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Manufacturer: Brother International Part number: HL-2170W-US
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- Bottom Line:
- The Brother HL-2170W laser printer can be the perfect money saving sidekick to your existing inkjet, but don't expect it to handle even the most minor graphic jobs.
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CNET editors' review
Brother HL-2170W price range: $498.99
- Reviewed by: Justin Yu
- Edited by: Rich Brown
- Reviewed on: 03/19/2008
- Released on: 12/19/2007
The good: Speedy text document printing; modest price tag; compact form factor; wireless option is convenient after initial setup, short initial lag time.
The bad: Wireless installation has some difficulty; poor graphics quality; lacks autoduplexing.
The bottom line: The Brother HL-2170W laser printer can be the perfect money saving sidekick to your existing inkjet, but don't expect it to handle even the most minor graphic jobs.
User reviews
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First laser printer in our hose
by sympaticoca on August 20, 2009
Pros: hl2170w works great, we us a wifi and having a option to move printer to any place in a house is great. so far we printed a 900 pages toner is at 30%, and drum life is at 90% wow ...
Cons: It was confusing to enable wifi on a unit itself but 5 min with customer support did a magic, we have tis unit for more than a year and half, two paper jams...
Summary: its great thing for any house, i do like colour but for a 100$ you get black an white...
Summary: its great thing for any house, i do like colour but for a 100$ you get black an white...
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Adjust Intensity For Better Graphics
by mt_99 on August 19, 2009
Pros: Great print quality, easy set up for wireless (follow the directions), low cost
Cons: None, considering the price point
Summary: I wonder if your reviewer knew about setting the printer to 'graphics' and adjusting the 'intensity' from within the print driver.
It's a bit hard to find this, but ...Summary: I wonder if your reviewer knew about setting the printer to 'graphics' and adjusting the 'intensity' from within the print driver.
It's a bit hard to find this, but it makes all the difference in the world in the quality of printed graphics. By default, this setting seems to be set much too dark, making graphics appear extremely muddy. But by lightening the setting 3-4 increments, the graphics are actually quite good.
I've had this printer only a few days but am extremely impressed with print quality, ease of set up (read the directions), and value.1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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No problems, works as good as I need it
by Fourbluz on February 18, 2009
Pros: Very easy set up
Not to big.
Only a power cord attached to it.
Good print speed
Great priceCons: No duplex printing
Summary: I don't know why anyone can have problems with the set up. I have minimal computer skills and I hate to work on them, but I was able to ...
Summary: I don't know why anyone can have problems with the set up. I have minimal computer skills and I hate to work on them, but I was able to have my desktop Windows Vista computer and my daughters Apple laptop connected to the wireless printing with in 15 minutes. I just followed the instructions and pictures. I attached the printer to the router, let the computer find it,removed it from the router then I typed in my network key and that was it. So very simple.
I only paid $90.00 for it and I saw it for $149.00 at some stores but today I see it is for sale again so do not pay more than $100.00. I was also able to find the TN-360 high yield toner cartridges for $45.00.1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Excellent Home Office Printer. Works like a charm.
by cwebb86 on January 26, 2009
Pros: Easy on the pocketbook. Very easy to set up wirelessly(If you follow the directions). Cost of replacement toner is cheaper than the replacement of inkjet cartridges.
Cons: Haven't found any yet, but will update if I find any.
Summary: If you're looking for a cost effective, fast printer for your home or home office, you won't go wrong with this printer. The wireless set up is a ...
Summary: If you're looking for a cost effective, fast printer for your home or home office, you won't go wrong with this printer. The wireless set up is a snap, as long as you follow the detailed instructions(took me less than 5 min). The printing speed is awesome and the cost of replacement toner cartridges is cheaper than buying inkjet cartridges for an inkjet color printer. I purchased 3 toner cartridges for less than $30 ea. If you're looking for a printer to handle your text only, monochrome document needs, then this is your guy! If you need photo, color or high quality graphics printing done, then look elsewhere!
