Brother
HL-L8260CDW laser printer

vs

HP
LaserJet Pro M203dw

Brother HL-L8260CDW laser printer

HP LaserJet Pro M203dw

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Brother HL-L8260CDW laser printer alternatives

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
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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
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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
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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
yes
Drivers included:
yes

Brother
HL-L8260CDW laser printer

Weight & Dimensions
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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
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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
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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
yes
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
yes
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
yes
Network ready:
yes
yes
Ethernet LAN:
yes

Brother
HL-L8260CDW laser printer

Performance
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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
yes
Built-in processor:
yes
44 dB
Sound pressure level (quiet mode):
not available
0.133 GHz
Coprocessor frequency:
not available
yes
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

yes
Economical printing:
not available
2,6,9,16,25
N-up printing:
not available
Laser
Print technology:
Laser
yes
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
yes
Duplex printing:
yes
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)
yes
Built-in display:
yes
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

yes
Quick start guide:
not available
yes
Power cord included:
yes
not available
Included cartridge capacity (black):
1000 pages
not available
Cartridge(s) included:
yes

Brother
HL-L8260CDW laser printer

Brand-Specific Features
compared

HP
LaserJet Pro M203dw

not available
HP Auto-On/Auto-Off:
yes
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:
yes

Brother
HL-L8260CDW laser printer

Sustainability
compared

HP
LaserJet Pro M203dw

Blue Angel, ENERGY STAR
Sustainability certificates:
Blue Angel, EPEAT Silver, ENERGY STAR