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Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-B2180DW laser printer vs Brother HL-L5050D laser printer

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  • 44specifications compared
  • 24differ
  • 20identical
  • 51known for one product only

Key differences

The Brother HL-L5050D laser printer has 6 ppm more print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the Brother HL-B2180DW laser printer (40 ppm vs 34 ppm). The Brother HL-B2180DW laser printer has 1.3 s more time to first page (black, normal) than the Brother HL-L5050D laser printer (8.5 s vs 7.2 s). The Brother HL-B2180DW laser printer has 1 more total input trays than the Brother HL-L5050D laser printer (2 vs 1). Only the Brother HL-B2180DW laser printer has Wi-Fi. Product colour: Grey on the Brother HL-B2180DW laser printer, Black on the Brother HL-L5050D laser printer.

  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 34 ppm
    • 40 ppm
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • 8.5 s
    • 7.2 s
  • Total number of input trays
    • 2
    • 1
  • Total input capacity
    • 251 sheets
    • 250 sheets
  • Multi-Purpose tray input capacity
    • 1 sheets
    • 50 sheets
  • Wi-Fi
    • Yes
    • No
  • Internal memory
    • 128 MB
    • 256 MB
  • Product colour
    • Grey
    • Black

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Brother

HL-B2180DW laser printer

Model HL-B2180DW

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HL-L5050D laser printer

Model HL-L5050D

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Printing2 differ
ColourNoNo
Print technologyLaserLaser
Duplex printingYesYes
Duplex printing modeAutoAuto
Maximum resolution1200 x 1200 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Print resolution blackKnown for one1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs34 ppm40 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one16 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs8.5 s7.2 s
N-up printingKnown for one2, 4, 9, 16, 25
Watermark printingKnown for oneYes
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one15000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one0 - 2500 pages per month
Printing coloursBlackBlack
Number of print cartridges11
Page description languagesDiffersPCL 6BR-Script 3, Epson FX, IBM ProPrinter, PCL 6, PDF 1.7, XPS
Printer fontsKnown for oneBarcode, Bitmap, PCL
Number of barcode fontsKnown for one16
Number of bitmap fontsKnown for one12
Number of scalable fontsKnown for one73
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers21
Total input capacityDiffers251 sheets250 sheets
Total output capacity150 sheets150 sheets
Paper tray 1 input capacityKnown for one250 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for onePaper tray
Multi-Purpose trayYesYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityDiffers1 sheets50 sheets
Manual feederKnown for oneYes
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Paper tray media typesDiffersPlain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thin paperBond paper, Letterhead, Plain paper, Recycled paper
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for oneExecutive
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4, A5, A6A4, A5, A6
Custom media widthKnown for one76.2 - 215.9 mm
Custom media lengthKnown for one127 - 355.6 mm
Paper tray media weightKnown for one60 - 163 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one60 - 230 g/m²
Duplex media weightKnown for one64 - 105 g/m²
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneExecutive, Folio, Legal
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
USB portYesYes
Network3 differ
Wi-FiDiffersYesNo
Ethernet LANYesYes
Cabling technology10/100Base-T(X)10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,100 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi DirectKnown for oneYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithmsDiffers64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, SMTP-AUTH, SNMPv3, SSL/TLS, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSKSMTP-AUTH, SNMPv3, SSL/TLS
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for oneARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA(Auto IP),WINS/NetBIOSnameresolution, DNS Resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, CustomRaw Port/Port9100, klient SMTP, IPP/IPPS, serwer FTP, SNMPv1/v2c/v3,serwer HTTP/HTTPS, TFTP, ICMP, Web Services
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for oneNDP, RA, DNS resolver,mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, CustomRaw Port/Port9100, IPP/IPPS, klient SMTP,serwer FTP, SNMPv1/v2c/v3,serwer HTTP/ HTTPS, TFTP, ICMPv6, klient SNTP, Web Services
Mobile printing technologiesDiffersApple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print ServiceBrother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers128 MB256 MB
Built-in processorYesYes
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one49 dB
Sound pressure level (quiet mode)Known for one44 dB
Sound power level (printing)Known for one66.5 dB
Design1 differ
Market positioningHome & officeHome & office
Product colourDiffersGreyBlack
Built-in displayYesYes
Colour displayKnown for oneNo
TouchscreenKnown for oneNo
Display number of linesKnown for one2 lines
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Power1 differ
Power consumption (printing)Known for one470 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one43 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one6 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.08 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs0.37 kWh/week0.52 kWh/week
AC input voltageKnown for one220 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one50/60 Hz
System requirements3 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 7, Windows 8Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 CatalinaMac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur
Linux operating systems supportedYesYes
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneChromeOS
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 32.5 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one35 - 80%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers356 mm373 mm
DepthDiffers360 mm388 mm
HeightDiffers183 mm255 mm
WeightDiffers6.2 kg10.7 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers444 mm485 mm
Package depthDiffers449 mm450 mm
Package heightDiffers366 mm377 mm
Package weightDiffers9.5 kg13 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cartridge(s) includedYesYes
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for one2000 pages
Warranty cardKnown for oneYes
Safety guideKnown for oneYes
Cables includedACAC
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Quick start guideKnown for oneYes
Software CDKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one1 pc(s)

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