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Brother HL-2170W 23ppm Laser Printer with Wireless and Wired Network Interfaces

Manufacturer : BROTHER
In Stock : 47

List Price:	$299.99
Price:	$99.99
You Save:	$200.00 (67%)

Features

Monochrome laser printer prints up to 23 ppm, perfect for home or office use
High-quality 2400 x 600 dpi resolution
Features network connectivity via wireless/wired interfaces
250-sheet capacity tray, Starter Toner Cartridge
One-year limited manufacturer's warranty

Product Description

The HL-2170W is a network, monochrome laser printer that is ideal for home or home office printer sharing. It features network connectivity via Ethernet and wireless interfaces, a fast print speed of up to 23ppm, HQ resolution (up to 2400 x 600 dpi) for high-quality output, and quick processing with 32MB memory. The HL-2170W provides flexible paper handling via an enclosed 250-sheet capacity tray and a manual by-pass slot for printing envelopes and letterhead. It also offers a Toner Save mode to extend toner life and wide compatibility with support for Windows and Mac and PCL6 emulation.

Amazon.com Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description Ideal for both home and office use, the affordable Brother HL-2170W Laser Printer features network connectivity via wireless/wired interfaces, and prints up to 23 pages per minute at a high-quality resolution, giving your work and personal documents a polished finish colleagues and friends are sure to envy.

The Brother HL-2170W Personal Laser Printer offers:

Built-in wired and wireless networking for printer sharing.
Fast, 23 pages-per-minute performance.
High-quality (2400 x 600 resolution) prints.

With built-in wireless networking, everyone on your network can easily share the printer.

The manual by-pass slot lets you print envelopes and letterhead.

Versatile and Professional
This monochrome laser printer not only warms up in less than 10 seconds and prints up to 23 pages per minute to give you near-instant access to important reports, documents, and annual family letters when you need them, it also includes a manual bypass feeder for professional printing on envelopes and letterhead. The high-quality resolution (up to 2400 x 600 dpi) of this personal black-and-white laser printer reflects the time and care that you put into each document, while giving you the benefits of low cost per page laser output. The printer also includes 32 MB memory, and a 250-sheet capacity tray that can conveniently accommodate standard, legal, and custom-sized paper.

Built-In Wired and Wireless Networking
Perfect for family or home offices, the HL-2170W gives you the option to connect the printer via USB, Ethernet, or 802.11b/g wireless networking. Brother makes wireless setup a snap; for users with wireless access points that support SecureEasySetup, Wi-Fi Protected Setup, or AOSS, you can automatically configure your wireless settings by simply pressing a button on your router.

Ergonomic and Energy Efficient
The Brother HL-2140 17.9-by-18.7-by-14.2-inch efficient design features a toner save mode for extended toner life as well as sleep mode. Easy to set up and a breeze to use, this printer is compatible with both Mac and Windows operating systems, and includes an animated user-friendly tutorial to help answer common support and maintenance questions.

Environmentally Friendly Design
For added peace of mind, this machine is Energy Star compliant, which means it helps save the environment while saving you money. (Energy Star is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy promoting energy efficiency).

This personal laser printer is backed by a one-year limited manufacturer's warranty.

What's in the Box
HL-2170W laser printer, starter toner cartridge and instruction kit.

Customer Reviews

Average Rating of 4.50 out of 397 reviews

Rating :
No longer dread printing tasks - shileah, Nov 21, 2009

I've been using this printer for home printing needs for over a year now. According to the online printer maintenance screens, we've printed a mere 880 pages (predominantly school assignments) and only received 2 errors (one time each - low toner and paper jam). When the toner error occurred, google results taught me how to override and continue using the toner cartridge. At page 685, when the toner error occurred, it was definitely NOT time for a new toner cartridge. Easily fixed.

When shopping for this printer, I wanted several things:
- no HP. I hate their software, their hardware, their errors, their annoying software, their tentacles in everything, their blasted software.
- no Canon. Our last experience with Canon was full of errors, until the cat knocked the printer off the shelf. Good riddance.
- Needs to work with Linux.

I really wasn't looking for a laser printer and this was my first. I purchased in a local store when I couldn't find good alternatives to the above mentioned brands. I've been very pleased. With the inkjets, I always had to fidget with them before Every Single Printing job... is it on? is it connected? what's the status window say? is the inkjet clogged? is there paper? is there a job hung-up from 2 months ago? is there ink? No More. With this printer, I've only had 2 network errors that were obvious. One time, I changed the network name so I needed to update the printer. Another time, we were having issues with router and I needed to restart the printer.

We only use this printer with Wireless network. It lives in a storage room in the house. We don't see it, hear it, or pay attention to it. Yet, it still behaves so nicely for us. It doesn't feel cheap like all the inkjets I've had. It's a sturdy cube with no dangling trays or paper holders of any sort. I love the clean lines of it. Inkjets tend to have a weird footprint.

The wireless network setup was bothersome, but it was completed in one evening. If I remember right, I had to plug into wired connection to configure the wireless. Once that was done, it was done. I haven't had to replug-in the wired again because I've been able to use the wireless and the printer web interface.

I have never regretted this purchase. I hope the prices keep dropping on color lasers, because when this printer finally kicks the bucket, that'll be my next purchase. No more inkjets!

Rating :
Great (if you trick the toner!) - Eric Sosnoff, Nov 19, 2009

This is the perfect laser printer for a student like me: cheap, efficient, easy to use, and without any sacrifice in quality. Just make sure you follow the advice of the reviewer below and 'trick' the printer into continuing to print even when it thinks the toner is too low. All you have to do is put some opaque tape over one of the 'windows' through which the printer beams a light in order to check if the toner is full. When one of the circular, glass windows is blocked, the printer thinks the toner is full and keeps printing. I just did the 'trick' with a piece of scotch tape and a black Sharpie. Note that I applied the tape to the plastic piece outside of the window, as the window itself is hard to get to, and this approach worked swimmingly.

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Would recommend to anyone - Kathleen A. Oaster, Nov 16, 2009

Great printer. I use it with my wireless network and never have to hook up a cable. Just press the button to print and it prints. Can't ask for more than that. I had some trouble at first hooking it up, but once I used the recommended way with the network cable, it was easy. Loved it so much I bought one for my in-laws. This year my parents get one. I highly recommend it.

Rating :
Great Printer! - Jono, Nov 13, 2009

Love this thing. It was easy to setup, fantastic quality b&w. Much less hassle and better quality than an ink-jet. I would've done this years ago if the price had been this good. Highly recommended!

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Some problems, btu so far ok. - Ruth Wherland, Nov 12, 2009

The set up for this printer was a breeze and so far I've only had a few messed up print jobs. Hopefully it will not become a chronic problem. The traditional remedy of turn the printer off and then back on and try again seems to be working on the occasions when problems arise.

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