The Brother 2700 Printer: Some Thoughts About A Premier Machine
If you are a small business looking for a networking, fast color laser for less than $1,000, you might have found your match with the Brother HL 2700 printer. It compares very well with its Lexmark and Samsung counterparts in quality and speed, while offering a much lower price tag. This type of printer is designed for small businesses or workgroups that require a fast monochrome printer, but who also need the occasional color job. You might find various extras some printers now come with, like duplexing, but these are available as extras if you really need them and want to pay the extra price for the use of same.
The printer comes in a standard cream, boxlike design. It is 15.2 inches by 18.9 inches by 16.5 inches deep. This is your average size for a color laser printer. The control panel is on the left side, right next to the 250 pages sheet tray. This tray comes with a plastic extender with a paper stopper to cage in legal size paper. A great feature you will find useful.
Maintenance of this unit is stress free with a very easy to open and close toner panel. The toner cartridges are easily inserted and come in four individual cartridges. The single nature of each toner is nice as it provides substantial savings in toner costs. The colors of the toners are cyan, magenta, yellow and black. The printer does come with the standard starter toner package that should print around 3,000 pages. Buying a spare toner set might be a good idea, sooner rather than later. Connectivity is not an issue with a Base T Ethernet and high speed 2.0 USB connection, which will keep you well covered.
Proprietary software is very well designed and easy to use. It is compatible with all major operating system platforms and their respective versions. If you have any troubleshooting to do you can use the dedicated page at Brothers web site.
The big selling point of this printer is its speed. At 18.5 pages per minute it is one of the fastest black and white printers of its class, which is after all the most used type of printing. In color it is actually the fastest, surpassing all its competitors.
If you are missing accessories like a duplexing unit or a larger sheet tray you can always expand this printer by buying the DX-2700 upgrade for $999. You can also buy expanded RAM, which will provide you with more capacity you are ever likely to need.
In a few words this printer provides great workgroup capabilities at a reduced price with the bonus of high speed monochrome and color printing. It is easily expandable and does not compromise on printing quality.
The best features of the Brother HL 2700 printer are its speed, low price and available expansion. The bad features are its low capacity sheet tray and its improvable color printing. However, this is printer will exceed the expectations of most small businesses and provide speed and quality for an excellent price.
Besides paper, Brother HL 2700 laser toner will be the most used item for this printer. Fortunately, the clarity and sharpness offered by Brother laser toner means little to no reprints and finding compatible toner online can be a real bargain.
