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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-8150DN multifunction printer Laser A4 vs HP DeskJet 3520 Inkjet A4

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  • 58specifications compared
  • 39differ
  • 19identical
  • 54known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • Laser
    • Inkjet
  • Printing
    • Mono printing
    • Colour printing
  • Maximum resolution
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
    • 4800 x 1200 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 40 ppm
    • 8 ppm
  • Maximum copy resolution
    • 1200 x 600 DPI
    • 600 x 600 DPI
  • Maximum number of copies
    • 99 copies
    • 20 copies
  • Copier resize
    • 25 - 400%
    • 20 - 400%
  • Scanning
    • Colour scanning
    • Mono scanning

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112 specifications
A

Brother

DCP-8150DN multifunction printer Laser A4

Model DCP-8150DN

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B

HP

DeskJet 3520 Inkjet A4

Model 3520

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Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffersLaserInkjet
PrintingDiffersMono printingColour printing
Duplex printingYesYes
Maximum resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI4800 x 1200 DPI
Print resolution blackKnown for one1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs40 ppm8 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one9 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one8.5 s
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneAuto
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one7.5 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one23 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one22 ppm
Copying3 differ
CopyingMono copyingMono copying
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers1200 x 600 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one10.5 s
Maximum number of copiesDiffers99 copies20 copies
Copier resizeDiffers25 - 400%20 - 400%
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one6.5 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one5.5 cpm
Scanning4 differ
ScanningDiffersColour scanningMono scanning
Optical scanning resolution1200 x 1200 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one19200 x 19200 DPI
Maximum scan areaDiffersLegal (216 x 356)216 x 297 mm
Scanner typeDiffersFlatbed & ADF scannerFlatbed scanner
Scan toKnown for oneE-mail, File, FTP, Image, OCR, USB
Input colour depthDiffers48 bit24 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one24 bit
Greyscale levels256256
Scan driversKnown for oneICA, TWAIN, WIA
Scan technologyKnown for oneCIS
Image formats supportedKnown for oneBMP, JPG, PNG, TIF
Faxidentical
FaxingNoNo
Features4 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers50000 pages per month1000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one500 - 3500 pages per month
Digital senderNoNo
Number of print cartridgesDiffers14
Printing coloursDiffersBlackBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesDiffersBR-Script 3, Epson FX, IBM ProPrinter, PCL 6PCL 3
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for oneNo
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total input capacityDiffers250 sheets80 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers150 sheets15 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) output capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Maximum input capacityDiffers250 sheets80 sheets
Paper handling4 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Maximum print sizeDiffers216 x 356 mm216 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffersBond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thin paperCard stock, Envelopes, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4, A5, A6A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)DiffersB5, B6B5
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneExecutive, Folio, Legal
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5
Custom media lengthKnown for one127 - 355.6 mm
Custom media widthKnown for one76.2 - 215.9 mm
Paper tray media weightDiffers60 - 105 g/m²75 - 90 g/m²
Paper tray media weight (imperial)Known for one7.26 - 19.5 kg (16 - 43 lbs)
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one60 - 163 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weight (imperial)Known for one7.26 - 19.5 kg (16 - 43 lbs)
Duplex media weightKnown for one60 - 105 g/m²
Duplex media weight (imperial)Known for one16 - 28 lbs
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for oneC6
Envelopes sizesKnown for oneDL
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesUSB 2.0USB 2.0
Direct printingYesYes
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantity11
Network3 differ
Wi-FiDiffersNoYes
Ethernet LANDiffersYesNo
Mobile printing technologiesDiffersApple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud PrintApple AirPrint, HP ePrint
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneWi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one64 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one320 MB
Card reader integratedKnown for oneNo
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one59 dB
Sound pressure level (quiet mode)Known for one54 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one37 dB
Design1 differ
Product colourBlackBlack
Market positioningDiffersBusinessHome & office
Built-in displayYesYes
DisplayLCDLCD
Display number of linesKnown for one5 lines
Display number of charactersKnown for one22
Power2 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs702 W13.38 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one8.1 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs1.4 W2.72 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one100 - 240 V
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP ProfessionWindows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Wi
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 LionMac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)20 - 80%20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs10 - 32.5 °C5 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)10 - 90%10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 40 °C
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesENERGY STARENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers490.2 mm440 mm
DepthDiffers414 mm365 mm
HeightDiffers447 mm144 mm
WeightDiffers16.1 kg5 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers594.4 mm492 mm
Package depthDiffers533.4 mm191 mm
Package heightDiffers604.5 mm408 mm
Package weightDiffers19.8 kg6.11 kg
Other featuresidentical
PictBridgeNoNo
Hardware scan resolutionKnown for one1200 x 2400 DPI
Standard input traysKnown for one1
All-in-one functionsKnown for oneCopy, Print, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsKnown for onePrint
Colour scanningKnown for oneYes

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