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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

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

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

Key differences

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

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A

Brother

DCP-L2500D multifunction printer Laser A4

Model DCP-L2500D

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B

HP

OfficeJet 6830 Thermal inkjet A4

Model 6830

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Printing5 differ
Print technologyDiffersLaserThermal inkjet
PrintingDiffersMono printingColour printing
Maximum resolutionDiffers2400 x 600 DPI4800 x 1200 DPI
Print resolution colourKnown for one4800 x 1200 DPI
Print resolution blackKnown for one600 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs26 ppm18 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one29 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one24 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one18 ipm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one10 ipm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs8.5 s14 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one17 s
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one6.5 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one9 s
Copying2 differ
CopyingDiffersMono copyingColour copying
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs26 cpm10 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one7 cpm
Copy speed (black, draft, A4)Known for one28 cpm
Copy speed (colour, draft, A4)Known for one24 cpm
Duplex copyingKnown for oneYes
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one10 s
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one2, 4, 6, 9, 16, 25
Scanning2 differ
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers600 x 2400 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Scanner typeKnown for oneFlatbed & ADF scanner
Scan speed (black)Known for one5 ppm
Scan speed (colour)Known for one2.8 ppm
Image formats supportedKnown for oneBMP, JPG, PNG, TIF
Document formats supportedKnown for onePDF, RTF, TXT
Input colour depthDiffers30 bit24 bit
Duplex scanningKnown for oneYes
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one19200 x 19200 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for oneA4 (210 x 297)
Scan toKnown for oneE-mail, File, Image, OCR
Output colour depthKnown for one24 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one256
Scan driversKnown for oneICA, SANE, TWAIN, WIA
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffersNoColour faxing
Fax resolution (black)Known for one300 x 300 DPI
Fax transmission speedKnown for one4 sec/page
Fax memoryKnown for one100 pages
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one99
Features5 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers10000 pages per month15000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleDiffers250 - 2000 pages per month200 - 800 pages per month
Number of print cartridgesDiffers14
Printing coloursDiffersBlackBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesDiffersGDIPCL 3
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for oneYes
HP segmentKnown for oneBusiness
Digital senderKnown for oneNo
Country of originKnown for oneVietnam
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers250 sheets225 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers100 sheets60 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one1 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum print sizeKnown for one215 x 355 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffersBond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thicker paper, Thin paperEnvelopes, Glossy paper, Matte paper, Photo paper, Plain paper, Thick paper
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffersExecutiveIndex card, Letter, Statement
Envelopes sizesKnown for one10, C5, C6, DL, Monarch
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one4x6,5x7,5x8,8x10,10x15,3.5x5
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for one8.5x11
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
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersUSB 1.1, USB 2.0Ethernet, RJ-11, USB, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one1
USB 1.1 ports quantityKnown for one1
Network3 differ
Wi-FiDiffersNoYes
Ethernet LANDiffersNoYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneNo
Mobile printing technologiesDiffersApple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud PrintApple AirPrint, HP ePrint
Online services supportedKnown for oneEvernote
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers32 MB128 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one128 MB
Processor frequencyDiffers266 MHz500 MHz
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor familyKnown for oneARM9
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one49 dB
Sound pressure level (quiet mode)Known for one45 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one33 dB
Design1 differ
Market positioningDiffersHome & officeBusiness
Display diagonalKnown for one6.73 cm (2.65")
TouchscreenKnown for oneYes
Control typeKnown for oneTouch
Colour displayKnown for oneYes
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Display number of linesKnown for one2 lines
Display number of charactersKnown for one16
Power4 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs480 W4.9 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs60 W1.35 W
Power consumption (off)Differs0.08 W0.33 W
AC input voltageDiffers220 - 240 V100 - 240 V
Power consumption (max)Known for one1104 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one6.6 W
System requirements2 differ
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
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneAndroid, iOS
Minimum processorKnown for one233Mhz
Minimum storage drive spaceDiffers500 MB750 MB
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs10 - 32 °C5 - 40 °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 mm461.9 mm
DepthDiffers414 mm387.6 mm
HeightDiffers517 mm224 mm
WeightDiffers9.7 kg8 kg
Equalizer dimensions (W x D x H)Known for one461.85 x 559.95 x 224 mm
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers517 mm508 mm
Package depthDiffers567 mm282 mm
Package heightDiffers414 mm464 mm
Package weightDiffers12.7 kg10 kg
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84433100
Other featuresidentical
Energy saving modeKnown for oneYes
Spare part retentionKnown for one5 year(s)

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