Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-2230 laser printer vs Xerox Phaser 6700N

38specifications compared
31differ
7identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Colour
- HL-2230 laser printer:No
- Phaser 6700N:Yes
Maximum resolution
- HL-2230 laser printer:2400 x 600 DPI
- Phaser 6700N:2400 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-2230 laser printer:24 ppm
- Phaser 6700N:47 ppm
Warm-up time
- HL-2230 laser printer:18 s
- Phaser 6700N:35 s
Time to first page (black, normal)
- HL-2230 laser printer:8.5 s
- Phaser 6700N:7 s
Printing colours
- HL-2230 laser printer:Black
- Phaser 6700N:Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Number of print cartridges
- HL-2230 laser printer:1
- Phaser 6700N:4
Total input capacity
- HL-2230 laser printer:250 sheets
- Phaser 6700N:700 sheets

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Comparison of HL-2230, Phaser 6700N
66 specifications	A Brother HL-2230 laser printer Model HL-2230 View product	B Xerox Phaser 6700N View product
Printing5 differ
ColourDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	2400 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	24 ppm	47 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	47 ppm
Warm-up timeDiffers	18 s	35 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	8.5 s	7 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 s
Features2 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120000 pages per month
Printing coloursDiffers	Black	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	1	4
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCL 5c, PCL 6, PostScript 3
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	700 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 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	150 sheets
Maximum input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	2900 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1500 sheets
Paper handling6 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Plain paper, Pre-printed	Card stock, Glossy paper, Labels, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Executive, Folio, Letter, Legal	Letter
Custom media widthDiffers	76.2 - 220 mm	127 - 356 mm
Custom media lengthDiffers	116 - 406.4 mm	76 - 216 mm
Paper tray media weightDiffers	60 - 105 g/m²	60 - 220 g/m²
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5, B6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	USB 2.0	Ethernet, USB 2.0
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
USB portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network2 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Network readyDiffers	No	Yes
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SMTP, SMTPv3
Performance5 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 MB	1024 MB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 MB	2048 MB
Processor frequencyDiffers	200 MHz	1250 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	53 dB	59 dB
Sound power level (standby)Differs	31 dB	26 dB
Design1 differ
Market positioningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Home & office
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Blue, White
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DisplayDiffers	No	LCD
Power3 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	495 W	637 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	116 W
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.9 W	8 W
AC input voltageDiffers	120 V	110 V
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	65 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers	6.7 kg	42.2 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	368 x 360 x 183 mm	560 x 516 x 429 mm
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers	8 kg	49.9 kg
Other features1 differ
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	475 x 454 x 331 mm	695 x 757 x 569 mm
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
DVD/CD printingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 32.5 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Interactive Help	Unknown — not stated by the source

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