Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-L2500D multifunction printer Laser A4 vs HP OfficeJet 6830 Thermal inkjet A4

63specifications compared
42differ
21identical
75known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- DCP-L2500D multifunction printer Laser A4:Laser
- OfficeJet 6830 Thermal inkjet A4:Thermal inkjet
Printing
- DCP-L2500D multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono printing
- OfficeJet 6830 Thermal inkjet A4:Colour printing
Maximum resolution
- DCP-L2500D multifunction printer Laser A4:2400 x 600 DPI
- OfficeJet 6830 Thermal inkjet A4:4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- DCP-L2500D multifunction printer Laser A4:26 ppm
- OfficeJet 6830 Thermal inkjet A4:18 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- DCP-L2500D multifunction printer Laser A4:8.5 s
- OfficeJet 6830 Thermal inkjet A4:14 s
Copying
- DCP-L2500D multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono copying
- OfficeJet 6830 Thermal inkjet A4:Colour copying
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- DCP-L2500D multifunction printer Laser A4:26 cpm
- OfficeJet 6830 Thermal inkjet A4:10 cpm
Optical scanning resolution
- DCP-L2500D multifunction printer Laser A4:600 x 2400 DPI
- OfficeJet 6830 Thermal inkjet A4:1200 x 1200 DPI

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Comparison of DCP-L2500D, 6830
138 specifications	A Brother DCP-L2500D multifunction printer Laser A4 Model DCP-L2500D View product	B HP OfficeJet 6830 Thermal inkjet A4 Model 6830 View product
Printing5 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Thermal inkjet
PrintingDiffers	Mono printing	Colour printing
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Duplex printing mode	Auto	Auto
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	4800 x 1200 DPI
Print resolution colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4800 x 1200 DPI
Print resolution blackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	26 ppm	18 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	29 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18 ipm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 ipm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	8.5 s	14 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	17 s
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
Copying2 differ
CopyingDiffers	Mono copying	Colour copying
Maximum copy resolution	600 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	26 cpm	10 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7 cpm
Copy speed (black, draft, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	28 cpm
Copy speed (colour, draft, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 cpm
Maximum number of copies	99 copies	99 copies
Copier resize	25 - 400%	25 - 400%
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	10 s	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
Scanning2 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	600 x 2400 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Scanner typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Flatbed & ADF scanner
Scan speed (black)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 ppm
Scan speed (colour)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.8 ppm
Image formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BMP, JPG, PNG, TIF
Document formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PDF, RTF, TXT
Input colour depthDiffers	30 bit	24 bit
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	19200 x 19200 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	No	Colour faxing
Fax resolution (black)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 x 300 DPI
Fax transmission speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 sec/page
Fax memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 pages
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	99
Features5 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	10000 pages per month	15000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleDiffers	250 - 2000 pages per month	200 - 800 pages per month
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	1	4
Printing coloursDiffers	Black	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesDiffers	GDI	PCL 3
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
HP segmentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Business
Digital senderKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Country of originKnown for one	Vietnam	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	225 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	100 sheets	60 sheets
Paper input type	Paper tray	Paper tray
Auto document feeder (ADF)	Yes	Yes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity	35 sheets	35 sheets
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 handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	215 x 355 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thicker paper, Thin paper	Envelopes, Glossy paper, Matte paper, Photo paper, Plain paper, Thick paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Executive	Index card, Letter, Statement
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5	B5
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10, C5, C6, DL, Monarch
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x6,5x7,5x8,8x10,10x15,3.5x5
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5x11
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
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	USB 1.1, USB 2.0	Ethernet, RJ-11, USB, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB 1.1 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network3 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Mobile printing technologiesDiffers	Apple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print	Apple AirPrint, HP ePrint
Online services supportedKnown for one	Evernote	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	32 MB	128 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Card reader integrated	No	No
Processor frequencyDiffers	266 MHz	500 MHz
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for one	ARM9	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	49 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Design1 differ
Product colour	Black, Grey	Black, Grey
Market positioningDiffers	Home & office	Business
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display diagonalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.73 cm (2.65")
TouchscreenKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Control typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Touch
Colour displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DisplayKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Power4 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	480 W	4.9 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	60 W	1.35 W
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.08 W	0.33 W
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageDiffers	220 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
Power consumption (max)Known for one	1104 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	6.6 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supported	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 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 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, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Android, iOS
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	233Mhz
Minimum storage drive spaceDiffers	500 MB	750 MB
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80%	20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	10 - 32 °C	5 - 40 °C
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	461.9 mm
DepthDiffers	414 mm	387.6 mm
HeightDiffers	517 mm	224 mm
WeightDiffers	9.7 kg	8 kg
Equalizer dimensions (W x D x H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	461.85 x 559.95 x 224 mm
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	517 mm	508 mm
Package depthDiffers	567 mm	282 mm
Package heightDiffers	414 mm	464 mm
Package weightDiffers	12.7 kg	10 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84433100
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

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