Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-2700CN laser printer Colour vs Brother HL-3450CN A3 Colour Laser Printer

23specifications compared
17differ
6identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- HL-2700CN laser printer Colour:600 x 600 DPI
- HL-3450CN A3 Colour Laser Printer:2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-2700CN laser printer Colour:31 ppm
- HL-3450CN A3 Colour Laser Printer:24 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-2700CN laser printer Colour:8 ppm
- HL-3450CN A3 Colour Laser Printer:6 ppm
Maximum ISO A-series paper size
- HL-2700CN laser printer Colour:A4
- HL-3450CN A3 Colour Laser Printer:A3
Maximum print size
- HL-2700CN laser printer Colour:210 x 297 mm
- HL-3450CN A3 Colour Laser Printer:297 x 420 mm
Processor frequency
- HL-2700CN laser printer Colour:300 MHz
- HL-3450CN A3 Colour Laser Printer:266 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)
- HL-2700CN laser printer Colour:66 dB
- HL-3450CN A3 Colour Laser Printer:55 dB
Sound power level (standby)
- HL-2700CN laser printer Colour:54 dB
- HL-3450CN A3 Colour Laser Printer:48 dB

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Comparison of HL-2700CN, HL-3450CN A3 Colour Laser Printer
55 specifications	A Brother HL-2700CN laser printer Colour Model HL-2700CN View product	B Brother HL-3450CN A3 Colour Laser Printer View product
Printing3 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	31 ppm	24 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	8 ppm	6 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	13 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	19 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (black, normal quality, A3)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A3)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 ppm
Economical printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Printer fontsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Barcode, Bitmap, PCL, PostScript
Bitmap fontsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	OCR-B
Number of PCL fontsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	66
Number of PostScript fontsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	136
Number of barcode fontsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13
Number of bitmap fontsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12
Input & output capacityidentical
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	250 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	250 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffers	A4	A3
Maximum print sizeDiffers	210 x 297 mm	297 x 420 mm
Media weight (tray 1)Known for one	60 - 210 g/m2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	TCP/IP (ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA (AutoIP), WINS/NetBIOS, DNS, LPR/LPD, CustomRawPort/Port 9100, POP3/SMTP, SMB Print, IPP, FTP, Rendezvous, SSDP, TELNET, SNMP, HTTP, TFTP), Netware IPX/SPX (Bindery/NDS), Appletalk, DLC/LLC, NetBEUI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performance3 differ
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one	TX4955	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	300 MHz	266 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	66 dB	55 dB
Sound power level (standby)Differs	54 dB	48 dB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	384 MB
Power1 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	630 W	600 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 W
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WidthDiffers	570 mm	705 mm
DepthDiffers	610 mm	850 mm
HeightDiffers	530 mm	610 mm
WeightDiffers	32.8 kg	54.4 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	480 x 420 x 385 mm	615 x 540 x 420 mm
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers	37 kg	64.2 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	220 – 240V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0/2000/XP Mac OS X 10.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100BaseTX Ethernet	10/100Base-TX Ethernet
Additional paper traysKnown for one	Optional: 530 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Standard input capacity for transparenciesKnown for one	50	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media sizesKnown for one	(104.8 - 215.9mm) x (210 - 297mm)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Standard media sizesKnown for one	A4, Letter, B5(JIS/ISO), Executive, COM 10, DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory upgradeDiffers	0.675 GB	Yes
Maximum input capacity for envelopesKnown for one	15	Unknown — not stated by the source
EmulationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCL5C, BR-Script 3, IBM Pro-Printer XL, Epson FX-850, HP-GL
Fonts includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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