Expert Verdict
The Brother HL-L3270CDW is a duplex color printer that uses an LED array instead of a laser. It delivers the same high-quality printouts that laser printers are known for. It doesn't have any extra features like copying, scanning, or faxing. It does, however, come with an automatic duplexer for automatic two-sided printing. This printer is designed for tiny and home offices with low print requirements, and it can easily fit into a desk corner. It has a sleek, modern appearance that will blend well with the decor of most offices. Even when printing huge tasks, it offers an excellent printing speed and a low cost-per-print with Brother HL-L3270CDW Toner Cartridges. It also comes with a large input tray that can handle a lot of paper and a display screen that can be elevated to the user's liking. It has a great design that allows removing paper jams from the back much easier.
The Brother HL-L3270CDW is a little printer that will fit on a desk effortlessly. The printer's body is mostly made of plastic, which gives it a strong and sturdy feel. Both the input and output trays have manual length and width sliders that adjust to the format of the paper. In the event of a paper jam, the lid can also be pushed down to provide simple access to the user. The power cord is also removable, unlike the Brother HL-L2390DW, making it easy to replace if it becomes broken. Because it lacks a scanner, it is much shorter than the Brother MFC-L3770CDW, and the output tray stays exposed and uncovered on the top of the printer.
The cartridge system of the Brother MFC-L3270CDW is amazing. Because the Brother HL-L3270CDW Toner Cartridges for the machine are independent of the drum unit, you won't have to replace the drum when you replace the toner. When a cartridge needs to be replaced, it must be replaced with a brand new Brother HL-L3270CDW Toner Cartridges, not one that has been used in another machine. This is to ensure that Brother can monitor the machine's toner use and give the highest possible picture quality, according to the manufacturer. The drum unit is rated to last 18000 prints, according to Brother. Compatible Brother HL-L3270CDW toner cartridges are suitable with this printer.
The connectivity on the Brother HL-L3270CDW is excellent. Bluetooth compatibility is the only wireless capability that it lacks. Because the printer is NFC capable and supports Apple AirPrint and Mopria Print Service, this shouldn't be an issue. Unfortunately, external storage devices such as a USB or SD card are not supported by the printer. Brother's iPrint&Scan app is fantastic. It can access the printer's settings to check on the printer's ink levels and supports practically every file type.
This printer has a fantastic print speed. The first page takes longer to print, but successive pages are significantly faster. Up to 150 sheets of paper can be stored in the output tray. It can print color documents more quickly than black-and-white documents. This printer can print at a maximum speed of 25 pages per minute in both color and monochrome. The Brother HL-L3270CDW single-function printer produces clear, high-quality prints with a maximum printing resolution of 2400 x 600 dpi with Brother HL-L3270CDW toner cartridges. It offers a quick initial copy time of 14 seconds, so you won't have to wait long for your print job to be completed. With high-yield Brother HL-L3270CDW toner cartridges, you can save money per page and use less toner while still getting great results. The Brother HL-L3270CDW color printer does not support copying, scanning, or faxing. It, like the other printers in this family, uses relatively expensive print supplies and isn't designed for large-scale printing.
Review
Brother HL-L3270CDW is a fast-operating LED printer that accomplishes tasks without disturbing a quiet environment. Thanks to its robust features, this single-function printer offers a colour touchscreen, automatic duplexing and flexible wireless networking options.
The weight of the machine is 18.3 kg, width is 439 mm, depth is 461 mm and height is 252 mm. With these dimensions, the printer can easily sit in a corner area on the desktop. A 6.8 cm colour touchscreen is mounted on the top left corner of the device in a diagonal position to enable navigation conveniently. With a print speed of 24 ppm, this machine is one of the fastest amongst other counterparts of the same range. It works with the same speed for both mono and colour mode. The quality of text, graphics and photos satisfies all the business requirements.Brother HL-L3270CDW Toner cartridges intensify the quality and have a long life span of 1000 pages. Features including a 250-sheet main paper tray and automatic double-sided printing improve its productivity. Furthermore, it offers various connectivity options in the form of WiFi and NFC to get work done on the go. Users can connect to both Windows and Mac PCs with this printer.
