itreviews.com Updated: 2013-05-18 01:17:06
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Only slightly more expensive than the Brother HL-3140CW that I recently reviewed, the Brother HL-3170CDW offers a lot more for the small step up in price. Like the HL-3140CW, it delivers fast speed, a paper input capacity suitable for a typical micro or s...

The Brother HL-3170CDW delivers fast speed, good paper handling, and support for mobile printing...
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At just £240.00, Brother’s HL-3170CDW is a good entry-level laser printer for home users or small businesses that need to step up from an inkjet printer. It’s relatively compact for a laser printer, measuring about 240mm wide, 410mm high and 465mm de...

fast, compact colour laser printer, low purchase price, wifi and iOS support...

running costs are a little above average...

A full set of Brother's high-yield colour cartridges will cost £291.57 and produce around 2200 pages, which works out at just over 13p per page. That's still relatively high, but Brother did admit that you could buy the cartridges much cheaper if you shop...
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macworld.com.au Updated: 2013-07-25 02:31:23
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You want a colour laser printer, but you don’t have a lot of cash. How does $197 sound? That’s the price of the Brother HL-3170CDW, and in exchange it delivers reasonably good prints. Not pristine, evocative colour graphics – move on to another printer...

Low purchase price; good text quality...

Colour graphics are mediocre; control pane lacks a menu button, $197...
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digitalversus.com Updated: 2013-08-07 01:11:01
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The Brother HL-3170CDW is a good example of a printer that doesn't stand out from the crowd. It's a fine buy if you're only looking for a single-function printer that's quick and responsive, but the pronounced banding in photo mode is likely to turn off a...

WiFi / Ethernet, Duplex, Responsiveness, Low power consumption, Reasonable cost per page, Wireless printing with iPrint, AirPrint & Google Cloud, Supports PCL6 and PS3, Compatible with Windows, Mac & Linux, Highyield toner cartridges (2,200 to 2,500 pages...

Banding in photo mode, Only one paper tray, No touchscreen, Not very intuitive...
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You want a colour laser printer , but you don't have a lot of cash. How does £195 sound? That's the price of the Brother HL-3170CDW, and in exchange the colour laser printer delivers reasonably good prints. Not pristine, evocative colour graphics - move o...

To its credit, Brother offers a little more than most competitors do. The warranty lasts only one year, but there's free phone support for as long as you own the product. Speed is excellent, and for text and spot colour the HL-3170CDW's print quality is f...
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rigviews.com.au Updated: 2014-03-23 01:16:20
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Brother HL-3170CDW printer ($279.99) is engineered to generate quality prints on a variety of papers including letter, legal, executive and brochure with a speed (23ppm), which is faster than the previously reviewed Brother HL-3140CW Digital Color Printer...
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computershopper.com Updated: 2013-05-18 01:17:05
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‘Tis the season of the single-function laser-class printer. Over the past several months, several entry-level, “personal” LED-based color printers have passed through our labs. The two most recent of these low-cost, low-volume devices we’ve tested, th...

Speedy for the price, Automatic two-sided printing, Wide support for cloud and mobile-device printing...

Subpar image printing, High CPP, Old-school control panel...

This entry-level LED (laser-class) printer is fast, and it offers a wide range of cloud and mobile-device printing. Its high per-page cost and subpar image reproduction diminish its overall value, though...
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Only slightly more expensive than the Brother HL-3140CW$196.99 at Amazon that I recently reviewed, the Brother HL-3170CDW$237.59 at Amazon offers a lot more for the small step up in price. Like the HL-3140CW, it delivers fast speed, a paper input capacity...

Fast. Duplexer (for two-sided printing). Ethernet and Wi-Fi. Wi-Fi Direct for easy connection to smartphones and tablets.

Sub-par text and photo quality...

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...
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You want a color laser printer, but you don't have a lot of cash. How does $280 sound? That's the price of the Brother HL-3170CDW, and in exchange it delivers reasonably good prints. Not pristine, evocative color graphics—move on to another printer for th...

Low purchase price, Good text quality...

Color graphics are mediocre, Control panel lacks a menu button...
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You want a color laser printer, but you don't have a lot of cash. How does $280 sound? That's the price of the Brother HL-3170CDW, and in exchange it delivers reasonably good prints. Not pristine, evocative color graphics—move on to another printer for th...

Low purchase price, Good text quality...

Color graphics are mediocre, Control panel lacks a menu button...
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We've mentioned before that we are far from a paperless society. For now, at least, there are tasks that require a piece of paper for confirmation, proof of purchase, or a litany of other needs. Laser printers have existed since the first practical commer...

Quiet, Flexible connectivity, Duplex printing...

Subpar photo quality, Large footprint...
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£227.90 ShopletEarlier this year, Brother introduced the new HL-3000 line of color LED printers targeted at small businesses looking to reduce their printing costs.The flagship Brother HL-3170cdw is a single function device offering print speeds up to 23...

Print quality, Wired/Wireless connectivity, Competitive pricing...

Small display, No front side USB...
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A color laser printer is not the extravagance that it was at one time. My first color laser was purchased about 15 years ago for the tidy sum of $1,000. This unit also made good quality prints on inexpensive paper but it had a dirty little secret based up...

This is a good printer that has earned a place on my network. It is not my only printer. The bulk of my day to day printing needs will continue to be handled by my seven year old monochrome Brother laser. If applicable, I will update this review in a year...
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