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Brother HL-1212W vs HP 107w

13.39 in
7.44 in
Brother HL-1212W Laser Printer
Brother HL-1212W
13.03 in
7.01 in
HP 107w Laser Printer
HP 107w
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User rating
83
3.8 out of 5
83 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
28 %
3 stars
33 %
2 stars
4 %
1 stars
1 %
169
3.6 out of 5
169 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
18 %
3 stars
31 %
2 stars
10 %
1 stars
7 %

Full Comparison

General

Brother HL-1212WBrother HL-1212W
HP 107wHP 107w
Colour printingnono
Internal memory32.0 mB64.0 mB
Supports duplexnoyes

Dimensions

Brother HL-1212WBrother HL-1212W
HP 107wHP 107w
Height7.44 in7.01 in
Width13.39 in13.03 in
Depth9.37 in8.46 in
Weight10.14 lb9.17 lb

Display

Brother HL-1212WBrother HL-1212W
HP 107wHP 107w
Displaynono

Printing details

Brother HL-1212WBrother HL-1212W
HP 107wHP 107w
Printing technologyLaserLaser
Maximum resolution2400 x 600 dpi1200 x 1200 dpi
Printing coloursBlackBlack
Time to first page (black, normal)10.0 s8.3 s
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)20.0 ppm21.0 ppm

Technical details

Brother HL-1212WBrother HL-1212W
HP 107wHP 107w
Built-in processoryesyes
Processor speed200.0 MHz400.0 MHz
Page description languagesGDISPL
Number of print cartridges11
Mac operating systems supported
  • Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
  • Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
  • Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
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 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 Home x64
  • Windows XP Professional
  • Windows XP Professional x64
yes
Operating relative humidity (H-H)20 - 8010 - 80
Operating temperature (T-T)10 - 3210 - 30

Paper handling

Brother HL-1212WBrother HL-1212W
HP 107wHP 107w
Total output capacity50.0 sheets100.0 sheets
Total input capacity50.0 sheets150.0 sheets
Paper tray media weight65 - 10560 - 163
Paper tray media types
  • Plain paper
  • Recycled paper
  • Bond paper
  • Card stock
  • Envelopes
  • Labels
  • Plain paper
  • Pre-Printed
  • Recycled paper
  • Thick paper
  • Thin paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
  • A4
  • A5
  • A4
  • A5
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)B5B5

Connectivity

Brother HL-1212WBrother HL-1212W
HP 107wHP 107w
Interfaces
  • USB
  • USB
  • Wireless LAN
  • USB
  • Wireless LAN
Network readyyesyes
Ethernetnono
Wi-Fiyesyes
Wi-Fi standards
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n

Power

Brother HL-1212WBrother HL-1212W
HP 107wHP 107w
AC input voltage110.0 V110.0 V
AC input frequency50.0 Hz50.0 Hz
Power consumption (printing)380.0 W320.0 W

Pros & Cons

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      Cons

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