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Brother HL-L5210DW laser printer vs Brother HL-L8230CDW laser printer Colour

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  • 33specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 14identical
  • 36known for one product only

Key differences

  • Colour
    • HL-L5210DW laser printer:No
    • HL-L8230CDW laser printer Colour:Yes
  • Print technology
    • HL-L5210DW laser printer:Laser
    • HL-L8230CDW laser printer Colour:LED
  • Maximum resolution
    • HL-L5210DW laser printer:1200 x 1200 DPI
    • HL-L8230CDW laser printer Colour:600 x 600 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • HL-L5210DW laser printer:48 ppm
    • HL-L8230CDW laser printer Colour:30 ppm
  • Printing colours
    • HL-L5210DW laser printer:Black
    • HL-L8230CDW laser printer Colour:Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
  • Number of print cartridges
    • HL-L5210DW laser printer:1
    • HL-L8230CDW laser printer Colour:2
  • Ethernet LAN
    • HL-L5210DW laser printer:Yes
    • HL-L8230CDW laser printer Colour:No
  • Market positioning
    • HL-L5210DW laser printer:Home & office
    • HL-L8230CDW laser printer Colour:Business

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Comparison of HL-L5210DW, HL-L8230CDW
69 specifications
Printing4 differ
ColourDiffersNoYes
Print technologyDiffersLaserLED
Duplex printingYesYes
Duplex printing modeAutoAuto
Maximum resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs48 ppm30 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source30 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12.5 s
Features3 differ
Printing coloursDiffersBlackBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Number of print cartridgesDiffers12
Page description languagesDiffersBR-Script 3, PCL 6, PDF, XPSBR-Script 3, PCL 5c, PCL 5e, PCL 6, PDF 1.7
Country of originKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceVietnam
Input & output capacityidentical
Total number of input trays11
Total input capacity250 sheets250 sheets
Total output capacity150 sheets150 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one100 sheetsUnknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Paper tray media typesDiffersEnvelopes, Letterhead, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thin paperEnvelopes, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thin paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4, A5, A6A4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffersFolio, Legal, LetterExecutive, Folio, Legal, Letter
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)B5B5
Envelopes sizesC5, Com-10, DL, MonarchC5, Com-10, DL, Monarch
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
USB connectorKnown for oneUSB Type-A / USB Type-BUnknown — not stated by the source
Network3 differ
Wi-FiYesYes
Ethernet LANDiffersYesNo
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Near Field Communication (NFC)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Security algorithmsDiffers64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-TKIP, WPA3-SAE64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-TKIP, WPA3-EAP, WPA3-SAE
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,100,1000 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for oneARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA (Auto IP), WINS/NetBIOS name resolution, DNS Resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, IPP/IPPS, FTP Server, TELNET Server, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client and server, SMTP Client, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, ICMP, Web Services (Print), CIFS client, SNTP cliUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for oneNDP, RA, DNS resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, IPP/IPPS, FTP Server, TELNET Server, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client and server, SMTP Client, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, ICMPv6, Web Services (Print), CIFS Client, SNTP Client, SyslogUnknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Internal memory512 MB512 MB
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one54 dBUnknown — not stated by the source
Design3 differ
Market positioningDiffersHome & officeBusiness
Product colourDiffersBlack, WhiteWhite
Built-in displayYesYes
Display diagonalDiffers4.57 cm (1.8")6.78 cm (2.67")
Control typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTouch
Colour displayKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs670 W560 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source70 W
Power consumption (off)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.04 W
AC input voltageKnown for one220 - 240 VUnknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one50/60 HzUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers373 mm535 mm
DepthDiffers388 mm370 mm
HeightDiffers257 mm488 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16.8 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source488 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source535 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source370 mm
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source19.5 kg
Technical detailsidentical
Master (outer) cases per pallet layerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4 pc(s)
Pallet typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1200 x 1000 mm
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source15.5 cm
Pallet gross weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source329.8 kg
Master (outer) cases per palletKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16 pc(s)
Layers per palletKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4 pc(s)
Products per palletKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
Spare part retention5 year(s)5 year(s)
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10, Windows 11Unknown — 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 - 85%Unknown — not stated by the source

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