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Brother HL-3170CDW

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User ratings:
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4 stars
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3 stars
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Editorial reviews:
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3.5 out of 5
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Pros

  • Good speed for the price Speed is good
  • single-line monochrome LCD display and controls are easy enough
  • Speed is excellent

Cons

  • days ink jet cartridges are very expensive
  • Not pristine
  • evocative color graphics-move on to another printer

Key specs

  • 333 MHz
  • yes
  • 33, 53 dB
  • 100 sheets
  • yes
  • yes
  • LED
  • 2400, 600 dpi

Brother HL-3170CDW - Pros & Cons

Brother HL-3170CDW

Pros

  • Good speed for the price Speed is good
  • single-line monochrome LCD display and controls are easy enough
  • Speed is excellent
  • The quality is good enough to print recognizable images from Web pages
  • Excellent machine at a good price
  • It is so simple to use
  • and fast
  • it easy to setup and is working well
  • HL3170CDW performs well in terms of some core functionalities as well
  • good speed and paper handling
  • the paper handling capabilities of this printer are also quite good

Cons

  • days ink jet cartridges are very expensive
  • Not pristine
  • evocative color graphics-move on to another printer
  • It will not print when you run out of any of the four colors
  • the color palette is overly light
  • bit slower than using the monochrome model
  • only used these two Brother printers for about a month
  • poor color accuracy
  • Setup without a touchscreen is a pain
  • you never print documents on both sides of a page
  • Photo quality

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Brother HL-3170CDW - Full Specifications

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General
Colour printingyes
Internal memory128.0 mB
Supports duplexyes
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Dimensions
Height9.45 in
Width16.14 in
Depth18.31 in
Weight39.9 lb
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Printing details
Printing technologyLED
Maximum resolution2400 x 600 dpi
Printing colours
  • Black
  • Cyan
  • Magenta
  • Yellow
Warm-up time25.0 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)16.0 s
Time to first page (black, normal)16.0 s
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)23.0 ppm
Print speed (draft, colour)18.0 ppm
Print speed (draft, black)22.0 ppm
Overall black/white print speed7.0 ppm
Economical printingyes
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)3.5 ppm
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Paper handling
Total output capacity100.0 sheets
Total number of input trays1
Total input capacity100.0 sheets
Paper tray media weight60 - 105
Paper tray media types
  • Glossy paper
  • Labels
  • Plain paper
  • Pre-Printed
  • Recycled paper
  • Thin paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)
  • B5
  • B6
Non-ISO print media sizesLetter
Maximum print size216 x 356 mm
Custom media width76.2 - 216
Custom media length116 - 355.6
Media supported
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
  • Letter
Tray capacity100
Number of trays1
Supports automatic duplexyes
Paper storage (capacity included)250.0 sheets
Paper storage (max capacity)250.0 sheets
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Storage
Built-in hard driveno
Maximum memory capacity128.0 mB
Memory card supportno
Included memory capacity128.0 mB
Writes to CD / DVDno
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Design
Colour of productBlack,Ivory
Stand-by LEDyes
Power LEDyes
Blue Angel certifiedyes
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Display
Displayyes
Display technologyLCD
Display typeGreyscale
Touchscreenno
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Technical details
Processor speed333.0 MHz
Recommended duty cycle300 - 1500
Page description languages
  • BR-Script 3
  • PCL 6
Number of print cartridges4
Colour printeryes
Colour toner includedyes
Black/white toner includedyes
Capacity of supplied colour toner1000.0 pages
Capacity of supplied drum15000.0 pages
Capacity of supplied black/white toner1000.0 pages
Linux compatibilityyes
Mac operating systems supported
  • Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
  • Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Windows operating systems supportedWindows XP Home
Server operating systems supported
  • Windows Server 2003
  • Windows Server 2003 x64
  • Windows Server 2008
  • Windows Server 2008 R2
  • Windows Server 2008 x64
Noise level33 - 53
Sound pressure level (printing)53.0 dB
Sound power level (standby)33.0 dB
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Connectivity
Interfaces
  • Network
  • USB
  • Wireless LAN
Network readyyes
Ethernetyes
Wi-Fiyes
Wi-Fi standards
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
Security algorithms
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • HTTPS
  • SSL/TLS
  • WPA-AES
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA-TKIP
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPS
Communication protocol
  • AirPrint
  • Google Cloud Print
  • PCL 6
  • PostScript
  • GDI
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Power
AC input voltage220.0 V
AC input frequency50.0 Hz
Operational power consumption (min-max)< 380
Power consumption (printing)380.0 W
Power consumption (standby)60.0 W
EnergyStaryes

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Brother HL-3170CDW Brother - Editorial Reviews (7)

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Based on 7 reviews
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Brother HL-3170CDW Brother HL-3170CDW Color LED Printer – Review – MyMac.com
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Published: 21.11.2018
Brother HL-3170CDW

Brother HL-3170CDW (Printer): 4.2 out of 5 stars from 5 genuine reviews on Australia's largest opinion site ProductReview.com.au.

Brother HL-3170CDW Brother HL-L3270CDW Laser Review
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Published: 26.06.2020
Brother HL-L3270CDW Laser Review
3.5

The Brother HL-L3270CDW is a decent printer for both home office and student use. It has an impressive printing speed and a low cost-per-print even if you are co...

Brother HL-3170CDW A cheap and charming color laser printer
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CNET
Published: 06.08.2018
A cheap and charming color laser printer

This basic color laser printer (technically it uses a different light, not a laser) just plain works, which is more than I can say for most color inkjets I've tried.

Brother HL-3170CDW Brother HL-3170CDW Review « TOP NEW Review
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TOP NEW Review
Published: 03.12.2015
Brother HL-3170CDW Review « TOP NEW Review
4.0

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PCMAG
Published: 05.04.2013
Brother HL-3170CDW Review
3.5

The Brother HL-3170CDW color LED printer comes up a little short on output quality, but largely makes up for it with fast speed and good paper handling.

Brother HL-3170CDW Review: Brother’s HL-3170CDW color laser-class printer is inexpensive, but graphics are mediocre
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Published: 21.07.2013
Review: Brother’s HL-3170CDW color laser-class printer is inexpensive, but graphics are mediocre
3.0

The Brother HL-3170CDW color laser-class (LED) printer offers good speed and adequate print quality for an inexpensive purchase price, plus, its toner costs are reasonable. However, users seeking better output quality should look at a business inkjet.