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Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-B2180DW laser printer vs Canon LBP246dw II

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  • 49specifications compared
  • 28differ
  • 21identical
  • 57known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon LBP246dw II 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 3.5 s more time to first page (black, normal) than the Canon LBP246dw II (8.5 s vs 5 s). The Canon LBP246dw II has 65,000 pages per month more maximum duty cycle than the Brother HL-B2180DW laser printer (80000 pages per month vs 15000 pages per month). Recommended duty cycle: 0 - 2500 pages per month on the Brother HL-B2180DW laser printer, 750 - 4000 pages per month on the Canon LBP246dw II. Page description languages: PCL 6 on the Brother HL-B2180DW laser printer, PCL 5e, PCL 6, UFRII on the Canon LBP246dw II.

  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 34 ppm
    • 40 ppm
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • 8.5 s
    • 5 s
  • Maximum duty cycle
    • 15000 pages per month
    • 80000 pages per month
  • Recommended duty cycle
    • 0 - 2500 pages per month
    • 750 - 4000 pages per month
  • Page description languages
    • PCL 6
    • PCL 5e, PCL 6, UFRII
  • Total number of input trays
    • 2
    • 1
  • Total input capacity
    • 251 sheets
    • 250 sheets
  • Multi-Purpose tray input capacity
    • 1 sheets
    • 100 sheets

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HL-B2180DW laser printer

Model HL-B2180DW

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Printing2 differ
ColourNoNo
Print technologyLaserLaser
Duplex printingYesYes
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneAuto
Maximum resolutionKnown for one1200 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 s5 s
N-up printingKnown for one2, 4, 9, 16, 25
Watermark printingKnown for oneYes
Warm-up timeKnown for one14 s
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers15000 pages per month80000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleDiffers0 - 2500 pages per month750 - 4000 pages per month
Printing coloursBlackBlack
Number of print cartridges11
Page description languagesDiffersPCL 6PCL 5e, PCL 6, UFRII
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 sheets100 sheets
Manual feederKnown for oneYes
Maximum input capacityKnown for one900 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Paper tray media typesDiffersPlain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thin paperCoated paper, Envelopes, Heavy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Postcard, Recycled paper, Thin 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 weightDiffers60 - 163 g/m²60 - 120 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one60 - 230 g/m²
Duplex media weightKnown for one64 - 105 g/m²
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneExecutive, Legal, Letter, Oficio, Statement
Envelopes sizesKnown for oneC5, Com-10, DL, Monarch
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingYesYes
USB portYesYes
Network4 differ
Wi-FiYesYes
Ethernet LANYesYes
Cabling technologyDiffers10/100Base-T(X)10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi DirectKnown for oneYes
Wi-Fi standards802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithmsDiffers64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, SMTP-AUTH, SNMPv3, SSL/TLS, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-AES, WPA-EAP, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-EAP, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-TKIP
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 ServiceApple AirPrint, Canon PRINT Business, Mopria Print Service
Management protocolsKnown for oneSNMPv1, SNMPv3
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers128 MB1024 MB
Built-in processorYesYes
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs49 dB54 dB
Sound pressure level (quiet mode)Known for one44 dB
Sound power level (printing)Known for one66.5 dB
Internal storage capacityKnown for one4 GB
Storage mediaKnown for oneeMMC
Sound pressure level (duplex printing)Known for one53 dB
Design2 differ
Market positioningDiffersHome & officeBusiness
Product colourDiffersGreyBlack, White
Built-in displayYesYes
Colour displayKnown for oneNo
TouchscreenKnown for oneNo
Display number of linesKnown for one2 lines
DisplayKnown for oneLED
Control typeKnown for oneButtons
Power2 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs470 W480 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one43 W
Power consumption (standby)6 W6 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.08 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs0.37 kWh/week0.29 kWh/week
AC input voltage220 - 240 V220 - 240 V
AC input frequency50/60 Hz50/60 Hz
Power consumption (max)Known for one1250 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 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 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
Linux operating systems supportedYesYes
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneChromeOS
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs10 - 32.5 °C10 - 30 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)20 - 80%20 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one35 - 80%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers356 mm399 mm
DepthDiffers360 mm373 mm
HeightDiffers183 mm249 mm
WeightDiffers6.2 kg9.5 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one444 mm
Package depthKnown for one449 mm
Package heightKnown for one366 mm
Package weightKnown for one9.5 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for oneYes
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for one2000 pages
Warranty cardKnown for oneYes
Safety guideKnown for oneYes
Cables includedKnown for oneAC
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Quick start guideKnown for oneYes
Software CDKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one1 pc(s)
Warranty periodKnown for one2 year(s)

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