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Brother HL-2700CN
B&W Pages per Min.: 31
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Color Pages per Min.: 8
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Max. B&W dpi: 2400-by-600
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Max. Color dpi: 2400-by-600
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Tray Capacity, pages: 250
• Price When Reviewed: $500
Last updated
February 07, 2008
February 07, 2008
Reviewed byPaul Jasper
Pros
Cons
- Pricing:Inexpensive: $500 (5/22/2008)
- Performance:Fair: 62
- Features:Good: 75
- Design:Good: 76
Pricing Inexpensive: $500
Inexpensive: $500| Standard-Capacity Black Cartridge - $178.99 |
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| Standard Cyan Ink Cartridge/Toner Cost - 173.99 |
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| Standard Magenta Ink Cartridge/Toner Cost - 173.99 |
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| Standard Yellow Ink Cartridge/Toner Cost - 173.99 |
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Performance Fair: 62
Fair: 62| Text Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings) | |
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| Tested Text Speed (ppm) | 24.4 |
| Three-Page Word Document (secs) | 33.89 |
| Ten-Page Word Document (secs) | 32.03 |
| Text Output Quality | Very Good |
| Color Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings) | |
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| Tested Color Speed (ppm) | 2.6 |
| Two-Page Excel Document (secs) | 29.65 |
| One-Page Webpage (secs) | 25.43 |
| 4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) | 36.12 |
| Color Output Quality | Fair |
| Color Photo Printing (Glossy Paper, Best Settings) | |
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| Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) | 0.4 |
| Sports Action Shot (secs) | 135.29 |
| Color Photo Quality | Poor |
| Grayscale Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings) | |
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| Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) | 1.8 |
| 4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) | 33.34 |
| Grayscale Output Quality | Fair |
| Grayscale Printing (Glossy Paper, Best Settings) | |
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| Grayscale Glossy Output Quality | n/a |
| Lineart Printing (Plain Paper, Best Settings) | |
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| Tested Lineart Speed (ppm) | 2.4 |
| 300dpi Line Art Image (secs) | 25.47 |
| Line Art Output Quality | Very Good |
| Scan Tests (in seconds) | |
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| Overall Scan Quality | n/a |
Features Good: 75
Good: 75| Memory (in MB) | |
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| RAM Installed | 64 |
| Maximum Amount of RAM | 576 |
| Dimensions | |
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| Dimensions | 18.9-by-16.5-by-15.2 |
| Weight (pounds) | 69.3 |
| Vendor Rated Speeds | |
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| B&W Pages per Min. | 31 |
| Color Pages per Min. | 8 |
| Resolutions | |
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| Max. B&W dpi | 2400-by-600 |
| Max. Color dpi | 2400-by-600 |
| Language & Emulation | |
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| Printer Emulation Type | PostScript |
| PCL Emulation | PCL6 |
| PostScript Type | PostScript 3 |
| Interfaces | |
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| Parallel Port | Yes |
| Serial Port | No |
| USB 1.1 | Yes |
| USB 2.0 | Yes |
| Ethernet | Yes |
| Media Card Readers | CompactFlash |
| PictBridge | No |
| Drivers | |
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| Macintosh | Yes |
| Windows 98 | Yes |
| Windows NT | Yes |
| Windows 2000 | Yes |
| Windows XP | Yes |
| Linux | No |
| Power | |
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| Maximum Power Draw (watts) | 670 |
| Standby Power Draw (watts) | 200 |
| Multifunction Printer Specs | |
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| Fax Memory (pages) | 0 |
| Paper Handling | |
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| Number of Input Trays, Standard | 1 |
| Number of Input Trays, Maximum | 2 |
| Tray Capacity, pages | 250 |
| Maximum Sheets With Optional Paper Trays | 780 |
| Manual Feed Slot | No |
| Maximum Paper Size | Legal |
| Output Tray Capacity | 250 |
| Auto Duplexer | No |
| Warranty & Support | |
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| Labor Warranty (years) | One |
| Parts Warranty (years) | One |
| Weekday Support Hours | 24 |
| Saturday Support Hours | 24 |
| Sunday Support Hours | 24 |
| Toll-Free Support | Yes |
| Cost of Operation Inside of Warranty | |
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| Cost per Page, Black | 0.05 |
| Cost per Page, Color | 0.1 |
| Belt | 349 |
| Fuser Kit | 577.99 |
| Vendor-Supplied Data (in Pages) | |
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| Monthly Duty Cycle | 30000 |
| Monochrome Ink/Toner Yields | 10000 |
| Standard Cyan Ink Cartridge/Toner Yield | 6600 |
| Standard Magenta Ink Cartridge/Toner Yield | 6600 |
| Standard Yellow Ink Cartridge/Toner Yield | 6600 |
| Belt (Service Life) | 60000 |
| Fuser Kit (Service Life) | 60000 |
| Waste Tray/Cartridge/Bin (Service Life) | 12000 |
| Bundled Items | |
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| Included Software | BR-Admin Professional Network Management, Driver Deployment Wizard, Brother Internet Print |
| Reliability & Service | |
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| Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category | Readers saw some improvement here. Brothers scores--average across the board--were a step up in reliability and ease of use from the marks the printer vendor posted in our previous R&S survey. |
| Reliability of brand's products in this category | |
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| Reports of products arriving with problems | Average |
| Reports of products with any significant problems | Average |
| Reports of problems that render a product unusable | Average |
| Buyers' rating of products ease-of-use | Average |
| Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category | Average |
| Service & Support Quality | |
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| Time spent holding for phone support | Average |
| Overall quality of vendor's phone support | Average |
| Reports of problems unresolved after contacting service | Average |
| Overall quality of service | Average |
Design Good: 76
Good: 76
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