Brother
HL-L3230CDW laser printer

vs

Epson
WorkForce Pro WF-C529RDTW inkjet printer

Brother HL-L3230CDW laser printer

Epson WorkForce Pro WF-C529RDTW inkjet printer

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Brother HL-L3230CDW laser printer alternatives

Epson WorkForce Pro WF-C529RDTW inkjet printer alternatives

specs

Brother
HL-L3230CDW laser printer

Display
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Epson
WorkForce Pro WF-C529RDTW inkjet printer

LCD
Display:
LCD

Brother
HL-L3230CDW laser printer

System Requirements
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Epson
WorkForce Pro WF-C529RDTW inkjet printer

Windows Server 2008,Windows Server 2008 R2,Windows Server 2012,Windows Server 2012 R2,Windows Server 2016
Server operating systems supported:
not available
Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra
Mac operating systems supported:
Y
not available
Linux operating systems supported:
True
Windows 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 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 7 x64,Windows 8,Windows 8 Enterprise,Windows 8 Enterprise x64,Windows 8 Pro,Windows 8 Pro x64,Windows 8 x64,Windows 8.1,Windows 8.1 Enterprise,Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64,Windows 8.1 Pro,Windows 8.1 Pro x64,Windows 8.1 x64
Windows operating systems supported:
Y

Brother
HL-L3230CDW laser printer

Power
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Epson
WorkForce Pro WF-C529RDTW inkjet printer

not available
AC input frequency:
50/60 Hz
not available
AC input voltage:
220 - 240 V
0.9 kWh/week
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC):
0.2 kWh/week
1 W
Power consumption (PowerSave):
not available
not available
Power consumption (ready):
8 W
75 W
Power consumption (standby):
not available
0.04 W
Power consumption (off):
0.2 W
390 W
Power consumption (printing):
24 W

Brother
HL-L3230CDW laser printer

Packaging Data
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Epson
WorkForce Pro WF-C529RDTW inkjet printer

21.5 kg
Package weight:
26 kg
372 mm
Package height:
860 mm
513 mm
Package depth:
620 mm
589 mm
Package width:
580 mm
not available
Drivers included:
yes
True
Manual:
True
not available
Quantity per pack:
1 pc(s)

Brother
HL-L3230CDW laser printer

Paper Handling
compared

Epson
WorkForce Pro WF-C529RDTW inkjet printer

116 - 355.6 mm
Custom media length:
not available
76.2 - 215.9 mm
Custom media width:
not available
60 - 163 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weight:
not available
60 - 163 g/m²
Paper tray media weight:
not available
not available
Photo paper sizes:
9x13,10x15,13x18
C5,Com-10,DL,Monarch
Envelopes sizes:
C4,C6,DL
Executive, Folio, Legal, Letter
Non-ISO print media sizes:
Legal, Letter
not available
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9):
B5,B6
A4,A5,A6
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9):
A4,A5,A6
Bond paper, Envelopes, Glossy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thick paper, Thicker paper, Thin paper
Multi-purpose tray media types:
not available
Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thin paper
Paper tray media types:
Envelopes
A4
Maximum ISO A-series paper size:
A4

Brother
HL-L3230CDW laser printer

Weight & Dimensions
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Epson
WorkForce Pro WF-C529RDTW inkjet printer

18 kg
Weight:
22.1 kg
252 mm
Height:
513 mm
461 mm
Depth:
535 mm
410 mm
Width:
425 mm

Brother
HL-L3230CDW laser printer

Ports & Interfaces
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Epson
WorkForce Pro WF-C529RDTW inkjet printer

Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Standard interfaces:
Bluetooth, Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
1
USB 2.0 ports quantity:
not available
not available
USB port:
yes

Brother
HL-L3230CDW laser printer

Input & Output Capacity
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Epson
WorkForce Pro WF-C529RDTW inkjet printer

Cassette, Sheetfed
Paper input type:
not available
not available
Maximum input capacity:
1330 sheets
1 sheets
Multi-Purpose tray input capacity:
not available
yes
Multi-Purpose tray:
not available
150 sheets
Total output capacity:
150 sheets
250 sheets
Total input capacity:
830 sheets
1
Total number of input trays:
2

