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Brother DCP-L2530DW Multifunction Printer
Brother DCP-L2530DW
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Brother MFC-L2710DW Multifunction Printer
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HP Color LaserJet Enterprise CM4540f MFP Multifunction Printer
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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
The best Brother printer for small or home offices we've tested is the Brother MFC-L3770CDW Laser. This model yields an incredible amount of pages at an excellently low cost-per-print.Read more
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General

Copieryesyesyesyes
Scanneryesyesyesyes
Faxnoyesyesyes
Noise level48.0 dB30.0 dB48.0 dB57.0 dB
Supports duplexyesyesyesyes

Dimensions

Height10.71 in12.54 in18.11 in44.09 in
Width16.14 in15.69 in18.54 in35.79 in
Depth15.71 in16.14 in18.46 in26.3 in
Weight22.71 lb26.01 lb58.42 lb166.89 lb

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Black,Grey
White,Black
N/A
Document feedernoyesyesyes
Market positioningHome & OfficeHome & Office
N/A
N/A
Auto document feeder (ADF)
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Document feeder capacity
N/A
50.0 pages50.0 pages50.0 pages
Double automatic document feeder
N/A
yesyesyes
Card reader integrated
N/A
no
N/A
N/A

Technical details

Color technologyLaserLaserLaserLaser
Internal memory64.0 mB64.0 mB
N/A
N/A
Max B/W resolution2400 x 600 dpi
N/A
N/A
600 x 600 dpi
Processor speed600.0 MHz600.0 MHz
N/A
800.0 MHz
Windows operating systems supportedWindows 7
  • 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 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
N/A
N/A
Mac operating systems supportedMac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
  • Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite
  • Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan
  • Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra
  • Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
  • Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
N/A
N/A
Operating relative humidity (H-H)20 - 8020 - 80
N/A
N/A
Memory capacity
N/A
N/A
1000.0 mB1280.0 mB
Built-in hard drive
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Max color resolution
N/A
N/A
N/A
600 x 600 dpi

Display

Displayyesyesyesyes
Display technologyLCDLCD
N/A
N/A
Display typeMonochromeMonochromeColourColour
Touchscreenno
N/A
yesyes

Printer

Colour printernonoyesyes
Printing technologyLaserLaser
N/A
N/A
Maximum resolution600 x 600 dpi600 x 600 dpi
N/A
N/A
Duplex printingyesyes
N/A
N/A
Automatic duplexingyesyesyesyes
Warm-up time9.0 s9.0 s
N/A
N/A
Time to first page (black, normal)8.5 s8.5 s
N/A
N/A
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)30.0 ppm30.0 ppm
N/A
N/A
B/W print speed30.0 ppm30.0 ppm27.0 ppm
N/A
Printing colours
  • Black
  • White
Black
N/A
N/A
AirPrint enabledyesyes
N/A
N/A
Color print speed
N/A
N/A
27.0 ppm
N/A

Scanner

ScanningMono scanningColour scanning
N/A
N/A
Scan technologyCISCIS
N/A
N/A
Scan elementCISCIS
N/A
N/A
Maximum scanning speed24.0 pages/min
N/A
N/A
N/A
Optical scanning resolution1200 x 1200 dpi600 x 600 dpi
N/A
N/A
Maximum optical resolution600 x 2400 px
N/A
N/A
600 x 600 px
Maximum scanner document sizeA4
N/A
N/A
A4
Grayscale depth8.0 bit8.0 bit
N/A
N/A
Colour depth24.0 bit24.0 bit
N/A
N/A
Colour depth (internal)30.0 bit30.0 bit
N/A
N/A
Scanner color depth24.0 bit24.0 bit24.0 bit30.0 bit
Scan to folderno
N/A
N/A
N/A
E-mail scannerno
N/A
N/A
N/A
Writes to CD / DVDno
N/A
N/A
N/A
Scanner type
N/A
ADF
N/A
N/A
Scan speed (colour)
N/A
7.5 ppm
N/A
N/A
Scan speed (black)
N/A
23.6 ppm
N/A
N/A
Grayscale levels
N/A
256
N/A
N/A

Copier

CopyingMono copyingMono copying
N/A
N/A
Maximum resolution600 x 600 dpi600 x 600 dpi
N/A
N/A
Time to first copy (black, normal)10.0 s10.0 s
N/A
N/A
Copy speed (normal quality, black, A4)30.0 cpm30.0 cpm
N/A
N/A
Maximum copying speed30.0 pages/min30.0 pages/min27.0 pages/min40.0 pages/min
Copier resize25 - 40025 - 400
N/A
N/A
Maximum document reduction25.0 %25.0 %
N/A
N/A
Maximum document enlargement400.0 %400.0 %
N/A
N/A
Maximum number of copies9999
N/A
N/A

Paper handling

Paper tray media typesPlain paper
  • Envelopes
  • Labels
N/A
N/A
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
N/A
N/A
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
N/A
N/A
Output trays capacity120.0 sheets120.0 sheets
N/A
N/A
Standard media capacity250.0 sheets250.0 sheets
N/A
N/A
Total media capacity250.0 sheets250.0 sheets
N/A
N/A
Supported media type
  • Envelopes
  • Plain paper
  • Labels
  • Recycled paper
  • Bond paper
  • Thin paper
  • Thick paper
  • Envelopes
  • Plain paper
  • Labels
  • Recycled paper
  • Bond paper
  • Thin paper
  • Thick paper
N/A
N/A
Bypass feeder capacity1.0 sheets1.0 sheets
N/A
N/A
Original typeSheetsSheets
N/A
N/A
Media supported
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
  • Letter
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
  • Letter
  • A4
  • A5
  • Letter
  • B5
  • A1
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
Feeder capacity1201201501100
Tray capacity250.0 sheets
N/A
900.0 sheets2744.0 sheets
Number of trays1115

Connectivity

Interfaces
  • USB
  • Wireless LAN
  • Network
  • USB
  • Wireless LAN
  • Network
  • NFC
  • USB
  • Wireless network
  • Network
  • USB
  • Wireless network
USB portyesyes
N/A
N/A
USB 2.0 ports quantity11
N/A
N/A
Mobile printing technologies
  • Apple AirPrint
  • Google Cloud Print
  • Mopria Print Service
  • Apple AirPrint
  • Brother iPrint & Scan
  • Google Cloud Print
  • Mopria Print Service
N/A
N/A
Direct printingyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Ethernetnoyes
N/A
N/A
Wi-Fiyesyes
N/A
N/A
Memory card supportno
N/A
N/A
N/A
Communication protocol
  • AirPrint
  • Google Cloud Print
  • AirPrint
  • GDI
  • Google Cloud Print
  • Google Cloud Print
  • PCL 5c
  • PCL 6
  • PostScript
  • PCL 5c
  • PCL 6
  • PostScript
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
  • Linux
  • MS Windows Server 2012 x64 Edition
  • Android
  • iOS
  • MS Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition SP1
  • 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
N/A
N/A

Power

AC input voltage230.0 V230.0 V
N/A
N/A
Power consumption (sleep)6.2 W6.2 W
N/A
N/A
Power consumption (standby)42.0 W42.0 W17.7 W0.3 W
Power consumption (average operating)455.0 W440.0 W
N/A
N/A
Operational power consumption (min-max)< 440< 440
N/A
< 850

Certifications

EnergyStaryesyesyesyes
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
N/A
N/A

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