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Brother DCP-L2520DW

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User ratings:
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48 user ratings
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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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This <b>mono</b> <b>laser</b> can print, scan and copy. It is a quite small unit so would easily fit into a cupboard or even onto a strong shelf, being black or perhaps more accurately very dark grey it is unlikely to pass the tests imposed by the %C2%91lounge police%C2%92.Read more
The Brother DCP-L2550DW mono laser can print, copy, and scan (but not fax) multipage documents. It's best for a micro or home office where text-document printing is of the most importance.Read more
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Pros

  • copying and scanning output and printing was efficient and reliable
  • Good standard paper capacity
  • typical standard and optional paper capacity

Cons

  • Does not support automatic two-sided scanning
  • low power backlight
  • the dark and light areas were nearly indistinguishable

Key specs

  • yes
  • yes
  • no
  • Laser
  • yes
  • Monochrome
  • no
  • no

Brother DCP-L2520DW - Pros & Cons

Brother DCP-L2520DW

Pros

  • copying and scanning output and printing was efficient and reliable
  • Good standard paper capacity
  • typical standard and optional paper capacity

Cons

  • Does not support automatic two-sided scanning
  • low power backlight
  • the dark and light areas were nearly indistinguishable
  • some loss of detail in both bright and dark areas in photo prints
  • Greyscale fills are a bit banded

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Brother DCP-L2520DW - Full Specifications

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General
Copieryes
Scanneryes
Faxno
Noise level33.0 dB
Supports duplexyes
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Design
Colour of productBlack
Document feederno
Document feeder capacity35.0 pages
Market positioningHome & Office
Card reader integratedno
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Display
Displayyes
Display technologyLCD
Display typeMonochrome
Touchscreenno
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Scanner
ScanningColour scanning
Scanner typeFlatbed
Scan technologyCIS
Optical scanning resolution600 x 2400 dpi
Maximum optical resolution600 x 2400 px
Maximum scan area0.16 in
Maximum scanner document sizeA4
Grayscale levels256
Colour depth24.0 bit
Colour depth (internal)30.0 bit
Scanner color depth24.0 bit
Scan to folderyes
E-mail scanneryes
Writes to CD / DVDno
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Fax
FaxingNo
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Connectivity
Interfaces
  • USB
  • USB
USB portyes
USB 2.0 ports quantity1
Mobile printing technologies
  • Apple AirPrint
  • Brother iPrint & Scan
  • Google Cloud Print
Direct printingyes
Ethernetno
Wi-Fiyes
Memory card supportno
Communication protocol
  • AirPrint
  • GDI
  • Google Cloud Print
  • PCL 6
  • PostScript
Operating system
  • Linux
  • MS Windows Server 2003
  • MS Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
  • MS Windows 7
  • MS Windows Vista
  • MS Windows XP Home Edition
  • MS Windows XP Professional
  • MS Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition
  • MS Windows Server 2008
  • MS Windows Server 2008 R2
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.8.x
  • MS Windows Server 2012
  • Windows 8
  • MS Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.7.5
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.9.x
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Certifications
EnergyStaryes
DLNA certifiedno
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Dimensions
Height10.51 in
Width16.1 in
Depth15.71 in
Weight21.38 lb
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Technical details
Color technologyLaser
Laser printer technologyLaser
Built-in hard driveno
Internal memory32.0 mB
Digital senderno
Max B/W resolution2400 x 600 dpi
Memory capacity32.0 mB
Cartridge capacity supplied12000.0 pages
Processor speed266.0 MHz
Windows operating systems supported
  • 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 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 Home x64
  • Windows XP Professional
  • Windows XP Professional x64
Mac operating systems supported
  • Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
  • Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
  • Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Operating relative humidity (H-H)20 - 80
Operating temperature (T-T)10 - 32
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Printer
Colour printerno
Printing technologyLaser
Maximum resolution2400 x 600 dpi
Duplex printingyes
Automatic duplexingyes
Warm-up time9.0 s
Time to first page (black, normal)8.5 s
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)26.0 ppm
B/W print speed26.0 ppm
Printing coloursBlack
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Copier
Maximum resolution600 x 600 dpi
Time to first copy (black, normal)10.0 s
Copy speed (normal quality, black, A4)26.0 cpm
Maximum copying speed26.0 pages/min
Copier resize25 - 400
Maximum document reduction25.0 %
Maximum document enlargement400.0 %
Maximum number of copies99
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Paper handling
Paper tray media types
  • Bond paper
  • Envelopes
  • Labels
  • Plain paper
  • Recycled paper
  • Thick paper
  • Thicker paper
  • Thin paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4
Output trays capacity100.0 sheets
Standard media capacity250.0 sheets
Total media capacity250.0 sheets
Supported media type
  • Envelopes
  • Plain paper
  • Labels
  • Recycled paper
  • Bond paper
  • Thin paper
  • Thick paper
Bypass feeder capacity1.0 sheets
Original typeSheets
Media supported
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
  • Letter
Feeder capacity100
Tray capacity250.0 sheets
Number of trays2
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Power
AC input voltage220.0 V
Power consumption (sleep)1.1 W
Power consumption (standby)60.0 W
Power consumption (average operating)480.0 W
Operational power consumption (min-max)< 480

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