Brother
HL-L3230CDW laser printer

Network
compared

Epson
WorkForce Pro WF-C529RDTW inkjet printer

Apple AirPrint,Brother iPrint & Scan,Google Cloud Print,Mopria Print Service
Mobile printing technologies:
not available
yes
Web-based management:
not available
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)
Supported network protocols (IPv6):
not available
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 (Print/Scan), SNTP Client
Supported network protocols (IPv4):
not available
64-bit WEP,128-bit WEP,802.1x RADIUS,EAP-FAST,EAP-MD5,EAP-TLS,EAP-TTLS,HTTPS,IPPS,PEAP,SMTP-AUTH,SNMPv3,SSL/TLS,WPA-AES,WPA-PSK,WPA-TKIP,WPA2-AES,WPA2-PSK,WPA2-TKIP
Security algorithms:
64-bit WEP,128-bit WEP,WPA-AES,WPA-PSK,WPA2-AES,WPA2-PSK
802.11b,802.11g,Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Wi-Fi standards:
802.11b,802.11g,Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
True
Wi-Fi Direct:
True
10/100Base-T(X)
Cabling technology:
not available
10,100 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data rates:
not available
yes
Network ready:
not available
yes
Ethernet LAN:
yes

Brother
HL-L3230CDW laser printer

Performance
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Epson
WorkForce Pro WF-C529RDTW inkjet printer

45 dB
Sound pressure level (printing):
not available
800 MHz
Processor frequency:
not available
yes
Built-in processor:
not available
33 dB
Noise level (ready):
not available
43 dB
Sound pressure level (quiet mode):
not available
256 MB
Internal memory:
not available

Brother
HL-L3230CDW laser printer

Printing
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Epson
WorkForce Pro WF-C529RDTW inkjet printer

yes
Economical printing:
not available
2,4,9,16,25
N-up printing:
not available
LED
Print technology:
not available
yes
Secure printing:
not available
24 s
Warm-up time (from sleep mode):
not available
14 s
Time to first page (colour, normal):
5.3 s
not available
Time to first page (black, normal):
4.8 s
6 ppm
Duplex print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter):
not available
6 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter):
not available
Auto
Duplex printing mode:
not available
yes
Duplex printing:
yes
2400 x 600 DPI
Maximum resolution:
4800 x 1200 DPI

Brother
HL-L3230CDW laser printer

Design
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Epson
WorkForce Pro WF-C529RDTW inkjet printer

not available
Colour display:
yes
yes
Built-in display:
yes
Grey
Product colour:
Grey
Home & office
Market positioning:
Business
True
Colour:
True

Brother
HL-L3230CDW laser printer

Key Features
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Epson
WorkForce Pro WF-C529RDTW inkjet printer

not available
Country of origin:
Indonesia
True
Wi-Fi:
True
Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Printing colours:
Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
BR-Script 3,PCL 6,PDF,PostScript 3,XPS
Page description languages:
ESC/P-R,PCL 5c,PCL 6,PDF 1.7,PostScript 3
not available
Number of print cartridges:
4
300 - 1500 pages per month
Recommended duty cycle:
400 - 4500 pages per month
not available
Maximum duty cycle:
50000 pages per month

Brother
HL-L3230CDW laser printer

Logistics Data
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Epson
WorkForce Pro WF-C529RDTW inkjet printer

not available
Products per pallet (UK):
2 pc(s)
not available
Products per pallet layer (UK):
2 pc(s)
not available
Pallet height (UK):
78.5 cm
not available
Pallet length (UK):
120 cm
not available
Pallet width (UK):
100 cm
not available
Products per pallet:
2 pc(s)
not available
Pallet gross height:
78.5 cm
not available
Pallet gross length:
120 cm
not available
Pallet gross width:
80 cm
not available
Products per pallet layer:
2 pc(s)

Brother
HL-L3230CDW laser printer

Packaging Content
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Epson
WorkForce Pro WF-C529RDTW inkjet printer

Nuance PaperPort 14 SE
Bundled software:
not available
yes
Documentation CD:
not available
yes
Printer drum included:
not available
1000 pages
Included black & color (CMYK) cartridges capacity:
not available
yes
Power cord included:
yes
1000 pages
Included cartridge capacity (CMY):
not available
yes
Cartridge(s) included:
not available

Brother
HL-L3230CDW laser printer

Sustainability
compared

Epson
WorkForce Pro WF-C529RDTW inkjet printer

Blue Angel, ENERGY STAR
Sustainability certificates:
ENERGY STAR