Printing with the Brother DCP-7040 printer and Brother DCP 7040 Toner is a snap in an all-in-one machine that's designed to work within the home office or small office workplace. It can store a decent amount of paper, which can be managed as needs require. It also costs less than 200 dollars. The relatively low price can make it a natural selection for the budget-minded owner who needs one unit to print, copy and scan.

Somebody who needs a variety tasks to be filled but doesn't want to clutter his office with three different machines will find the DCP-7040 to be a perfect addition to the office. It's a laser printer, so it can handle all types of print jobs and tasks with relative ease. Add in the fact that it can actually be networked, and you've got a winner here. It also comes with the standard 1 year warranty, which is typical in units at this price level. There are numerous in-store or company service agreements available which can extend coverage out for some time. This is an additional fee, but may be worth it.

The DCP-7040 can hold about 250 sheets of paper in its feeder tray. Additionally, there's a separate manual feeder slot for label or envelope printing assignments. There's no allowance for increasing storage, but that's not a big deal when you have the versatility this machine gives you. It can also operate in both Windows and Mac OS environments, adding a bit more to that versatility we spoke of.

The Brother DCP-7040 printer is a really capable unit when it comes to handling print or copy and scan jobs. With a standard USB 2.0 port, it can easily be hooked up to any computer of recent vintage. When looking at the needs of the home office, no tech specialist will have to be called in to do the connecting.

As a straight-up printer, the DCP-7040 puts out about 23 ppm in black and white. For a unit at this price point, that's a good rate. Remember that print speeds vary by the complexity and requirements of each individual print job. There's about a ten-thousand page per month duty cycle, which is also good in a machine like this one.

This all-in-one has a print resolution of 2400 by 600 dpi, making documents clear and very readable. As a copier, it can kick out about 23 pages per minute of black-and-white text. It also can reduce or enlarge copies in a 25 to 400% range, which gives it good flexibility. Memory comes in at 16 megabytes, which is okay for the home office environment.

It can use either Windows or Mac OS platforms for its operating needs. With either of those platforms, it can scan in color or black and white quite easily, and with 600 by 2400 resolution, too. Both document management and optical character recognition (OCR) software suites are standard. At this price range, that's an excellent feature.

The Brother DCP-7040 Toner cartridge yields around 1,500 pages of print output before needing replacement. This is right in the ballpark as far as what the typical home office might need. Recommended maximum monthly print output runs around 2,500 or so documents before requiring regular and normal maintenance. Additionally, you can purchase for just a bit more money a high-capacity toner unit that puts out about 2,600 pages. The cartridge itself performs all its printing and copying duties with grace and aplomb and little or no quality control issues. Taken together, both the Brother DCP-7040 toner unit and the DCP-7040 printer unit make a fine team. For more information visit http://www.qtoner.us.