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Brother HL-B2180DW laser printer vs Kyocera ECOSYS PA3500wx

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  • 47specifications compared
  • 27differ
  • 20identical
  • 58known for one product only

Key differences

The Brother HL-B2180DW laser printer has 2.1 s more time to first page (black, normal) than the Kyocera ECOSYS PA3500wx (8.5 s vs 6.4 s). The Kyocera ECOSYS PA3500wx has 35,000 pages per month more maximum duty cycle than the Brother HL-B2180DW laser printer (50000 pages per month vs 15000 pages per month). The Brother HL-B2180DW laser printer has 1 more total input trays than the Kyocera ECOSYS PA3500wx (2 vs 1). Printer fonts: Barcode, Bitmap, PCL on the Brother HL-B2180DW laser printer, PCL on the Kyocera ECOSYS PA3500wx. Custom media width: 76.2 - 215.9 mm on the Brother HL-B2180DW laser printer, 70 - 216 mm on the Kyocera ECOSYS PA3500wx.

  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • HL-B2180DW laser printer:8.5 s
    • ECOSYS PA3500wx:6.4 s
  • Maximum duty cycle
    • HL-B2180DW laser printer:15000 pages per month
    • ECOSYS PA3500wx:50000 pages per month
  • Printer fonts
    • HL-B2180DW laser printer:Barcode, Bitmap, PCL
    • ECOSYS PA3500wx:PCL
  • Total number of input trays
    • HL-B2180DW laser printer:2
    • ECOSYS PA3500wx:1
  • Total input capacity
    • HL-B2180DW laser printer:251 sheets
    • ECOSYS PA3500wx:250 sheets
  • Total output capacity
    • HL-B2180DW laser printer:150 sheets
    • ECOSYS PA3500wx:250 sheets
  • Multi-Purpose tray input capacity
    • HL-B2180DW laser printer:1 sheets
    • ECOSYS PA3500wx:100 sheets
  • Custom media width
    • HL-B2180DW laser printer:76.2 - 215.9 mm
    • ECOSYS PA3500wx:70 - 216 mm

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Printing1 differ
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one34 ppmUnknown — not stated by the source
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one16 ppmUnknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs8.5 s6.4 s
N-up printingKnown for one2, 4, 9, 16, 25Unknown — not stated by the source
Watermark printingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Warm-up timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source15 s
Economical printingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers15000 pages per month50000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one0 - 2500 pages per monthUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Page description languagesDiffersPCL 6Epson LQ, PDF 1.7, TIFF, XPS, PCL 6, IBM ProPrinter, PostScript 3
Printer fontsDiffersBarcode, Bitmap, PCLPCL
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
Introduction yearKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2025
Input & output capacity4 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers21
Total input capacityDiffers251 sheets250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers150 sheets250 sheets
Paper tray 1 input capacityKnown for one250 sheetsUnknown — not stated by the source
Paper input typeKnown for onePaper trayUnknown — not stated by the source
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 source850 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source250 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Paper tray media typesKnown for onePlain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thin paperUnknown — not stated by the source
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for oneExecutiveUnknown — not stated by the source
Custom media widthDiffers76.2 - 215.9 mm70 - 216 mm
Custom media lengthDiffers127 - 355.6 mm148 - 356 mm
Paper tray media weightDiffers60 - 163 g/m²30 - 163 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
Maximum print sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source216 x 356 mm
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Network4 differ
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 oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Security algorithmsDiffers64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, SMTP-AUTH, SNMPv3, SSL/TLS, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSKHTTPS, IPPS, IPSec, SNMPv3, 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 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 technologiesKnown for oneApple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print ServiceUnknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers128 MB512 MB
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs49 dB52 dB
Sound pressure level (quiet mode)Differs44 dB48 dB
Sound power level (printing)Known for one66.5 dBUnknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSD, SDHC
Sound power level (standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source29 dB
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersGreyBlack, White
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
Power2 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs470 W481.3 W
Power consumption (ready)Differs43 W6 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one6 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.08 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one0.37 kWh/weekUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.3 W
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 7, Windows 8Yes
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, Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2Unknown — not stated by the source
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneChromeOSUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 32.5 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 40 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one35 - 80%Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers356 mm375 mm
DepthDiffers360 mm393 mm
HeightDiffers183 mm272 mm
WeightDiffers6.2 kg14 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
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
Quick installation guideKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Other featuresidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one1 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source

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