Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-2030 laser printer vs Ricoh Aficio GX2500

19specifications compared
13differ
6identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Colour
- HL-2030 laser printer:No
- Aficio GX2500:Yes
Maximum resolution
- HL-2030 laser printer:2400 x 600 DPI
- Aficio GX2500:3600 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-2030 laser printer:16 ppm
- Aficio GX2500:28 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- HL-2030 laser printer:10 s
- Aficio GX2500:6.5 s
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- HL-2030 laser printer:A4, A5, A6
- Aficio GX2500:A4
Non-ISO print media sizes
- HL-2030 laser printer:Executive, Letter
- Aficio GX2500:Executive, Legal, Letter
Internal memory
- HL-2030 laser printer:8 MB
- Aficio GX2500:0 MB
Power consumption (printing)
- HL-2030 laser printer:450 W
- Aficio GX2500:35 W

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Comparison of HL-2030, Aficio GX2500
46 specifications	A Brother HL-2030 laser printer Model HL-2030 View product	B Ricoh Aficio GX2500 View product
Printing4 differ
ColourDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	3600 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	16 ppm	28 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	10 s	6.5 s
Duplex printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	28 ppm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A3)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9 s
Featuresidentical
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6000 pages per month
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	210 x 297 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies	Bond paper, Envelopes, Plain paper, Recycled paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Executive, Letter	Executive, Legal, Letter
Media weight (tray 1)Known for one	60 - 161 g/m2 (16 - 43 lb)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP/IP
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 MB	0 MB
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one	SPARClite	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	96 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	51 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Powersave acoustic emissionKnown for one	30 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	450 W	35 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	70 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 W
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthKnown for one	454 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	360 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	475 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	6.74 kg	13 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	371 x 361 x 165.5 mm	416 x 440 x 249 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	8.05 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Mac compatibilityDiffers	Yes	No
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 98 / Me / 2000 / XP Mac OS 9.1 - 9.2 Mac OSX 10.2.4+	Windows 98/Me/NT4.0/2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista
Toner cartridgeKnown for one	TN-2000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220 - 240 V, 50/60 Hz
Supported media weight(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60/157
Recommended media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 157 g/m²
Print speed (colour, full-page colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.5 ppm
Capacity cartridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 sheets

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