Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-1030 laser printer vs Brother HL-P2500 laser printer

33specifications compared
11differ
22identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-1030 laser printer:10 ppm
- HL-P2500 laser printer:12 ppm
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- HL-1030 laser printer:A4, A5, A6
- HL-P2500 laser printer:A4
Standard interfaces
- HL-1030 laser printer:Parallel
- HL-P2500 laser printer:Parallel, USB 2.0
Internal memory
- HL-1030 laser printer:2 MB
- HL-P2500 laser printer:4 MB
Power consumption (PowerSave)
- HL-1030 laser printer:5 W
- HL-P2500 laser printer:10 W
Width
- HL-1030 laser printer:475 mm
- HL-P2500 laser printer:360 mm
Depth
- HL-1030 laser printer:450 mm
- HL-P2500 laser printer:413 mm
Height
- HL-1030 laser printer:461 mm
- HL-P2500 laser printer:337 mm

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Comparison of HL-1030, HL-P2500
47 specifications	A Brother HL-1030 laser printer Model HL-1030 View product	B Brother HL-P2500 laser printer Model HL-P2500 View product
Printing1 differ
Colour	No	No
Print technology	Laser	Laser
Duplex printing	No	No
Maximum resolution	600 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	10 ppm	12 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one	45 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	15 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Printing colours	Black	Black
Number of print cartridges	1	1
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCL 5e
Input & output capacityidentical
Total input capacity	250 sheets	250 sheets
Total number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 sheets
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	530 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print size	216 x 356 mm	216 x 356 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper	Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Letter	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weight	64 - 105 g/m²	64 - 105 g/m²
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Parallel	Parallel, USB 2.0
Networkidentical
Wi-Fi	No	No
Ethernet LAN	No	No
Network ready	No	No
Mobile printing technologies	Not supported	Not supported
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	2 MB	4 MB
Built-in processor	Yes	Yes
Processor model	MB86833	MB86833
Processor frequency	66 MHz	66 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)	49 dB	49 dB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 MB
Designidentical
Product colour	White	White
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
DisplayKnown for one	LED	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (max)	340 W	340 W
Power consumption (standby)	80 W	80 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs	5 W	10 W
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 3.x, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 3.x, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows NT
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	475 mm	360 mm
DepthDiffers	450 mm	413 mm
HeightDiffers	461 mm	337 mm
WeightDiffers	9.87 kg	12 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	11.5 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wordcraft UnimessagePro

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