07-30-2009, 12:38 AM
We've been looking at the Brother HL-2170W laser printer, reading reviews etc. Overall it gets pretty good marks, and I believe some here on the forums have also given it positive recommendations.
One thing that has come up in a number of reviews is that it's a power hog (duh, it's a laser) and there were a number of mentions of dimming lights, tripping circuit breakers, causing PCs to restart, sending UPCs into a tizzy, etc.
According to Brother it uses 460W printing, 80W Ready and 8W sleeping. Does anyone here own this printer and a Kill A Watt and have the time to test it? What's the Amperage used by this printer? Does it have a larger electric use when first starting up? When warming up?
Thanks.
One thing that has come up in a number of reviews is that it's a power hog (duh, it's a laser) and there were a number of mentions of dimming lights, tripping circuit breakers, causing PCs to restart, sending UPCs into a tizzy, etc.
According to Brother it uses 460W printing, 80W Ready and 8W sleeping. Does anyone here own this printer and a Kill A Watt and have the time to test it? What's the Amperage used by this printer? Does it have a larger electric use when first starting up? When warming up?
Thanks.