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Great laser printer
by lbohagen on December 19, 2010
Pros: wired & wireless, easy setup ... works great in home network, great output at low cost ... easy toner refill
Cons: low toner message ... somewhat difficult to reset after refill.
Summary: I got this at a great price, $90, in 2009. I've been thru 4 toner refills ... no problems so far!
Summary: I got this at a great price, $90, in 2009. I've been thru 4 toner refills ... no problems so far!
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Great Printer for the Price
by wking33 on July 23, 2010
Pros: EASY, EASY Setup (OSX 10.6)
Fast
Decent print QualityCons: Not any so far
Summary: This is a very easy printer to set up. I just plugged it into my router, went to settings on both of my macs, selected the printer in the first ...
Summary: This is a very easy printer to set up. I just plugged it into my router, went to settings on both of my macs, selected the printer in the first tab (driver was already on my mac) and set it to default. Wireless setup may be harder, but i am using the network print function using Bonjour. Print quality is average for a laser printer, but i have not messed with the settings. It will not be used for printing pictures, as it is just a B/W printer. But Documents and diagrams look fantastic. Great printer for the price and if you print as little as I do and do not want ink to dry up as it would in a ink jet, this is a very good buy.
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Difficult to setup the wireless connection
by zionlionboy on June 24, 2010
Pros: Fast Printer and great print quality
Cons: Horrible instrctions to setup the wireless
Summary: Here is how to setup the wireless:
This instruction is to setup Brother Laser printer 2170W in windows 7
Turn off Windows Firewall
To reset the printer:
Turn off the ...Summary: Here is how to setup the wireless:
This instruction is to setup Brother Laser printer 2170W in windows 7
Turn off Windows Firewall
To reset the printer:
Turn off the printer.
Press and hold the Go Button in front, at the same time turn on the printer from the right side. You will see three lights(Error, Drum, Toner) turn on. Release the Go button. The light is not blue and is off.
Now, Press the Go button 7 times. Wait for some seconds.
The three lights will turn on and off by themselves. The printer warms up and then stops.
Connect the ethernet cable to the wireless router and the printer
in the browser type:
http://192.168.1.1
It shows the device connected and its ip address.
Close the browser and open new browser
on your internet browser type in http://(ip address that you see as device)
click on "Network configuration"
user: admin
Password: access
click on "configure interface". Change it to "Auto Switching" Click OK
You are back in "Network configuration"
click on Configure wireless
Make sure it is "Infrastructure" and the "channel" is correct.
Also "Authentization Method" should be "open system"
Choose your encryption method
type in your password in "hexadecimal format" and click "submit".
If your password is ascii change it to hexadecimal with an online converter
Follow the instructions.
Wait until it prints the papers.
When it tells you to remove the ethernet cable, Do not remove.
Wait until printing is done. Turn off the printer and remove the cable. Turn on printer.
Now Print the printer status:
click on the Go button once to wake up the printer.
Now click on the Go button 3 times. Wait! it will print 4 pages.
Look at the last page
you will see the IP address of the printer.
go to your browser and type in http://( new ip address that you see on last page)
The last step is again in the "configure wireless" to "configure TCP/IP"
choose something like 192.168.1.198 the last 3 digits should be a high number. Close browser.
Now put in the CD and install the wireless Driver only. All Done!
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Great Value With Great Print Quality
by applefan123 on June 6, 2010
Pros: This printer is fast. Its toner replacements last a long time and are cheap if you shop online. It also prints good quality documents, even in toner saver mode.
Cons: A little loud when printing, no duplex
Summary: I have had this printer about 9 months and I have printed over 1300 pages on it. I have had to replace the toner once, as the starter cartridge only ...
Summary: I have had this printer about 9 months and I have printed over 1300 pages on it. I have had to replace the toner once, as the starter cartridge only lasted 550 pages. Overall, I love this printer. It is compatible with every computer in my house and has never had a paper jam. It is a little loud when printing but it doesn't matter because it prints so fast. It is very efficient and lives up to its expectations on toner use. Overall great buy.
