Sunday, 6. June 2010 2:11
Recently I bought a Brother All-In-One Inkjet THEN GET been EXACTLY THE SAME happy with it. Since it had EVERY ONE OF THEO- controls on THEO- printer itself, I was able OVER set up THEO- wireless connection quickly THEN without ANY NUMBER problem. Plus, EVERY ONE OF THEO- other features worked well. I needed a laser printer OVER replace my EXACTLY THE SAME old NEC. Based on my experience with THEO- Brother Inkjet I decided OVER buy this Brother 2170W.
The Brother laser printer is EXACTLY THE SAME small, yet holds 250 pages which is far OFTEN than my old one. It wakes up INSIDE less than 10 seconds IN ADDITION prints pages lightening fast. The print quality is sharp THEN clear. I GET THEO- printer INSIDE my office THEN connected it directly OVER my PC with THEO- USB cable. However, I also GET a laptop about 10 feet away that I wanted OVER setup wireless OVER THEO- laser printer. Well, that is where THEO- problems began.
I tried for several hours OVER connect THEO- laser printer OVER my laptop THEN never could get it right. I was able OVER connect wirelessly directly between THEO- printer THEN laptop without going through THEO- router. However, doing it this way I could not be on THEO- internet THEN printer SITUATED AT THEO- same time. Also, THEO- connection would keep dropping. Try SINCE I may, I could not connect THEO- printer through THEO- router like my other Brother Inkjet. I am convinced that I am simply doing some little something wrong. Therefore, I can not blame THEO- printer for something that is my fault. Since I do GET THEO- printer wired OVER THEO- other printer INSIDE THEO- office THEN that printer is connected OVER THEO- router, IN ADDITION I can still access THEO- laser printer through THEO- other computer.
I am still giving THEO- Brother 2170W printer high marks because, except for THEO- connection problems, it is an excellent printer.
UPDATE: I was trying OVER setup THEO- printer wirelessly, without plugging THEO- cable INSIDE. Bad idea! I finally decided OVER wire THEO- printer OVER THEO- router SINCE recommended INSIDE THEO- manual. After setting it up I unplugged THEO- wired connection THEN now THEO- printer works wirelessly from both of my computers. The whole thing took less than 3 minutes. Lesson for today: Read THEO- manual THEN do what it Recommends.
It would benefit most people OVER GET a laser printer INSIDE addition OVER their inkjet printer. And this is why. Keep track of just how many documents THEN letters you print that do not require color. If you print OFTEN than ten percent INSIDE black THEN white IN ADDITION you can save a lot of money on ink VIA using a laser printer. Here are some figures OVER consider. The cost of toner (ink) for a laser printer is higher than inkjet, HOWEVER a laser can print many OFTEN pages. The cost per page on a laser printer can be SINCE low SINCE 3 cents. Whereas, THEO- cost of ink for an inkjet can be 11 cents or OFTEN per page, THEN that cost can be ten times OFTEN for photos. Therefore, if you only print a few things that do not require color IN ADDITION you may only save ten OVER twenty percent on ink. However, if you do a lot of black THEN white printing IN ADDITION you could save fifty OVER seventy percent on ink using a laser printer. And if you decide OVER buy a laser, IN ADDITION this Brother is one of THEO- best because of THEO- speed THEN print quality.
ANOTHER UPDATE: After using this printer for several months I must give it 5 stars. It has worked EVERY ONE OF this time with no problems SITUATED AT EVERY ONE OF THEN I love it. However, I still give THEO- overall rating 4 stars because of THEO- install problem. I even contacted Brother several times THEN followed their directions on how OVER set up THEO- printer without using a cable. Both Brother THEN myself finally gave up because it just would not work unless I used a cable, even though Brother said it would. Brother never did figure out why it wouldn’t work that way. But, it doesn’t matter. When I want OVER change my WiFi key, I just use a cable.
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