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Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-L1232W laser printer vs Ricoh IP C8500

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  • 30specifications compared
  • 27differ
  • 3identical
  • 58known for one product only

Key differences

The Brother HL-L1232W laser printer has 6.8 s more time to first page (black, normal) than the Ricoh IP C8500 (10 s vs 3.2 s). The Ricoh IP C8500 has 2 more total input trays than the Brother HL-L1232W laser printer (3 vs 1). The Ricoh IP C8500 has 1,050 sheets more total input capacity than the Brother HL-L1232W laser printer (1200 sheets vs 150 sheets). Only the Ricoh IP C8500 has colour. Only the Ricoh IP C8500 has Ethernet LAN.

  • Colour
    • No
    • Yes
  • Maximum resolution
    • 2400 x 600 DPI
    • 4800 x 1200 DPI
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • 10 s
    • 3.2 s
  • Printing colours
    • Black
    • Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
  • Total number of input trays
    • 1
    • 3
  • Total input capacity
    • 150 sheets
    • 1200 sheets
  • Total output capacity
    • 50 sheets
    • 500 sheets
  • Maximum ISO A-series paper size
    • A4
    • A3

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Brother

HL-L1232W laser printer

Model HL-L1232W

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Printing3 differ
ColourDiffersNoYes
Print technologyLaserLaser
Duplex printingKnown for oneYes
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneManual
Maximum resolutionDiffers2400 x 600 DPI4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one20 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs10 s3.2 s
Booklet printing functionKnown for oneYes
N-up printingKnown for one2, 4, 6, 9, 16, 25
Watermark printingKnown for oneYes
Economical printingKnown for oneYes
Print speed (black, normal quality, A3)Known for one45 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A3)Known for one45 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one21 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one5.2 s
Features1 differ
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one0 - 2000 pages per month
Printing coloursDiffersBlackBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one1
Page description languagesKnown for onePCL 6, PDF, PostScript 3
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers13
Total input capacityDiffers150 sheets1200 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers50 sheets500 sheets
Paper tray 1 input capacityKnown for one150 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one4850 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one4000 sheets
Paper handling4 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffersA4A3
Paper tray media typesDiffersPlain paper, Recycled paperEnvelopes
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA4, A5A3, A4, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)DiffersB5B4, B5, B6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one16K, Executive, Folio, Legal, Letter
Paper tray media weightKnown for one65 - 105 g/m²
Custom media widthKnown for one90 - 320 mm
Custom media lengthKnown for one148 - 1260 mm
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB portYesYes
USB connectorKnown for oneUSB Type-A / USB Type-B
Network4 differ
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Ethernet LANDiffersNoYes
Wi-Fi DirectKnown for oneYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothDiffersNoYes
Near Field Communication (NFC)Known for oneNo
Security algorithmsKnown for one64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, SMTP-AUTH, SSL/TLS, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA3-SAE
Supported network protocols (IPv4)DiffersARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA (Auto IP), WINS/NetBIOS name resolution, DNS Resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, SMTP Client, IPP/IPPS, FTP Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client and server, ICMP, Web Services (Print)TCP/IP
Supported network protocols (IPv6)DiffersNDP, RA, DNS resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, IPP/IPPS, SMTP Client, FTP Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client and server, ICMPv6, Web Services (Print)TCP/IP
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneApple AirPrint, Brother Mobile Connect, Mopria Print Service
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers64 MB6000 MB
Card reader integratedKnown for oneNo
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one51 dB
Sound power level (printing)Known for one66.6 dB
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor frequencyKnown for one1600 MHz
Design2 differ
Market positioningHome & officeHome & office
Product colourDiffersBlackBlack, White
Built-in displayDiffersNoYes
Colour displayKnown for oneYes
Display diagonalKnown for one17.8 cm (7")
Control typeKnown for oneTouch
Power2 differ
Power consumption (printing)Known for one380 W
Power consumption (ready)Differs40 W57.4 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.28 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs0.31 kWh/week0.44 kWh/week
AC input voltageKnown for one220 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one50/60 Hz
Power consumption (max)Known for one1584 W
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 11, Windows 11 Enterprise, Windows 11 Enterprise x64, Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11 x64Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 8.1
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersYesMac OS 12.4, Mac OS 13.1, Mac OS 14.5, 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 10.9 Maveric
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneChromeOS
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022
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 one20 - 80%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers340 mm587 mm
DepthDiffers238 mm701 mm
HeightDiffers189 mm779 mm
WeightDiffers4.6 kg81 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one415 mm
Package depthKnown for one303 mm
Package heightKnown for one324 mm
Package weightKnown for one5.6 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cartridge(s) includedKnown for oneYes
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for one1500 pages
Warranty cardKnown for oneYes
Cables includedKnown for oneAC
Printer drum includedKnown for oneYes
Other features1 differ
PrintingDiffersMono printingColour printing

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