Pros
- Reasonably priced
Cons
- Color graphics were too dark
At A Glance
This model prints text fast, but letters looked fuzzy and graphics were dark. Compact design has letter-size paper limit.
Manufacturer’s Description
Network-ready Desktop Color Laser Printer The HL-2700CN is a network-ready desktop color laser printer. This compact printer delivers fast print speeds at up to 31ppm in monochrome and up to 8ppm in color, with vibrant color and monochrome output at up to 2400x600dpi resolution. PCL6 and BR-Script3 emulations ensure compatibility with most applications and 64MB of standard memory enables fast processing of complex documents.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | HL2700CN |
| Inventory Number | 25663 |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 64.0 MB |
| Memory max | 0.576 GB |
| Requirements | |
| Operating System Compatibility |
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| Ports and Connections | |
| USB 1.1 | Yes |
| USB 2.0 | Yes |
| PictBridge | No |
| Parallel Port | 1 |
| Serial Port | No |
| Power | |
| Maximum Power Draw (watts) | 670 watts |
| Standby Power Draw (watts) | 200 watts |
| Faxing | |
| Fax page memory capacity | 0.0 |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 18.9 inches |
| Depth | 16.5 inches |
| Height | 15.2 inches |
| Weight | 69.3 pounds |
| Media Handling | |
| Standard Number of Input Trays | 1 |
| Standard Input Sheet Capacity | 250 |
| Manual Feed Slot | 0 |
| Automatic Duplexer | Not Available |
| Max Input Trays | 2 |
| Maximum Paper Height | 14.0 |
| Storage Media | |
| Compact flash | CompactFlash |
| Compact flash | Yes |
| Resolutions | |
| Monochrome horizontal optical resolution | 2400 x 600 dpi |
| Color horizontal optical resolution | 2400 x 600 dpi |
| Platform Support | |
| Printer languages supported | PCL6 |
| Postcript Type | PostScript 3 |
Performance
| PCWorld Test Center (Quality) | |
|---|---|
| Print quality: Text | Very Good |
| Print quality: Color photo | Poor |
| Print quality: Grayscale photo | Fair |
| PCWorld Test Center (Speed) | |
|---|---|
| Print speed: Text | 24.4 ppm |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Overall Scan Quality | n/a |
| Color Output Quality | Fair |
| Output Score, Grayscale Graphics, Best Quality Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Grayscale-Best) | Fair |
| Sports Action Shot (secs) | 135.29 |
| Tested Lineart Speed (ppm) | 2.4 |
| Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) | 1.8 |
| Output Score, Color Photo, Best Quality Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Color-Best) | Poor |
| Line Art Output Quality | Very Good |
| Three-Page Word Document (secs) | 33.89 |
| Grayscale Glossy Output Quality | n/a |
| 300dpi Line Art Image (secs) | 25.47 |
| Ten-Page Word Document (secs) | 32.03 |
| Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) | 0.4 |
| Output Score, Line Art, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-LineArt-Default) | Good |
| One-Page Webpage (secs) | 25.43 |
| Tested Photo Speed (formerly pf-PCWPhotoSpeed) | 0 |
| Two-Page Excel Document (secs) | 29.65 |
| Output Score, Color Graphics, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Color-Default) | Poor |
| 4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) | 36.12 |
| 4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) | 33.34 |
| Tested Color Speed (ppm) | 2.6 |
| Output Score, Text, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Text-Default) | Fair |
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