Ab Work Outs: Brother HL-2070N Network Monochrome Laser Printer (Black) Review

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(More customer reviews)I was a little worried about the paper curling issue at first, but having used this printer for a while, it is not as bad as some people make it out to be.Yes, the paper is curled slightly when it first comes out, but if you set it aside on a flat surface and let it cool for a few seconds, the paper will flatten out by itself.I have seen other laser printers that do far worse curling.

Network setup is very easy, especially if you're using Mac OS X Tiger or Panther.I was able to connect both with Bonjour/Rendezvous wirelessly via Linksys 802.11g router after installing drivers downloaded off Brother's website.Also was able to connect a PC running Win XP, which required an extra step or two.After you're connected, if you need to change any default printer settings, it's all done through a web interface (both FireFox and Safari worked fine).

Overall print quality is noticeably better than any inkjet and as good, if not better than similar laser printers in this class.Even graphic printouts were much better than I had expected and is perfectly fine for non-photo quality jobs.There are settings for 300/600/1200 dpi, a toner saver feature, power saver timeout, print density, and paper type selector (someone mentioned that selecting "thin" paper type causes less curling).Various other advanced printer and networking settings, and emulation modes exist also.

Print speed is very good.It takes about 10 seconds from the time I click the Print button to when 1 page in 600dpi with a fair amount of of text is printed out, even having just awakened from sleep mode.No problems printing out MS Word, Excel, and Adobe Acrobat documents.

I've printed a couple hundred pages so far, and have not experienced any printer errors or paper jams.(The printer also keeps a tally on the number of jams and an error history of the last 10 errors.)

Firmware version on mine is 1.11.

Overall, I would highly recommend this printer for anyone looking to save money on inkjet cartridges and want a very good quality, speedy, easy-to-setup, compact, networkable B&W laser printer for their home or home office.

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Product Description:
Prints up to 20ppm. HQ1200 resolution (up to 2400x600dpi). Includes Built-in Ethernet Network Interface. PCL6 for DOS printing. 250-sheet input capacity. 16MB memory standard. USB 2.0 and Parallel Interfaces. Toner Save Mode Feature. Optional External Wireless network interface. One year express exchange limited warranty.