperPort SE 11.0. The cartridge provided with this printer can print up to 1500 pages.

Brother DCP-7045N A4 Laser Printer is available in relatively modest price tag which doesn’t prevent Brother from providing some very decent management software so that network administrators can keep an eye on what the printer’s up to. The DCP-7045N produces all our documents quickly and efficiently. Its Scan-to-e-mail key and OCR function make life even easier.

Performance:

Brother DCP-7045N can print up to a maximum number of 22 pages per minute. Printing speed and maximum copying speed is almost the same. The maximum printing resolution of this laser printer is 2400 x 600 dpi. This laser printer takes less that 10 seconds for the first print out. The scanning facility of the Brother DCP-7045N provides an optical resolution up to 600 x 2400 dpi. The text quality is actually cleaner and sharper than that of some of its competitors. This printer is not up to the mark on graphics, and while it’s fine for presentations, photos lack detail.
Plenty of facilities are available besides the printing capabilities. Even though fax facilities aren’t included, we do get a copier and a scanner built into the Brother DCP-7045N. The scanner is particularly notable, and the scan reproductions are reasonably faithful.

Warranty:

Standard warranty of one year is available for BROTHER DCP-7045N Multifunction Laser Printer.

Verdict:

The Brother DCP-7045N is a compact network ready multifunction mono laser printer, copier and colour scanner. It is an effective multifunction device whose performance is not very appealing when compared to other laser printers of this category. It offers networking and additional multifunction capabilities and it is a perfectly serviceable printer. It can perform a very solid job with a minimum of fuss. It has nothing very excessive or exceptional.

Brother DCP-7045N Laser Printer – Technical Specification Table

Manufacturer Brother
Model Name DCP-7045N Laser Printer
Functionality Multifunction
Print Technology Laser
Output Type Monochrome
Dimensions (W x D x H) 428 x 396 x 304 mm
Weight 11.1 Kg
Speed 22 ppm
Resolution 2400 x 600 dpi
Scanner Resolution 600 x 2400 dpi
Input Tray Capacity 250 sheets
Output Tray Capacity 100 sheets
Media type Transparencies, envelopes, plain paper, labels.
Media sizes 76.2 x 116 mm – 220 x 406.4 mm Output tray – 100 sheets ADF – 35 s
heets size: 76.2 x 116 mm – Letter A (216 x 279 mm)
Ink Cartridge Type Black
Capacity up to 1500 pages
Memory 32MB
Interface Hi-Speed USB, Ethernet 10 Base-T/100 Base-TX
OS required Linux, MS Windows Server 2003, Apple MacOS X 10.2.4 or later,
MS Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, MS Windows Vista,
MS Windows 2000 Professional, MS Windows XP Home Edition,
MS Windows XP Professional
Noise Level 32 dBA
Software Included Presto PageManager and ScanSoft PaperPort SE 11.0
Warranty 1 Year

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