![]() ![]() Changing to higher-quality settings on glossy laser paper improved the quality somewhat. You’ll notice those shortcomings less on simpler graphics such as logos and pie charts. Color graphics and photos printed on plain paper look slightly dull and exhibit distracting moiré (background patterning). The text output of the HL-4570CDW is superb, appearing sharp and deep black, with nary a jaggy or other defect. On the Mac, color PDF pages flew out at 9.6 ppm, while our 22MB, full-page color photo printed at 1.6 ppm. Snapshot-size color photos printed on the PC took 4.2 ppm on plain paper and 2.6 ppm at finer settings on glossy paper. Plain-text pages printed on plain paper emerged at 16 pages per minute on the PC and 16.4 ppm on the Mac. The Oki C330dn costs less but is slower, has even dicier color quality, and charges more for its toner.Īs mentioned, the HL-4570CDW’s speed is exemplary for its class. Where the HL-4570CDW falls a little short is in photo quality it’s best suited for mainstream business graphics as a result. Its speed and features are competitive with those of the pricier Dell 3130cn. Its $500 price tag (as of December 16, 2010) is budget-friendly for small and medium-size workgroups, as are its reasonable toner costs. In most respects the Brother HL-4570CDW color laser printer is a good value.
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