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Great printer for students
by avidhumor on May 28, 2010
Pros: Fast, doesnt take up a lot of space, network card
Cons: could not get wireless to work
Summary: I go to law school and this printer is great for printing out cases and research papers. However, the software that came with the printer is useless for setting up ...
Summary: I go to law school and this printer is great for printing out cases and research papers. However, the software that came with the printer is useless for setting up on the network. I tried several times to set up on the network with the included disk but could not get it to work. I ended up uninstalling the software and created a tcp/ip port and installed manually on each computer to get to work over the network.
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Horrible drivers and firmware
by qasdzxc on May 27, 2010
Pros: Printed... for a while
Cons: Doesn't print anymore because the printer bombards itself with worthless notifications of problems I have/had already fixed multiple times. I am never buying a brother product again and no one else should either
Summary: Horrible, horrible programming and setup. I am very experienced with computers and even after reading reviews complaining about the difficulty of the setup and the problems that occur down the ...
Summary: Horrible, horrible programming and setup. I am very experienced with computers and even after reading reviews complaining about the difficulty of the setup and the problems that occur down the road, I still thought I could put my computer skills to good use and fix any problems that may occur. I was completely wrong. One would think the mere act of pulling out the drum unit, replacing the toner or even cleaning the corona wire after a notification that it is dirty would be a simple process, but many times it would take HOURS to get the computer or the printer to realize that the drum unit was clean or that the toner was full. Hours of troubleshooting later I would figure out a way to force the printer through some sort of bypass that I would have to create to make the printer ignore the notifications it was giving itself. It got to the point where I would get extremely angered over a paper jam, because sometimes it would take hours after I had fixed the paper jam for the printer to realize the jam was fixed. This is not a problem with my printer, this is a fundamental and foundational problem with their drivers and firmware installed on the printer and I know that a new printer won't fix any of this, so thank you Brother for taking the 300$ spent on this printer and the toner and drums with it, and days of frustrated attempts to fix this plastic piece of junk!
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Brother International
- Part number: HL-2170W-US
- Description: The HL-2170W is a budget-friendly monochrome laser printer that is ideal for home or home office printer sharing. Featuring the same print speed, footprint and paper handling as the HL-2140, the HL-2170W offers wireless 802.11b/g and wired (Ethernet) network interfaces for connecting to your wired or wireless router. In addition, it includes 32MB of memory standard for faster processing and PCL 6 emulation for greater compatibility.
General
- Packaged Quantity 1
- Printer Type Multifunction printer,
Workgroup printer - Laser - Laser - Monochrome - Monochrome - Localization United States
Printer
- Print Speed up to 23 ppm - Max speed - Letter A Size (8.5 in x 11 in),
up to 22 ppm - Max speed - A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in) - Connectivity Technology Wireless ,
Wired - Interface 802.11g Wi-Fi,
USB LAN,
802.11b USB,
Ethernet 10/100Base-TX - Max Resolution ( B&W ) 2400 dpi x 600 dpi 2400 x 600 dpi
- Image Enhancement Technology Brother HQ1200
