Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-2132 laser printer vs Epson AcuLaser M7000N

36specifications compared
31differ
5identical
53known for one product only

Key differences

Duplex printing
- HL-2132 laser printer:Yes
- AcuLaser M7000N:No
Maximum resolution
- HL-2132 laser printer:2400 x 600 DPI
- AcuLaser M7000N:1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-2132 laser printer:20 ppm
- AcuLaser M7000N:32 ppm
Warm-up time
- HL-2132 laser printer:7 s
- AcuLaser M7000N:16 s
Time to first page (black, normal)
- HL-2132 laser printer:10 s
- AcuLaser M7000N:8.2 s
Maximum duty cycle
- HL-2132 laser printer:1600 pages per month
- AcuLaser M7000N:100000 pages per month
Page description languages
- HL-2132 laser printer:GDI
- AcuLaser M7000N:PCL 5e, PCL 6, PDF 1.6
Total input capacity
- HL-2132 laser printer:250 sheets
- AcuLaser M7000N:380 sheets

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Comparison of HL-2132, AcuLaser M7000N
89 specifications	A Brother HL-2132 laser printer Model HL-2132 View product	B Epson AcuLaser M7000N View product
Printing5 differ
Colour	No	No
Print technology	Laser	Laser
Duplex printingDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	20 ppm	32 ppm
Warm-up timeDiffers	7 s	16 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	10 s	8.2 s
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
N-up printingKnown for one	2, 4, 9, 16, 25	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	1600 pages per month	100000 pages per month
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Page description languagesDiffers	GDI	PCL 5e, PCL 6, PDF 1.6
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	China
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	380 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	100 sheets	230 sheets
Total number of input traysKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper input typeKnown for one	Paper tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling5 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffers	A4	A3
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	297 x 420 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thin paper	Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A3, A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Differs	B5, B6	B4, B5
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C5, C6, DL
Paper tray media weightDiffers	60 - 105 g/m²	60 - 216 g/m²
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Executive, Letter	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
Optional connectivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Parallel
Network2 differ
Wi-Fi	No	No
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Network readyDiffers	No	Yes
Performance3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 MB	64 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	320 MB
Processor frequencyDiffers	200 MHz	288 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	53 dB	33 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	54 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
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EN55022 Class B, EN61000-3-2, EN61000-3-3, EN55024
Built-in displayKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power3 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	421 W	970 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	62 W	82 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	544 W
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.8 W	0 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
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 temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 85 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 85%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 85%
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	6.7 kg	21 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	518 x 414.5 x 333 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 data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	475 mm	620 mm
Package depthDiffers	454 mm	627 mm
Package heightDiffers	331 mm	455 mm
Package weightDiffers	8 kg	26.9 kg
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 cm
Pallet gross lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 cm
Pallet gross heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	197 cm
Products per pallet layerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 pc(s)
Products per palletKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 pc(s)
Pallet width (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 cm
Pallet length (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 cm
Pallet height (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	197 cm
Products per pallet layer (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Products per pallet (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 (32bit/64bit), Windows Vista (32bit/64bit), Windows XP (32bit/64bit), Server 2008 (32bit/64bit), Server 2008R2 (64bit), Server 2003 (32bit/64bit) Mac OS 10.4.11 Linux
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Power LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Stand-by LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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