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Brother HL-2700CN Laser Printer (31 PPM, 2400x600 DPI, Color, 64MB, PC/Mac)

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Good
  • Pros
  • Reasonably priced
  • Cons
  • Color graphics were too dark

User Reviews for Brother HL-2700CN Laser Printer (31 PPM, 2400x600 DPI, Color, 64MB, PC/Mac)

  • Reviewed by: DeJongInnovations

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: Wonderful toner capacity, very straight forward maintenance, very easy to configure and set up. Cost per print equalizes the high cost for parts.

    Weaknesses: A little noisey. only 64mb memory (it's upgradable). Isn't wireless. Parts are pricey, but the printer still pays for itself.

    Overall Evaluation: I got this printer for a steal for $50. I felt like I had to be looking over my shoulder after I paid for it. It has nearly 100,000 prints on it and the color toners are original as they are refillable. I've printed maybe 2000 prints with it and it's already paid for itself probably 10 times over. Wonderful printer!

  • Reviewed by: redgiant

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: Easy to use,Fast monochrome text speed,network-ready, large-capacity cartridge.

    Weaknesses: Limited paper storage,a little bit noisy.

    Overall Evaluation: I bought this machine for $500 with $50 rebate. The installation is easy and is the fastest color laser printer so far. It offers impressive print quality with crispy and great details. I bought this printer because it has large-capacity cartridge (Yields up to 6,600 pages with $150 for each cartridge). The HL-2700CN includes a CompactFlash card slot, which, with the addition of a CompactFlash card, you can use to store and reprint large documents, as well as for storing special font and frequently used forms and templates. The LCD screen can shows the status of the printing. Although it's a little bit noisy during printing, I recommend this printer for small business.

  • Reviewed by: Meiyer

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: Good text printing and fast,if toner is full then page costs are very good

    Weaknesses: very noisy when the printing starts,waiting time for the first colour print toooo long

    Overall Evaluation: Fill up the toner cartridges up to the top and you get a very good price per printed page (between 2p and 4.5p) but if you like it nice and quiet and your colour prints printed out today and not next year then look somewhere else

  • Reviewed by: tomtaxman

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: looks good, small footprint, color is better then average, a lot of bang for the buck.features sound to good to be true

    Weaknesses: cost to run.the warning light came on at 10k.opc belt op4cl cost over $400 to replace.fuser fp4cl cost $450 and toner $145 runs out sooner then claimed

    Overall Evaluation: Brother claims were to good to be true. I have bought several brother units and have had trouble with half. they all seem to claim moreprints then to units will do. We are accountants as such we keep records. We will not be able to recommend them or continue to use them as we grow in the future.

  • Reviewed by: cyber_rigger

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: Works with linux.Emulates several other printers.EASY cartridge replacement.

    Weaknesses: Images are not "photo" quality,as in a photoprinter with photo paper,but they are pretty good for just plain paper.

    Overall Evaluation: This is a great business printer. It emulates several other different printers. I was able to use it with some very old software and replaced an old dot matrix printer. Does postscript printing. Prints on thick paper and card stock. Can be configured with a browser. With Linux I used the brother 2600 driver and it works fine even with network printing. The toner cartridges and transfer belt are the easiest that I have seen to get to. The toner cartridges are super big capacity.

What You Should Know about the HL-2700CN Laser Printer (31 PPM, 2400x600 DPI, Color, 64MB, PC/Mac)

Installed Memory is Ideal for Five or Fewer Users

This printer's installed memory is sufficient for small offices or workgroups that print typical business documents, such as memos, spreadsheets, or simple Web pages. If you have more than six people using the printer or the printer handles heavy traffic, you will want more memory than this printer provides.

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