Product Review
Brother HL-L8250CDN Printer

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Connect the Brother HL-L8250CDN to your network to provide your entire workgroup with fast, reliable printing of high-impact color documents. It prints brilliant color and crisp black output at up to 2400 x 600 dpi for the professional results that your business reports, spreadsheets and presentations deserve. With print speeds up to 30ppm in both color and black, and automatic duplex (two-sided) printing, you won’t waste time waiting for your important printouts. Whether you’re printing a multi-page document for yourself, or multiple copies of a single document for your next business presentation, the HL-L8250CDN will get you the printouts you need and help you get back to work - fast!
Cost-saving Features Help Maximize Your Color Printing Budget
Brother designed the HL-L8250CDN to help businesses keep their printing budget in line. There are multiple ways to make the most of your printing dollar, including:
- High-yield replacement toner cartridges1 (TN-336 BK/C/M/Y) print approximately 4,000 pages2 black and 3,500 pages2 color to help reduce printing costs.
- Secure Function Lock limits accessibility to selected functionality on a per user basis (for up to 100 users) to help reduce unnecessary use as well as paper and toner consumption.
- Two-sided (duplex) printing automatically produces two-sided color documents to help save paper.
- N-in-1 printing to help reduce paper and toner usage by combining multiple pages onto one page.
- ENERGY STAR Qualified with Deep Sleep Mode that uses less than one watt of power when not in use.
- Auto Off Mode powers off the unit when not in use to reduce energy consumption.
- Toner Save Mode for printing your less critical business documents.
Flexible Connectivity and Security Options Make the HL-L8250CDN Ideal for Your Small Office
It’s easy to install the HL-L8250CDN on a wired network via Ethernet, or connect locally to a single computer via Hi-Speed USB 2.0 connection (cable not included). Plus, the USB Direct Interface on the front of the unit provides convenient walk-up printing directly from your USB flash memory drive4. And for organizations concerned with security, the HL-L8250CDN offers several advanced security features including: Secure Print, Secure Function Lock, SSL, Enterprise Security (802.1x) and more.
Easy Printing from Leading Mobile Devices
Your entire workgroup as well as visitors to your office will appreciate the convenience of printing wirelessly5 from a compatible Apple iOS, Android, Kindle Fire, or Windows Phone mobile device. Print via AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, the free Brother iPrint&Scan app, or Cortado Workplace.
Flexible Paper Handling for Demanding Workgroup Printing
The HL-L8250CDN features a 250-sheet capacity paper tray that adjusts to hold letter or legal paper and a 50-sheet capacity multi-purpose tray for envelopes and thicker media. If you want more paper capacity, you’ll really appreciate the ability to add a 500-sheet capacity add-on tray (LT320CL)1 to expand to an 800-sheet total capacity that can help reduce time-consuming paper refills.
HL-3170CDW | HL-L8250CDN | HL-L8350CDW | HL-L8350CDWT | |
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Max. Print Speed (clr/blk) | 23ppm / 23ppm | 30ppm / 30 ppm | 32ppm / 32ppm | |
Memory | 128MB / 128MB | 128MB / 384MB | ||
LCD Display | 1-line mono | 2-line mono, backlit | ||
Automatic Duplex Printing | Yes | |||
Paper Capacity (std./max) | 250 / 250 | 300 / 8001 | 800 / 800 | |
Standard Interfaces | Wireless 802.11b/g/n, Ethernet, USB | Ethernet, Hi-Speed USB | Wireless 802.11b/g/n, Ethernet, Hi-Speed USB | |
Mobile Device Printing5 | AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, Brother iPrint&Scan (downloadable app), Cortado Workplace and Wi-Fi Direct | AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, Brother iPrint&Scan (downloadable app) and Cortado Workplace | AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, Brother iPrint&Scan (downloadable app), Cortado Workplace and Wi-Fi Direct | |
Max. Monthly Duty Cycle (pgs) | 30,000 | 40,000 | 60,000 | |
Replacement Toner Yields (blk/color pags)1,2 | 2,500 / 1,400 or 2,200 | 2,500 or 4,000 / 1,500 or 3,000 |
1. Additional purchase required.
2. Based on yields in accordance with ISO/IEC 19798 (letter/A4).
3. When comparing high-yield TN-336 C/M/Y cartridges vs. standard-yield TN-331 C/M/Y cartridge yields.
4. USB drive sold separately. Print JPEG, PDF, and XPS files.
5. Requires connection to a wireless network.