Brother HL-3070CW

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 14 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

5
Average:

5
Bad:

4

Pros:

Wi-Fi connectivity.
Wireless printing, Exceptional print quality, Fast print speed
Low purchase price, WiFi connectivity.

Cons:

Mediocre graphics quality; slow performance.
No duplex printing, LCD display has poor visibility, I’d like to thank Brother Canada for making this review possible.

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Last revision on May 12, 2020

Reviewers Liked

Wi-Fi connectivity
Wireless printing, Exceptional print quality, Fast print speed
Low purchase price, WiFi connectivity
Fast. Reasonably small size. High-quality text. Graphics and photo quality suitable for internal business use
Excellent print quality, Wired / wireless networking, Competitive price, Small footprint

Reviewers Didn't Like

Mediocre graphics quality; slow performance
No duplex printing, LCD display has poor visibility, I’d like to thank Brother Canada for making this review possible
Mediocre graphics quality, Slow performance
Relatively high cost per page. Limited paper handling
Manual duplexing, Wireless setup could be simpler, Small LCD

Expert reviews and ratings

The Brother HL-3070CW produces crisp and clean print-outs. However, colours on graphics documents tend to look overly dark and it's quite an expensive model to run, especially if you need to frequently use it for colour...

By CNET UK on March 05, 2012

The HL-3070CW is fairly good value and quite quick in colour, but its print quality – particularly in photos – is very disappointing....

By Expert Reviews on April 26, 2011

The Brother HL-3070CW is a basic laser printer that needs a few improvements before it can compete with the best...

By TopTenREVIEWS on June 01, 2010

Until recently, OKI was the only printer maker to use LED illumination in its printers, rather than a laser beam, but at the end of last year Brother introduced a range of LED-based printers using similar mechanisms. One example is the...

By Trusted Reviews on April 27, 2010

Lively performance, compact dimensions and flexible connectivity make the HL-3070CW a worthwhile buy....

By ITP.net on April 20, 2010

Brother's HL-3070CW color LED printer gives small offices color printing on the cheap, and it has Wi-Fi, too. As is the case with many bargains, however, it makes some compromises, namely in speed and print quality. It also has a few frustrating...

By Macworld on March 19, 2010

Somewhat smaller and a great deal lighter – important when you need to move it about – than the MFC-9320CN that I reviewed recently. This looks nice and while of course this is just a printer for a lot of people that is what they...

By GadgetSpeak on March 12, 2010

This LED printer is great for reading the fine print,and it works out affordably for a small office...

By PC Authority on March 10, 2010

Getting wireless connectivity at this price point is a nice bonus, but the HL-3070cw color printer is otherwise slow and sparsely featured....

By PCWorld on March 08, 2010

The Brother HL-3070CW delivers high-quality text, reasonably high-quality graphics and photos, and fast speed at a price and size suitable for a small...

By PC Mag on December 22, 2009

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