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Brother HL-B2180DW laser printer vs Canon imageFORCE 1643P

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  • 24differ
  • 20identical
  • 57known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon imageFORCE 1643P has 9 ppm more print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the Brother HL-B2180DW laser printer (43 ppm vs 34 ppm). The Brother HL-B2180DW laser printer has 1 more total input trays than the Canon imageFORCE 1643P (2 vs 1). The Canon imageFORCE 1643P has 399 sheets more total input capacity than the Brother HL-B2180DW laser printer (650 sheets vs 251 sheets). Page description languages: PCL 6 on the Brother HL-B2180DW laser printer, UFRII, PCL 6, PostScript 3 on the Canon imageFORCE 1643P. Paper tray media weight: 60 - 163 g/m² on the Brother HL-B2180DW laser printer, 60 - 120 g/m² on the Canon imageFORCE 1643P.

  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • HL-B2180DW laser printer:34 ppm
    • imageFORCE 1643P:43 ppm
  • Page description languages
    • HL-B2180DW laser printer:PCL 6
    • imageFORCE 1643P:UFRII, PCL 6, PostScript 3
  • Total number of input trays
    • HL-B2180DW laser printer:2
    • imageFORCE 1643P:1
  • Total input capacity
    • HL-B2180DW laser printer:251 sheets
    • imageFORCE 1643P:650 sheets
  • Paper tray 1 input capacity
    • HL-B2180DW laser printer:250 sheets
    • imageFORCE 1643P:550 sheets
  • Multi-Purpose tray input capacity
    • HL-B2180DW laser printer:1 sheets
    • imageFORCE 1643P:100 sheets
  • Paper tray media weight
    • HL-B2180DW laser printer:60 - 163 g/m²
    • imageFORCE 1643P:60 - 120 g/m²
  • Cabling technology
    • HL-B2180DW laser printer:10/100Base-T(X)
    • imageFORCE 1643P:10/100/1000Base-T(X)

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Comparison of HL-B2180DW, imageFORCE 1643P
101 specifications
Printing1 differ
ColourNoNo
Print technologyLaserLaser
Duplex printingYesYes
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneAutoUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolution1200 x 1200 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Print resolution blackKnown for one1200 x 1200 DPIUnknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs34 ppm43 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one16 ppmUnknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one8.5 sUnknown — not stated by the source
N-up printingKnown for one2, 4, 9, 16, 25Unknown — not stated by the source
Watermark printingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one15000 pages per monthUnknown — not stated by the source
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one0 - 2500 pages per monthUnknown — not stated by the source
Printing coloursBlackBlack
Number of print cartridges11
Page description languagesDiffersPCL 6UFRII, PCL 6, PostScript 3
Printer fontsKnown for oneBarcode, Bitmap, PCLUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of barcode fontsKnown for one16Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of bitmap fontsKnown for one12Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of scalable fontsKnown for one73Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity4 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers21
Total input capacityDiffers251 sheets650 sheets
Total output capacity150 sheets150 sheets
Paper tray 1 input capacityDiffers250 sheets550 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for onePaper trayUnknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose trayYesYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityDiffers1 sheets100 sheets
Manual feederKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum input capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2300 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Paper tray media typesDiffersPlain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thin paperThin paper, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Heavy paper, Bond paper, Labels, Letterhead, Envelopes
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for oneExecutiveUnknown — not stated by the source
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4, A5, A6A4, A5, A6
Custom media widthKnown for one76.2 - 215.9 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Custom media lengthKnown for one127 - 355.6 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightDiffers60 - 163 g/m²60 - 120 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one60 - 230 g/m²Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex media weightKnown for one64 - 105 g/m²Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceB5
Envelopes sizesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCom-10, DL, Monarch, C5
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingYesYes
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Network2 differ
Wi-FiYesYes
Ethernet LANYesYes
Cabling technologyDiffers10/100Base-T(X)10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,100 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi DirectKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standards802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithmsKnown for one64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, SMTP-AUTH, SNMPv3, SSL/TLS, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSKUnknown — not stated by the source
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 ServicesUnknown — not stated by the source
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 ServicesUnknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologiesDiffersApple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print ServiceApple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers128 MB2000 MB
Built-in processorYesYes
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one49 dBUnknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (quiet mode)Known for one44 dBUnknown — not stated by the source
Sound power level (printing)Known for one66.5 dBUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal storage capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32 GB
Storage mediaKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceeMMC
Design2 differ
Market positioningDiffersHome & officeBusiness
Product colourDiffersGreyWhite
Built-in displayYesYes
Colour displayKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
TouchscreenKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Display number of linesKnown for one2 linesUnknown — not stated by the source
Control typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceButtons
Power3 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs470 W507 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one43 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Differs6 W6.7 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.08 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs0.37 kWh/week0.35 kWh/week
AC input voltage220 - 240 V220 - 240 V
AC input frequency50/60 Hz50/60 Hz
Power consumption (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1400 W
System requirements3 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 7, Windows 8Windows 10, Windows 11
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 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.7.5 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 12.0 Monterey, Mac OS X 13.0 V
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneChromeOSUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs10 - 32.5 °C10 - 30 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 40 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)20 - 80%20 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one35 - 80%Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers356 mm409 mm
DepthDiffers360 mm376 mm
HeightDiffers183 mm275 mm
WeightDiffers6.2 kg16 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one444 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one449 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one366 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one9.5 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for one2000 pagesUnknown — not stated by the source
Warranty cardKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Safety guideKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for oneACUnknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Software CDKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one1 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source

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