Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-1230 laser printer vs Brother HL-1270N laser printer

38specifications compared
15differ
23identical
5known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- HL-1230 laser printer:600 x 600 DPI
- HL-1270N laser printer:1200 x 600 DPI
Country of origin
- HL-1230 laser printer:Japan
- HL-1270N laser printer:China
Standard interfaces
- HL-1230 laser printer:Parallel
- HL-1270N laser printer:Ethernet, Parallel, USB 2.0
Ethernet LAN
- HL-1230 laser printer:No
- HL-1270N laser printer:Yes
Network ready
- HL-1230 laser printer:No
- HL-1270N laser printer:Yes
Internal memory
- HL-1230 laser printer:2 MB
- HL-1270N laser printer:4 MB
Processor model
- HL-1230 laser printer:MB86833
- HL-1270N laser printer:MB86832
Sound pressure level (printing)
- HL-1230 laser printer:50 dB
- HL-1270N laser printer:49 dB

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Comparison of HL-1230, HL-1270N
43 specifications	A Brother HL-1230 laser printer Model HL-1230 View product	B Brother HL-1270N laser printer Model HL-1270N View product
Printing1 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	1200 x 600 DPI
Duplex printingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Epson FX, IBM ProPrinter, PCL 6
Country of originDiffers	Japan	China
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Parallel	Ethernet, Parallel, USB 2.0
Network2 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Network readyDiffers	No	Yes
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP/IP, AppleTalk, IPX/SPX
Performance3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	2 MB	4 MB
Processor modelDiffers	MB86833	MB86832
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	50 dB	49 dB
Designidentical
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs	70 W	80 W
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 3.x, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows NT
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	0 mm	475 mm
DepthDiffers	0 mm	461 mm
HeightDiffers	470 mm	450 mm
WeightDiffers	9.77 kg	9.3 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers	11.5 kg	11.6 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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