All categories
Phones & WearablesView all 31

Departments

Phones & WearablesComputers & TabletsComponents & StorageNetworkingPrinting & OfficePower & ChargingTV, Audio & VideoGaming, Toys & RobotsKitchen AppliancesHome AppliancesPersonal Care & HealthSmart Home & SecurityCar & MobilityTools & GardenCameras & Photo

Shopping country

Browse

All categoriesCompare products

Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-1250 laser printer vs Epson WorkForce AL-M300D

Add a product
  • 38specifications compared
  • 25differ
  • 13identical
  • 55known for one product only

Key differences

  • Duplex printing
    • No
    • Yes
  • Maximum resolution
    • 1200 x 600 DPI
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 12 ppm
    • 35 ppm
  • Warm-up time
    • 45 s
    • 18 s
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • 15 s
    • 6 s
  • Total number of input trays
    • 1
    • 2
  • Maximum input capacity
    • 500 sheets
    • 550 sheets
  • Paper tray media weight
    • 64 - 105 g/m²
    • 60 - 216 g/m²

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only
93 specifications
A

Brother

HL-1250 laser printer

Model HL-1250

View product
B

Epson

WorkForce AL-M300DView product
Printing5 differ
Duplex printingDiffersNoYes
Maximum resolutionDiffers1200 x 600 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs12 ppm35 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one21 ppm
Warm-up timeDiffers45 s18 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs15 s6 s
Economical printingKnown for oneYes
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one100000 pages per month
Page description languagesDiffersEpson FX, IBM ProPrinter, PCL 6ESC P, Epson ESC/P2, Epson FX, PCL 5c, PCL 6, PDF 1.6, PostScript 3
Printing coloursKnown for oneBlack
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers12
Total output capacityKnown for one150 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Maximum input capacityDiffers500 sheets550 sheets
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one2
Paper handling2 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffersEnvelopes, Labels, Plain paperEnvelopes
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for oneC6
Envelopes sizesKnown for oneDL, C6
Paper tray media weightDiffers64 - 105 g/m²60 - 216 g/m²
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersEthernet, Parallel, USB 2.0Parallel, USB 2.0
Network2 differ
Ethernet LANDiffersYesNo
Network readyDiffersYesNo
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for oneTCP/IP, Appletalk, Netware, DEC LAT, Banyan VINES, NetBEUI, DLC/LLC
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneNot supported
Performance5 differ
Internal memoryDiffers4 MB128 MB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers36 MB1152 MB
Processor frequencyDiffers66 MHz600 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs49 dB53.4 dB
Sound power level (standby)Differs27 dB5.3 dB
Processor modelKnown for oneMB86832
Designidentical
Market positioningKnown for oneHome & office
Colour displayKnown for oneNo
Display number of linesKnown for one5 lines
DisplayKnown for oneLED
Power1 differ
Power consumption (printing)Known for one439 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs80 W1.01 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one2.63 W
AC input voltageKnown for one220 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (max)Known for one340 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one5 W
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 3.x, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows NTWindows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 32 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one20 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one15 - 85%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one15 - 85%
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers475 mm393 mm
DepthDiffers450 mm426 mm
HeightDiffers461 mm277 mm
WeightDiffers10.2 kg12 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package widthKnown for one500 mm
Package depthKnown for one520 mm
Package heightKnown for one390 mm
Package weightDiffers11.5 kg14 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneEpson BarCode Fonts, Epson Status Monitor, EpsonNet Config, EpsonNet Print, EpsonNet setup
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross widthKnown for one80 cm
Pallet gross lengthKnown for one120 cm
Pallet gross heightKnown for one2.12 m
Products per pallet layerKnown for one2 pc(s)
Products per palletKnown for one10 pc(s)
Pallet width (UK)Known for one100 cm
Pallet length (UK)Known for one120 cm
Pallet height (UK)Known for one2.12 m
Products per pallet layer (UK)Known for one4 pc(s)
Products per pallet (UK)Known for one20 pc(s)
Technical detailsidentical
Power consumptionKnown for one940 W (Max.), 439 W (Printing), 39 W (Ready), 2.63 W (sleep), 1.01 W spectextmanualdeepsleep
Other featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneLinux, Mac OS 10.5.8 or later, Windows 7, Windows 7 x64, Windows 8 (32/64 bit), Windows Server 2003 (32/64bit), Windows Server 2008 (32/64bit), Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 (64bit), Windows Vista, Windows Vista x64, Windows XP, Windows XP x64
EmulationsKnown for onePCL5c, PCL6, ESC/P, ESC/P2, ESC/Page, PDF 1.6, FX, I239X, Genuine Postscript 3TM
Power LEDKnown for oneYes
Quantity per packKnown for one1 pc(s)
SafetyKnown for oneIEC60950-1, EN60950-1, IEC60825-1, EN60825-1
Stand-by LEDKnown for oneYes
Additional paper traysKnown for one250-sheet paper tray
Box contentsKnown for oneInitial toner cartridges, Main unit, Power cable, Setup guide, Software (CD), Warranty Documents
Print speedKnown for one35 Pages/min Monochrome single-sided, 21 Pages/min Monochrome double-sided

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More laser printer comparisons

All laser printer comparisons