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Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-2230 laser printer vs Brother HL-3045CN laser printer Colour

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  • 41specifications compared
  • 22differ
  • 19identical
  • 26known for one product only

Key differences

  • Colour
    • No
    • Yes
  • Print technology
    • Laser
    • LED
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 24 ppm
    • 19 ppm
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • 8.5 s
    • 15 s
  • Printing colours
    • Black
    • Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
  • Number of print cartridges
    • 1
    • 4
  • Standard interfaces
    • USB 2.0
    • Ethernet, USB 2.0
  • Ethernet LAN
    • No
    • Yes

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Brother

HL-2230 laser printer

Model HL-2230

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Brother

HL-3045CN laser printer Colour

Model HL-3045CN

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Printing4 differ
ColourDiffersNoYes
Print technologyDiffersLaserLED
Duplex printingNoNo
Maximum resolution2400 x 600 DPI2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs24 ppm19 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one19 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs8.5 s15 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one16 s
Economical printingKnown for oneYes
Warm-up timeKnown for one18 s
Features2 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one25000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one1500
Printing coloursDiffersBlackBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Number of print cartridgesDiffers14
Page description languagesKnown for oneGDI
Input & output capacityidentical
Total number of input traysKnown for one2
Total input capacity250 sheets250 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one100 sheets
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one2
Maximum input capacityKnown for one250 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Maximum print size216 x 356 mm216 x 356 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffersBond paper, Plain paper, Pre-printedBond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4, A5, A6A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)B5, B6B5, B6
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffersExecutive, Folio, Letter, LegalExecutive, Legal, Letter
Custom media widthKnown for one76.2 - 220 mm
Custom media lengthKnown for one116 - 406.4 mm
Paper tray media weightKnown for one60 - 105 g/m²
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersUSB 2.0Ethernet, USB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
Network2 differ
Wi-FiNoNo
Ethernet LANDiffersNoYes
Network readyDiffersNoYes
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for oneARP, 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 oneNDP, 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
Performance4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers8 MB32 MB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 MB512 MB
Memory slotsKnown for one1
Memory typeKnown for oneDRAM
Processor modelKnown for oneVR5500
Processor frequencyDiffers200 MHz300 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)53 dB53 dB
Sound power level (standby)Differs31 dB30 dB
Design1 differ
Product colourKnown for oneWhite
DisplayDiffersNoLCD
Power2 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs495 W480 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one70 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs65 W8 W
AC input voltage120 V120 V
AC input frequency50 - 60 Hz50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.9 W
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedYesYes
Mac operating systems supportedYesYes
Linux operating systems supportedYesYes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)20 - 80%20 - 80%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 32.5 °C
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesENERGY STARENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers6.7 kg19 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs368 x 360 x 183 mm409 x 466 x 250 mm
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers8 kg22 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedYesYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneInteractive Help
Other features1 differ
Mac compatibilityYesYes
DVD/CD printingNoNo
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Differs475 x 454 x 331 mm627.4 x 556.3 x 459.7 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 2000 Professional, XP Home Edition, XP Professional Edition, XP Professional x64 Edition, Server 2003, Server 2003 x64 Edition, Vista, Server 2008, Server 2008 R2, Windows 7 Mac OS X 10.4.11, 10.5.x, 10.6.x

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