Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-2130R laser printer vs HP LaserJet CP1525nw Colour

35specifications compared
27differ
8identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

Colour
- HL-2130R laser printer:No
- LaserJet CP1525nw Colour:Yes
Maximum resolution
- HL-2130R laser printer:2400 x 600 DPI
- LaserJet CP1525nw Colour:600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-2130R laser printer:20 ppm
- LaserJet CP1525nw Colour:12 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- HL-2130R laser printer:10 s
- LaserJet CP1525nw Colour:26 s
Number of print cartridges
- HL-2130R laser printer:1
- LaserJet CP1525nw Colour:4
Total input capacity
- HL-2130R laser printer:250 sheets
- LaserJet CP1525nw Colour:150 sheets
Total output capacity
- HL-2130R laser printer:100 sheets
- LaserJet CP1525nw Colour:125 sheets
Maximum print size
- HL-2130R laser printer:216 x 406 mm
- LaserJet CP1525nw Colour:216 x 356 mm

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Comparison of HL-2130R, CP1525nw
76 specifications	A Brother HL-2130R laser printer Model HL-2130R View product	B HP LaserJet CP1525nw Colour Model CP1525nw View product
Printing4 differ
ColourDiffers	No	Yes
Print technology	Laser	Laser
Duplex printing	No	No
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	20 ppm	12 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	10 s	26 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 s
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 - 1000 pages per month
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	1	4
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCL 5c, PCL 6, PostScript 3
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	150 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	100 sheets	125 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	125 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	1 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling7 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print sizeDiffers	216 x 406 mm	216 x 356 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies	Bond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies
Multi-purpose tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies	Letterhead, Preprinted forms
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5	B5
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5
Envelopes sizesDiffers	B6	B5, C5, DL
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Legal
Custom media widthDiffers	69.9 - 215.9 mm	76 - 216 mm
Custom media lengthDiffers	116 - 406.4 mm	127 - 356 mm
Paper tray media weightDiffers	60 - 105 g/m²	60 - 220 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weight	60 - 163 g/m²	60 - 163 g/m²
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfaces	USB 2.0	USB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Network3 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Network readyDiffers	No	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Performance3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 MB	128 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	384 MB
Processor frequencyDiffers	200 MHz	600 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	53 dB	48 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	31 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
DisplayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Product colourKnown for one	White	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	421 W	295 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	62 W	12.5 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.2 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	0.8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements4 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 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 Ultimate, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64, Windows Vista Busine	Windows 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 Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vi
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah, Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Linux operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Fedora 11, Fedora 9, SuSE Linux 10.3, SuSE Linux 11, Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu 8.10, Ubuntu 9.04, Ubuntu 9.10
Server operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	233 MHz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 MB
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 27 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 95%
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	6.7 kg	18.2 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	399 x 505 x 254 mm
WidthKnown for one	368 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	360 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	183 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22.3 kg
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Linpus Linux (9.4, 9.5), RED HAT Enterprise Linux 5.0, Debian (5.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 5.0.3), HPUX 11, Solaris 8/9
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 x 333 x 550 mm
Standard output capacity for transparenciesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 sheets
Power LEDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Stand-by LEDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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