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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-L2500D multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Epson Expression Home XP-225 Inkjet A4

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  • 41specifications compared
  • 31differ
  • 10identical
  • 80known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • Laser
    • Inkjet
  • Printing
    • Mono printing
    • Colour printing
  • Duplex printing mode
    • Auto
    • Manual
  • Maximum resolution
    • 2400 x 600 DPI
    • 5760 x 1440 DPI
  • Copying
    • Mono copying
    • Colour copying
  • Maximum copy resolution
    • 600 x 600 DPI
    • 5760 x 1440 DPI
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 600 x 2400 DPI
    • 1200 x 2400 DPI
  • Maximum scan resolution
    • 19200 x 19200 DPI
    • 1200 x 2400 DPI

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121 specifications
A

Brother

DCP-L2500D multifunction printer Laser A4

Model DCP-L2500D

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B

Epson

Expression Home XP-225 Inkjet A4

Model XP-225

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Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffersLaserInkjet
PrintingDiffersMono printingColour printing
Duplex printingKnown for oneYes
Duplex printing modeDiffersAutoManual
Maximum resolutionDiffers2400 x 600 DPI5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)26 ppm26 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one6.5 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one9 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one8.5 s
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one13 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one6.2 ipm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one3.1 ipm
Copying2 differ
CopyingDiffersMono copyingColour copying
Duplex copyingKnown for oneYes
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers600 x 600 DPI5760 x 1440 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one26 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one10 s
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one99 copies
Copier resizeKnown for one25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one2, 4, 6, 9, 16, 25
Scanning2 differ
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for oneYes
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers600 x 2400 DPI1200 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionDiffers19200 x 19200 DPI1200 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for oneA4 (210 x 297)
Scan toKnown for oneE-mail, File, Image, OCR
Input colour depthKnown for one30 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one24 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one256
Scan driversKnown for oneICA, SANE, TWAIN, WIA
Scanner typeKnown for oneFlatbed scanner
Faxidentical
FaxingNoNo
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one10000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one250 - 2000 pages per month
Digital senderKnown for oneNo
Number of print cartridgesDiffers14
Printing coloursDiffersBlackBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesKnown for oneGDI
Country of originDiffersVietnamPhilippines
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for oneYes
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityDiffers250 sheets50 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one100 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one1 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for onePaper tray
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one35 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Paper tray media typesDiffersBond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thicker paper, Thin paperGlossy paper, Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4, A5, A6A4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneExecutive
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 weightKnown for one60 - 105 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one60 - 163 g/m²
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for oneC6
Envelopes sizesKnown for oneDL
Photo paper sizesKnown for one9x13,10x15,13x18,13x20,20x25
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersUSB 1.1, USB 2.0USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantity11
USB 1.1 ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
Wi-FiDiffersNoYes
Ethernet LANNoNo
Online services supportedKnown for oneEvernote
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneApple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
Security algorithmsKnown for one128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryKnown for one32 MB
Card reader integratedKnown for oneNo
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor familyKnown for oneARM9
Processor frequencyKnown for one266 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs49 dB41 dB
Sound pressure level (quiet mode)Known for one45 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one33 dB
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersBlack, GreyBlack
Market positioningHome & officeHome & office
Built-in displayKnown for oneYes
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Display number of linesKnown for one2 lines
Display number of charactersKnown for one16
Power3 differ
Power consumption (max)Known for one1104 W
Power consumption (average operating)Differs480 W11 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one6.6 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs60 W1.6 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.08 W
AC input frequencyDiffers50 - 60 Hz50 Hz
AC input voltage220 - 240 V220 - 240 V
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, 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 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64, Wi
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 MavericksMac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one500 MB
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 one10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 40 °C
Sustainability1 differ
Sustainability certificatesDiffersNordic Swan Ecolabel, Blue Angel, ENERGY STARENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers567 mm390 mm
DepthDiffers414 mm300 mm
HeightDiffers517 mm145 mm
WeightDiffers9.7 kg3.9 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers517 mm195 mm
Package depthDiffers567 mm462 mm
Package heightDiffers414 mm370 mm
Package weightDiffers12.7 kg4.88 kg
Quantity per packKnown for one1 pc(s)
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for one- Epson Easy Photo Print
Other featuresidentical
Energy saving modeKnown for oneYes
Spare part retentionKnown for one5 year(s)
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross widthKnown for one80 cm
Pallet gross lengthKnown for one120 cm
Pallet gross heightKnown for one9.75 m
Products per palletKnown for one49 pc(s)
Pallet width (UK)Known for one100 cm
Pallet length (UK)Known for one120 cm
Pallet height (UK)Known for one13.1 m
Products per pallet (UK)Known for one66 pc(s)

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