Brother HL-2170W Specifications

By Justin Yu on 25/03/2008

More Brother reviews , RRP: AU$249.00

The good:

  • Speedy text document printing
  • Modest price tag
  • Compact form factor
  • Wireless option is convenient after initial setup
  • Short initial lag time

The bad:

  • Wireless installation has some difficulty
  • Poor graphics quality
  • Lacks autoduplexing

The bottomline:

The Brother HL-2170W laser printer can be the perfect money saving sidekick to your existing inkjet, but don't expect it to handle even the most minor graphic jobs.

Editors' rating:

7.3/10

Users' rating:

9/10

General

  • Device type
  • Mono laser
  • Dimensions (H x W x D)
  • 17.05 x 36.8 x 36.1 cm
  • Weight
  • 6.8 kg
  • Software
  • Drivers & Utilities
  • Printer engine
  • Laser
  • Memory
  • 32 MB
  • Connections
  • USB2

Paper features

  • Paper input
  • 250 sheets
  • Paper output
  • 100
  • Paper sizes
  • A4, A5, A6, B5, B5
  • Paper trays
  • 1

Print features

  • Print speed (B&W)
  • 22 ppm
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