Brother DCP-8040 is a monochrome (black and white) multi-function laser printer. It functions as a printer, scanner and digital copier. The Brother DCP-8040 supported media types are plain paper, envelopes, recycled paper, labels and transparencies. The media sizes are letter A size, legal, executive, A4 and B5. The print resolution is 2400 x 600 dpi, the copy resolution is 600 x 600 dpi and the scan resolution is 2400 x 600 dpi. This model has a 250 sheet total input capacity and 100 sheet output capacity, the maximum monthly duty cycle is 10,000 impressions. The Brother DCP-8040 print speed is 21 pages per minute and the copier speed is 21 copies per minute. This model also features a 32 MB memory, parallel and USB connectivity. The Brother DCP-8040 uses two toner cartridges and one drum unit, the toner cartridges consist of a standard yield and a high yield toner. The standard yield can print up to 3,300 pages at 5% coverage, while the high yield can print up to 6,500 pages at 5% coverage. The toner cartridge model numbers are TN540 (TN-540) which is the standard yield and TN570 (TN-570) which is the high yield toner. The drum unit model number is DR510 (DR-510), which has a duty cycle of 20,000 pages at 5% coverage.