Brother Introduces Its First Sub-$1,000 Color Laser Printer for Small Businesses; New HL-2700CN: Up to 31PPM Monochrome Printing, 8PPM Color, Features Built-In Networking and More.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers 2004 International CES South Hall Booth #21818 Macworld San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden 2004 Booth #2131 SAN FRANCISCO & LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 2004 Today, Brother International Corporation introduces its next generation color laser printer A laser printer that prints in color using four toner cartridges (CMYK) of cyan, magenta, yellow and black. The colors are applied one at a time to the drum and are then adhered to the paper. See printer. - the new HL-2700CN. Featuring fast print speeds of up to 31 pages per minute in monochrome Also called "mono." Refers to display screens that use one foreground and one background color; for example, black on white, white on black or green on black. The first terminals connected to mainframes and minicomputers were monochrome, and monochrome screens were widely used on early and up to 8 pages per minute in color, this new laser printer delivers a 27% smaller footprint than the model it replaces, excellent connectivity and compatibility, built-in networking, and a one-year limited on-site warranty. The HL-2700CN has an estimated street price of $899, and is expected to ship in January 2004. "More and more office users are seeking a lower cost, faster alternative to color inkjet printing to produce output quickly and cost effectively," said Jeff Sandler, Brother's Senior Product Manager for Printers. "The new HL-2700CN can easily serve 'double duty' producing monochrome output for everyday office printing and rich vibrant color whenever needed as well. Complete printing flexibility has never been more affordable." PROFESSIONAL-QUALITY PRINTING FEATURES Among the HL-2700CN's most important features is its ability to print high-resolution text and graphics in rich vibrant colors at fast speeds of up to 31 pages per minute in monochrome and up to 8 pages per minute in color. Additionally, the product utilizes high-yield replacement toner An electrically charged ink used in copy machines and laser printers. It adheres to an invisible image that has been charged with the opposite polarity onto a plate or drum or onto the paper itself. cartridges (10,000 pages for black, 6,600 pages for color*) that deliver a low cost per page while reducing user interventions. The printer also comes with 64MB of standard memory (upgradeable to 576MB(1)) and a 250-sheet letter size paper tray. MULTI-PLATFORM COMPATIBILITY AND CONNECTIVITY Whether the user environment is Windows(R) or Mac(R)-based, the HL-2700CN is compatible and features a variety of emulations including PCL (Printer Command Language) The page description language for HP LaserJet printers. It has become a de facto standard used in many printers and typesetters. PCL Level 5, introduced with the LaserJet III in 1990, also supports Compugraphic's Intellifont scalable fonts. (R)6, BR-Script3 (PostScript(R)3(TM)), IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) (R) Proprinter, Epson(R) FX, and HP-GL HP-GL - Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language . From everyday office color printing “colour separation” redirects here. For other uses, see colour-separation overlay. Color printing is the reproduction of an image or text in color (as opposed to simpler black and white or monochrome printing). to presentations, the HL-2700CN delivers quick, crisp text and vibrant color output - regardless of the application. In addition, given its print speeds, it is also fast enough to serve as a "dual mode" printer for either color or monochrome printing, regardless of where it is located. NETWORK-READY FOR WORKGROUP USE The HL-2700CN comes standard with a built-in 10/100 BaseT Ethernet print server and a range of network management tools that make it easy for connected workgroups to set-up and begin using the printer immediately. This includes an embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. Web-server as well as two other powerful and flexible network management tools, BR-Admin Professional and Web-BRAdmin(2). The HL-2700CN also supports IPP (Internet Printing Protocol) A protocol for printing and managing print jobs over the Internet using HTTP. Initially conceived by Novell, Xerox and others, the IETF made it a standard in 2000 that includes authentication and encryption. See printing protocol and LPD. (Internet Printing Protocol The Internet Printing Protocol or IPP, defines a standard protocol for printing as well as managing print jobs, media size, resolution, and so forth. Like all IP-based protocols, IPP can be used locally or over the Internet to printers hundreds or thousands of miles ), as well as Apple's zero configuration networking technology, "Rendezvous See Bonjour and TIB/Rendezvous. 1. rendezvous - In Ada, the method of synchronising the activity of different tasks. 2. rendezvous - Query language, close to natural English. ["Seven Steps to Rendezvous with the Casual User", E. (TM)". EXPANSION OPTIONS(1) The HL-2700CN has a number of expansion options to increase productivity and maximize user value. These include an optional duplex unit, as well as the ability to increase paper input capacity up to a total of 780 sheets by adding a 530-sheet lower paper tray. Another option is the CompactFlash(TM) slot that can accept an optional CompactFlash(TM) card for storing print jobs for fast reprinting re·print n. 1. Something that has been printed again, especially: a. A new printing that is identical to an original; a reimpression. b. A separately printed excerpt; an offprint. 2. , as well as for form or font storage. ABOUT BROTHER INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION Bridgewater, New Jersey is the corporate headquarters for Brother in the Americas, from Canada to South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . It has fully integrated sales, marketing services, manufacturing, research and development capabilities located in the U.S. In addition to its headquarters in Bridgewater, New Jersey, Brother has facilities in California, Illinois, Massachusetts, and Tennessee as well as subsidiaries in Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico. All trademarks and registered trademarks referenced herein are the property of their respective companies. * Toner cartridge yield based on printing letter or A4 paper size at approximately 5% page coverage. (1) Optional accessories require additional purchase. (2) Download at http://solutions.brother.com. Requires a dedicated IIS (Internet Information Services) Microsoft's Web server. IIS runs under the server versions of Windows, adding HTTP server capability to the Windows operating system. server
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What's New
HL-2700CN vs. HL-2600CN
-- Faster Monochrome /Color Print Speeds (Up to 3 1/8ppm vs. up
to 24/6ppm)
-- Faster Processor (300MHz vs. 266MHz)
-- 27% Smaller Footprint (than the HL-2600CN)
-- More expandable memory(+)(576MB vs. 384MB)
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FACT SHEET
PARTS, ACCESSORIES, PRICING
HL-2700CN Color Laser Printer
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Description Part # Estimated Street Price
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Up to 3 1/ 8ppm Desktop Color HL-2700CN
Laser Printer $899.99
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HL-2700CN Key Parts and Accessories(+)
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Description Part # Suggested Retail Price
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Black Toner Cartridge (up to TN-04BK
10,000 pages)* $169.99
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Cyan Toner Cartridge (up to TN-04C
6,600 pages)* $164.99
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Magenta Toner Cartridge (up TN-04M
to 6,600 pages)* $164.99
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Yellow Toner Cartridge (up TN-04Y
to 6,600 pages)* $164.99
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* Toner cartridge yield @ approximately 5% coverage
(+) Optional accessories require additional purchase
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