Brother HL-4070CDW Color Laser Printer with Built-In Duplex Printing and Wireless Interface

by Brother

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 18.6 x 16.5 x 12.5 inches ; 64.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 75 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000TDXDTI
• Item model number: HL-4070cdw
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (162 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2003

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Offering fast print speeds and brilliant color output, the Brother HL-4070CDW Color Laser Printer with Wireless Networking and Duplex produces high-impact color brochures, business presentations, reports, and other business documents right from your desktop. An ideal choice for any small office, the HL-4070CDW offers fast, reliable performance and plenty of advanced features, such as automatic duplex printing, built-in wired and wireless networking, flexible paper handling, and USB direct printing.

Automatic duplex printing for easy two-sided prints. View larger.

The HL-4070CDN Color Laser Printer At-a-Glance: 21 pages per minute print speed (color or mono). Large 300-sheet paper capacity (expandable to 800 sheets). Automatic duplex printing. Built-in wireless and Ethernet networking. One-year on-site limited warranty. Step up to the MFC-9840CDW, which includes all of the features of the HL-4070CDW plus: Color or black and white copying at up to 17 cpm. High resolution scanning at up to 19,200 dpi. High-speed faxing with 33.6k bps modem. Duplex fax copy, and scan.

Flexible Paper Handling and High Yield Toner for High-Volume Applications
Using Brother's high-yield replacement toner cartridges (TN-115 series cartridges are sold separately), you can enjoy lower operating costs and greater output for increased efficiency. And with a generous 300-sheet standard paper capacity consisting of a 250-sheet paper tray and a 50-sheet multi-purpose tray, the HL-4070CDW can handle large print jobs with ease. It also offers an optional 500-sheet capacity paper tray to boost total capacity to 800-sheets (additional purchase required). Plus, with flexible paper handling that accepts a wide range of media types and sizes, you can print high-quality business materials using letter- and legal-sized paper, envelopes, and more.

Fast Printing in Brilliant Color
Create professional-quality documents in color or monochrome at speeds of up to 21 pages per minute (ppm). Produce brilliant color documents at print resolutions up to 2400 x 600 dpi for exceptional clarity when printing business materials with both text and graphics.

Automatic Duplex Printing for Easy Two-Sided Documents
Create two-sided documents quickly and easily thanks to the HL-4070CDW's duplex feature that automatically prints on both sides of the paper for professional-looking business documents. Automatic duplexing also helps to reduce paper consumption, as well as mailing and filing costs.

Built-in Wired and Wireless Networking
The Brother HL-4070CDW offers both wireless and wired networking capabilities, allowing multiple computers within a workgroup to share the printer. The printer supports 802.11b/g wireless networking and also has a 10/100 Base-TX Ethernet interface. Wireless networking helps eliminate cables and gives you more flexibility in choosing where you work.

Direct Printing via USB Flash Memory Drive and PictBridge
Sometimes you just need a printout fast, and the HL-4070CDW has got you covered. Simply connect your USB flash memory drive to the printer's USB Direct Interface, and enjoy fast printing without the need for a computer. This saves time and provides added convenience in a fast-paced office setting.

The HL-4070CDW also supports quick and easy direct printing of images from any PictBridge-enabled digital camera without having to download them to a computer first.

Compatible with both Windows and Macintosh, the Brother HL-4070CDW Color Laser Printer measures 16.5 x 18.7 x 12.5 inches (WxDxH) and weighs 64.2 pounds. It is backed by a one-year on-site limited warranty.

What's in the Box
HL-4070CDW Laser Printer, one TN110BK Standard Yield Black Toner Cartridge (approx. 2,500 pages), TN110C Cyan, TN110Y Yellow and TN110M Magenta Standard Yield Color Toner Cartridges (approx. 1,500 pages each), and one DR110CL Drum Unit (approx. 17,000 pages). [Toner yields are approximate based on 5% page coverage (letter). Drum life may vary based on various types of use].

