Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-2230 laser printer vs Brother HL-3075CW laser printer Colour

45specifications compared
23differ
22identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Colour
- HL-2230 laser printer:No
- HL-3075CW laser printer Colour:Yes
Print technology
- HL-2230 laser printer:Laser
- HL-3075CW laser printer Colour:LED
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-2230 laser printer:24 ppm
- HL-3075CW laser printer Colour:19 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- HL-2230 laser printer:8.5 s
- HL-3075CW laser printer Colour:15 s
Printing colours
- HL-2230 laser printer:Black
- HL-3075CW laser printer Colour:Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Number of print cartridges
- HL-2230 laser printer:1
- HL-3075CW laser printer Colour:4
Wi-Fi
- HL-2230 laser printer:No
- HL-3075CW laser printer Colour:Yes
Ethernet LAN
- HL-2230 laser printer:No
- HL-3075CW laser printer Colour:Yes

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Comparison of HL-2230, HL-3075CW
72 specifications	A Brother HL-2230 laser printer Model HL-2230 View product	B Brother HL-3075CW laser printer Colour Model HL-3075CW View product
Printing4 differ
ColourDiffers	No	Yes
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	LED
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	24 ppm	19 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	19 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	8.5 s	15 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 s
Economical printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Warm-up timeKnown for one	18 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1500
Printing coloursDiffers	Black	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	1	4
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BR-Script 3, PCL 6
Input & output capacityidentical
Total number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Total output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 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	1 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Plain paper, Pre-printed	Bond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Executive, Folio, Letter, Legal	Executive, Legal, Letter
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 163 g/m²
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	USB 2.0	Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Network3 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Network readyDiffers	No	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, EAP, LEAP, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ARP, 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 one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NDP, 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 memoryDiffers	8 MB	64 MB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 MB	512 MB
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NEC VR5500
Processor frequencyDiffers	200 MHz	300 MHz
Sound power level (standby)Differs	31 dB	30 dB
Design1 differ
DisplayDiffers	No	LCD
Power2 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	495 W	480 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	70 W
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.9 W	10 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	65 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 32.5 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 32.5 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers	6.7 kg	19 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	368 x 360 x 183 mm	409 x 466 x 250 mm
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers	8 kg	22 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Interactive Help	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	475 x 454 x 331 mm	555 x 628 x 460 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 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	Unknown — not stated by the source

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