The Brother HL-2170W is a printer that is simply designed well. It maintains a low profile (literally) so that it takes up very little desk space, and it has a sturdy, removable paper tray for easy loading. And that’s just the plastic parts; inside, the engineers over at Brother have managed to cram an impressive number of features into a petite package. For one thing, the HL-2710W boasts a resolution of up to 2,400 x 600dpi. It also has 32MB of RAM, supports Windows, Linux, and Mac OSes, and is a breeze to set up and install. And perhaps most appealing is that it’s ready for a wired network .
What sets this printer apart, however, is that it features Wi-Fi. With Wi-Fi capabilities, not only can you add the HL-2170W to your network, you can print wirelessly to it from a Wi-Fi capable device. A number of wireless security protocols are supported, including WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) and WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access). And the cherry on top of the convenience cake is that you can configure the machine with a number of one-touch technologies including SecureEasySetup, AOSS (AirStation One Touch Secure System), and Wi-Fi Protected Setup-capable routers.
The HL-2170W isn’t slow by any means, but it’s not setting any speed records, either. It makes up ground on longer jobs, though—a 10-page test document clocked in at 33.5 seconds. The print quality, although technically at a high resolution, isn’t as impressive as the other printers in this roundup. However, text prints are still crisp, gray-scale images are moderately smooth, and blacks are fairly deep.
The HL-2170W doesn’t have the bestquality prints or blazing speed, but because of its ease of use, impressive networking features, and low price—only $149.99—it’s definitely a printer that will meet your home or small office needs.
Specifications
Print Technology: B/W Laser Technology
Max. Black Print Speed 23ppm Black
Print Resolution (maximum dpi) HQ1200 (up to 2400 x 600 dpi)
Standard Paper Capacity (sheets): 250-Sheet Input Capacity
Optional Paper Capacity (sheets): No
Multi-purpose Tray Capacity: Single-sheet manual bypass slot
Standard Interface(s): Wireless 802.11b/g, 10/100 Base-TX Ethernet, USB
Printer Driver Compatibility† Windows®, Mac OS® & Linux
Emulation(s): PCL6
Max. Monthly Duty Cycle: 10,000 pages
Recommended Monthly Print Volume: 250 to 2,000 pages
First Time to Print Less than 10 sec.
Standard Memory (MB) 32MB Memory
Optional Memory (MB): No
Network-Ready Yes
Speed (Mono) : Up to 24 ppm in A4 (25 ppm in Letter)
Resolution : Up to 1,200 x 1200 dpi effective output
Emulation : PostScript3, PCL6
Input Capacity and Types : 250-sheet Multi Purpose Tray, 1-sheet Manual Tray
OS Compatibility : Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/(32/64bit)/2003 Server/ Vista, Various Linux OS including Red Hat 8~9, Fedora Core 1~3 Mandrake 9.2~10.1 and SuSE 8.2~9.2,Mac OS 8.6~9.2/10.1~10.4
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