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Brother HL-4070CDW
Color Laser Printer with Wireless Networking & Duplex
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17 of 21(81%)people would recommend this product.
Customer Reviews for HL-4070CDW
Review 1 for HL-4070CDW
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Stick with black only unless you really need color
Date:September 19, 2010
By gene522
from Chester, New Jersey
The printer works well and prints color nicely (though a tad slowly), but unless you really need laser color, stick with black only printers. The cost of replacing color cartridges (which do not last all that long) is more than half the cost of the printer, making this a very uneconomical printer for those who do primarily black only printing.
Expertise: Advanced Amateur
Use: Home Office (Business Use)
Brother products owned: 3
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Review 2 for HL-4070CDW
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Second Brother laser printer for me
Date:September 11, 2010
By MrScott
This is the 2nd Brother laser printer for me. The first was just a b&w laser printer. After owning that till it died from use, I had to invest in the color version. One of the selling points for me was the automatic duplex printing. I can see having a printer without it.
Expertise: Professional or Expert
Use: Home Office (Business Use)
Brother products owned: 2
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Review 3 for HL-4070CDW
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Easy Setup
Date:July 19, 2010
By sally
from Florida
This is the first laser and first Brothers printer I've owned. Why did I wait so long! It was easy to set up, prints sharp clear fonts and hasn't let me down yet. My previous printer, the HP 8600 Officejet Pro is full of software glitches and their online support does not support Mac users. I would definitely recommend this printer.
Expertise: Advanced Amateur
Use: Small Business (Up to 25 Employees)
Brother products owned: 1
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Review 4 for HL-4070CDW
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Nice Color Laser Printer for the Price
Date:May 24, 2010
By warobert
from Queens, NY
This is a nice color laser printer that will not break the bank. The colors are nice when you tweak the settings a little. The wireless was a added plus since I put the printer in my basement while my B&W laser printer was upstairs. The replacement cartridge was a definite buy or not decision for me. The only CON, this printer is faily long. You will need some space for it
Expertise: Professional or Expert
Use: Home (Personal Use)
Brother products owned: 1
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Review 5 for HL-4070CDW
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choice ?
Date:May 9, 2010
By hvac
from Dayton Ohio
the printer is great fits all my needs, except for the pricing of the toners for 5000 yields. would like BROTHERS to offer coupons or discounts when ordering from them direct.
Expertise: Advanced Amateur
Use: Home Office (Business Use)
Brother products owned: 3
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Review 6 for HL-4070CDW
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Do not buy discount cartridges
Date:May 3, 2010
By Dave
from Dallas, TX
I regret buying discount cartridges in order to avoid the high price of the cartridges ordered directly from Brother. Now my color printing has blotches on the left side of the paper. The cartridge store vacuumed excess toner which had accumulated in the printer, and then made a comment which made me realize they were ignorant of the way the laser printers work. They wanted to know what happened to the 'extra' toner on the belt, because of course it could not be used for every image.
Do not let this happen to you.
Expertise: Advanced Amateur
Use: Home Office (Business Use)
Brother products owned: 1
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Review 7 for HL-4070CDW
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MACHINE PERFORMED GREAT - TECH SUPPORT IS TERRIBLE
Date:May 2, 2010
By MurphDaSurf
from Summerville, SC
I thought the price was fantastic. I thought the images and performance was fantastic. The support is terrible. But there is more to a product than price and performance. What backs up price and performance? This unit was recently purchased and is still under full factory warranty. I had a power outage and even though the machine was connected to a surge protector (surge wasn't the problem, someone hit a power pole and knocked to power clean out for just under two hours), something is wrong with the machine and tech support calls when I'm not home, despite telling them no to call until after 6:00 p.m. EST. This is out church's only printer and we're down down. Now the weekend has come and gone and we're still down. Tech support needs to take the needs of their customers a bit more seriously!
Expertise: Professional or Expert
Use: Small Business (Up to 25 Employees)
Brother products owned: 1
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Review 8 for HL-4070CDW
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Great printer
Date:May 2, 2010
By dano1377
from Fort Collins, CO
I have been using this machine for a couple of years now and it has been very reliable for me. The cost of toner is much less than the ink jet printer I had before. I also use the duplex feature often to save on paper.
Expertise: Advanced Amateur
Use: Home Office (Business Use)
Brother products owned: 3
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Review 9 for HL-4070CDW
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Love my printer
Date:May 1, 2010
By auntdoe
from Shepherdsville, KY
Love this printer, the wireless feature very easy to set up and the directions were easy to follow. Color quality is good, printer meets all of my needs.
Expertise: Advanced Amateur
Use: Home (Personal Use)
Brother products owned: 2
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Review 10 for HL-4070CDW
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Wasted money!
Date:May 1, 2010
By salvus
from Sunnyvale, CA
Because it worked just fine for the first 7 months and then I could never get it to work again. The problem is that it would not connect wireless no matter what I do. When it was working it was the best printer I ever had, but when it can't be connected wirelessly it is completely worthless to me. Even when I called Brother for help I could not get it to work. I feel I have wasted my money.
Expertise: Casual User
Use: Home (Personal Use)
Brother products owned: 1
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Review 11 for HL-4070CDW
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Terrific Printer
Date:May 1, 2010
By BubbleJoe
from Carlsbad, CA
My wife sends out Christmas calendars with her watercolors featured to our friends every year. I had used a good Epson ink-jet for years, but I always wanted to try a laser, primarily for avoiding constant buying of ink cartridges. I bought the 4070 CDW and could not be happier. The colors are vibrant and the machine prints faster than I expected. I've yet to have any clogs. I had a little trouble setting the wireless feature for my wife's laptop but I called the tech people. I didn't wait more than a minute on hold and they walked me through the setup in about five minutes. I wouldn't hesitate recommending this printer.
