Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-2132 laser printer vs Epson AcuLaser C9300N

42specifications compared
32differ
10identical
58known for one product only

Key differences

Colour
- HL-2132 laser printer:No
- AcuLaser C9300N:Yes
Maximum resolution
- HL-2132 laser printer:2400 x 600 DPI
- AcuLaser C9300N:4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-2132 laser printer:20 ppm
- AcuLaser C9300N:30 ppm
Warm-up time
- HL-2132 laser printer:7 s
- AcuLaser C9300N:20 s
Time to first page (black, normal)
- HL-2132 laser printer:10 s
- AcuLaser C9300N:8 s
Maximum duty cycle
- HL-2132 laser printer:1600 pages per month
- AcuLaser C9300N:100000 pages per month
Total output capacity
- HL-2132 laser printer:100 sheets
- AcuLaser C9300N:150 sheets
Maximum ISO A-series paper size
- HL-2132 laser printer:A4
- AcuLaser C9300N:A3

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Comparison of HL-2132, C9300N
100 specifications	A Brother HL-2132 laser printer Model HL-2132 View product	B Epson AcuLaser C9300N Model C9300N View product
Printing5 differ
ColourDiffers	No	Yes
Print technology	Laser	Laser
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	20 ppm	30 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 ppm
Warm-up timeDiffers	7 s	20 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	10 s	8 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 s
Duplex printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Page description languagesDiffers	GDI	Epson ESC/P2, Epson FX, PCL 5c, PCL 6, PDF 1.6, PostScript 3
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	China
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total number of input trays	1	1
Total input capacity	250 sheets	250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	100 sheets	150 sheets
Paper input type	Paper tray	Paper tray
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	155 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2055 sheets
Paper handling6 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	Envelopes, 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
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C5, C6
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Executive, Letter	Executive, Legal, Letter
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10, C5, C6, DL
Paper tray media weightDiffers	60 - 105 g/m²	60 - 216 g/m²
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 connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-B
Optional connectivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Parallel
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Wi-Fi	No	No
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Network readyDiffers	No	Yes
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LPR, FTP, IPP, Connector 9100, WSD, AppleTalk
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP, HTTP, DHCP, BOOTP, APIPA, DDNS, mDNS, SNTP, SSDP, ENPC, SLP, WSD, LLTD, Ping
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 MB	256 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
Built-in processor	Yes	Yes
Processor frequencyDiffers	200 MHz	400 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)	53 dB	53 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 dB
Noise level (idle)Known for one	31 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Black, White
Built-in displayDiffers	No	Yes
Display number of linesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 lines
Power1 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	421 W	458 W
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1020 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	56 W
Current ratingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.7 A
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
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	62 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64
Mac operating systems supported	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Server operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, Windows Server 2008 x64
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 32 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 35 °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	15 - 85%
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	368 mm	500 mm
DepthDiffers	360 mm	538 mm
HeightDiffers	183 mm	422 mm
WeightDiffers	6.7 kg	41 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	475 mm	520 mm
Package depthDiffers	454 mm	740 mm
Package heightDiffers	331 mm	635 mm
Package weightDiffers	8 kg	55 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
Documentation CDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Manual	Yes	Yes
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Software CDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	2.23 m
Products per pallet layerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Products per palletKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 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	2.23 m
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	4 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)

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