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Pros

  • Excellent text output
  • Good speed

Cons

  • Lackluster photo quality

At A Glance

Competitive in speed and features, but not photo quality, this small-business workhorse laser printer is best for mainstream use.

Manufacturer’s Description

Large paper capacity, high-speed printing and long-lasting supplies: the HL-4570CDWT offers you professional performance and exceedingly low running costs. A combination that makes perfect business sense: the HL-4570CDWT offers exceedingly fast, efficient mono and colour print speeds of 28 pages per minute. Coupled with a very large paper supply of 800 sheets from three separate trays, this makes for low maintenance and helps you significantly increase productivity in your office.

The Specs

Pricing
Part Number HL4570CDWT
Processor
Processor speed 0.4 MHz
Requirements
Operating System Compatibility
  • Macintosh OS X 10.5.x
  • Macintosh OS X 10.6.x
  • Microsoft Windows 7
  • Microsoft Windows Vista
  • Microsoft Windows XP
Memory
Memory size 0.128 MB
Memory max 0.256 GB
Display
Display type Monochrome (fixed-character)
Photo preview 0
Text Only 1
Touchscreen 0
Ports and Connections
USB Yes
Wireless connection Yes
USB Flash Port Yes
Power
Maximum Power Draw (watts) 560.0 watts
Standby Power Draw (watts) 7.0 watts
Green
Energy Star compliant 1.0
Dimensions
Width 16.1 inches
Depth 19.1 inches
Height 12.3 inches
Weight 46.3 pounds
Media Handling
Standard Number of Input Trays 2.0
Maximum sheet capacity with standard trays 300.0 sheets
Optional Trays Available 1.0
Manual Feed Slot 0.0
Automatic Duplexer Standard
Media Sizes Accepted Legal inches
Dedicated photo tray 0.0
Automatic Document Feeder 0.0
Duty Cycle 60000.0
Resolutions
Monochrome horizontal optical resolution 2400 dpi
Monochrome vertical optical resolution 600 dpi
Color vertical optical resolution 2400 dpi
Color horizontal optical resolution 600 dpi
Platform Support
Printer languages supported
  • PCL
  • PostScript Emulation
Printer Type
Number of Colors 4.0
Colors Available
  • Cyan
  • K (Black)
  • Magenta
  • Yellow
Cost Per Page
Plain Text Page (Highest yield vendor ink) 1.8 cents per page
4-color page (cheapest vendor ink) 11.7 cents per page
Vendor Rated Speeds
Monochrome print speed 30.0 ppm
Color print speed 30.0 ppm
Warranty
Warranty information 1 Year

Performance

PCWorld Test Center (Quality)
Print quality: Text Superior
Print quality: Color photo Good
PCWorld Test Center (Speed)
Print speed: Text 16.0   ppm
Print speed rating: Text Good
Print speed: Color photo 3.2   ppm
Print speed rating: Color photo Very Good

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