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Brother HL-3150CDW vs Brother HL-3170CDW

    16.14 in
    9.45 in
    Brother HL-3150CDW Laser Printer
    Brother HL-3150CDW
      16.14 in
      9.45 in
      Brother HL-3170CDW Laser Printer
      Brother HL-3170CDW
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      This basic color laser printer (technically it uses a different light, not a laser) just plain works, which is more than I can say for most color inkjets I've tried.Read more
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      Full Comparison

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      General

      Brother HL-3150CDWBrother HL-3150CDW
      Brother HL-3170CDWBrother HL-3170CDW
      Colour printingyesyes
      Internal memory64.0 mB128.0 mB
      Supports duplexyesyes

      Design

      Brother HL-3150CDWBrother HL-3150CDW
      Brother HL-3170CDWBrother HL-3170CDW
      Colour of productBlack,IvoryBlack,Ivory
      Stand-by LEDyesyes
      Power LEDyesyes
      Blue Angel certifiedyesyes

      Dimensions

      Brother HL-3150CDWBrother HL-3150CDW
      Brother HL-3170CDWBrother HL-3170CDW
      Height9.45 in9.45 in
      Width16.14 in16.14 in
      Depth18.31 in18.31 in
      Weight39.24 lb39.9 lb

      Display

      Brother HL-3150CDWBrother HL-3150CDW
      Brother HL-3170CDWBrother HL-3170CDW
      Displayyesyes
      Display technologyLCDLCD

      Printing details

      Brother HL-3150CDWBrother HL-3150CDW
      Brother HL-3170CDWBrother HL-3170CDW
      Printing technologyLEDLED
      Maximum resolution2400 x 600 dpi2400 x 600 dpi
      Printing colours
      • Black
      • Cyan
      • Magenta
      • Yellow
      • Black
      • Cyan
      • Magenta
      • Yellow
      Warm-up time25.0 s25.0 s
      Time to first page (colour, normal)16.0 s16.0 s
      Time to first page (black, normal)16.0 s16.0 s
      Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)18.0 ppm23.0 ppm
      Print speed (draft, colour)18.0 ppm18.0 ppm
      Print speed (draft, black)18.0 ppm22.0 ppm
      Overall black/white print speed7.0 ppm7.0 ppm
      Economical printingyesyes
      Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)3.5 ppm3.5 ppm

      Technical details

      Brother HL-3150CDWBrother HL-3150CDW
      Brother HL-3170CDWBrother HL-3170CDW
      Processor speed333.0 MHz333.0 MHz
      Recommended duty cycle300 - 1500300 - 1500
      Page description languagesGDI
      • BR-Script 3
      • PCL 6
      Number of print cartridges44
      Colour printeryesyes
      Colour toner includedyesyes
      Black/white toner includedyesyes
      Capacity of supplied colour toner1000.0 pages1000.0 pages
      Capacity of supplied black/white toner1000.0 pages1000.0 pages
      Linux compatibilityyesyes
      Mac operating systems supported
      • Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
      • Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
      • Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
      • Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
      • Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
      Windows operating systems supportedWindows XP HomeWindows XP Home
      Server operating systems supported
      • Windows Server 2003
      • Windows Server 2003 x64
      • Windows Server 2008
      • Windows Server 2008 R2
      • Windows Server 2008 x64
      • Windows Server 2003
      • Windows Server 2003 x64
      • Windows Server 2008
      • Windows Server 2008 R2
      • Windows Server 2008 x64
      Noise level33 - 5333 - 53
      Sound pressure level (printing)53.0 dB53.0 dB
      Sound power level (standby)33.0 dB33.0 dB

      Paper handling

      Brother HL-3150CDWBrother HL-3150CDW
      Brother HL-3170CDWBrother HL-3170CDW
      Total output capacity100.0 sheets100.0 sheets
      Total number of input trays11
      Total input capacity250.0 sheets100.0 sheets
      Paper tray media weight60 - 10560 - 105
      Paper tray media types
      • Glossy paper
      • Labels
      • Plain paper
      • Pre-Printed
      • Recycled paper
      • Thin paper
      • Glossy paper
      • Labels
      • Plain paper
      • Pre-Printed
      • Recycled paper
      • Thin paper
      ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
      • A4
      • A5
      • A6
      • A4
      • A5
      • A6
      Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
      JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)
      • B5
      • B6
      • B5
      • B6
      Non-ISO print media sizesLetterLetter
      Maximum print size216 x 356 mm216 x 356 mm
      Custom media width76.2 - 21676.2 - 216
      Custom media length116 - 355.6116 - 355.6
      Media supported
      • A4
      • A5
      • A6
      • Letter
      • B5
      • A4
      • A5
      • A6
      • Letter
      Number of trays11
      Supports automatic duplexyesyes

      Connectivity

      Brother HL-3150CDWBrother HL-3150CDW
      Brother HL-3170CDWBrother HL-3170CDW
      Interfaces
      • Network
      • USB
      • Wireless LAN
      • Network
      • USB
      • Wireless LAN
      Network readyyesyes
      Ethernetyesyes
      Wi-Fiyesyes
      Wi-Fi standards
      • IEEE 802.11b
      • IEEE 802.11g
      • IEEE 802.11b
      • IEEE 802.11g
      Security algorithms
      • 128-bit WEP
      • 64-bit WEP
      • HTTPS
      • SSL/TLS
      • WPA-PSK
      • WPA-TKIP
      • WPA2-AES
      • WPA2-PSK
      • WPS
      • 128-bit WEP
      • 64-bit WEP
      • HTTPS
      • SSL/TLS
      • WPA-AES
      • WPA-PSK
      • WPA-TKIP
      • WPA2-PSK
      • WPS
      Communication protocol
      • AirPrint
      • GDI
      • Google Cloud Print
      • AirPrint
      • Google Cloud Print
      • PCL 6
      • PostScript
      • GDI

      Storage

      Brother HL-3150CDWBrother HL-3150CDW
      Brother HL-3170CDWBrother HL-3170CDW
      Included memory capacity64.0 mB128.0 mB

      Power

      Brother HL-3150CDWBrother HL-3150CDW
      Brother HL-3170CDWBrother HL-3170CDW
      AC input voltage220.0 V220.0 V
      AC input frequency50.0 Hz50.0 Hz
      Operational power consumption (min-max)< 335< 380
      Power consumption (printing)335.0 W380.0 W
      Power consumption (standby)60.0 W60.0 W
      EnergyStaryesyes

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