Brother HL-L8250CDN

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Brother HL-L8250CDN

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Product overview

Brother HL-L8250CDN is listed in the laser printers category. The recorded specifications include print technology: Laser; colour printing: Yes; duplex printing: Yes; wi-fi: No. This entry covers manufacturer code HL-L8250CDN. Specifications relate to this exact source record; other editions or packages may differ.

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Trusted Reviews 4.0 / 5

Publisher rating supplied by Icecat: 80%

Brother HL-L8250CDN - Print Speeds Brother rates the HL-L8250CDN at 28ppm and although we only saw 13.6ppm on our five-page text test, the longer 20-page document came through at 22.6ppm, which is at least in the right ballpark. The text and colour graphi...

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GadgetSpeak 4.0 / 5

Publisher rating supplied by Icecat: 80%

Decked out predominately in computer grey, apart from a black frontage, this box-shaped colour laser printer has a certain presence and is unlikely to pass unnoticed as its dimensions of 410 x 486 x 313mm (W x D x H) and weight of 219kg will testify to. I...

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Specifications

Manufacturer code: HL-L8250CDN. Icecat product 22140991 · Checked 21 Sep 2026. The source lists this code for Great Britain. No specifications are transferred from other editions.

Key specifications

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Brother HL-L8250CDN — key specifications
Print technologyLaser
Colour printingYes
Maximum resolution2400 x 600 DPI
Duplex printingYes
Black print speed (normal A4/Letter)28 ppm
Largest ISO paper sizeA4
Wi-FiNo
Ethernet LANYes

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Audio & listening2 details
Brother HL-L8250CDN — Audio & listening
Sound pressure level (quiet mode)51.1 dB
Sound power level (standby)27.9 dB
Display3 details
Brother HL-L8250CDN — Display
Built-in displayYes
DisplayLCD
Display number of lines2 lines
Processor, memory & storage5 details
Brother HL-L8250CDN — Processor, memory & storage
Memory (RAM)128 MB
Maximum internal memory384 MB
Processor familyStar Sapphire
Processor modelSS1000
Processor frequency400 MHz
Printing, scanning & paper25 details
Brother HL-L8250CDN — Printing, scanning & paper
Duplex printing modeAuto
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)28 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)14 ppm
Duplex print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)14 ppm
Watermark printingYes
Secure printingYes
N-up printing2, 4, 9, 16, 25
Economical printingYes
Printing coloursBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Number of print cartridges4
Total number of input trays2
Total output capacity150 sheets
Paper input typePaper tray
Maximum number of input trays3
Maximum print size210 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesPlain paper, Recycled paper, Thin paper
Multi-purpose tray media typesThin paper, Bond paper, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper
Non-ISO print media sizesExecutive, Folio, Letter, Legal
Paper tray media weight60 - 105 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weight60 - 163 g/m²
Duplex media weight60 - 105 g/m²
Direct printingYes
Mobile printing technologiesApple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print
Sound pressure level (printing)53.5 dB
Power consumption (printing)520 W
Connections & wireless7 details
Brother HL-L8250CDN — Connections & wireless
Standard interfacesEthernet, USB 1.1, USB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantity1
Network readyYes
Ethernet LAN data rates10,100 Mbit/s
Supported network protocols (IPv4)ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA (Auto IP), WINS / NetBIOS, DNS, mDNS, LLMNR, LPR / LPD, Port/Port9100, IPP / IPPS, FTP Server, TELNET Server, HTTP / HTTPS server, TFTP client/server, SMTP Client, SNMPv1/v2c / v3, ICMP, CIFS Client, SNTP Client
Supported network protocols (IPv6)NDP, RA, DNS, mDNS, LLMNR, LPR / LP, Port/Port9100, IPP / IPPS, FTP Server, TELNET Server, HTTP / HTTPS server, TFTP client/server, SMTP Client, SNMPv1/v2c/v3 , ICMPv6, CIFS Client, SNTP Client
Networking featuresFast Ethernet
Power & battery3 details
Brother HL-L8250CDN — Power & battery
Power consumption (standby)65 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)7.5 W
Power consumption (off)0.9 W
Design & dimensions8 details
Brother HL-L8250CDN — Design & dimensions
ColourYes
Time to first page (colour, normal)15 s
Custom media width76.2 - 215.9 mm
Product colourBlack, White
Width525 mm
Depth505 mm
Height595 mm
Weight20.4 kg
Software & compatibility6 details
Brother HL-L8250CDN — Software & compatibility
CertificationPTS
Windows operating systems supportedWindows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64, Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home
Mac operating systems supportedMac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Linux operating systems supportedYes
Server operating systems supportedWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012
Bundled softwareBRAdmin Light RAdmin Professional 3 Driver Deployment Wizard
Further product details22 details
Brother HL-L8250CDN — Further product details
Warm-up time29 s
Time to first page (black, normal)15 s
Maximum duty cycle40000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycle500 - 3000 pages per month
Page description languagesPCL 6, PostScript 3
Number of PCL fonts66
Number of PostScript fonts66
Total input capacity250 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacity50 sheets
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4, A5, A6
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)B5
Custom media length127 - 355.6 mm
Maximum media length35.6 cm
Cabling technology10/100Base-T(X)
Security algorithmsSMTP-AUTH, 802.1x RADIUS, EAP, EAP-FAST, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, MD5, PEAP, SSL/TLS
Web-based managementYes
Sustainability certificatesBlue Angel, ENERGY STAR
Drivers includedYes
Quick start guideYes
Power LEDYes
Stand-by LEDYes
Packaging & supplied accessories7 details
Brother HL-L8250CDN — Packaging & supplied accessories
Country of originChina
Package width600 mm
Package depth524 mm
Package height513 mm
Package weight23.5 kg
ManualYes
Cables includedAC

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