Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother DCP-L5500DNLT multifunction printer Laser A4 vs HP OfficeJet 3831 All-in-One Printer

50specifications compared
38differ
12identical
64known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- DCP-L5500DNLT multifunction printer Laser A4:Laser
- OfficeJet 3831 All-in-One Printer:Thermal inkjet
Printing
- DCP-L5500DNLT multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono printing
- OfficeJet 3831 All-in-One Printer:Colour printing
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- DCP-L5500DNLT multifunction printer Laser A4:40 ppm
- OfficeJet 3831 All-in-One Printer:8 ppm
Copying
- DCP-L5500DNLT multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono copying
- OfficeJet 3831 All-in-One Printer:Colour copying
Maximum copy resolution
- DCP-L5500DNLT multifunction printer Laser A4:1200 x 600 DPI
- OfficeJet 3831 All-in-One Printer:600 x 300 DPI
Maximum scan area
- DCP-L5500DNLT multifunction printer Laser A4:A4 (210 x 297)
- OfficeJet 3831 All-in-One Printer:216 x 279 mm
Faxing
- DCP-L5500DNLT multifunction printer Laser A4:No
- OfficeJet 3831 All-in-One Printer:Colour faxing
Number of print cartridges
- DCP-L5500DNLT multifunction printer Laser A4:1
- OfficeJet 3831 All-in-One Printer:2

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Comparison of DCP-L5500DNLT, 3831
114 specifications	A Brother DCP-L5500DNLT multifunction printer Laser A4 Model DCP-L5500DNLT View product	B HP OfficeJet 3831 All-in-One Printer Model 3831 View product
Printing3 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Thermal inkjet
PrintingDiffers	Mono printing	Colour printing
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	40 ppm	8 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	20 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	7.2 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Economical printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Secure printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Manual
Print resolution colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 ppm
Copying2 differ
CopyingDiffers	Mono copying	Colour copying
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	1200 x 600 DPI	600 x 300 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	40 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copier resizeKnown for one	25 - 400%	Unknown — not stated by the source
N-in-1 copy functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning1 differ
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	19200 x 19200 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan areaDiffers	A4 (210 x 297)	216 x 279 mm
Scan technologyKnown for one	CIS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan speed (black)Known for one	24 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan speed (colour)Known for one	20 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanner typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Flatbed & ADF scanner
Scan toKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC
Image formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BMP, GIF, JPG, PNG, TIF
Document formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PDF
Input colour depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 bit
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	No	Colour 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	50 pages
Features2 differ
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	0 - 3500 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	1	2
Printing coloursKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Page description languagesDiffers	BR-Script 3, Epson FX, IBM ProPrinter, PCL 6, PDF 1.7, XPS	PCL 3, URF
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 pages per month
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	550 sheets	60 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	150 sheets	25 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	50 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	40 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling2 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Plain paper, Recycled paper	Envelopes, Photo paper, Plain paper
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for one	Bond paper, Plain paper, Recycled paper	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Executive, Folio, Legal, Letter	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 - 120 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 200 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weightKnown for one	64 - 90 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex media weightKnown for one	60 - 105 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DL
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, USB 2.0	USB, Wireless LAN
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network2 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	802.1x RADIUS, EAP-FAST, EAP-MD5, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, HTTPS, IPPS, IPSEC, PEAP, SMTP-AUTH, SNMP, SSL/TLS	Unknown — not stated by the source
IP address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologiesDiffers	Apple AirPrint, Brother iPrint & Scan, Google Cloud Print, Mopria Print Service	Apple AirPrint, HP ePrint
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	256 MB	512 MB
Processor familyKnown for one	ARM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	800 MHz	180 MHz
Sound pressure level (copying)Known for one	54 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.128 GB
Design5 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Graphite	Black
Market positioningDiffers	Business	Home & office
DisplayDiffers	TFT	LCD
Display diagonalDiffers	9.4 cm (3.7")	5.59 cm (2.2")
Colour displayDiffers	Yes	No
Power4 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	645 W	10 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs	390 W	2.83 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	34 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (sleep)Differs	7.5 W	1.17 W
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.04 W	0.1 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one	1.832 kWh/week	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 H	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 St
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Server 2012	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainability1 differ
Sustainability certificatesDiffers	Blue Angel, ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	435 mm	450 mm
DepthDiffers	427 mm	364 mm
HeightDiffers	486 mm	224.4 mm
WeightDiffers	16.4 kg	5.61 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	545 mm	450 mm
Package depthDiffers	520 mm	572.9 mm
Package heightDiffers	641 mm	270.7 mm
Package weightDiffers	19.7 kg	7.19 kg
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
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 60 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 40 °C
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS

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