Brother helps the environment, intros automatic duplex printing printers

These days, it’s important that companies try to create more eco-friendly/green products to help out the environment.  Every little bit helps.  The two new printers from Brother do just that.  While they do not have a lot of green features, they will automatically print on both sides of the paper using an automatic duplex feature. 

The first printer, the HL-4040CDN replaces the HL-4040CN.  They have pretty much the same features such like 21ppm printing speeds for black and color ink and prints in maximum quality - 2400×600dpi.  The only new feature in this printer is the aforementioned automatic duplex feature.  Even though it doesn’t seem like duplex printing will do a lot, but it will save a lot of paper if you print out a lot of documents.

The last printer they announced was the MFC-9450CDN, which is an all-in-one printer.  This one isn’t set to replace any pre-existing printers, but is bears many similarities to Brother’s MFC-9440CN.  Likewise with the HL-4040CDN, it prints at 21ppm, copies at 17 per minute, and has a maximum quality of 2400×600dpi.  A nice feature present in this printer is the integrated Ethernet port to use over a network with many computers - great for the office.  In addition, if you directly want to print out documents or pictures, you can do so from either a memory stick or a digital camera by connecting it via USB ports.

Unfortunately, these printers cost a lot - the HL-4040CDN sells for $400, and the MFC-9450CDN sells for $650.  The first printer will be available sometime this month, while the other being available in January.