Brother has launched its new DCP-9000 Series Digital Color Laser Copier/ Printers that comprises of the DCP-9040CN and the DCP-9045CDN. The company claims to introduce its first digital color laser printer-copier for the small office and small workgroups.
The latest line-up offers affordability and reliability and makes use of the same new single-pass laser print engine. These network ready printers feature up to 21 pages per minute print speeds for both color and monochrome printing. They have the ability to produce colorful 2400 x 600 dpi output. A built-in Ethernet network connectivity, PCL6 and BR-Script3 (PostScript3 compatible) emulations also comes with the printer.
“With the introduction of these products we can now address the needs of small workgroups seeking reliable and easy to use digital color copier and printer technology for their offices. In addition to their outstanding digital color copier capabilities, the new DCP-9000 series also deliver color print and scan functionality in an integrated device that is affordable to both own and operate,” said Jeff Sandler, Director of Marketing for Laser MFC and DCP Products.
The DCP-9045CDN provides a USB Direct Interface for compatibility with USB Flash Memory Drives and PictBridge enabled cameras. Additionally, it also offers up to 17 cpm copy speed in both color and monochrome, copy reduction and enlargement from 25% to 400% in 1% increments, 35-page auto document feeder capacity, 300-sheet paper input capacity (includes 50-sheet multi-purpose tray) and Color scanning (up to 19200 x 19200 dpi interpolated).
It also bundles a 2-line LCD display, 64MB memory standard, expandable and High-capacity replacement toner cartridges. The price of the Brother DCP-9040CN is $599 and will be available in November 2007.
With the similar print speed and print quality features as the DCP-9040CN, the DCP-9045CDN comes equipped with a built-in auto duplex for two-sided print/copy/scan capabilities, 50-sheet auto document feeder capacity, Legal size platen for scanning and copying legal size documents, USB Direct Interface, Print and Scan PDF and JPEG files directly from a USB flash memory drive without a PC and PictBridge support to connect directly to any compatible digital camera.
Moreover, it also packs a large 5-line LCD display, 128MB memory standard and optional 500-sheet letter/legal paper tray. Priced at $699, the DCP-9045CDN will be available in December 2007.
