Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-2132R laser printer vs Samsung SL-M3820ND laser printer

30specifications compared
20differ
10identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Duplex printing
- HL-2132R laser printer:No
- SL-M3820ND laser printer:Yes
Maximum resolution
- HL-2132R laser printer:2400 x 600 DPI
- SL-M3820ND laser printer:1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-2132R laser printer:20 ppm
- SL-M3820ND laser printer:38 ppm
Total input capacity
- HL-2132R laser printer:250 sheets
- SL-M3820ND laser printer:300 sheets
Total output capacity
- HL-2132R laser printer:100 sheets
- SL-M3820ND laser printer:150 sheets
Maximum print size
- HL-2132R laser printer:216 x 406 mm
- SL-M3820ND laser printer:216 x 356 mm
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)
- HL-2132R laser printer:B5, B6
- SL-M3820ND laser printer:B5
Standard interfaces
- HL-2132R laser printer:USB 2.0
- SL-M3820ND laser printer:Ethernet, USB 2.0

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Comparison of HL-2132R, SL-M3820ND
53 specifications	A Brother HL-2132R laser printer Model HL-2132R View product	B Samsung SL-M3820ND laser printer Model SL-M3820ND 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	38 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.5 s
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80000 pages per month
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Number of print cartridges	1	1
Page description languagesKnown for one	GDI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	300 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 handling4 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print sizeDiffers	216 x 406 mm	216 x 356 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Plain paper	Bond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Thin paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Differs	B5, B6	B5
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Executive, Letter	Executive, Folio, Letter, Oficio, Statement, Legal
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5	B5
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9, 10, C5, C6, DL
Paper tray media weight	60 - 163 g/m²	60 - 163 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 220 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
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	USB 2.0	Ethernet, USB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Optional connectivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Parallel
Network2 differ
Wi-Fi	No	No
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Network ready	No	No
Mobile printing technologiesDiffers	Not supported	Google Cloud Print
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 MB	128 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
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	54 dB
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black, White
DisplayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
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	1.1 W
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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	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 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
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, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	368 mm	366 mm
DepthDiffers	360 mm	365 mm
HeightDiffers	183 mm	262.5 mm
WeightDiffers	6.7 kg	10.2 kg
Other featuresidentical
Power LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Blue Angel, ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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