Brother
HL-L3230CDW laser printer
vs
Epson
ecotank et m2170
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Brother HL-L3230CDW laser printer alternatives
Epson ecotank et m2170 alternatives
specs
Brother
HL-L3230CDW laser printer
Display
compared
Epson
ecotank et m2170
not available
Display Type:
Lcd
LCD
Display:
Yes
Brother
HL-L3230CDW laser printer
System Requirements
compared
Epson
ecotank et m2170
not available
Minimum System Requirements:
Mac OS X 10.6.8 or Later, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2003 R2 X64, Windows Server 2008 (32/64bit), Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 (64bit), Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP Professional X64 Edition SP
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:
not available
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:
not available
Brother
HL-L3230CDW laser printer
Power
compared
Epson
ecotank et m2170
not available
AC Input Voltage:
100V
not available
Power Consumption (Off):
0.8W
not available
Power Consumption (Ready):
4.9 W
not available
Power Consumption (Standby):
0.7W
not available
Typical Power Consumption:
12W
0.9 kWh/week
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC):
not available
1 W
Power consumption (PowerSave):
not available
75 W
Power consumption (standby):
not available
0.04 W
Power consumption (off):
not available
390 W
Power consumption (printing):
not available
Brother
HL-L3230CDW laser printer
Paper Handling
compared
Epson
ecotank et m2170
not available
ISO A-Series Sizes (A0...A9):
A4, A5, A6
not available
ISO B-Series Sizes (B0...B9):
B5, B6
not available
Maximum ISO A-Series Paper Size:
A4
not available
Maximum Print Size:
A4 / letter
not available
Non-ISO Print Media Sizes:
L, Legal, Letter
not available
Paper Tray Media Types:
Envelopes, Plain paper
not available
Paper Tray Media Weight:
64 - 256 G/m
not available
Standard Tray Media Types:
Envelopes, Plain, Plain paper
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
C5,Com-10,DL,Monarch
Envelopes sizes:
not available
Executive, Folio, Legal, Letter
Non-ISO print media sizes:
not available
A4,A5,A6
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9):
not available
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:
not available
A4
Maximum ISO A-series paper size:
not available
Brother
HL-L3230CDW laser printer
Packaging Data
compared
Epson
ecotank et m2170
21.5 kg
Package weight:
not available
372 mm
Package height:
not available
513 mm
Package depth:
not available
589 mm
Package width:
not available
True
Manual:
not available
Brother
HL-L3230CDW laser printer
Weight & Dimensions
compared
Epson
ecotank et m2170
18 kg
Weight:
6.4kg
252 mm
Height:
302mm
461 mm
Depth:
347mm
410 mm
Width:
375mm
Brother
HL-L3230CDW laser printer
Output Capacity
compared
Epson
ecotank et m2170
not available
Standard Output Capacity:
100 Sheets
Brother
HL-L3230CDW laser printer
Ports & Interfaces
compared
Epson
ecotank et m2170
not available
Direct Printing (PictBridge):
No
not available
Standard Interfaces:
Ethernet, Usb
not available
USB Port:
Yes
Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Standard interfaces:
not available
1
USB 2.0 ports quantity:
not available
Brother
HL-L3230CDW laser printer
Print Technology
compared
Epson
ecotank et m2170
not available
Standard Printer Languages:
Gdi
Brother
HL-L3230CDW laser printer
Input Capacity
compared
Epson
ecotank et m2170
not available
Number of Standard Paper Trays:
1
not available
Standard Input Capacity:
250 Sheets
Brother
HL-L3230CDW laser printer
Input & Output Capacity
compared
Epson
ecotank et m2170
not available
Maximum Number of Input Trays:
1
not available
Paper Input Type:
Paper tray
not available
Total Input Capacity:
250 Sheets
not available
Total Output Capacity:
100 Sheets
Cassette, Sheetfed
Paper input type:
not available
1 sheets
