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Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-3170CDW laser printer Colour vs Epson Workforce AL-M300DT

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  • 45specifications compared
  • 35differ
  • 10identical
  • 47known for one product only

Key differences

  • Colour
    • Yes
    • No
  • Print technology
    • LED
    • Laser
  • Maximum resolution
    • 2400 x 600 DPI
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 23 ppm
    • 35 ppm
  • Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 3.5 ppm
    • 21 ppm
  • Warm-up time
    • 25 s
    • 18 s
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • 16 s
    • 6 s
  • Printing colours
    • Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
    • Black

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92 specifications
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Brother

HL-3170CDW laser printer Colour

Model HL-3170CDW

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B

Epson

Workforce AL-M300DTView product
Printing7 differ
ColourDiffersYesNo
Print technologyDiffersLEDLaser
Duplex printingYesYes
Maximum resolutionDiffers2400 x 600 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs23 ppm35 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one23 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs3.5 ppm21 ppm
Duplex print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one3.5 ppm
Warm-up timeDiffers25 s18 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs16 s6 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one16 s
Economical printingKnown for oneYes
Features3 differ
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one300 - 1500 pages per month
Printing coloursDiffersBlack, Cyan, Magenta, YellowBlack
Number of print cartridgesDiffers41
Page description languagesDiffersBR-Script 3, PCL 6Epson ESC/P2, Epson FX, PCL 5c, PCL 6, PDF 1.6, PostScript 3
Country of originChinaChina
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one100000 pages per month
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers13
Total input capacityDiffers250 sheets500 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers100 sheets150 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one3
Maximum input capacityKnown for one550 sheets
Paper handling4 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Maximum print size216 x 356 mm216 x 356 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffersGlossy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Thin paperPlain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4, A5, A6A4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneLetter
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5, B6
Custom media widthDiffers76.2 - 216 mm76.2 - 215.9 mm
Custom media lengthDiffers116 - 355.6 mm127 - 356 mm
Paper tray media weightDiffers60 - 105 g/m²60 - 216 g/m²
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5
Envelopes sizesKnown for oneC6, DL
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersEthernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LANParallel, USB 2.0
Network3 differ
Wi-FiDiffersYesNo
Ethernet LANDiffersYesNo
Network readyDiffersYesNo
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11g
Security algorithmsKnown for one128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, HTTPS, SSL/TLS, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-PSK, WPS
Web-based managementKnown for oneYes
Performance3 differ
Internal memory128 MB128 MB
Processor frequencyDiffers333 MHz600 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs53 dB53.4 dB
Sound power level (standby)Differs33 dB14.9 dB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one1152 MB
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersBlack, IvoryWhite
DisplayLCDLCD
Built-in displayKnown for oneYes
Power1 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs380 W439 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one60 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one5.5 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.05 W
AC input voltage220 - 240 V220 - 240 V
AC input frequency50 - 60 Hz50 - 60 Hz
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain LionMac 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 supportedYesYes
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Server 2012
Sustainability1 differ
Sustainability certificatesDiffersBlue Angel, ENERGY STARENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one522 mm
DepthKnown for one360 mm
HeightKnown for one600 mm
WeightKnown for one17.5 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers597 mm500 mm
Package depthDiffers521 mm520 mm
Package heightDiffers364 mm580 mm
Package weightDiffers20.3 kg17.8 kg
Technical detailsidentical
Master (outer) cases per pallet layerKnown for one4 pc(s)
Pallet typeKnown for one1200 x 1000 mm
Logistics data2 differ
Pallet gross heightDiffers19.5 cm185.7 cm
Pallet gross weightKnown for one423.7 kg
Master (outer) cases per palletKnown for one20 pc(s)
Layers per palletKnown for one5 pc(s)
Products per palletDiffers20 pc(s)6 pc(s)
Pallet gross widthKnown for one80 cm
Pallet gross lengthKnown for one120 cm
Products per pallet layerKnown for one2 pc(s)
Pallet width (UK)Known for one100 cm
Pallet length (UK)Known for one120 cm
Pallet height (UK)Known for one185.7 cm
Products per pallet layer (UK)Known for one4 pc(s)
Products per pallet (UK)Known for one12 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
Power LEDKnown for oneYes
Stand-by LEDKnown for oneYes
Quantity per packKnown for one1 pc(s)
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 32 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one20 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one15 - 85%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one15 - 85%

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