Editorial Review:

Item Description:
The HL-2170W is ideal for home or home office printer sharing. The HL-2170W offers wireless 802.11b/g and wired (Ethernet) network interfaces for connecting to your wired or wireless router. In addition, it includes 32MB of standard memory for faster processing, and PCL6 emulation for greater compatibility. 32MB of memory enables the HL-2170W to quickly process your print jobs and handle more complex documents. Perfect for family or home office print sharing, the HL-2170W provides flexible connectivity with USB, wireless, and wired network interfaces. With a print speed of up to 23ppm, you can quickly produce all of your letters, reports, spreadsheets and other documents. A 250-sheet capacity paper tray means you will spend less time refilling the tray, and a manual by-pass slot is available for printing envelopes and letterheads. With HQ1200 print resolution (up to 2400 x 600 dpi), your documents will have crisp text and graphics. Users with wireless access points that support SecureEasySetup, Wi-Fi Protected Setup, or AOSS, can automatically configure wireless settings by simply pressing a button on the router. Standard Interfaces - Wireless 802.11b/g, 10/100 Base-TX Ethernet, and USB One-Push Wireless Configurations - SecureEasySetup, AOSS or Wi-Fi Protected Setup capable routers CPU (Processor) Speed - 181 MHz Resident Fonts - 49 scalable fonts, 12 bitmap fonts, and 11 bar codes Paper Tray - 16-28 pounds (bond) Letter, Legal, Executive, A4, A5, A6, B5, and B6 Multi-purpose Tray - 16-43 pounds (bond) Letter, Legal, Executive, A4, A5, A6, B5, B6, Envelopes, and Custom Sizes (2.75-8.5 (w), 4.57-14 (l)) Output Paper Capacity - 100 sheets Dimensions - Width 14.5x Depth 14.2 x Height 6.7 Weight - 15.0 pounds

Amazon.com Item Description:
Ideal for both home and office use, the affordable Brother HL-2170W Laser Printer features network connectivity via wireless/wired interfaces, and prints up to 23 pages per minute at a high-quality resolution, giving your work and personal documents a polished finish colleagues and friends are sure to envy.

The Brother HL-2170W Personal Laser Printer offers: Built-in wired and wireless networking for printer sharing. Fast, 23 pages-per-minute performance. High-quality (2400 x 600 resolution) prints.

With built-in wireless networking, everyone on your network can easily share the printer.

The manual by-pass slot lets you print envelopes and letterhead.

Versatile and Professional
This monochrome laser printer not only warms up in less than 10 seconds and prints up to 23 pages per minute to give you near-instant access to important reports, documents, and annual family letters when you need them, it also includes a manual bypass feeder for professional printing on envelopes and letterhead. The high-quality resolution (up to 2400 x 600 dpi) of this personal black-and-white laser printer reflects the time and care that you put into each document, while giving you the benefits of low cost per page laser output. The printer also includes 32 MB memory, and a 250-sheet capacity tray that can conveniently accommodate standard, legal, and custom-sized paper.

Built-In Wired and Wireless Networking
Perfect for family or home offices, the HL-2170W gives you the option to connect the printer via USB, Ethernet, or 802.11b/g wireless networking. Brother makes wireless setup a snap; for users with wireless access points that support SecureEasySetup, Wi-Fi Protected Setup, or AOSS, you can automatically configure your wireless settings by simply pressing a button on your router.

Ergonomic and Energy Efficient
The Brother HL-2140 17.9-by-18.7-by-14.2-inch efficient design features a toner save mode for extended toner life as well as sleep mode. Easy to set up and a breeze to use, this printer is compatible with both Mac and Windows operating systems, and includes an animated user-friendly tutorial to help answer common support and maintenance questions.

Environmentally Friendly Design
For added peace of mind, this machine is Energy Star compliant, which means it helps save the environment while saving you money. (Energy Star is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy promoting energy efficiency).

This personal laser printer is backed by a one-year limited manufacturer's warranty.

What's in the Box
HL-2170W laser printer, starter toner cartridge and instruction kit.



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Rating: - * Wireless Printing ... I purchased this printer not really expecting the wireless printing to work as advertised (due to some of the prior reviews) so I feel it necessary to set the record straight. Setting up wireless printing was remarkably easy (following the directions actually works!) and it's been up and running the past two months without any issue. Everything works exactly as advertised. This was all set up on an all Mac network with Panther, Tiger and Leopard versions running. Rating: - * Great Printer ... Very easy to setup. Just follow instructions and you'll be good to go. Great quality printing at a great Amazon price. Highly-recommend. Rating: - * Quick, cheap printer & awesome install ... Installation was like eating cake :9~~ (even my idiot friends & relatives could do it) Purchased unit in spring 2008. Install disc actually well executed, w/ 3 install options (give these guys some cake and ice cream). No problems installing onto the following OS X, win2k, XP Pro, Vista. Made a .img of the install disc and used that for a desktop w/o CD drives. Wireless printing that works. No problems w/ curling (as mentioned for the HL-2040) or anything. Rating: - * Everything works flawlessly in OS X ... I'm a 19 year old male, attending college for graphic design. I was in the market for a new printer and there were five things I was looking for: 1) Monochromatic Laser because I didn't want to worry about replacing multiple ink tanks and I wanted sharp text output. 2) Flat paper tray, so nothing would be sticking out of the back, getting bent etc. 3) Flat paper output tray on top of the printer so pages wouldn't end up on the floor or take up space in the front. 4) <$200 because I'm a student... 5) WiFi that works on a Mac. The brother 2170W has all of that. In fact, I have been using this printer with Mac OS 10.5 Leopard for three days, and everything about the printer works flawlessly. It's a great printer and it's a great value. At first, I was skeptical about the printer because so many reviews made it sound impossible to set up wirelessly, but that was not the case at all. If you can follow the directions found on the brother support website, you can do it in about 15 or 20 minutes. They are specifically written for Leopard and there are pictures that walk you through exactly what to do. It's not exactly "easy" because there are a lot of steps, but it's the kind of thing anyone can do. All I had to know was my network name, network password, security type (WEP...), and other basic things like that. It prints quickly and everything looks great. I'm not, by any means, a printer expert, but all the grays look good, text is fantastic, images and graphics aren't bad at all, and I can't even see the dithering from a normal page viewing distance. The footprint is very reasonable and it looks pretty stylish for a printer. It's not exactly quiet when it's printing, but I don't think it's loud enough to bother anyone. It's very quite when idle. I couldn't really ask for more in a printer. The WiFi might be worth more than you think; it's already proven itself a lot more convenient than I thought it would be. I hadn't realized how often I wanted to print something out from the laptop while it's in another room. Rating: - * Excellent Printer ... I've been using this printer for about a month. Set up with USB cable (I haven't tried wireless yet) took about 2 minutes and was flawless. I use this printer at home for general printing, and for work I bring home. I print many schedules on Microsoft Project, and there is no lag at all with this printer. With several of the enterprise class HP printers at work it takes minutes to crank through. No issues with paper feed, botched graphics, bugs, nothing. This printer seems solid, and works flawlessly. Look around for a sale- I bought this at Best Buy for $99. Extremely satisfied. I'm using it with an XP laptop, but plan to use it with a Mac as well.