Size and type options: The printer is a little fussy when it comes to certain paper types and sizes. It will accept standard, legal, letter, A4 and special sizes. However large quantities of any type or size will have to be manually fed for example envelopes. The paper tray is rather clever in that it will not allow you to load any thick media. Look for Brother HL 2040 toner.

Paper size and type: Most paper types and sized are accepted including standard, letter, legal and A4 as well a special sizes. However letterheads, legal,envelopes or any thick paper you will have to be fed manually and individually at a time. The printer does not allow you to load thick paper into main drawer in any case.

User-friendly Panel: The Brother HL 2040 Printer control panel easy to understand with only a couple of warning light- three to be exactly and only one button to start printing under various conditions such as waking, error clearing, general start-up and cancelling. Your computer will be the main printer control as the software provides for handling different operation situations from you computer instead of the printer itself.

User manual: The overall look of the user manual is dull. However the instructions for setting up your printer is well written and illustrated. You will have to ignore the other same-priced Brother printer installation instructions as they are also included in the booklet. The manual can also be printed from the software CD-ROM in PDF. It also doesn’t mention Brother toner.

No upgrading: Unfortunately, the printer does not come with optional extra’s to invest in. What you see is what you get. If you want to print more than 250 pages or do double printing rather opt for another model as trays are not sold separately.

No upgrading: No upgrading options in terms of additional trays for increased printing demand or double sided printing are available on this model.

Ports available: You will have to settle for the quite old fashioned port options of Parallel and USB and keep in mind that you cannot upgrade to wireless or Ethernet.

Brother HL 2040 printer toner cartridge has the best capacity and quality. You can’t beat the preciseness of Brother toner cartridge.