Customer Reviews:
 Great Limited Use Home Printer June 16, 2008
I use my printer rarely so I am not experiencing the problems others have mentioned. It has worked fine so far (two months) but I print maybe 10 sheets a week at most. It did keep tripping my battery backup circuit breaker so I had to put it on it's own circuit, but so far no big problems.
Very reliable laser printer June 14, 2008
I have been using this printer for about half a year, and absolutely love it. I have it plugged into a wireless router, so all of the computers (Mac and PCs) in my house can use it. Installing the drivers was an easy process, as was getting it networked. I don't do a whole lot of printing, mainly school documents, so I haven't even replaced the toner cartridge yet. Unlike ink jet printers, you don't have to worry about the toner in laser printers drying up over time, or clogging the ink heads. Toner is a very fine powder, not liquid ink, so it never dries up. I have found this printer very reliable, it has never jammed or let me down. Printing in envelopes is surprisingly easy, just insert it in the manual feed slot on the printer and it comes out perfect.
I haven't had any big problems with paper curling after coming out of the printer. Sometimes (depending on the humidity level I am told) the sheets are a little curled, but they generally flatten out once cooled and do not present an issue.
great printer June 5, 2008
This printer is totally worth the money. If you mostly care to print things in black/white you'll get much more milage out of the ink for this printer than you would with a bubble jet printer.
Perfect for college students, especially graduate students who have to print out lots of academic papers from the web.
Look at it this way: Ink jet cartridge costs $30 - $50 and you get a few hundred sheets. The toner cartridge for this printer costs about $65 and you get about 20,000 sheets.
The network connectivity is nice if you have a laptop with wireless. You hook it into your wireless router (via an eternet cable), set up a few options, and then you can print from any room in the house. If you don't mind having to walk up to the printer and plugging in a cable every time you print something, then there's a cheaper model without the network connectivity.
Brother HL-2070N Workhorse May 11, 2008
This is the 3rd 2070N I've installed. I have one at the office, and the other two were at a small business and home business. They are great printers. Very reliable and flexible. The only negative I can think of is the paper path is a little tight so pages (and envelopes) come out a little curved but settles with time. Great printer for the buck.
 Bad substitute sent April 24, 2008
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Brother HL-2070N Network Monochrome Laser Printer (Black)
This product was apparently not available and the vendor sent HL-2170 unstead, which is supposed to be an upgrade. However the 2170 doesn't communicate well with the Linux operating system, which is what my blind nephew uses, and this printer was ordered for him. So, not knowing a substitute was sent (afterall, he is blind so couldn't see the numbers on the box) was not happy once he felt his way through the installation process, and couldn't use it nor the printer cartridges he purchased.
Very sad for him.
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