Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-2132 laser printer vs Brother HL-3045CN laser printer Colour

32specifications compared
21differ
11identical
48known for one product only

Key differences

Colour
- HL-2132 laser printer:No
- HL-3045CN laser printer Colour:Yes
Print technology
- HL-2132 laser printer:Laser
- HL-3045CN laser printer Colour:LED
Duplex printing
- HL-2132 laser printer:Yes
- HL-3045CN laser printer Colour:No
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-2132 laser printer:20 ppm
- HL-3045CN laser printer Colour:19 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- HL-2132 laser printer:10 s
- HL-3045CN laser printer Colour:15 s
Maximum duty cycle
- HL-2132 laser printer:1600 pages per month
- HL-3045CN laser printer Colour:25000 pages per month
Total number of input trays
- HL-2132 laser printer:1
- HL-3045CN laser printer Colour:2
Non-ISO print media sizes
- HL-2132 laser printer:Executive, Letter
- HL-3045CN laser printer Colour:Executive, Legal, Letter

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Comparison of HL-2132, HL-3045CN
80 specifications	A Brother HL-2132 laser printer Model HL-2132 View product	B Brother HL-3045CN laser printer Colour Model HL-3045CN View product
Printing5 differ
ColourDiffers	No	Yes
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	LED
Duplex printingDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum resolution	2400 x 600 DPI	2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	20 ppm	19 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	19 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	10 s	15 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 s
Economical printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Manual	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print resolution colourKnown for one	2400 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warm-up timeKnown for one	7 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
N-up printingKnown for one	2, 4, 9, 16, 25	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	1600 pages per month	25000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1500
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Page description languages	GDI	GDI
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers	1	2
Total input capacity	250 sheets	250 sheets
Total output capacity	100 sheets	100 sheets
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Paper input typeKnown for one	Paper tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 x 356 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thin paper	Bond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5, B6	B5, B6
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Executive, Letter	Executive, Legal, Letter
Custom media widthKnown for one	76.2 - 216 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media lengthKnown for one	116 - 406.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 105 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 163 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	USB 2.0	Ethernet, USB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Network2 differ
Wi-Fi	No	No
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Network readyDiffers	No	Yes
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA(Auto IP), WINS/NetBIOS name resolution, DNS Resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, IPP/IPPS, FTP Server,TELNET Server, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client and server, SMTP Client, APOP, POP before SMTP, SMTP-AUTH, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, ICMP, LLTD respon
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NDP, RA, DNS resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, IPP/IPPS, FTP Server,TELNET Server, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client and server, SMTP Client, APOP,POP before SMTP, SMTP-AUTH, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, ICMPv6, LLTD responder, WebServicesPrint, SSL/TLS
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 MB	32 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DRAM
Processor modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VR5500
Processor frequencyDiffers	200 MHz	300 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)	53 dB	53 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 dB
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Noise level (idle)Known for one	31 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Grey	White
DisplayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
Built-in displayKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	421 W	480 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	62 W	70 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one	0.913 kWh/week	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, 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 U	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard	Yes
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	6.7 kg	19 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	409 x 466 x 250 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 data1 differ
Package weightDiffers	8 kg	22 kg
Package widthKnown for one	475 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	454 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	331 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DVD/CD printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	627.4 x 556.3 x 459.7 mm

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