Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother EHL-3070CW Colour vs Brother HL-2230 laser printer

25specifications compared
16differ
9identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

Colour
- EHL-3070CW Colour:Yes
- HL-2230 laser printer:No
Duplex printing
- EHL-3070CW Colour:Yes
- HL-2230 laser printer:No
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- EHL-3070CW Colour:16 ppm
- HL-2230 laser printer:24 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- EHL-3070CW Colour:15 s
- HL-2230 laser printer:8.5 s
Wi-Fi
- EHL-3070CW Colour:Yes
- HL-2230 laser printer:No
Ethernet LAN
- EHL-3070CW Colour:Yes
- HL-2230 laser printer:No
Network ready
- EHL-3070CW Colour:Yes
- HL-2230 laser printer:No
Internal memory
- EHL-3070CW Colour:128 MB
- HL-2230 laser printer:8 MB

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Comparison of EHL-3070CW, HL-2230
61 specifications	A Brother EHL-3070CW Colour Model EHL-3070CW View product	B Brother HL-2230 laser printer Model HL-2230 View product
Printing4 differ
ColourDiffers	Yes	No
Duplex printingDiffers	Yes	No
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	16 ppm	24 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	15 s	8.5 s
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	16 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	15 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Input & output capacityidentical
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	100 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling1 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Plain paper	Bond paper, Plain paper, Pre-printed
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5, B6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Executive, Folio, Letter, Legal
Custom media widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	76.2 - 220 mm
Custom media lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	116 - 406.4 mm
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 163 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Optional connectivityKnown for one	Ethernet, Wireless LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network3 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	Yes	No
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Network readyDiffers	Yes	No
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11b, 802.11g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA, DNS, mDNS, LLMNR, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, IPP/IPPS, FTP Server,TELNET Server, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client and server, SMTP Client, APOP, POP before SMTP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for one	NDP, RA, DNS resolver, mDNS, LLMNR, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, IPP/IPPS, FTP Server,TELNET Server, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client and server, SMTP Client, APOP,POP before SMTP, SMTP-AUTH SNMPv1/v2c/v3, ICMPv6, LLTD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	128 MB	8 MB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	576 MB	8 MB
Processor frequencyDiffers	300 MHz	200 MHz
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	31 dB
Memory slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
DisplayDiffers	LCD	No
Power2 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	480 W	495 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	65 W
Power consumption (off)Differs	10 W	0.9 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	70 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 32.5 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers	19 kg	6.7 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	409 x 466 x 250 mm	368 x 360 x 183 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Interactive Help
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000 Professional, XP Home Edition, XP Professional Edition, XP Professional x64 Edition, Server 2003, Server 2003 x64 Edition, Vista, Server 2008, Server 2008 R2, Windows 7 Mac OS X 10.4.11, 10.5.x, 10.6.x
DVD/CD printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	475 x 454 x 331 mm

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