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Brother DCP-L2530DW

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User ratings:
81
3.6 out of 5
81 user ratings
5 stars
23 %
4 stars
24 %
3 stars
40 %
2 stars
9 %
1 stars
1 %
Consumer ratings:
4.5 / 5
Editorial reviews:
2
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2 editorial reviews
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

  • a better page yield and a scanner
  • The printer feels sturdy and well built overall
  • makes well-built printers with a straightforward design

Cons

  • ink cartridges last a long time and are relatively cheap
  • the ink cartridges are fairly cheap
  • four ink cartridges yield a large number of prints

Key specs

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

Brother DCP-L2530DW - Pros & Cons

Brother DCP-L2530DW

Pros

  • a better page yield and a scanner
  • The printer feels sturdy and well built overall
  • makes well-built printers with a straightforward design
  • feels solid and sturdy
  • plenty of features and all-around great performance
  • sturdy and well-built printers
  • Good standard paper capacity
  • typical standard and optional paper capacity

Cons

  • ink cartridges last a long time and are relatively cheap
  • the ink cartridges are fairly cheap
  • four ink cartridges yield a large number of prints
  • it lacks an automatic feeder
  • ink or toner cartridges are more expensive than their competitors
  • some loss of detail in both bright and dark areas in photo prints
  • Does not support automatic two-sided scanning
  • the dark and light areas were nearly indistinguishable

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Brother DCP-L2530DW - Full Specifications

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General
Copieryes
Scanneryes
Faxno
Noise level48.0 dB
Supports duplexyes
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Design
Colour of productBlack
Document feederno
Market positioningHome & Office
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Display
Displayyes
Display technologyLCD
Display typeMonochrome
Touchscreenno
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Scanner
ScanningMono scanning
Scan technologyCIS
Scan elementCIS
Maximum scanning speed24.0 pages/min
Optical scanning resolution1200 x 1200 dpi
Maximum optical resolution600 x 2400 px
Maximum scanner document sizeA4
Grayscale depth8.0 bit
Colour depth24.0 bit
Colour depth (internal)30.0 bit
Scanner color depth24.0 bit
Scan to folderno
E-mail scannerno
Writes to CD / DVDno
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Fax
FaxingNo
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Connectivity
Interfaces
  • USB
  • Wireless LAN
USB portyes
USB 2.0 ports quantity1
Mobile printing technologies
  • Apple AirPrint
  • Google Cloud Print
  • Mopria Print Service
Direct printingyes
Ethernetno
Wi-Fiyes
Memory card supportno
Communication protocol
  • AirPrint
  • Google Cloud Print
Operating system
  • Linux
  • MS Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition
  • MS Windows Server 2012 x64 Edition
  • Android
  • iOS
  • MS Windows Server 2008
  • MS Windows Server 2012 R2 x64 Edition
  • MS Windows 7
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.10
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 8.1
  • Windows Phone
  • Windows 10
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.11
  • macOS 10.12
  • MS Windows Server 2016
  • macOS 10.13
  • Windows 10 in S mode
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Certifications
EnergyStaryes
DLNA certifiedno
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Dimensions
Height10.71 in
Width16.14 in
Depth15.71 in
Weight22.71 lb
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Technical details
Color technologyLaser
Internal memory64.0 mB
Max B/W resolution2400 x 600 dpi
Processor speed600.0 MHz
Windows operating systems supportedWindows 7
Mac operating systems supportedMac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Operating relative humidity (H-H)20 - 80
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Printer
Colour printerno
Printing technologyLaser
Maximum resolution600 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)30.0 ppm
B/W print speed30.0 ppm
Printing colours
  • Black
  • White
AirPrint enabledyes
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Copier
CopyingMono copying
Maximum resolution600 x 600 dpi
Time to first copy (black, normal)10.0 s
Copy speed (normal quality, black, A4)30.0 cpm
Maximum copying speed30.0 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 typesPlain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4
Output trays capacity120.0 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 capacity120
Tray capacity250.0 sheets
Number of trays1
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Power
AC input voltage230.0 V
Power consumption (sleep)6.2 W
Power consumption (standby)42.0 W
Power consumption (average operating)455.0 W
Operational power consumption (min-max)< 440

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