Brother HL-2170W

Excellent text output ; Good speed

Lackluster photo quality

Competitive in speed and features, but not photo quality, this small-business workhorse laser printer is best for mainstream use.

Small. Fast. Network and Wi-Fi connections. Ample paper capacity. Low cost per page for an inexpensive laser

Graphics quality—typical for a monochrome laser—is less than ideal

The Brother HL-2170W delivers a lot of printer for the price, with high speed, more than acceptable output quality, and suitable paper capacity for a small or home office.

Fast. Reasonably high-quality text. Paper handling suitable for a small office or workgroup. Ethernet and WiFi

Photos are below par for a color laser, with colors noticeably off in most cases

Despite somewhat below-par photo quality, the Brother HL-4570CDW delivers an impressive combination of speed, output quality, and paper handling for a small office or workgroup.

Compact, stylish, solid and fast, good print quality, even in toner save mode, features

Not cheap

Fast, good paper handling, wireless, excellent color and black and white printing

Subpar photo printing, only 128 MB of standard memory

Excellent text quality ; Fast multipage print times ; Wi-Fi connectivity ; Built-in duplex printing ; Optional 500-page input tray

Text-only LCD ; Printed photos had too much contrast, muddy look ; Slow first-page print times ; Noticeable hum after print jobs

This moderately priced color laser delivers very good text print quality and multipage print speeds for small or home offices. Graphics prints and first-page-out speeds were subpar, however.

The text output of the HL-4570CDW is superb, appearing sharp and deep black, with nary a jaggy or other defect. Color graphics and photos printed on plain paper look slightly dull and exhibit distracting moiré (background patterning). You'll notice...

Good print quality, quick for the price, built-in Wi-Fi networking

Not for heavy office use, no duplex printing, wi-Fi can be difficult to set up

Easy to use, excellent black&white print quality, fast print speeds, easy set up if directions are followed

Bulky size, no auto-duplex, small manual feed paper tray

The few drawbacks that it has can be annoying, but they don't take away from the solid value of this laser printer. At an average online price of $125, it is inexpensive compared to many other wireless laser printers. It is adaptable to both Windows...