Product Description

Brother HL-4070CDW Color Laser Printer with Wireless Networking and Duplex produces high-impact color brochures, business presentations, reports, and other business documents right from your desktop. An ideal choice for any small office, the HL-4070CDW offers fast, reliable performance and plenty of advanced features, such as automatic duplex printing, built-in wired and wireless networking, flexible paper handling, and USB direct printing. It produces brilliant business color output for all your office documents at up to 21 pages per minute in either color or monochrome delivering outstanding output quality at up to 2400x600dpi, the HL-4070CDW makes it easy to produce high-quality color reports, brochures, and presentations right from your desktop, or, using its built-in front-panel USB Direct Interface, directly from a USB Flash Memory drive. And to keep your running cost low, this printer also features high capacity in-box and replacement toner cartridges. Its impressive list of standard features also includes built-in automatic duplex for two-sided printing, PCL6 and BR-Script3 emulations, flexible paper input capacity that can be expanded by adding an optional 500-sheet paper tray, and built-in 802.11b/g wireless and Ethernet network interfaces to allow sharing its powerful performance with your small wired or wireless workgroup. With its fast print speeds, outstanding print quality, and flexible connectivity, the HL-4070CDW gives you the ability to get your message across and add impact to all your color office documents.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

175 of 177 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars UPDATED: STILL a Great Home/Small Biz Color Laser Printer, November 1, 2007

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Joseph H. Armstrong - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brother HL-4070CDW Color Laser Printer with Built-In Duplex Printing and Wireless Interface (Office Product)

I purchased the '4070' when I was getting tired of paying for the ink cartridges in my HP DeskJet 6840, especially for 'everyday' home printing (online order confirmations, homework, drawings, etc.) I was also looking for a printer to operate on a Mac network. This one is great! The wireless feature allows you to 'plop' this thing down wherever there's a power cord and setup is fairly easy. It's a single-pass unit (e.g. color and B&W printing are the same print speed) and has duplexing built in. Does a 'realistic' job with color photos (not overly saturated). I don't think it's too noisy as previous reviews have stated, but it's certainly not as quiet as an inkjet. The cartridges are neatly laid out in a removable 'drum' tray, making changeout that much easier. I particularly like the LCD display with 3 backdrop colors (green for 'everythings okeydokey', amber for 'I'm in maintenance mode, so don't bother me' and red for 'Help!'. This screen tilts out so you can read it more easily as you walk by it. There are some notes for those Mac (maybe windoze too???)folks that I'd like to bring up:
1) get the latest firmware update - especially for PDF files, the first version of firmware caused all sorts of problems where files didn't print at all. It may not be an issue, but as I got one of the first ones out I got the original firmware version.
2) memory - get more! Especially if you use the BR3 (Brother's PostScript3 emulator) you'll need at least another 64 MB just to make it work. There may be some confusion as to which memory it takes, but the notch in the connector indicates that it's an SDRAM. I pulled memory out of an old laptop I was parting out and works fine.
If you're looking for a cheaper, water-resistant printout, especially if you need duplex, this is your printer!
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UPDATE - almost 2 years later and still running strong. I'd recommend locating the 'TN-115' series of cartridges as the 'TN-110's don't last nearly as long. Unfortunately, many traditional brick-and-mortar stores only carry the 110's

225 of 235 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good but not great, January 2, 2008

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Mr. Details (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brother HL-4070CDW Color Laser Printer with Built-In Duplex Printing and Wireless Interface (Office Product)

I own a small business and I needed a printer to high volume jobs, including eye catching color, and a clean presentation. After a week of solid research on the internet (there aren't many reliable resources), I was down to the decision between the HP and Brother.

After speaking with a very informed salesperson at Office Max, I decided to go with the Brother. Well rated, quick output, and the consumables cost was also low. However, upon getting the unit home, I quickly noticed something annoying. (This ended up being a deal breaker for me; however, it may not bother some people.)

The final paper product comes out of the printer with curled edges. Literally, the top and bottom edge of the paper stock comes out curled. If I set the paper on a desk top, the curl is pretty significant - just under thumb height. I waited over four days on one batch of paper and it remained curled. I tried 20, 24, 28 and even 32 pound laser and color laser paper. No change. Now the paper path on the Brother machine is pretty acute, and combine that with the extreme heat and you have the result I discovered.

I went back to the store where I purchased the machine and found the same issue with the store display - I just didn't notice how extreme it was until I was handling the documents.
I would be remiss if I didn't mention another small glitch with this printer: the noise. If you plan on sitting this anywhere near a person (especially the right side of the printer), the fans are pretty loud, shattering typical office ambience.

Besides these two issues, the printer networked easily. The setup CD was quick, painless, and easy to install on both my Mac and PC. Quality is high, with a solid build and unremarkable colors (i.e., fits right in). Again, the curling paper doesn't work for me; you may find it otherwise.

