Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-2132R laser printer vs Samsung M3820DW 1200 x 1200 DPI A4 Wi-Fi

21specifications compared
16differ
5identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Duplex printing
- HL-2132R laser printer:No
- M3820DW 1200 x 1200 DPI A4 Wi-Fi:Yes
Maximum resolution
- HL-2132R laser printer:2400 x 600 DPI
- M3820DW 1200 x 1200 DPI A4 Wi-Fi:1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-2132R laser printer:20 ppm
- M3820DW 1200 x 1200 DPI A4 Wi-Fi:40 ppm
Total output capacity
- HL-2132R laser printer:100 sheets
- M3820DW 1200 x 1200 DPI A4 Wi-Fi:150 sheets
Wi-Fi
- HL-2132R laser printer:No
- M3820DW 1200 x 1200 DPI A4 Wi-Fi:Yes
Ethernet LAN
- HL-2132R laser printer:No
- M3820DW 1200 x 1200 DPI A4 Wi-Fi:Yes
Network ready
- HL-2132R laser printer:No
- M3820DW 1200 x 1200 DPI A4 Wi-Fi:Yes
Internal memory
- HL-2132R laser printer:8 MB
- M3820DW 1200 x 1200 DPI A4 Wi-Fi:128 MB

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Comparison of HL-2132R, M3820DW
49 specifications	A Brother HL-2132R laser printer Model HL-2132R View product	B Samsung M3820DW 1200 x 1200 DPI A4 Wi-Fi Model M3820DW View product
Printing3 differ
Colour	No	No
Print technology	Laser	Laser
Duplex printingDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	20 ppm	40 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.5 s
Featuresidentical
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Page description languagesKnown for one	GDI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80000 pages per month
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacity	250 sheets	250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	100 sheets	150 sheets
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	50 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	820 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	216 x 406 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Plain paper	Bond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thin paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5, B6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Executive, Letter	Unknown — not stated by the source
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	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
Paper 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, Wireless LAN
Network3 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Network readyDiffers	No	Yes
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 MB	128 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ARM Cortex
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	57 dB
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black, Grey
DisplayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, 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 8, Windows 8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainability1 differ
Sustainability certificatesDiffers	Blue Angel, ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	368 mm	449.6 mm
DepthDiffers	360 mm	449.6 mm
HeightDiffers	183 mm	403.9 mm
WeightDiffers	6.7 kg	10.2 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	700 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.6 W
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.2 kg

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