Multi-Purpose tray input capacity:
not available
Multi-Purpose tray:
not available
150 sheets
Total output capacity:
not available
250 sheets
Total input capacity:
not available
1
Total number of input trays:
not available
Brother
HL-L3230CDW laser printer
Network
compared
Epson
ecotank et m2170
not available
Ethernet LAN Support:
Yes
not available
Mobile Printing Technologies:
Apple airprint, Epson connect, Epson email print, Epson iprint, Epson remote print, Google cloud print
not available
Security Algorithms:
WPA2, Aes, Tkip, Wep, Wpa
not available
Wi-Fi Standards:
G
Apple AirPrint,Brother iPrint & Scan,Google Cloud Print,Mopria Print Service
Mobile printing technologies:
not available
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:
not available
802.11b,802.11g,Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Wi-Fi standards:
not available
not available
Bluetooth:
No
True
Wi-Fi Direct:
not available
10/100Base-T(X)
Cabling technology:
not available
10,100 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data rates:
not available
Network ready:
not available
Ethernet LAN:
not available
Brother
HL-L3230CDW laser printer
Features
compared
Epson
ecotank et m2170
not available
Colour Printing:
Yes
not available
Duplex Printing:
Yes
not available
Maximum Duty Cycle:
20,000 Pages Per Month
Brother
HL-L3230CDW laser printer
Printing
compared
Epson
ecotank et m2170
not available
Borderless Printing:
No
not available
Print Speed (Black):
39ppm
not available
Time to First Page (Black):
6s
Economical printing:
not available
2,4,9,16,25
N-up printing:
not available
LED
Print technology:
not available
Secure printing:
not available
24 s
Warm-up time (from sleep mode):
not available
14 s
Time to first page (colour, normal):
not available
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
Duplex printing:
not available
2400 x 600 DPI
Maximum resolution:
not available
Brother
HL-L3230CDW laser printer
Performance
compared
Epson
ecotank et m2170
not available
Integrated Card Reader:
No
45 dB
Sound pressure level (printing):
not available
800 MHz
Processor frequency:
not available
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
Other Features
compared
Epson
ecotank et m2170
not available
Duplex Print Options:
Automatic
not available
Functions:
Print
not available
Image Formats Supported:
Bmp, Jpeg, Png, Tif, Tiff
not available
Optical Scanning Resolution:
1,200 DPI
not available
Print Technology:
Inkjet
not available
Scan Technology:
CIS
not available
Type:
Multifunction Printer
not available
Dimensions (WxDxH):
37.5 (W) x 34.7 (D) x 30.2 (H) cmmm
Brother
HL-L3230CDW laser printer
Design
compared
Epson
ecotank et m2170
not available
Built-in Display:
Yes
not available
Colour Display:
Yes
not available
Display Diagonal:
1.45"
not available
Touchscreen:
No
Built-in display:
not available
Grey
Product colour:
not available
Home & office
Market positioning:
not available
True
Colour:
White
Brother
HL-L3230CDW laser printer
Key Features
compared
Epson
ecotank et m2170
not available
Maximum Resolution:
1200 x 2400 DPI
True
Wi-Fi:
Yes
Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Printing colours:
not available
BR-Script 3,PCL 6,PDF,PostScript 3,XPS
Page description languages:
not available
300 - 1500 pages per month
Recommended duty cycle:
not available
Brother
HL-L3230CDW laser printer
Packaging Content
compared
Epson
ecotank et m2170
Nuance PaperPort 14 SE
Bundled software:
not available
Documentation CD:
not available
Printer drum included:
not available
1000 pages
Included black & color (CMYK) cartridges capacity:
not available
Power cord included:
not available
1000 pages
Included cartridge capacity (CMY):
not available
Cartridge(s) included:
not available
Brother
HL-L3230CDW laser printer
Sustainability
compared
Epson
ecotank et m2170
Blue Angel, ENERGY STAR
Sustainability certificates:
not available