- First Print Out Time B/W 10 sec
- Language Simulation PCL 6
- Fonts Included 49 x Scalable,
12 x Bitmapped,
11 x Barcode - Media Handling 250-sheet input tray,
1-sheet manual tray Processor
- Processor 181 MHz
RAM
- RAM Installed ( Max ) 32 MB / 32 MB (max)
Media Handling
- Media Type Bond paper ,
Transparencies ,
Envelopes ,
Labels ,
Plain paper - Min Media Size (Custom) 2.75 in x 4.57 in
- Max Media Size (Custom) 8.5 in x 14 in
- Media Sizes B6 (4.92 in x 6.93 in),
A6 (4.13 in x 5.83 in),
B5 (6.93 in x 9.83 in),
Executive (7.25 in x 10.5 in),
Legal (8.5 in x 14 in),
A5 (5.83 in x 8.25 in),
A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in),
Letter A Size (8.5 in x 11 in),
2.75 in x 4.57 in - Media Weight 60 g/m2 - 162 g/m2
- Total Media Capacity 250 sheets
- Media Feeder(s) 1 x Manual load - 1 sheets - Legal (8.5 in x 14 in) weight: 60 g/m2 - 162 g/m2,
1 x Autoload - 250 sheets - Legal (8.5 in x 14 in) weight: 60 g/m2 - 105 g/m2 - Max Media Capacity 250 sheets
- Output Trays Capacity 100 sheets
Duty Cycle
- Monthly Duty Cycle (max) 10000 pages 10000 pages
Telecom
- Modem None
Networking
- Networking Print server - Integrated
- Data Link Protocol Fast Ethernet,
Ethernet,
IEEE 802.11b,
IEEE 802.11g - Network / Transport Protocol TCP/IP,
ARP,
FTP,
SMTP,
RAW,
ICMP/IP,
RARP,
POP3,
DHCP,
JetDirect,
DNS,
APOP,
BOOTP,
LPR/LPD,
NetBEUI/NetBIOS - Remote Management Protocol HTTP,
IPP,
Telnet,
SNMP 1 - Security Protocols & Features WPA,
WPA2,
WPA-PSK,
LEAP,
WEP - Compliant Standards IEEE 802.11g,
IEEE 802.11b,
Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Scanner
- Type None
Copier
- Copier Type None
Expansion / Connectivity
- Expansion Bays None
- Connections 1 x USB - 4 pin USB Type B,
1 x LAN - RJ-45 Miscellaneous
- Cables Included None
- Consumables Included 1 x Toner cartridge ( Black ) - up to 1000 pages,
1 x Drum - up to 12000 pages - Microsoft Certifications Compatible with Windows 7
- Compliant Standards Laser Class 1,
IEC 60825-1 Power
- Power Device Power supply - Internal
- Voltage Required AC 120 V
- Frequency Required 50/60 Hz
- Power Consumption Operational 460 Watt
- Power Consumption Stand by / Sleep 80 Watt
Software / System Requirements
- Software Included SecureEasySetup,
Drivers & Utilities - OS Required Microsoft Windows Server 2003 ,
Apple MacOS X 10.2.4 - 10.4.3 ,
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition ,
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition ,
Microsoft Windows XP Professional ,
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional ,
Microsoft Windows Vista ,
Linux ,
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition ,
Apple MacOS X 10.4.4 or later - System Requirements Details Windows 2000 Pro - Pentium II - RAM 64 MB - HD 50 MB,
Windows XP Home/Pro - Pentium II - RAM 128 MB - HD 50 MB,
Windows XP 64-bit Edition - Intel x86-64 - RAM 256 MB - HD 50 MB,
Windows Vista - Pentium 4 - RAM 512 MB - HD 50 MB,
Windows Server 2003 - Pentium III - RAM 256 MB - HD 50 MB,
MacOS X 10.2.4 - 10.4.3 - PowerPC G3 - 350 MHz - RAM 128 MB - HD 80 MB,
MacOS X 10.4.4 or later - PowerPC G4 - RAM 512 MB - HD 80 MB Environmental Standards
- ENERGY STAR Yes
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support 1 year warranty
- Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 1 year
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature 50 °F
- Max Operating Temperature 90.5 °F
- Humidity Range Operating 20 - 80%
- Sound Emission (Idle) 30 dB
- Sound Emission (Operating) 51 dB
Dimensions & Weight
- Width 14.5 in
- Depth 14.2 in
- Height 6.7 in
- Weight 15 lbs
Accessories
Manufacturer info
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- Manufacturer:Brother International
- Address:
100 Somerset Corporate Blvd., Bridgewater, NJ 08807 - Phone: 1-908-704-1700
- Fax: 1-908-704-8235
