True 600 dpi printing combined with microfine toner produces sharp quality print output at up to 10 ppm. The unique Straight Paper Path Technology ensures smooth, wrinkle-free printing on a wide range of media types & weights. The well designed input paper cassette tray (2.75" x 5" to 8.5" x 14") holds 200 sheets, plus a manual feed slot, and provides excellent paper handling. The media setting control allows you to obtain the optimum print quality on different media types, every time. The cassette even takes 9 x 12 inch envelopes, allowing for unparalleled convenience in the handling of routine correspondence. The Brother HL-1040 printer, utilizes an optimized (16 MHz) controller which allows fast output. Optimized first page output is less than 15 seconds. Brother's data compression technology minimizes RAM usage and returns the user quickly to their application. The 2MB of standard memory allows for ample RAM space for the processing of data. Almost every application is automatic.

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