Utilizing an electrophotographic print technology, the Brother HL-5250DN printer model is a standout among its peers within the Brother brand. What’s more, this device offers a remarkable print speed of 28 pages per minute (ppm) when printing on A4 paper, while printing on letter size paper operates at a rate of 30 ppm. The auto duplex printing function, which operates at a rate of up to 13 ppm, allows for printing on both sides of the sheet with exceptional output quality.
Brother HL-5250DN Printer Driver Downloads
Driver for Windows
| Filename | Size | Download |
| Printer Full Drivers for Windows 7 32 bit and 64 bit.EXE (Recommended) | 101.87 MB | |
| Printer Full Drivers for Windows vista 32 bit and 64 bit.EXE (Recommended) | 21.77 MB | |
| Printer Full Drivers for Windows xp 32 bit.EXE (Recommended) | 28.12 MB | |
| Driver for Windows xp 64 bit.exe (Recommended) | 986.34 kB |
Driver for Mac OS
| Filename | Size | Download |
| Printer Drivers for Mac 10.10.dmg | 28.86 MB | |
| Printer Drivers for Mac 10.9.dmg | 22.67 MB | |
| Printer Drivers for Mac 10.6 to 10.8.dmg | 26.04 MB | |
| Printer Drivers for Mac 10.5.dmg | 5.45 MB |
Specifications
The device boasts an impressive first print time, clocking in at under 8.5 seconds after issuing the command. The print resolution, however, is dependent on the specific operating system being used. Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, XP, and NT4.0 all have a maximum resolution of 1200 dots per inch (dpi), with additional options including HQ1200, 600 dpi, and 300 dpi. Meanwhile, DOS command systems have an average resolution of 600 dpi and Mac OS and Linux versions have similar resolutions to their Windows counterparts.
The printer’s control features consist of a 266 MHz processor and 32 MB of RAM for internal processing memory. An alternative option is a single DIMM slot of 144 pins, which can expand to 544 MB. The printer’s standard interface is comprised of hi-speed USB 2.0, an Ethernet LAN port, and an IEEE 1284 parallel component.
The IPv4 network protocols include ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA (Auto IP), WINS/NetBIOS, TELNET, HTTP, DNS, and numerous others.
The HL-5250DN printer boasts a variety of print languages, including PCL6, BR-Script 3, IBM Pro-Printer XL, and Epson FX-850. This printer also supports resident fonts, including 66 scalable fonts, 12 bitmap fonts, and 11 bar codes.
In addition, the printer driver is compatible with Windows, Macintosh, and Linux operating system versions.
To download the Brother HL-5250DN driver, visit the Brother website.