This well-featured colour laser printer is up to the task of everyday office use, producing good-quality text and images.

We thought perhaps we could save on some photography when we unpacked Brother's HL-4570CDW workgroup colour laser printer, as it looks so similar to the HL-4150CDN we reviewed a few weeks back.

In most respects the Brother HL-4570CDW color laser printer is a good value. Its $500 price tag (as of December 16, 2010) is budget-friendly for small...

Excellent text output,

Lackluster photo

In most respects the Brother HL-4570CDW colour laser printer is a good value.

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This moderately priced color laser delivers very good text print quality and multipage print speeds for small or home offices. Graphics prints and first-page-out speeds were subpar, however.

Excellent text quality; Fast multipage print times; Wi-Fi connectivity; Built-in duplex printing; Optional 500-page input tray

Text-only LCD; Printed photos had too much contrast; muddy look; Slow first-page print times; Noticeable hum after print jobs

A close cousin to the Brother HL-4150CDN ($400 street, 3 stars) that I reviewed earlier this year, the Brother HL-4570CDW ($500 street) offers faster speed and a wireless connection to justify the higher price.

Fast; Reasonably high-quality text; Paper handling suitable for a small office or workgroup; Ethernet and WiFi

Photos are below par for a color laser; with colors noticeably off in most cases

In most respects the Brother HL-4570CDW color laser printer is a good value. Its US$500 price tag (as of December 16, 2010) is budget-friendly for small and medium-size workgroups, as are its reasonable toner costs. Its speed and features are competitive with those of the pricier Dell 3130cn .

Excellent text output; good speed

Lacklustre photo quality

unfortunately i did not realize that this equipment has only one function,and i am not able to scan, fax, copy, with it. the printer for a printer is first rate and the I.T. installer was equally impressed with its performance phillipbodie@googlemail.com

Overall, the HL-4570CDW impresses with its fast printing speed and low running costs. However, its colour accuracy isn't all that good, and despite its slightly faster print speed and the benefits of integrated Wi-Fi we think £200 is too much of a premium to pay over the more sensibly priced 4150...

Fast print speed; Low running costs; Integrated Wi-Fi and duplex printing

Expensive compared to the HL-4150CDN; Colour accuracy is relatively poor