Expertise: Casual User
Use: Home (Personal Use)
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Review 12 for HL-4070CDW
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I love my printer!
Date:May 1, 2010
By marcy
from Normal, IL
This is exactly what I wanted! I can print 2-sided in color (& B&W, of course). I can reprint documents right from the printer (the quantity I select).
I can print on cardstock without the toner smudging (my last more expensive and less-featured HP laser was horrible for printing on cardstock, + it aso didn't have the 2 features mentioned above). Color printing is not photo quality but it is just fine for my needs (flyers, newsletters, etc.) The start up time for the first document while it is in sleep mode is a bit slow but I'm already used to that. There are many more features that I haven't even used (like the USB port).
Expertise: Advanced Amateur
Use: Home Office (Business Use)
Brother products owned: 3
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Review 13 for HL-4070CDW
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Fantastic wireless color printer
Date:May 1, 2010
By Anonymous
from Fairfield, CT
I bought this printer about 6 months ago and it has not dissapointed me. The wireless printer allows me to print even from the most remote areas of my house. When printing the two sided (dulpex) printing saves me paper and makes my presentations professional. The printer is fast and has outstanding color. I would recommend this to everyone and intend on purchasing one for my at work office.
Expertise: Advanced Amateur
Use: Home (Personal Use)
Brother products owned: 3
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Review 14 for HL-4070CDW
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Fantastic Color Printer
Date:May 1, 2010
By Oldman
from Atlanta, GA
This is a fantastic color printer. Pictures come out great. Very easy to change the toner cartages. The cost of the color cartages is a little costly, might be better to just buy a new printer. I recommed this printer and would buy it again. The duplex printing is easy and saves paper.
Expertise: Casual User
Use: Home (Personal Use)
Brother products owned: 3
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Review 15 for HL-4070CDW
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Good printer
Date:May 1, 2010
By jcor
It's a pretty good and reliable printer. What I don't like is that once a cartridge is low on ink it stops working completely until you replace that cartridge. Other printers you can continue to use even if one cartridge is low.
Expertise: Advanced Amateur
Use: Small Business (Up to 25 Employees)
Brother products owned: 3
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Review 16 for HL-4070CDW
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Excellent Printer
Date:May 1, 2010
By CarolCCC
from Central New Jersey
I purchased this printer to replace another color laser printer and there is NO comparison. This printer was a breeze to set up wirelessly, and it works like a charm on my network, printing all my documents (with and without graphics) perfectly. I would recommend it to anyone!
Expertise: Professional or Expert
Use: Home Office (Business Use)
Brother products owned: 5
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Review 17 for HL-4070CDW
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I love my new Brother HL 4070CDW
Date:May 1, 2010
By Trekerbob
from Philadelphia,PA
I bought my Brother HL 4070CDW printer in March. it had problem with its motherboard on arrival. Brother immediately addressed the problem and sent a repairman to my home. the printer works wonderfully on my wireless home network and has great print quality. I am very happy with the purchase. This printer replaced my Brother 4000CN that has given us six years of great service and is now our backup printer. I would recommend Brother products to anyone.
Expertise: Advanced Amateur
Use: Home (Personal Use)
Brother products owned: 4
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Review 18 for HL-4070CDW
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My Brother
Date:May 1, 2010
By ChildofYah
from NC USA
I have purchased two of this model. I find it very easy to use and the quality of output is excellent. I print large quantities of tracts and studies supplying requests from around the world and find the print stands up the rigors of the handling. Images are sharp and crisp and color is good.
I have tried several compatible toner cartridges and have not found one that is acceptable. My recommendation is only use OEM cartridges.
I would like to see improvement in the life of various internal components, including toner cartridges. It is tedious to open the end of the cartridges and reset the springed cog to extend the print life of the cartridge. I have found that I get sometimes hundreds more copies from a cartridge by resetting this cog. I would like to see a more efficient delivery of the toner in the process. As with all printers, it seems that the machine is low cost and the expendables are high cost. When printing quanities near the usage guidelines, most of the components inside the machine will be replaced frequently.
I have tried several compatible toner cartridges and have not found one that is acceptable. My recommendation is only use OEM cartridges.
I would like to see improvement in the life of various internal components, including toner cartridges. It is tedious to open the end of the cartridges and reset the springed cog to extend the print life of the cartridge. I have found that I get sometimes hundreds more copies from a cartridge by resetting this cog. I would like to see a more efficient delivery of the toner in the process. As with all printers, it seems that the machine is low cost and the expendables are high cost. When printing quanities near the usage guidelines, most of the components inside the machine will be replaced frequently.
Expertise: Professional or Expert
Use: Home Office (Business Use)
Brother products owned: 4
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Review 19 for HL-4070CDW
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Excellent
Date:April 29, 2010
By howie66not
from Seattle,WA
I have had my printer for about a year. I print thousands of pages a year for my business. THis printer has been flawless for me. Sometimes slow to wake up but otherwise an excellent printer.
Not good for photos, but great for clip art and low resolution docs.
Expertise: Advanced Amateur
Use: Home Office (Business Use)
Brother products owned: 4
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Review 20 for HL-4070CDW
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great printer hard to get use to
Date:March 3, 2010
By witnesssecurity
from tulsa ok
when i first bought this printer i it was going to print flyers so i tryed to print a regular flyer and i could on regular paper when i tried to print on thicker paper or on envlopes it took me a while to figure it out but once i had it ti has been the best printer ever
Expertise: Hobbyist/Enthusiast
Use: Small Business (Up to 25 Employees)
Brother products owned: 2
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