The print technology employed by this device utilizes the electrophotographic method in a single pass. It boasts a speedy print rate of around 20 pages per minute (ppm) for both monochrome and color when printing on A4 paper. However, the average rate drops slightly to about 21 ppm when printing on letter-sized paper. When operating in duplex printing mode, the printer’s speed is reduced to approximately seven sides per minute, regardless of whether the print is monochrome or full color.
Brother HL-4040CDN Printer Driver Downloads
Driver for Windows
| Filename | Size | Download |
| Full Driver and Software Package for Windows 8 8.1 10 32 bit and 64 bit.EXE (Recommended) | 187.49 MB | |
| Full Driver and Software Package for Windows 7 32 bit and 64 bit.EXE (Recommended) | 24.80 MB | |
| Full Driver and Software Package for Windows vista xp 32 bit and 64 bit.EXE (Recommended) | 24.68 MB | |
| Printer Driver for Windows 8 8.1 10 32 bit .EXE | 2.28 MB | |
| Printer Driver for Windows 8 8.1 10 64 bit.EXE | 2.48 MB | |
| Printer Driver for Windows 7 32 bit.EXE | 2.27 MB | |
| Printer Driver for Windows 7 64 bit.EXE | 2.47 MB |
Driver for Mac OS
| Filename | Size | Download |
| Printer Driver for Macintosh 10.13 and 10.12.dmg | 34.04 MB | |
| Printer Driver for Macintosh 10.11.dmg | 35.18 MB | |
| Printer Driver for Macintosh 10.10.dmg | 37.23 MB | |
| CUPS Printer Driver for Macintosh 10.9.dmg (Recommended) | 34.90 MB | |
| CUPS Printer Driver for Macintosh 10.6 to 10.8.dmg (Recommended) | 32.97 MB | |
| CUPS Printer Driver for Macintosh 10.5.dmg | 10.50 MB |
Specifications
The Brother HL-4040CDN device boasts a warm-up time of less than 33 seconds when waking from sleep mode. However, when starting from a powered off state, the warm-up time is still impressive at less than 37 seconds.
For monochrome printing, the device achieves a first-time print rate of less than 16 seconds, while full color printing requires less than 17 seconds for the first print to emerge.
With an average print resolution of about 600 x 600 dots per inch (dpi), the HL-4040CDN is no slouch. However, it really shines when pushed to its limits, achieving a maximum resolution of 2400 dpi.
Overall, the Brother HL-4040CDN is a speedy and reliable printing device that excels in both warm-up time and print quality.
The printer boasts a controller equipped with the powerful NEC VR5500 processor, clocking in at an impressive 300 MHz. It also features a generous internal memory of 64 MB of RAM, with the option to expand up to a whopping 576 MB. This expansion is made possible through the convenient single slot of the 144 pin SO-DIMM component.
Connecting to the device is a breeze thanks to its standard USB hi-speed port and Ethernet LAN port.
The Brother HL-4040CDN boasts a print language that provides support for PCL6 emulation and a variety of resident fonts. Among these fonts are 66 scalable fonts, 13 bar codes, and 12 bitmap fonts. To ensure compatibility, the driver software is contingent on the operating system version being used. Compatible OS versions include Windows, Macintosh, and Linux. If you’re looking to download the Brother HL-4040CDN driver, simply visit the Brother website.