Brother
HL-L8260CDW laser printer
vs
HP
LaserJet Pro M203dw
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HP LaserJet Pro M203dw alternatives
specs
Brother
HL-L8260CDW laser printer
Display
compared
HP
LaserJet Pro M203dw
LCD
Display:
LED
Brother
HL-L8260CDW laser printer
Operational Conditions
compared
HP
LaserJet Pro M203dw
not available
Operating relative humidity (H-H):
30 - 70%
not available
Operating temperature (T-T):
15 - 32.5 °C
Brother
HL-L8260CDW laser printer
System Requirements
compared
HP
LaserJet Pro M203dw
Y
Mac operating systems supported:
Mac OS X 10.1 Puma,Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite,Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Android, iOS
Other operating systems supported:
not available
Y
Linux operating systems supported:
not available
Y
Windows operating systems supported:
Windows 10 Education,Windows 10 Education x64,Windows 10 Enterprise,Windows 10 Enterprise x64,Windows 10 Home x64,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 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 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 Vista Business,Windows Vista Business x64,Windows Vista Enterprise,Windows Vista Enterprise x64,Windows Vista Home Basic,Windows Vista Home Basic x64,Windows Vista Home Premium,Windows Vista Home Premium x64,Windows Vista Ultimate,Windows Vista Ultimate x64,Windows XP Home,Windows XP Professional,Windows XP Professional x64
Brother
HL-L8260CDW laser printer
Power
compared
HP
LaserJet Pro M203dw
not available
AC input frequency:
50/60 Hz
not available
AC input voltage:
110 - 220 V
1.8 kWh/week
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC):
not available
not available
Power consumption (max):
480 W
340 W
Power consumption (PowerSave):
0.8 W
10 W
Power consumption (ready):
not available
70 W
Power consumption (standby):
1.9 W
0.02 W
Power consumption (off):
0.5 W
580 W
Power consumption (printing):
not available
Brother
HL-L8260CDW laser printer
Paper Handling
compared
HP
LaserJet Pro M203dw
60 - 105 g/m²
Duplex media weight:
not available
215.9 - 355.6 mm
Custom media length:
not available
76.2 - 127 mm
Custom media width:
not available
60 - 163 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weight:
not available
60 - 105 g/m²
Paper tray media weight:
60 - 163 g/m²
Executive, Folio, Letter, Legal
Non-ISO print media sizes:
not available
not available
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9):
B5
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
Bond paper, Glossy paper, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Thin paper
Paper tray media types:
Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, Rough paper
A4
Maximum ISO A-series paper size:
A4
Brother
HL-L8260CDW laser printer
Packaging Data
compared
HP
LaserJet Pro M203dw
25.4 kg
Package weight:
9.2 kg
521 mm
Package height:
466 mm
533 mm
Package depth:
278 mm
617 mm
Package width:
438 mm

Drivers included:

Brother
HL-L8260CDW laser printer
Weight & Dimensions
compared
HP
LaserJet Pro M203dw
21.8 kg
Weight:
6.9 kg
313 mm
Height:
407.4 mm
486 mm
Depth:
223.9 mm
410 mm
Width:
370.5 mm
Brother
HL-L8260CDW laser printer
Ports & Interfaces
compared
HP
LaserJet Pro M203dw
Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Standard interfaces:
RJ-45, USB, Wireless LAN
not available
USB 2.0 ports quantity:
1
Brother
HL-L8260CDW laser printer
Input & Output Capacity
compared
HP
LaserJet Pro M203dw
Paper tray
Paper input type:
Paper tray
not available
Maximum output capacity:
150 sheets
1050 sheets
Maximum input capacity:
260 sheets
50 sheets
Multi-Purpose tray input capacity:
not available

Multi-Purpose tray:
not available
150 sheets
Total output capacity:
150 sheets
250 sheets
Total input capacity:
260 sheets
1
Total number of input trays:
not available
Brother
HL-L8260CDW laser printer
Network
compared
HP
LaserJet Pro M203dw
Apple AirPrint,Brother iPrint & Scan,Google Cloud Print,Kindle Fire Printing,Mopria Print Service
Mobile printing technologies:
Apple AirPrint,Google Cloud Print,HP ePrint

