Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother DCP-L1640W laser printer A4 vs Brother HL-L8570CDW laser printer Colour

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  • 12specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 5identical
  • 79known for one product only

Key differences

The Brother HL-L8570CDW laser printer Colour has 100 sheets more total input capacity than the Brother DCP-L1640W laser printer A4 (250 sheets vs 150 sheets). The Brother HL-L8570CDW laser printer Colour has 165 mm more package width than the Brother DCP-L1640W laser printer A4 (606 mm vs 441 mm). The Brother HL-L8570CDW laser printer Colour has 75 mm more package depth than the Brother DCP-L1640W laser printer A4 (561 mm vs 486 mm). Only the Brother HL-L8570CDW laser printer Colour has colour. Market positioning: Home & office on the Brother DCP-L1640W laser printer A4, Business on the Brother HL-L8570CDW laser printer Colour.

  • Colour
    • DCP-L1640W laser printer A4:No
    • HL-L8570CDW laser printer Colour:Yes
  • Total input capacity
    • DCP-L1640W laser printer A4:150 sheets
    • HL-L8570CDW laser printer Colour:250 sheets
  • Market positioning
    • DCP-L1640W laser printer A4:Home & office
    • HL-L8570CDW laser printer Colour:Business
  • Package width
    • DCP-L1640W laser printer A4:441 mm
    • HL-L8570CDW laser printer Colour:606 mm
  • Package depth
    • DCP-L1640W laser printer A4:486 mm
    • HL-L8570CDW laser printer Colour:561 mm
  • Package height
    • DCP-L1640W laser printer A4:418 mm
    • HL-L8570CDW laser printer Colour:501 mm
  • Package weight
    • DCP-L1640W laser printer A4:9.44 kg
    • HL-L8570CDW laser printer Colour:26.9 kg

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Comparison of DCP-L1640W, HL-L8570CDW
91 specifications
Printing1 differ
ColourDiffersNoYes
Print technologyLaserLaser
Duplex printingYesYes
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAuto/Manual
Maximum resolutionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source31 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source31 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 ppm
Duplex print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source9.9 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source9.9 s
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source80000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 7500 pages per month
Printing coloursKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Number of print cartridgesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Page description languagesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePCL 6, PDF, BR-Script 3
Printer fontsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePCL, PostScript, Bitmap, Barcode, Scalable
Number of PCL fontsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source73
Number of PostScript fontsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source66
Number of barcode fontsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16
Number of bitmap fontsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12
Linear (1D) barcodes supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceInterleaved 2 of 5, Code 39, POSTNET, EAN-8, EAN-13, UPC-A, UPC-E, Codabar, ISBN, Code 128A, Code 128B, Code 128C, EAN 128, Code 93, GS1 DataBar, MSI
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total number of input trays11
Total input capacityDiffers150 sheets250 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source150 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50 sheets
Paper handlingidentical
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Maximum print sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source216 x 355 mm
Paper tray media typesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePlain paper, Recycled paper, Letterhead, Labels, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Thin paper, Thick paper, Bond paper, Thicker paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceA4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceExecutive, Legal, Folio, Letter
Envelopes sizesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceC5, Com-10, DL, Monarch
Paper tray media weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source60 - 163 g/m²
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
USB portYesYes
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Ethernet LANKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Cabling technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Near Field Communication (NFC)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Security algorithmsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSSL/TLS, 802.1x RADIUS, EAP-FAST, PEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, SMTP-AUTH, SNMP, IPSec, 128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, TKIP, AES, WPA2-PSK, WPA3-SAE
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAPIPA (Auto IP), Web Services, ARP, BOOTP, CIFS Client, Custom Raw Port/Port 9100, DHCP, DNS Resolver, FTP Server, HTTP/HTTPS Server, ICMP, IPP/IPPS, LDAP, LLMNR Responder, LPR/LPD, mDNS, RARP, SMTP Client, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, SNTP Client, TELNET Server, TFTP Client and Server, WINS/NetBIOS Name Resoluti
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWeb Services, NDP, RA, DNS Resolver, mDNS, LLMNR Responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port 9100, IPP/IPPS, SMTP Client, FTP Server, CIFS Client, TELNET Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP/HTTPS Server, TFTP Client and Server, ICMPv6, SNTP Client, LDAP
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMopria Print Service, Apple AirPrint, Brother Mobile Connect
BluetoothKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1024 MB
Built-in processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1200 MHz
Noise level (ready)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source31 dB
Design1 differ
Market positioningDiffersHome & officeBusiness
Product colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGrey
Built-in displayKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Colour displayKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Display diagonalKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6.86 cm (2.7")
Control typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTouch
Poweridentical
Power consumption (printing)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source540 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source60 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.6 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source330 W
Power consumption (off)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.04 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.4 kWh/week
AC input voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source220 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50/60 Hz
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 10 Education, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10, Windows 10 x64, Windows 11, Windows 11 x64, Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11 Enterpr
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMac OS X 15.0 Sequoia, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma, Mac OS 13.1, Mac OS 14.5
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceChromeOS
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 - 32.5 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source36 - 85%
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceENERGY STAR, EPEAT Gold, Blue Angel, Nordic Swan Ecolabel
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source404 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source473 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source338 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source21.3 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers441 mm606 mm
Package depthDiffers486 mm561 mm
Package heightDiffers418 mm501 mm
Package weightDiffers9.44 kg26.9 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Warranty cardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC
Printer drum includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Quick installation guideKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGS mark
Other featuresidentical
Noise levelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source49 dB
Online services supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDropbox, Evernote, Google Drive, OneDrive, OneNote
Print speedKnown for one20 mm/secUnknown — not stated by the source

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