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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-L2500D multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Brother DCP-L2520DW multifunction printer Laser A4

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  • 89specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 75identical
  • 25known for one product only

Key differences

  • Copying
    • Mono copying
    • No
  • Scan drivers
    • ICA, SANE, TWAIN, WIA
    • ICA, TWAIN, WIA
  • Wi-Fi
    • No
    • Yes
  • Product colour
    • Black, Grey
    • Black
  • Minimum storage drive space
    • 500 MB
    • 50 MB
  • Width
    • 567 mm
    • 509 mm
  • Depth
    • 414 mm
    • 409 mm
  • Height
    • 517 mm
    • 506 mm

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114 specifications
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Brother

DCP-L2500D multifunction printer Laser A4

Model DCP-L2500D

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B

Brother

DCP-L2520DW multifunction printer Laser A4

Model DCP-L2520DW

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Printingidentical
Print technologyLaserLaser
PrintingMono printingMono printing
Duplex printingYesYes
Duplex printing modeAutoAuto
Maximum resolution2400 x 600 DPI2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)26 ppm26 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)6.5 ppm6.5 ppm
Duplex print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one13 ipm
Warm-up time9 s9 s
Time to first page (black, normal)8.5 s8.5 s
Economical printingKnown for oneYes
Copying1 differ
CopyingDiffersMono copyingNo
Maximum copy resolution600 x 600 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)26 cpm26 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)10 s10 s
Maximum number of copies99 copies99 copies
Copier resize25 - 400%25 - 400%
PC free copyingKnown for oneYes
Duplex copyingKnown for oneYes
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one2, 4, 6, 9, 16, 25
Scanning2 differ
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Optical scanning resolution600 x 2400 DPI600 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan resolution19200 x 19200 DPI19200 x 19200 DPI
Maximum scan areaA4 (210 x 297)A4 (210 x 297)
Scanner typeKnown for oneFlatbed scanner
Scan technologyKnown for oneCIS
Scan toDiffersE-mail, File, Image, OCRE-mail, File, FTP, Image, OCR
Input colour depth30 bit30 bit
Output colour depth24 bit24 bit
Greyscale levels256256
Scan driversDiffersICA, SANE, TWAIN, WIAICA, TWAIN, WIA
Duplex scanningKnown for oneYes
Faxidentical
FaxingNoNo
Features1 differ
Recommended duty cycle250 - 2000 pages per month250 - 2000 pages per month
Digital senderNoNo
Number of print cartridges11
Printing coloursBlackBlack
Page description languagesDiffersGDIBR-Script 3, GDI, PCL 6, PostScript 3
Country of originVietnamVietnam
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one10000 pages per month
Input & output capacityidentical
Total input capacity250 sheets250 sheets
Total output capacity100 sheets100 sheets
Paper input typePaper trayPaper tray
Manual feederKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one1 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one35 sheets
Paper handlingidentical
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Paper tray media typesBond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thicker paper, Thin paperBond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thicker paper, Thin paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4, A5, A6A4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesExecutiveExecutive
Custom media length127 - 355.6 mm127 - 355.6 mm
Custom media width76.2 - 215.9 mm76.2 - 215.9 mm
Paper tray media weight60 - 105 g/m²60 - 105 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weight60 - 163 g/m²60 - 163 g/m²
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesUSB 1.1, USB 2.0USB 1.1, USB 2.0
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantity11
USB 1.1 ports quantity11
Network1 differ
Wi-FiDiffersNoYes
Ethernet LANNoNo
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithmsKnown for one128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, APOP, SMTP-AUTH, SNMP, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK, WPS
Email protocolsKnown for oneAPOP
Mobile printing technologiesApple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud PrintApple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print
Online services supportedKnown for oneEvernote
Performanceidentical
Internal memory32 MB32 MB
Card reader integratedNoNo
Built-in processorYesYes
Processor familyARM9ARM9
Processor frequency266 MHz266 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)49 dB49 dB
Sound pressure level (quiet mode)45 dB45 dB
Sound power level (standby)33 dB33 dB
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersBlack, GreyBlack
Market positioningHome & officeHome & office
Built-in displayYesYes
DisplayLCDLCD
Display number of lines2 lines2 lines
Display number of characters1616
Poweridentical
Power consumption (max)1104 W1104 W
Power consumption (average operating)480 W480 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)6.6 W6.6 W
Power consumption (standby)60 W60 W
Power consumption (off)0.08 W0.08 W
AC input frequency50 - 60 Hz50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltage220 - 240 V220 - 240 V
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedWindows 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, WinWindows 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, Win
Mac operating systems supportedMac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 MavericksMac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Linux operating systems supportedYesYes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
Minimum storage drive spaceDiffers500 MB50 MB
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)20 - 80%20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)10 - 32 °C10 - 32 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)10 - 90%10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)0 - 40 °C0 - 40 °C
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesNordic Swan Ecolabel, Blue Angel, ENERGY STARNordic Swan Ecolabel, Blue Angel, ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers567 mm509 mm
DepthDiffers414 mm409 mm
HeightDiffers517 mm506 mm
WeightDiffers9.7 kg10.2 kg
Packaging data3 differ
Package widthDiffers517 mm567 mm
Package depthDiffers567 mm517 mm
Package height414 mm414 mm
Package weightDiffers12.7 kg12.5 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedYesYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneBrother Control Center 4 Nuance PaperPort 12 SE Brother Control Center 2
Other featuresidentical
Fonts includedKnown for oneYes
Energy saving modeYesYes
Web-based managementKnown for oneYes
Spare part retentionKnown for one5 year(s)

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