Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother DCP-L1640W laser printer A4 vs Kyocera ECOSYS PA2101cwx/Plus Colour

12specifications compared
7differ
5identical
71known for one product only

Key differences

The Kyocera ECOSYS PA2101cwx/Plus Colour has 1 more total input trays than the Brother DCP-L1640W laser printer A4 (2 vs 1). The Kyocera ECOSYS PA2101cwx/Plus Colour has 100 sheets more total input capacity than the Brother DCP-L1640W laser printer A4 (250 sheets vs 150 sheets). The Kyocera ECOSYS PA2101cwx/Plus Colour has 155 mm more package width than the Brother DCP-L1640W laser printer A4 (596 mm vs 441 mm). Only the Kyocera ECOSYS PA2101cwx/Plus Colour has colour.

Colour
- DCP-L1640W laser printer A4:No
- ECOSYS PA2101cwx/Plus Colour:Yes
Total number of input trays
- DCP-L1640W laser printer A4:1
- ECOSYS PA2101cwx/Plus Colour:2
Total input capacity
- DCP-L1640W laser printer A4:150 sheets
- ECOSYS PA2101cwx/Plus Colour:250 sheets
Package width
- DCP-L1640W laser printer A4:441 mm
- ECOSYS PA2101cwx/Plus Colour:596 mm
Package depth
- DCP-L1640W laser printer A4:486 mm
- ECOSYS PA2101cwx/Plus Colour:571 mm
Package height
- DCP-L1640W laser printer A4:418 mm
- ECOSYS PA2101cwx/Plus Colour:459 mm
Package weight
- DCP-L1640W laser printer A4:9.44 kg
- ECOSYS PA2101cwx/Plus Colour:28 kg

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Comparison of DCP-L1640W, PA2101cwx/Plus
83 specifications	A Brother DCP-L1640W laser printer A4 Model DCP-L1640W View product	B Kyocera ECOSYS PA2101cwx/Plus Colour Model PA2101cwx/Plus View product
Printing1 differ
ColourDiffers	No	Yes
Print technology	Laser	Laser
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Auto
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print resolution colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print resolution blackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	21 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	21 ppm
Print speed (white, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	21 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.5 s
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100000 pages per month
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCL 6, PostScript 3
Introduction monthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	January
Introduction yearKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2025
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vietnam
Replacement cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TK-5480K Zwart (1.250 afdrukken) ISO/IEC 19752 TK-5480Y Geel (1.250 afdrukken) ISO/IEC 19752 TK-5480M Magenta (1.250 afdrukken) ISO/IEC 19752 TK-5480C Cyaan (1.250 afdrukken) ISO/IEC 19752 TK-5490K Zwart (2.800 afdrukken) ISO/IEC 19752 TK-5490Y Geel (2.400 afdrukken) ISO/IEC 19752 TK-5490M Magenta (
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers	1	2
Total input capacityDiffers	150 sheets	250 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 sheets
Paper tray 1 input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 sheets
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	550 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 sheets
Paper handlingidentical
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Plain paper, Pre-printed, Thicker paper, Thin paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5, B6
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 163 g/m²
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11a
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Apple AirPrint, Kyocera Mobile Print, Mopria Print Service
BluetoothKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 MB
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SD, SDHC
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 dB
Sound pressure level (quiet mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	44 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 dB
Designidentical
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, White
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DisplayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
Colour displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Display diagonalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.86 cm (2.7")
Control typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Touch
Poweridentical
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	345 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.3 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.2 kWh/week
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50/60 Hz
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 12.0 Monterey, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Blue Angel, EPEAT
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	410 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	410 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	329 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	441 mm	596 mm
Package depthDiffers	486 mm	571 mm
Package heightDiffers	418 mm	459 mm
Package weightDiffers	9.44 kg	28 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1500 pages
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1500 pages
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Print speedKnown for one	20 mm/sec	Unknown — not stated by the source

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