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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-L2560DW multifunction printer Laser A4 vs HP OfficeJet 6830 Thermal inkjet A4

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  • 65specifications compared
  • 42differ
  • 23identical
  • 82known 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)
    • 30 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)
    • 30 cpm
    • 10 cpm
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 600 x 2400 DPI
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI

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Brother

DCP-L2560DW multifunction printer Laser A4

Model DCP-L2560DW

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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 speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs30 ppm18 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one7.5 ppm
Duplex print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one15 ipm
Warm-up timeKnown for one10 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs8.5 s14 s
Economical printingKnown for oneYes
Print resolution colourKnown for one4800 x 1200 DPI
Print resolution blackKnown for one600 x 1200 DPI
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 (colour, normal)Known for one17 s
Copying2 differ
CopyingDiffersMono copyingColour copying
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs30 cpm10 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one10 s
PC free copyingKnown for oneYes
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
Scanning3 differ
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers600 x 2400 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one19200 x 19200 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for oneA4 (210 x 297)
Scanner typeDiffersFlatbed scannerFlatbed & ADF scanner
Scan technologyKnown for oneCIS
Scan toKnown for oneE-mail, File, FTP, Image, OCR
Input colour depthDiffers30 bit24 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one24 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one256
Scan driversKnown for oneICA, TWAIN, WIA
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
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
Features4 differ
Recommended duty cycleDiffers250 - 2000 pages per month200 - 800 pages per month
Digital senderKnown for oneNo
Number of print cartridgesDiffers14
Printing coloursDiffersBlackBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesDiffersBR-Script 3, PCL 6PCL 3
Number of PCL fontsKnown for one66
Number of PostScript fontsKnown for one66
Country of originKnown for oneVietnam
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one15000 pages per month
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for oneYes
HP segmentKnown for oneBusiness
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers250 sheets225 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers100 sheets60 sheets
Manual feederKnown for oneYes
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one35 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffersBond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain 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
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
Maximum print sizeKnown for one215 x 355 mm
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5
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
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersEthernet, USB 1.1, USB 2.0, Wireless LANEthernet, RJ-11, USB, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
USB 1.1 ports quantityKnown for one1
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,100 Mbit/s
Security algorithmsKnown for one128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, APOP, SMTP-AUTH, SNMP, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK, WPS
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for oneARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA(Auto IP), WINS/NetBIOS name resolution, DNS resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port 9100, IPP, FTP Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP Server, TFTP Client/Server, SMTP Client, ICMP, Web Services (Print/Scan), SNTP Client, POP3, IMAP4
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for oneNDP, RA, DNS Resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/ Port 9100, IPP, FTP Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP Server, TFTP Client/Server, SMTP Client, ICMPv6, Web Services (Print/Scan), SNTP Client, POP3, IMAP4
Email protocolsKnown for oneAPOP, IMAP4, POP3
Online services supportedKnown for oneBox, Dropbox, Evernote, Facebook, Flickr, Google Drive, OneDrive, Picasa
Mobile printing technologiesDiffersApple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud PrintApple AirPrint, HP ePrint
BluetoothKnown for oneNo
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers64 MB128 MB
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor familyKnown for oneARM9
Processor frequencyDiffers266 MHz500 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one50 dB
Sound pressure level (quiet mode)Known for one45 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one33 dB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one128 MB
Design3 differ
Product colourDiffersBlackBlack, Grey
Market positioningDiffersHome & officeBusiness
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Display diagonalDiffers6.86 cm (2.7")6.73 cm (2.65")
Colour displayKnown for oneYes
Power4 differ
Power consumption (max)Known for one1104 W
Power consumption (average operating)Differs510 W4.9 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one6.6 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs60 W1.35 W
Power consumption (off)Differs0.08 W0.33 W
AC input voltageDiffers220 - 240 V100 - 240 V
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
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
Minimum storage drive spaceDiffers50 MB750 MB
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneAndroid, iOS
Minimum processorKnown for one233Mhz
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
WeightDiffers9.9 kg8 kg
Equalizer dimensions (W x D x H)Known for one461.85 x 559.95 x 224 mm
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers567 mm508 mm
Package depthDiffers517 mm282 mm
Package heightDiffers414 mm464 mm
Package weightDiffers12.9 kg10 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneBrother Control Center 4 Nuance PaperPort 12 SE Brother Control Center 2
Other featuresidentical
Fonts includedKnown for oneYes
Energy saving modeKnown for oneYes
Web-based managementKnown for oneYes
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84433100

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