Advantages
- Energy-saving printer backed by LED technology
- Integrated colour touchscreen
- Fast printing speed
- High-quality print output
- Supports high yielding Brother HL-L3270CDW Toner cartridges
- Capable of automatic double-sided printing
- WiFi and NFC available
Disadvantages
- Not a multifunction printer
- Fax function is lacking
- ADF not present
Brother HL L3270CDW Toner Requirements
Printer Toner for Brother HL L3270CDW are as follows:
Brother HL L3270CDW Black Compatible Toner Cartridge
Brother TN247 Toner Cartridge Black with a print capacity of 3,000 Pages.
Brother HL L3270CDW Cyan Compatible Toner Cartridge
Brother TN247 Toner Cartridge Cyan with a print capacity of 2,300 Pages.
Brother HL L3270CDW Magenta Compatible Toner Cartridge
Brother TN247 Toner Cartridge Magenta with a print capacity of 2,300 Pages.
Brother HL L3270CDW Yellow Compatible Toner Cartridge
Brother TN247 Toner Cartridge Yellow with a print capacity of 2,300 Pages.Conclusion
Brother HL-L3270CDW offers very high printing speed without compromising on the quality. The printer offers great strength along with flexible connectivity options. It complements well with small offices and homes and works with efficiency.
What should be done when your output appears blurred, smeared, faded or with missing content/colour?
Print quality issues are commonplace among printers despite significant advancement in printing technology since the last few decades. Some of the major print quality problems are blurred, smeared, faded coloured, incorrect output with missing content/colour and appearance of horizontal or vertical stripes that overshadow important text or images. Print quality can be enhanced by implementing the following measures:
What should be done when your output appears blurred, smeared, faded or with missing content/colour?- Make sure that you’re using only the best quality compatible Brother HL - L3270CDW’S toner cartridges for supported colours (cyan, magenta, red and yellow).
- Keep the Toner Save mode always off in the printer display or driver.
- Replace the coloured toner cartridge which is causing blurred/faded output with another colour’s toner cartridge.
- Perform colour calibration (aligning the toner nozzles to the paper and with each other) using the touchscreen panel to regulate or adjust your output’s colour density.
- Make sure the two grey levers inside the printer’s back cover are in upward position and the Improve Toner Fixing mode is active in the driver, to prevent smearing and blurriness in the output.
- Regularly clean the windows of the printer’s LED heads with a dry cloth and make sure that no intrusive foreign materials such as torn paper pieces, sticky substances or dust are present in the toner cartridges and the drum unit assemblies. This will prevent appearance of vertical and horizontal stripes in the output.
- Take the following steps to prevent faded/faint coloured output:
- Increase your printer’s colour density if it is set on low.
- Check your toner cartridges’ ink levels and replace the empty ones.
- Uncheck the Improve Grey Colour box in the printer driver.
- Perform colour calibration to correctly position the toner nozzles against the paper and clean them with a damp lint free cloth if they’re clogged by dried material.
- Gently shake the toner cartridges up and down to redirect the ink towards its nozzles.
- Finally, keep the machine in a cold environment away from humidity.
- Make sure that the type of paper matches with the printer’s media type setting in its driver.
- Remove your printer’s existing toner cartridges and check whether they’re dried up or not. Replace all the dried cartridges with updated Brother HL - L3270CDW’s toner cartridges to ensure top-notch printing performance.
- To avoid wrinkled output with ghostly images, make sure that you are using compatible paper, the gray levers are working properly and the machine is kept under cold and less humid environment.
What steps should be taken when your printer shows "Toner Low" error?
This error indicates the ending shelf life of the toner. You should replace the said toner with a new one in such a condition. Steps to replace the Brother HL - L3270CDW's toner cartridges:
- Open the machine’s top cover.
- Remove the drum unit that hosts the old/dried toner.
- Slightly press the drum’s lock to open it and remove the toner from it.
- Unpack the new toner and peel off its protective cover.
- Insert the new toner into the drum unit, in alignment with its colour labels to avoid having vertical coloured stripes on the output.
- Place the drum unit back into the machine and close its top cover.