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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-L3517CDW multifunction printer LED A4 vs Brother DCP-L3527CDW multifunction printer LED A4

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  • 117specifications compared
  • 24differ
  • 93identical
  • 22known for one product only

Key differences

  • Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 6 ppm
    • 7 ppm
  • Duplex print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 6 ppm
    • 7 ppm
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • 15.5 s
    • 15 s
  • Time to first copy (black, normal)
    • 17.5 s
    • 17 s
  • Time to first copy (colour, normal)
    • 17.5 s
    • 17 s
  • Optical scanning resolution
    • 1200 x 2400 DPI
    • 1200 x 1200 DPI
  • Recommended duty cycle
    • 300 - 1500 pages per month
    • 0 - 3000 pages per month
  • Non-ISO print media sizes
    • Executive, Folio, Legal
    • 16K, Executive, Folio, Legal

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Brother

DCP-L3517CDW multifunction printer LED A4

Model DCP-L3517CDW

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Brother

DCP-L3527CDW multifunction printer LED A4

Model DCP-L3527CDW

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Printing3 differ
Print technologyLEDLED
PrintingColour printingColour printing
Duplex printingYesYes
Duplex printing modeAutoAuto
Maximum resolution2400 x 600 DPI2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)18 ppm18 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)18 ppm18 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs6 ppm7 ppm
Duplex print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs6 ppm7 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs15.5 s15 s
N-in-1 print functionYesYes
N-up printing2, 4, 9, 16, 252, 4, 9, 16, 25
Watermark printingYesYes
Economical printingYesYes
Secure printingYesYes
Booklet printing functionYesYes
Poster printing functionYesYes
Warm-up timeKnown for one28 s
Copying2 differ
CopyingColour copyingColour copying
Duplex copyingYesYes
Maximum copy resolution600 x 600 DPI600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)18 cpm18 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)18 cpm18 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Differs17.5 s17 s
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Differs17.5 s17 s
Maximum number of copies99 copies99 copies
Copier resize25 - 400%25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy functionYesYes
N-in-1 copy function (N=)2, 42, 4
ID-card copy functionYesYes
Scanning1 differ
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers1200 x 2400 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan resolution19200 x 19200 DPI19200 x 19200 DPI
Scanner typeFlatbed scannerFlatbed scanner
Scan technologyCISCIS
Scan toE-mail, FTP, File, Image, OCR, SMBE-mail, FTP, File, Image, OCR, SMB
Image formats supportedKnown for oneJPEG, TIFF
Document formats supportedKnown for onePDF, XPS
Input colour depth48 bit48 bit
Output colour depth24 bit24 bit
Input greyscale depth16 bit16 bit
Output greyscale depth8 bit8 bit
Greyscale levels256256
Scan driversSANE, TWAIN, WIASANE, TWAIN, WIA
Faxidentical
FaxingNoNo
Features2 differ
Recommended duty cycleDiffers300 - 1500 pages per month0 - 3000 pages per month
Duplex functionsCopy, PrintCopy, Print
Number of print cartridges44
Printing coloursBlack, Cyan, Magenta, YellowBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesDiffersBR-Script 3, PCL 6, PDF 1.7, XPSBR-Script 3, PCL 5c, PCL 5e, PCL 6, PDF 1.7, XPS
Printer fontsBarcode, Bitmap, PCL, PostScriptBarcode, Bitmap, PCL, PostScript
Number of PostScript fonts6666
Number of barcode fontsKnown for one16
Number of bitmap fonts1212
Number of scalable fonts7373
Country of originVietnamVietnam
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one30000 pages per month
Input & output capacityidentical
Total number of input trays22
Total input capacity251 sheets251 sheets
Total output capacity150 sheets150 sheets
Paper tray 1 input capacity250 sheets250 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayYesYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacity1 sheets1 sheets
Paper input typePaper trayPaper tray
Manual feederYesYes
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Paper tray media typesEnvelopes, Glossy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thin paperEnvelopes, Glossy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thin paper
Multi-purpose tray media typesPlain paper, Recycled paper, Thin paperPlain paper, Recycled paper, Thin paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4, A5, A6A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5, B6
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffersExecutive, Folio, Legal16K, Executive, Folio, Legal
Custom media length116 - 355.6 mm116 - 355.6 mm
