Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-8510DN multifunction printer Laser A4 vs HP DeskJet 3520 Inkjet A4

52specifications compared
37differ
15identical
85known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- MFC-8510DN multifunction printer Laser A4:Laser
- DeskJet 3520 Inkjet A4:Inkjet
Printing
- MFC-8510DN multifunction printer Laser A4:Mono printing
- DeskJet 3520 Inkjet A4:Colour printing
Maximum resolution
- MFC-8510DN multifunction printer Laser A4:1200 x 1200 DPI
- DeskJet 3520 Inkjet A4:4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- MFC-8510DN multifunction printer Laser A4:36 ppm
- DeskJet 3520 Inkjet A4:8 ppm
Maximum copy resolution
- MFC-8510DN multifunction printer Laser A4:1200 x 600 DPI
- DeskJet 3520 Inkjet A4:600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- MFC-8510DN multifunction printer Laser A4:36 cpm
- DeskJet 3520 Inkjet A4:6.5 cpm
Maximum number of copies
- MFC-8510DN multifunction printer Laser A4:99 copies
- DeskJet 3520 Inkjet A4:20 copies
Copier resize
- MFC-8510DN multifunction printer Laser A4:25 - 400%
- DeskJet 3520 Inkjet A4:20 - 400%

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Comparison of MFC-8510DN, 3520
137 specifications	A Brother MFC-8510DN multifunction printer Laser A4 Model MFC-8510DN View product	B HP DeskJet 3520 Inkjet A4 Model 3520 View product
Printing4 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Inkjet
PrintingDiffers	Mono printing	Colour printing
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Duplex printing mode	Auto	Auto
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	36 ppm	8 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	9 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warm-up timeKnown for one	3 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	8.5 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
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.5 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	23 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22 ppm
Copying4 differ
Copying	Mono copying	Mono copying
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	1200 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	36 cpm	6.5 cpm
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	10.5 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copiesDiffers	99 copies	20 copies
Copier resizeDiffers	25 - 400%	20 - 400%
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one	2, 4, 9, 16, 25	Unknown — not stated by the source
PC free copyingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.5 cpm
Scanning6 differ
ScanningDiffers	Colour scanning	Mono scanning
Optical scanning resolution	1200 x 1200 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	19200 x 19200 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan areaDiffers	Legal (216 x 356)	216 x 297 mm
Scanner typeDiffers	Flatbed & ADF scanner	Flatbed scanner
Scan technologyDiffers	Dual CIS	CIS
Scan toKnown for one	E-mail, E-mail Server, File, FTP, Image, OCR, USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image formats supportedDiffers	BMP, JPG	BMP, JPG, PNG, TIF
Document formats supportedKnown for one	PDF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input colour depthDiffers	48 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, ISIS, TWAIN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax1 differ
FaxingDiffers	Mono faxing	No
Modem speedKnown for one	33.6 Kbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax memoryKnown for one	500 pages	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one	300	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto reductionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Caller IDKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax broadcastingKnown for one	366 locations	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax coding methodsKnown for one	JBIG, JPEG, MH, MMR, MR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax dual accessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	500 - 3500 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital sender	No	No
Printing coloursDiffers	Black	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesDiffers	BR-Script 3, Epson FX, IBM ProPrinter, PCL 6	PCL 3
All-In-One-multitaskingDiffers	Yes	No
Country of originKnown for one	Vietnam	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 pages per month
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	80 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	150 sheets	15 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	35 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum input capacityDiffers	850 sheets	80 sheets
Paper handling4 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print sizeDiffers	216 x 356 mm	216 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Thin paper	Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, Transparencies
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for one	Bond paper, Envelopes, Heavyweight paper, Labels, Plain paper, Preprinted forms, Recycled paper	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Differs	B5, B6	B5
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Legal	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 weightDiffers	60 - 105 g/m²	75 - 90 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 163 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
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C6
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DL
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, USB 2.0	USB 2.0
Direct printing	Yes	Yes
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network2 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Security algorithmsKnown for one	802.1x RADIUS, EAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, MD5, PEAP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Apple AirPrint, HP ePrint
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	64 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	320 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for one	Star Sapphire	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	400 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	59 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (duplex printing)Known for one	59 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (quiet mode)Known for one	54 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	37 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Display number of linesKnown for one	5 lines	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display number of charactersKnown for one	22	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Power2 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	651 W	13.38 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	336 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Differs	8.1 W	2.72 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	1.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	220 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	515 mm	440 mm
DepthDiffers	595 mm	365 mm
HeightDiffers	525 mm	144 mm
WeightDiffers	16.5 kg	5 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers	19.6 kg	6.11 kg
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	492 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	191 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	408 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	405 x 415 x 423 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
All-in-one functionsDiffers	Copy, Fax, Print, Scan	Copy, Print, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffers	Scan	Print
Energy saving modeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
PictBridge	No	No
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	533 x 515 x 601 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan speedKnown for one	2.68 sec/page	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hardware scan resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 x 2400 DPI
Standard input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Colour scanningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Wi
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%

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