Brother DCP-7020 Laser Printer, Copier Guide, Product Detail
Features
Laser Printer Speed: 20 ppm Resolution: Up to 2400 x 600 dpi
Color Scanner Optical Resolution: 600 x 2400 dpi Bit Depth: 24-bit
Copier Speed: 20 cpm Reduction and Enlargement: 25% to 400%
Interface Connects via USB and Parallel
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Price Range:
Pricegrabber: Price Range: $134.99 - $349.99 from 50 Sellers
Epinions: The lowest base price is $165.00
Review 1
Header: DCP-7020 Monochrome Laser All in One Printer
Reviewed By: marx36
Date Reviewed: Date Reviewed: Aug 27, 2006
Strengths: rapid warm-up, fast printing, excellent print quality, sort function for collating multiple copies
Weaknesses: cannot copy light pencil sketches
Summary: I bought this printer for business use and have been very pleased with my purchase. I use it as a stand-alone copier sporadically throughout the day and turn it off after each use. It warms up quickly—just flip the switch and it is ready to go in 20 seconds. In comparison to other laser printer/copiers that I looked at in the same price range (or for a slightly higher price), this one prints faster and has much better print quality. It also has a sort function that collates the pages if you are making multiple copies. For me, this printer has only one disappointing feature. At times I need to copy light pencil sketches. Whereas my inkjet printer can copy these sketches using a high contrast/normal (vs fast) print setting, this laser is unable to capture the same image.
Supplies:
Remanufactured Brother TN350 Premium Toner Cartridge (Black)
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Remanufactured Brother TN350 Premium Toner Cartridge (Black)
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Original New OEM Brother TN350 Premium Toner Cartridge (Black)
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Review 2
Head: Great printer, copier, scanner
Reviewed By: Mar 18 '06
Date Reviewed: barryvabeach
I am probably not the typical buyer of this product but it started because I wanted a copier for my home. I looked at a very small canon scanner ( Lide60) that, when hooked to a computer with a printer would make copies. I came pretty close to buying it because it was so compact, but then started looking at the Brother MFC-420CN - which is a multi function a copier, printer and scanner ( and fax ) and document feeder all in one. While it is compact for all those functions, I decided not to purchase it when I found out from other reviews that it uses a lot of ink and that if you run dry on color ink it won't make black and white copies. Though I didn't want it for color, I read that it uses the color ink as part of its cleaning so you would need to replace color cartridges even if you didn't print in color. I then started looking at this Brother - which definitely takes up more space but is a laser printer not an ink jet. I already have the Brother HL-2040 printer and like it a lot and the DCP seems like they stuck a document feeder on top of the HL2040 ( based on the specs, they also gave it more memory). So far I have had it a month and love it. As for printing - it is a laser and does a great job. The copier works just like the one where I work ( except that it can't make doubled sided copies ( actually it can but not as easily). Scanning is great . The software lets you scan with OCR - so you can convert it into your word processing program, or scan it as a black and white or color photo, or to save it for archival purposes - like pdf or TIF. Rather than having to change settings, it has a custom software menus that you can program so that when you click a button - it will scan based on certain setting. I only used the OCR once as a test but it was very accurate. I was most surprised about how well the document feeder works. At this price range I thought it would be cheesy but it has worked very well. You can also use the software to set up the copier so that it prints on both sides ( actually, you put your document in the feeder, run it through, then take the copies and put them back in the machine and it prints the other side of the copies). It does take longer than a true duplex copier, but it is still fairly cool. It also works as a stand alone copier - even with the computer turned off, it will print copies and you have options such as ip6210dcopies, enlarge / reduce, contrast, just like a true copier. About the only negatives are that the controls on the copier are not that intuitive when you try to adjust the machine settings ( of course you can use the software controls and they are very clear), and the toner cartridges cost about $50 - though I think Brother says they will last 2500 pages. Since I use it for home use only, I can't speak about how it will hold up to heavy use - though it looks good to me. All in all a great home copier, scanner, printer.
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