The name of the game these days is to be economical and this includes turning to multi-tasking printers. And while we had a glimpse of the ink-based all-in-one printers, it was only a matter of time before laser printers would be converted to the same all-in-one concept.

Brother International Corporation today announced three new laser printers (HL-5300 Series from $199 to $299) and two new laser all-in-ones (MFC-8000 Series from $399 to $499), each including key enhancements over the current model it replaces. Each model provides small to medium businesses with fast print speeds (up to 32ppm), automatic duplex printing and optional high-yield replacement toner cartridges. All new models will be available beginning in April 2009.

With these new machines, Brother shows its ongoing commitment to delivering the ideal combination of performance features and a great overall value to small office and business users. In addition, Brother continues to support Wi-Fi users by offering step models in their line-up that include a built-in wireless network interface.

New HL-5300 Series
New Models: HL-5340D, HL-5370DW & HL-5370DWT
Replaces Current: HL-5240, HL-5250DN, HL-5250DNT & HL-5280DW
New HL-5340D key features:

• Up to 32ppm print speed
• Built-in automatic duplex capability for two-sided printing
• 16MB memory
• Increased high-yield replacement toner cartridge available (up to 8,000 pages(2))(3)
• 300-sheet paper capacity, expandable up to 800-sheet(1)
• Estimated Street Price: $199*

New HL-5370DW key features:
All the features of the HL-5340D, plus:

• Built-in wireless (802.11 b/g) network interface
• Built-in Ethernet network interface
• 32MB of standard memory, expandable to 544MB(1)
• Estimated Street Price: $249*

New HL-5370DWT key features:
All the features of the HL-5370DW, plus:

• Second 250-sheet paper tray that boosts total input capacity to 550-sheets
• Estimated Street Price: $299*

New MFC-8000 Series
New Models: MFC-8480DN & MFC-8890DW
Replaces Current: MFC-8460N, MFC-8860DN & MFC-8870DW
New MFC-8480DN key features:

• Up to 32ppm monochrome print speed
• Built-in automatic duplex capability (for two-sided printing)
• Up to 1200 x 1200 dpi print quality
• 300-sheet paper capacity, expandable up to 550-sheets
• USB Direct Interface, allows users to print from or scan to their USB Flash memory drive (PDF and JPEG)
• Increased high-yield replacement toner cartridge available (up to 8,000 pages(2))(3)
• Estimated Street Price: $399*

New MFC-8890DW key features:
All the features of the MFC-8480DN, plus:

• Built-in wireless (802.11 b/g) network interface
• Full duplex capability (print/copy/scan/fax)
• Estimated Street Price: $499*

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