Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-L2500D multifunction printer Laser A4 vs HP LaserJet M225dn Laser A4

53specifications compared
27differ
26identical
68known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- DCP-L2500D multifunction printer Laser A4:2400 x 600 DPI
- LaserJet M225dn Laser A4:600 x 600 DPI
Time to first page (black, normal)
- DCP-L2500D multifunction printer Laser A4:8.5 s
- LaserJet M225dn Laser A4:8 s
Optical scanning resolution
- DCP-L2500D multifunction printer Laser A4:600 x 2400 DPI
- LaserJet M225dn Laser A4:1200 x 1200 DPI
Input colour depth
- DCP-L2500D multifunction printer Laser A4:30 bit
- LaserJet M225dn Laser A4:24 bit
Faxing
- DCP-L2500D multifunction printer Laser A4:No
- LaserJet M225dn Laser A4:Mono faxing
Maximum duty cycle
- DCP-L2500D multifunction printer Laser A4:10000 pages per month
- LaserJet M225dn Laser A4:8000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycle
- DCP-L2500D multifunction printer Laser A4:250 - 2000 pages per month
- LaserJet M225dn Laser A4:500 - 2000 pages per month
Page description languages
- DCP-L2500D multifunction printer Laser A4:GDI
- LaserJet M225dn Laser A4:PCL 5c, PCL 6

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Comparison of DCP-L2500D, M225dn
121 specifications	A Brother DCP-L2500D multifunction printer Laser A4 Model DCP-L2500D View product	B HP LaserJet M225dn Laser A4 Model M225dn View product
Printing2 differ
Print technology	Laser	Laser
Printing	Mono printing	Mono printing
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Duplex printing mode	Auto	Auto
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	26 ppm	26 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)Differs	8.5 s	8 s
Copyingidentical
Copying	Mono copying	Mono copying
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum copy resolution	600 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)	26 cpm	26 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	10 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copies	99 copies	99 copies
Copier resize	25 - 400%	25 - 400%
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
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	600 x 2400 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
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
Input colour depthDiffers	30 bit	24 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one	24 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Greyscale levels	256	256
Scan driversKnown for one	ICA, SANE, TWAIN, WIA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanner typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Flatbed & ADF scanner
Scan technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CIS
Scan speed (black)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 ppm
Scan speed (colour)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 ppm
Image formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	JPG, PNG
Document formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PDF
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	No	Mono faxing
Fax resolution (black)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 x 300 DPI
Fax memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 pages
Auto-redialingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120
Fax forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto reductionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax delayed sendingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	10000 pages per month	8000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleDiffers	250 - 2000 pages per month	500 - 2000 pages per month
Digital sender	No	No
Number of print cartridges	1	1
Printing colours	Black	Black
Page description languagesDiffers	GDI	PCL 5c, PCL 6
Country of originKnown for one	Vietnam	Unknown — not stated by the source
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Input & output capacityidentical
Total input capacity	250 sheets	250 sheets
Total output capacity	100 sheets	100 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 input typeKnown for one	Paper tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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, Heavy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Executive	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	USB 1.1, USB 2.0	Ethernet, 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-Fi	No	No
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
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, HP ePrint
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100 Mbit/s
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	32 MB	256 MB
Card reader integrated	No	No
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for one	ARM9	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	266 MHz	600 MHz
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
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Grey	Black
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Display number of lines	2 lines	2 lines
Display number of charactersKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power4 differ
Power consumption (max)Known for one	1104 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	480 W	470 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	6.6 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Differs	60 W	4.5 W
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.08 W	0.1 W
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageDiffers	220 - 240 V	110 - 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	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Yes
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	442 mm
DepthDiffers	414 mm	289 mm
HeightDiffers	517 mm	371 mm
WeightDiffers	9.7 kg	11.1 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	517 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	567 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	414 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	12.7 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
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

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