Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-L2500D multifunction printer Laser A4 vs Epson Expression Home XP-325 Inkjet A4

48specifications compared
36differ
12identical
75known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- DCP-L2500D multifunction printer Laser A4:Laser
- Expression Home XP-325 Inkjet A4:Inkjet
Printing
- DCP-L2500D multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono printing
- Expression Home XP-325 Inkjet A4:Colour printing
Duplex printing
- DCP-L2500D multifunction printer Laser A4:Yes
- Expression Home XP-325 Inkjet A4:No
Duplex printing mode
- DCP-L2500D multifunction printer Laser A4:Auto
- Expression Home XP-325 Inkjet A4:Manual
Maximum resolution
- DCP-L2500D multifunction printer Laser A4:2400 x 600 DPI
- Expression Home XP-325 Inkjet A4:5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- DCP-L2500D multifunction printer Laser A4:26 ppm
- Expression Home XP-325 Inkjet A4:33 ppm
Copying
- DCP-L2500D multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono copying
- Expression Home XP-325 Inkjet A4:Colour copying
Duplex copying
- DCP-L2500D multifunction printer Laser A4:Yes
- Expression Home XP-325 Inkjet A4:No

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Comparison of DCP-L2500D, XP-325
123 specifications	A Brother DCP-L2500D multifunction printer Laser A4 Model DCP-L2500D View product	B Epson Expression Home XP-325 Inkjet A4 Model XP-325 View product
Printing6 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Inkjet
PrintingDiffers	Mono printing	Colour printing
Duplex printingDiffers	Yes	No
Duplex printing modeDiffers	Auto	Manual
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	26 ppm	33 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	6.5 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warm-up timeKnown for one	9 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	8.5 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 ppm
Copying2 differ
CopyingDiffers	Mono copying	Colour copying
Duplex copyingDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	600 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	26 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	10 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	99 copies	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copier resizeKnown for one	25 - 400%	Unknown — not stated by the source
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one	2, 4, 6, 9, 16, 25	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning3 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanningDiffers	Yes	No
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	600 x 2400 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionDiffers	19200 x 19200 DPI	1200 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	A4 (210 x 297)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan toKnown for one	E-mail, File, Image, OCR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input colour depthKnown for one	30 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output colour depthKnown for one	24 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	256	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan driversKnown for one	ICA, SANE, TWAIN, WIA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CIS
Faxidentical
Faxing	No	No
Duplex faxingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	10000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	250 - 2000 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital senderKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	1	4
Printing coloursDiffers	Black	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesKnown for one	GDI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Country of originDiffers	Vietnam	Thailand
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	100 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	100 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	1 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper input type	Paper tray	Paper tray
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	35 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thicker paper, Thin paper	Envelopes, Glossy paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Executive	Legal
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media lengthKnown for one	127 - 355.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media widthKnown for one	76.2 - 215.9 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 105 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 163 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C6
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10, DL
Photo paper sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9x13,10x15,13x18,13x20,20x25
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	USB 1.1, USB 2.0	USB 2.0
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 1.1 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network2 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Ethernet LAN	No	No
Online services supportedKnown for one	Evernote	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologiesDiffers	Apple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print	Apple AirPrint, Epson Connect, Google Cloud Print
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedDiffers	No	Yes
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for one	ARM9	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	266 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	49 dB	36 dB
Sound pressure level (quiet mode)Known for one	45 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	33 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SD, SDHC, SDXC
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Grey	White
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Display number of linesKnown for one	2 lines	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display number of charactersKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display diagonalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.81 cm (1.5")
Power2 differ
Power consumption (max)Known for one	1104 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	480 W	13 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	6.6 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Differs	60 W	1.6 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.08 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltage	220 - 240 V	220 - 240 V
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 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	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Pro, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Pro
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	500 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 32 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainability1 differ
Sustainability certificatesDiffers	Nordic Swan Ecolabel, Blue Angel, ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	567 mm	390 mm
DepthDiffers	414 mm	300 mm
HeightDiffers	517 mm	145 mm
WeightDiffers	9.7 kg	4.2 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	517 mm	192 mm
Package depthDiffers	567 mm	455 mm
Package heightDiffers	414 mm	370 mm
Package weightDiffers	12.7 kg	5.21 kg
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Energy saving modeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Spare part retentionKnown for one	5 year(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 cm
Pallet gross lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 cm
Pallet gross heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 cm
Products per palletKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	49 pc(s)
Pallet width (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 cm
Pallet length (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 cm
Pallet height (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 cm
Products per pallet (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	66 pc(s)

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