Custom media width76.2 - 216 mm76.2 - 216 mm
Paper tray media weight60 - 163 g/m²60 - 163 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one60 - 163 g/m²
Duplex media weightKnown for one60 - 105 g/m²
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesUSB 2.0, Wireless LANUSB 2.0, Wireless LAN
USB portYesYes
Network2 differ
Wi-FiYesYes
Ethernet LANNoNo
Wi-Fi DirectYesYes
Wi-Fi standards802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithms64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-TKIP64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-TKIP
Supported network protocols (IPv4)DiffersARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA(Auto IP), WINS/NetBIOS name resolution, DNS Resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, SMTP Client, IPP/IPPS, FTP Client and Server, CIFS Client, TELNET Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client and server, ICMP, Web Services (Print/ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA(Auto IP), WINS/NetBIOS name resolution, DNS Resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/ Port9100, SMTP Client, IPP/ IPPS, FTP Client and Server, CIFS Client, TELNET Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client and server, ICMP, Web Services (Prin
Supported network protocols (IPv6)DiffersNDP, RA, DNS resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, IPP/IPPS, SMTP Client, FTP Client and Server, CIFS Client, TELNET Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client and server, ICMPv6, SNTP Client, Web Services (Print/Scan)NDP, RA, DNS resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, IPP/IPPS, SMTP Client, FTP Client and Server, CIFS Client, TELNET Server, SNMPv1/v2c/ v3, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client and server, ICMPv6, SNTP Client, Web Services (Print/Scan), Syslog
Mobile printing technologiesApple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print ServiceApple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service
Performance2 differ
Internal memory512 MB512 MB
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs45 dB46 dB
Sound pressure level (quiet mode)43 dB43 dB
Sound power level (printing)Differs59.2 dB62.1 dB
Card reader integratedKnown for oneNo
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor familyKnown for oneARM Cortex-A9
Processor frequencyKnown for one800 MHz
Designidentical
Product colourGrey, WhiteGrey, White
Market positioningHome & officeHome & office
Built-in displayYesYes
DisplayLCDLCD
Control typeButtonsButtons
Display number of linesKnown for one2 lines
Power4 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs400 W460 W
Power consumption (copying)Known for one460 W
Power consumption (ready)Differs80 W70 W
Power consumption (sleep)Differs9.7 W10 W
Power consumption (off)0.04 W0.04 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Differs0.9 kWh/week0.29 kWh/week
AC input frequencyKnown for one50/60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one220 - 240 V
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedWindows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 HomeWindows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home
Mac operating systems supportedMac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High SierraMac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra
Linux operating systems supportedYesYes
Server operating systems supportedWindows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 32.5 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one35 - 85%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 40 °C
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesBlue Angel, ENERGY STARBlue Angel, ENERGY STAR
Sustainability complianceYesYes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
Width410 mm410 mm
DepthDiffers475 mm444 mm
HeightDiffers368 mm355 mm
WeightDiffers21.7 kg18.6 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers589 mm497 mm
Package depthDiffers523 mm536 mm
Package heightDiffers521 mm497 mm
Package weightDiffers26 kg21.8 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cartridge(s) includedYesYes
Included cartridge capacity (black)Known for one1000 pages
Included cartridge capacity (CMY)Known for one1000 pages
Cables includedACAC
ManualYesYes
Power cord includedYesYes
Quick installation guideYesYes
User guideYesYes
Warranty cardYesYes
Other featuresidentical
Fonts includedYesYes
EmulationsPCL5e, PCL5c, PCL6 (PCL XL Class 3.0), BR-Script3, PDF Version 1.7, XPS Version 1.0PCL5e, PCL5c, PCL6 (PCL XL Class 3.0), BR-Script3, PDF Version 1.7, XPS Version 1.0
Printer managementWeb Based Management, BRAdmin Professional for Windows, BRAdmin Light for WindowsWeb Based Management, BRAdmin Professional for Windows, BRAdmin Light for Windows
Software CDYesYes

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