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Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-L8250CDN laser printer Colour vs HP Pro 200 color M251n

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  • 40specifications compared
  • 26differ
  • 14identical
  • 57known for one product only

Key differences

  • Duplex printing
    • Yes
    • No
  • Maximum resolution
    • 2400 x 600 DPI
    • 600 x 600 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 28 ppm
    • 14 ppm
  • Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 28 ppm
    • 14 ppm
  • Maximum duty cycle
    • 40000 pages per month
    • 30000 pages per month
  • Recommended duty cycle
    • 500 - 3000 pages per month
    • 250 - 1500 pages per month
  • Page description languages
    • PCL 6, PostScript 3
    • PCL 5c, PCL 6, PostScript 3
  • Total number of input trays
    • 2
    • 1

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Brother

HL-L8250CDN laser printer Colour

Model HL-L8250CDN

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HP

Pro 200 color M251nView product
Printing4 differ
ColourYesYes
Print technologyLaserLaser
Duplex printingDiffersYesNo
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneAuto
Maximum resolutionDiffers2400 x 600 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs28 ppm14 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs28 ppm14 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one14 ppm
Duplex print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one14 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one29 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one15 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one15 s
N-up printingKnown for one2, 4, 9, 16, 25
Secure printingKnown for oneYes
Watermark printingKnown for oneYes
Economical printingKnown for oneYes
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers40000 pages per month30000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleDiffers500 - 3000 pages per month250 - 1500 pages per month
Printing coloursBlack, Cyan, Magenta, YellowBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Number of print cartridges44
Page description languagesDiffersPCL 6, PostScript 3PCL 5c, PCL 6, PostScript 3
Number of PCL fontsKnown for one66
Number of PostScript fontsKnown for one66
Country of originKnown for oneChina
Input & output capacity4 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers21
Total input capacityDiffers250 sheets150 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers150 sheets125 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for onePaper tray
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Maximum number of input traysDiffers31
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Maximum print sizeKnown for one210 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffersPlain paper, Recycled paper, Thin paperBond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Heavy paper, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Transparencies
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for oneThin paper, Bond paper, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4, A5, A6A4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneExecutive, Folio, Letter, Legal
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5
Custom media widthKnown for one76.2 - 215.9 mm
Custom media lengthKnown for one127 - 355.6 mm
Paper tray media weightKnown for one60 - 105 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one60 - 163 g/m²
Duplex media weightKnown for one60 - 105 g/m²
Maximum media lengthKnown for one35.6 cm
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersEthernet, USB 1.1, USB 2.0Ethernet, USB 2.0
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
Wi-FiNoNo
Ethernet LANYesYes
Network readyYesYes
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,100 Mbit/s
Security algorithmsKnown for oneSMTP-AUTH, 802.1x RADIUS, EAP, EAP-FAST, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, MD5, PEAP, SSL/TLS
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for oneARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA (Auto IP), WINS / NetBIOS, DNS, mDNS, LLMNR, LPR / LPD, Port/Port9100, IPP / IPPS, FTP Server, TELNET Server, HTTP / HTTPS server, TFTP client/server, SMTP Client, SNMPv1/v2c / v3, ICMP, CIFS Client, SNTP Client
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for oneNDP, RA, DNS, mDNS, LLMNR, LPR / LP, Port/Port9100, IPP / IPPS, FTP Server, TELNET Server, HTTP / HTTPS server, TFTP client/server, SMTP Client, SNMPv1/v2c/v3 , ICMPv6, CIFS Client, SNTP Client
Web-based managementKnown for oneYes
Mobile printing technologiesDiffersApple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud PrintApple AirPrint, HP ePrint
Performance2 differ
Internal memory128 MB128 MB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers384 MB128 MB
Processor familyKnown for oneStar Sapphire
Processor modelKnown for oneSS1000
Processor frequencyDiffers400 MHz750 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one53.5 dB
Sound pressure level (quiet mode)Known for one51.1 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one27.9 dB
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersBlack, WhiteBlack
Built-in displayYesYes
DisplayLCDLCD
Display number of lines2 lines2 lines
CertificationKnown for onePTS
Power3 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs520 W315 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs65 W11.5 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one7.5 W
Power consumption (off)Differs0.9 W0.2 W
AC input voltageKnown for one220 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, WinYes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 MavericksYes
Linux operating systems supportedYesYes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneBlue Angel, ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers525 mm405 mm
DepthDiffers505 mm453 mm
HeightDiffers595 mm250 mm
WeightDiffers20.4 kg18.7 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one600 mm
Package depthKnown for one524 mm
Package heightKnown for one513 mm
Package weightKnown for one23.5 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneAC
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
ManualKnown for oneYes
Quick start guideKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneBRAdmin Light RAdmin Professional 3 Driver Deployment Wizard
Other featuresidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneFast Ethernet
Power LEDKnown for oneYes
Stand-by LEDKnown for oneYes

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