Web-based management:
not available
NDP, RA, DNS resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, IPP/IPPS, FTP Server, TELNET Server, HTTP/HTTPS Server, TFTP Client & Server, SMTP Client, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, ICMPv6, Web Services (Print), CIFS Client, SNTP Client
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, IPP/IPPS, FTP Server, TELNET Server, HTTP/HTTPS Server, TFTP Client & Server, SMTP Client, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, ICMP, Web Services (Print), CIFS Client, 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,IPSEC,PEAP,SMTP-AUTH,SNMP,SSL/TLS,WPA-AES,WPA-PSK,WPA-TKIP,WPA2-AES,WPA2-EAP,WPA2-PSK
Security algorithms:
not available
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:
not available

Network ready:


Ethernet LAN:

Brother
HL-L8260CDW laser printer
Performance
compared
HP
LaserJet Pro M203dw
not available
Sound power level (standby):
2.6 dB
49 dB
Sound pressure level (printing):
53 dB
800 MHz
Processor frequency:
800 MHz

Built-in processor:

44 dB
Sound pressure level (quiet mode):
not available
0.133 GHz
Coprocessor frequency:
not available

Coprocessor:
not available
not available
Maximum internal memory:
256 MB
256 MB
Internal memory:
256 MB
Brother
HL-L8260CDW laser printer
Printing
compared
HP
LaserJet Pro M203dw

Economical printing:
not available
2,6,9,16,25
N-up printing:
not available
Laser
Print technology:
Laser

Secure printing:
not available
29 s
Warm-up time (from sleep mode):
not available
15 s
Time to first page (colour, normal):
not available
15 s
Time to first page (black, normal):
6.7 s
7 ppm
Duplex print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter):
not available
7 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter):
not available
31 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter):
not available
Auto
Duplex printing mode:
not available

Duplex printing:

31 ppm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter):
28 ppm
2400 x 600 DPI
Maximum resolution:
1200 x 1200 DPI
Brother
HL-L8260CDW laser printer
Other Features
compared
HP
LaserJet Pro M203dw
True
Power LED:
not available
Brother
HL-L8260CDW laser printer
Design
compared
HP
LaserJet Pro M203dw
Nordic Swan
Certification:
EPEAT (Silver)

Built-in display:

2 lines
Display number of lines:
not available
Black, Grey
Product colour:
White
not available
Market positioning:
Business
True
Colour:
not available
Brother
HL-L8260CDW laser printer
Key Features
compared
HP
LaserJet Pro M203dw
not available
HP segment:
Home, Home office
True
Wi-Fi:
True
BR-Script 3,Microsoft XPS,PCL 6,PDF 1.7,XPS
Page description languages:
PCL 5c,PCL 6,PDF 1.5,PWG
not available
Number of print cartridges:
1
0 - 3000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycle:
not available
40000 pages per month
Maximum duty cycle:
30000 pages per month
Brother
HL-L8260CDW laser printer
Packaging Content
compared
HP
LaserJet Pro M203dw

Quick start guide:
not available

Power cord included:

not available
Included cartridge capacity (black):
1000 pages
not available
Cartridge(s) included:

Brother
HL-L8260CDW laser printer
Brand-Specific Features
compared
HP
LaserJet Pro M203dw
not available
HP Auto-On/Auto-Off:

not available
HP Software provided:
HP Software Installer; HP Software Uninstaller (exclude Win8+); HP PCL6 Printer Driver, HP Device Experience (DXP), HP Connected, Device Setup & Software; HP Printer Assistant; HP Product Improvement Study
not available
HP Management tools:
HP Printer Assistant (UDC); HP Utility (Mac); HP Device Toolbox; HP JetAdvantage Security Manager
not available
HP ePrint:

Brother
HL-L8260CDW laser printer
Sustainability
compared
HP
LaserJet Pro M203dw
Blue Angel, ENERGY STAR
Sustainability certificates:
Blue Angel, EPEAT Silver, ENERGY STAR