74 of 74 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Color Laser Printer, February 28, 2008

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Andy Wycislo "Go Illini" (Savoy, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brother HL-4070CDW Color Laser Printer with Built-In Duplex Printing and Wireless Interface (Office Product)

We needed a printer to print a fairly large volume of B&W and color notes and slides for my wife, who is in vet school. My Canon iP6000D, which is a great photo printer by the way, just wasn't cutting it speed-wise, since she prints maybe 100 pages of color notes a week, usually all at once. Ink was killing us, too. So, I knew we needed a color laser printer with built-in duplex, which cuts down on the number of pages she has to pack around. It would also save us a bunch on ink, since laser toner goes a lot further.

Now I'm pretty picky when it comes to electronics purchases, so I did a lot of reading. After the positive reviews for this printer on Amazon I made the leap and got this one. I'm very glad I did.

SETUP

First of all, this thing is pretty heavy, something like 75 pounds in the box. The UPS man was glad to be rid of it. It's all assembled out of the box, just a bunch of tape to take off, etc. Directions are easy to follow. It just fits on top of cheapo two-drawer metal filing cabinet like you'd get at Wal-Mart. It hangs off the edge maybe a half-inch on either side.

Following the directions for the software setup is easy, too. I initially set it up and configured it to print via the built-in wireless, since that's how all my computers are networked. After the printer is setup on the first computer, you just install the drivers on the other computers with the same disk. Again, follow the instructions and it's pretty simple. It prints flawlessly from all my computers, both Mac and PC (Apple iMac Intel, Apple iBook G4, HP Pavilion TX1000Z Tablet). By the way, I'm running Mac OS X Leopard on my Macs and Windows Vista on the HP Tablet. It also prints great from Boot Camp on the iMac (with Vista), as well as through VMWare Fusion (using the Boot Camp Partition as the virtual machine).

PRINTER START-UP

First, let me state that I leave the printer on all the time. It comes preset to sleep after 5 minutes, which is about right. When it sleeps it is silent. After you click print, it only takes maybe 20-30 seconds (on average) for it to get warmed up and start printing. If you have printed recently it takes less time. If it isn't sleeping, it starts pretty much right away.

As expected for a laser printer, it uses a fair amount of power, as my lights flicker slightly when it starts up. But I haven't blown the breaker yet, and I have quite a bit of stuff hooked up on that circuit.

SPEED

I haven't timed it exactly, but I would say that the stated 21 ppm is about right for single-sided pages. In duplex, it's less than half that, probably 8-10 per minute. This still suits me just fine, as my Canon iP6000D printed about 1 page every 3 minutes in duplex mode.

QUALITY

The print quality is very good. It is what you would expect from a good color laser printer. I have not printed photos with it, but I have no need to. It isn't a photo printer and I don't expect it to print them like they came from the lab. My Canon does, but it's a photo printer. That said, it prints pictures of animal anatomy, etc. in my wife's lecture slides very well. Definitely with enough detail to make everything out, even in small pictures.

It does curl the pages somewhat, but not bad. They flatten back out over time. This hasn't been an issue for me, and it was something I was concerned about before I ordered it.

CONCLUSIONS

In summary, this is an excellent printer. I've had it for a month and a half now, with no complaints. I've printed over 500 pages, mostly mixed B&W and color, and all four toner cartridges still register as full. If I run into any problems I will edit this post, but I don't foresee any. Excellent color printer with built-in duplex for the price. Of course, this printer isn't for everybody, but if your needs are similar to mine, then this is the printer for you.

Hope this helps. I tried to include everything I was wondering about before I bought it. If I think of something else later, I'll edit this review.

UPDATE 5/11/08: I've ran through the initial set of toner cartridges. The color ones gave out first (all at the same time). One thing I forgot to mention in my initial review is that through the printer control panel on your computer, you can access a printer info page on your local network. It is really cool because it tells you how many total pages you've printed, how many of those pages used which color, etc. That lets me see just how many pages I'm getting out of each toner cartridge. Anyway, the color cartridges that come with the printer are rated to put out 1500 pages at 5% cover. I got about 2000 color pages, while printing way more than 5% cover on my wife's slide printouts! The black finally gave out today at 3295 total pages, and it's rated at 2500. So I am not unhappy with that. I have replaced all the cartridges with the high-yield types, even though they are more expensive. They should last me quite a while. After about 4 months, this printer is still 5 out of 5 stars!