Brother · HL
HL-L5210DW
The HL-L5210DW is Brother's business A4 mono laser printer, printing only, suited to a small office or workgroup that needs faster printing, Ethernet and room for extra paper trays.
- Type
- Laser
- Colour
- No
- Does
- Pages a minute
- 48
- Both sides
- Yes
Specifications
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- Type
- Laser
- Colour
- No
- Speed, black
- 48 pages a minute
- Resolution
- 1200 × 1200 dpi
- Prints both sides
- Yes
- Printing detail
- Electrophotographic laser; 2-sided printing at up to 24 sides a minute; 256MB memory; PCL6, BR-Script3 (PostScript 3 emulation) and PDF 1.7; secure print and quiet mode
- First page out
- Up to 6.7 seconds
- Ink or toner
- TN3600 toner (3,000 pages), TN3600XL (6,000 pages) or TN3600XXL (11,000 pages); separate DR3600 drum (about 75,000 pages at 3 pages per job)
- Page yield
- 3,000-page toner in the box; yields declared to ISO/IEC 19752
- Duty cycle
- Up to 5,000 pages a month recommended
Scanning and copying
- Does
- Document feeder
- No
Paper
- Largest paper
- A4
- Paper tray
- 250 sheets
- Paper sizes
- Input 250-sheet tray plus 100-sheet multi-purpose tray, up to 1,290 sheets with two optional lower trays (LT-5505 250 sheets, LT-6505 520 sheets); tray A4, Letter, B5, A5, A5 (long edge), A6, Executive, Legal, Folio, A4 Short, 16K; multi-purpose tray 69.8–215.9 mm wide by 127–355.6 mm long, envelopes COM-10, DL, C5 and Monarch; 2-sided A4 only
- Paper types
- Tray plain, letterhead, coloured, thin, recycled and thick paper, 60–163 gsm; multi-purpose tray also bond, labels and envelopes, 60–230 gsm; 2-sided 64–105 gsm
- Output tray
- 150 sheets face down
Connections
- Connects by
- Wi-Fi, Ethernet, Wi-Fi Direct and USB
- Connection detail
- Hi-Speed USB 2.0; Gigabit Ethernet; Wi-Fi 2.4GHz 802.11b/g/n and 5GHz 802.11a/n; Wi-Fi Direct; WPS
- Printing from phones
- Apple AirPrint, Mopria, Brother Print Service Plugin
- App
- Brother Mobile Connect (Android, iPhone and iPad)
- Control panel
- 1-line LCD with keys
Design
- Weight
- 11.2 kg
- Power use
- 670 W printing, 430 W in quiet mode, 31 W ready, 5.5 W sleep, 0.5 W deep sleep, 0.05 W off; TEC 0.59 kWh a week
- Noise
- 54 dB(A) printing, 50 dB(A) in quiet mode, 35 dB(A) ready (sound pressure); 7.06 B(A) sound power printing
- Size
- 373 × 388 × 257 mm (W × D × H)
- In the box
- Printer, 3,000-page toner, drum, power cord, quick setup guide, warranty card
Pros and cons
Pros
- 48 pages a minute, 24 sides a minute in 2-sided printing
- Gigabit Ethernet, 5GHz Wi-Fi and USB
- 100-sheet multi-purpose tray as well as the 250-sheet tray, expandable to 1,290 sheets
Cons
- Prints only; no scanner or copier
- 1-line LCD rather than a touchscreen
- 11.2 kg and larger than home models
Closest rivals
Model | Type | Colour | Does | Pages a minute | Both sides | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laser | No | 33 | Yes | Aug 2022 | ||
| Laser | No | 30 | Yes | Oct 2023 | ||
| Laser | No | 40 | Yes | Oct 2025 |
Sources
- store.brother.co.uk/devices/laser/hl/hll5210dw
- brother.eu/-/media/Product-Downloads/Devices/Printers/HL/HLL5210DW/HL-L5210DW--…
- prnewswire.com/news-releases/brother-unveils-lineup-of-new-and-refreshed-digita…