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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-1612WE multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Brother DCP-L3517CDW multifunction printer LED A4

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  • 95specifications compared
  • 55differ
  • 40identical
  • 44known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • Laser
    • LED
  • Printing
    • Mono printing
    • Colour printing
  • Duplex printing
    • No
    • Yes
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 20 ppm
    • 18 ppm
  • Warm-up time
    • 18 s
    • 28 s
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • 10 s
    • 15.5 s
  • N-up printing
    • 2, 6, 9, 16, 25
    • 2, 4, 9, 16, 25
  • Copying
    • Mono copying
    • Colour copying

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Brother

DCP-1612WE multifunction printer Laser A4

Model DCP-1612WE

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B

Brother

DCP-L3517CDW multifunction printer LED A4

Model DCP-L3517CDW

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Printing7 differ
Print technologyDiffersLaserLED
PrintingDiffersMono printingColour printing
Duplex printingDiffersNoYes
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneAuto
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs20 ppm18 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one18 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one6 ppm
Duplex print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one6 ppm
Warm-up timeDiffers18 s28 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs10 s15.5 s
N-up printingDiffers2, 6, 9, 16, 252, 4, 9, 16, 25
Economical printingKnown for oneYes
Secure printingKnown for oneYes
Booklet printing functionKnown for oneYes
Copying4 differ
CopyingDiffersMono copyingColour copying
Duplex copyingDiffersNoYes
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs20 cpm18 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one18 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Differs16 s17.5 s
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for one17.5 s
Scanning3 differ
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers600 x 1200 DPI1200 x 2400 DPI
Scan toDiffersE-mail, File, ImageE-mail, FTP, File, Image, OCR, SMB
Scan driversDiffersICA, TWAIN, WIASANE, TWAIN, WIA
Duplex scanningKnown for oneNo
Faxidentical
Duplex faxingKnown for oneNo
Features6 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers10000 pages per month30000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleDiffers250 - 1800 pages per month300 - 1500 pages per month
Duplex functionsDiffersPrintCopy, Print
Number of print cartridgesDiffers14
Printing coloursDiffersBlackBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesDiffersGDIBR-Script 3, PCL 6, PDF 1.7, XPS
Printer fontsKnown for oneBarcode, Bitmap, PCL, PostScript
Number of PostScript fontsKnown for one66
Number of bitmap fontsKnown for one12
Number of scalable fontsKnown for one73
Digital senderKnown for oneNo
Input & output capacity4 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers12
Total input capacityDiffers150 sheets251 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers50 sheets150 sheets
Paper tray 1 input capacityDiffers150 sheets250 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one1 sheets
Manual feederKnown for oneYes
Paper handling5 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffersPlain paper, Recycled paperEnvelopes, Glossy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thin paper
Multi-purpose tray media typesDiffersExecutive, Legal, LetterPlain paper, Recycled paper, Thin paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA4, A5A4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffersExecutive, Folio, Legal, LetterExecutive, Folio, Legal
Custom media lengthKnown for one116 - 355.6 mm
Custom media widthKnown for one76.2 - 216 mm
Paper tray media weightDiffers65 - 105 g/m²60 - 163 g/m²
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersUSB 1.1, USB 2.0, Wireless LANUSB 2.0, Wireless LAN
USB 1.1 ports quantityKnown for one1
Network4 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, SMTP-AUTH, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK, WPS64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-TKIP
Supported network protocols (IPv4)DiffersARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA(Auto IP), WINS/NetBIOS, DNS resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port 9100, IPP, FTP Server, SNMPv1/v2c, HTTP Server, TFTP Client/Server, SMTP Client, ICMP, Web ServicesARP, 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 Client and Server, CIFS Client, TELNET Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client and server, ICMP, Web Services (Print/
Supported network protocols (IPv6)DiffersNDP, RA, DNS Resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/ Port 9100, IPP, FTP Server, SNMPv1/v2c, HTTP Server, TFTP Client/Server, SMTP Client, ICMPv6, Web ServicesNDP, RA, DNS resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, IPP/IPPS, SMTP Client, FTP Client and Server, CIFS Client, TELNET Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client and server, ICMPv6, SNTP Client, Web Services (Print/Scan)
Mobile printing technologiesDiffersBrother iPrint & ScanApple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service
Performance4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers32 MB512 MB
Processor frequencyDiffers200 MHz800 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs52 dB45 dB
Sound pressure level (quiet mode)Known for one43 dB
Sound power level (printing)Differs66 dB59.2 dB
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersBlack, SilverGrey, White
Control typeKnown for oneButtons
Display number of linesKnown for one2 lines
Display number of charactersKnown for one16
Power5 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs390 W400 W
Power consumption (ready)Differs50 W80 W
Power consumption (sleep)Differs0.9 W9.7 W
Power consumption (off)Differs0.28 W0.04 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs0.7 kWh/week0.9 kWh/week
AC input voltageKnown for one220 - 240 V
System requirements3 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64Windows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home
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 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 MavericksMac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability complianceKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers385 mm410 mm
DepthDiffers340 mm475 mm
HeightDiffers255 mm368 mm
WeightDiffers7.2 kg21.7 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers476 mm589 mm
Package depthDiffers434 mm523 mm
Package heightDiffers556 mm521 mm
Package weightDiffers11.4 kg26 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneAC
ManualKnown for oneYes
User guideKnown for oneYes
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for one5000 pages
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Fonts includedKnown for oneYes
EmulationsKnown for onePCL5e, PCL5c, PCL6 (PCL XL Class 3.0), BR-Script3, PDF Version 1.7, XPS Version 1.0
Printer managementKnown for oneWeb Based Management, BRAdmin Professional for Windows, BRAdmin Light for Windows
Software CDKnown for oneYes
Energy saving modeKnown for oneYes
Spare part retentionKnown for one5 year(s)
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 32 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one35 - 85%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 40 °C

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