Brother HL-2070N Network Monochrome Laser Printer (Black) | 
| Brand: Brother
List Price: $299.99
Buy Used: $59.95
You Save: $240.04 (80%)
Rating:  218 reviews
Color: GRAY
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Operating System: Apple MacOS 9.1 - 9.2.x
System Memory: 16
Modem: None
Shipping Weight (lbs): 20
Dimensions (in): 18.7 x 17.9 x 14.2
MPN: HL-2070n
Model: HL-2070n
UPC: 012502612308
EAN: 0012502612308
ASIN: B0007KNZ8M
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 2,400 x 600 dpi resolution with laser print quality | | • | Up to 20 ppm black, first page out in under 10 seconds | | • | 250-sheet input capacity; supports a variety of sizes and envelopes | | • | Simple setup and operation; 16 MB standard memory | | • | Parallel, USB 2.0, and Ethernet interfaces; PC, Mac, and Linux compatible |
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Product Description
Ideal for home or home office printer sharing, the HL-2070N is an affordable monochrome laser printer. Offering the same footprint, print speed and paper capacity as the HL-2040, the HL-2070N also features a built-in Ethernet network interface that enables it to easily connect to your wired or wireless router.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 213 more reviews...
 You'll never go back to inkjet after using this - Easy setup (Mac or PC), speedy, good quality, compact, and networkable October 11, 2005
booshleeg
111 out of 112 found this review helpful
I was a little worried about the paper curling issue at first, but having used this printer for a while, it is not as bad as some people make it out to be. Yes, the paper is curled slightly when it first comes out, but if you set it aside on a flat surface and let it cool for a few seconds, the paper will flatten out by itself. I have seen other laser printers that do far worse curling.
Network setup is very easy, especially if you're using Mac OS X Tiger or Panther. I was able to connect both with Bonjour/Rendezvous wirelessly via Linksys 802.11g router after installing drivers downloaded off Brother's website. Also was able to connect a PC running Win XP, which required an extra step or two. After you're connected, if you need to change any default printer settings, it's all done through a web interface (both FireFox and Safari worked fine).
Overall print quality is noticeably better than any inkjet and as good, if not better than similar laser printers in this class. Even graphic printouts were much better than I had expected and is perfectly fine for non-photo quality jobs. There are settings for 300/600/1200 dpi, a toner saver feature, power saver timeout, print density, and paper type selector (someone mentioned that selecting "thin" paper type causes less curling). Various other advanced printer and networking settings, and emulation modes exist also.
Print speed is very good. It takes about 10 seconds from the time I click the Print button to when 1 page in 600dpi with a fair amount of of text is printed out, even having just awakened from sleep mode. No problems printing out MS Word, Excel, and Adobe Acrobat documents.
I've printed a couple hundred pages so far, and have not experienced any printer errors or paper jams. (The printer also keeps a tally on the number of jams and an error history of the last 10 errors.)
Firmware version on mine is 1.11.
Overall, I would highly recommend this printer for anyone looking to save money on inkjet cartridges and want a very good quality, speedy, easy-to-setup, compact, networkable B&W laser printer for their home or home office.
This printer's web page August 20, 2007
Michael W. Perry (Seattle, WA United States)
87 out of 89 found this review helpful
This printer doesn't have the 'built-like-a-tank" feel or weight of my old Laserwriter IIg, but it's far quicker and less troublesome. If you want to do black-and-white printing on a budget, I highly recommend it. I use it to print book drafts and even the 8-point type in footnotes is sharp and clear. The driver installed quickly and worked without a hitch on my Mac mini and MacBook.
Installed to run over an Ethernet network, this printer has a rudimentary web page server that allows you to use your web browser to configure some of its features remotely, including the print resolution and a toner save mode. You can also see how many pages you've used on the toner and drum, so you have an idea when each needs replacing. The web page configuration information is buried in the Network User's Guide, so I'll post it here. (Voting this review helpful will keep in near the top and help others to see this posting.)
The web address is: http://brn-8c4310.local/printer/main.html
That'll give you the printer's home page. To change the configuration, you'll need this information:
The default account is: admin
And the default password is: access
Michael W. Perry, author of Untangling Tolkien: A Chronology and Commentary for The Lord of the Rings
Great Printer For The Whole House September 19, 2005
Greg Bulmash (Lynnwood, WA United States)
51 out of 51 found this review helpful
This is a great way to let all the computers in your house share one printer. In my house I have 5... my PC, my wife's PC, a laptop each, and a low-end DIY box I use for playing with Linux.
The installation of this printer was really easy. I plugged it into one of the wired ports on our wireless router and had all the PCs in the house printing to it within 10 minutes. I not only got our Windows machines using it in minutes, when I recently did a test install of Linspire on my DIY box, Linux printed to it with no problem too.
The output quality is great and it warms up pretty quickly. The only "bad" part is when I'm at my desk upstairs (where the printer is), my wife is downstairs with her laptop, and she prints something. Having the printer start up and print without warning was sort of spooky and took a little getting used to.
But all in all, this is awesome. One printer serves the whole house, gives great-looking output, and was a snap to get working.
Brother Quality Continues to Impress October 23, 2006
Robert L. Stinnett (Boonville, MO)
40 out of 40 found this review helpful
This makes my third Brother laser printer that I have owned over the years. All three printers continue to be operational despite heavy workloads that I put on them in my small business. In fact, the only reason I bought the 2070N was because I wanted the convenience of the built-in networking capabilities. When it comes to quality, Brother shined above all the others and continues to do so.
The 2070N is a 20ppm monochrome (black and white) laser that can hook right up to your existing network. There is an optional wireless adapter you can purchase if you don't have a cabled network. One of the things that impressed me the most was how easy it was to get setup and running on the network. I had used HP printers years ago that were 'network ready' only to spend hours trying to figure out how to get the rest of the computers in the house to see it. With Brother, it was a matter of "plug and play". I took it out of the box, hooked it up and it automatically was assigned an IP address and the included software saw the printer and setup the necessary drivers. It doesn't get any easier than that!
There are a lot of features built into this printer that you wouldn't expect to find on a consumer model. For instance, the printer has a web interface that you can use to administer and check the status of the printer. There is also a built-in FTP server so you can literally FTP your large documents over to be printed. Errors and such can be setup to be e-mailed to you automatically so that, for example, when you are running low on toner you can get an email alert before you run totally dry.
The printer warms up faster and from sleep mode to print usually takes less than 10 seconds. Though some of the earlier 2070N models apparently had a problem with heat and curling paper, it appears that Brother has fixed this as I have never had my paper curl -- even during large print jobs.
Overall, you can't go wrong with the 2070N. It's a low-cost workhorse that will serve you well for your print jobs in both your home and small business environment.
 Somewhat disappointing May 12, 2006
Dwight Karlsen (Phoenix, AZ)
24 out of 30 found this review helpful
The Brother HL-2070N seems like a no-brainer buy: It's cheap, it's network-ready, its low-profile and charcoal color looks classy in a front-office environment, and it has a manual feed slot primarily for use with envelopes. So what's not to like?
The paper coming out curled or curved is annoying, but it's true also that it's not THAT bad, and I've found that putting the sheets face-down while they cool helps flatten them back out.
The other BAD thing is, when I print on our pre-printed envelopes that have a heavier stock with a slightly rougher than normal surface, it leaves a ghost image of the address about an inch to the left of the actual address. This is VERY annoying, since I print a lot of envelopes, and it doesn't look very professional. In fact, I may have to figure out a way to dump this printer and order a new one.
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