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Brother HL-3170CDW vs Brother HL-L8360CDW

16.14 in
9.45 in
Brother HL-3170CDW Laser Printer
Brother HL-3170CDW
17.36 in
19.13 in
Brother HL-L8360CDW Laser Printer
Brother HL-L8360CDW
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Full Comparison

General

Brother HL-3170CDWBrother HL-3170CDW
Brother HL-L8360CDWBrother HL-L8360CDW
Colour printingyesyes
Internal memory128.0 mB512.0 mB
Supports duplexyesyes

Design

Brother HL-3170CDWBrother HL-3170CDW
Brother HL-L8360CDWBrother HL-L8360CDW
Colour of productBlack,IvoryGrey
Blue Angel certifiedyesyes

Dimensions

Brother HL-3170CDWBrother HL-3170CDW
Brother HL-L8360CDWBrother HL-L8360CDW
Height9.45 in19.13 in
Width16.14 in17.36 in
Depth18.31 in12.32 in
Weight39.9 lb48.28 lb

Display

Brother HL-3170CDWBrother HL-3170CDW
Brother HL-L8360CDWBrother HL-L8360CDW
Displayyesyes
Touchscreennoyes

Printing details

Brother HL-3170CDWBrother HL-3170CDW
Brother HL-L8360CDWBrother HL-L8360CDW
Printing technologyLEDLaser
Maximum resolution2400 x 600 dpi2400 x 600 dpi
Time to first page (black, normal)16.0 s15.0 s
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)23.0 ppm31.0 ppm
Print speed (draft, colour)18.0 ppm31.0 ppm
Print speed (draft, black)22.0 ppm31.0 ppm
Overall black/white print speed7.0 ppm14.0 ppm
Economical printingyesyes
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)3.5 ppm14.0 ppm

Technical details

Brother HL-3170CDWBrother HL-3170CDW
Brother HL-L8360CDWBrother HL-L8360CDW
Processor speed333.0 MHz800.0 MHz
Page description languages
  • BR-Script 3
  • PCL 6
  • PCL 6
  • PDF 1.7
  • PostScript 3
  • XPS
Number of print cartridges41
Colour printeryesyes
Colour toner includedyesyes
Black/white toner includedyesyes
Capacity of supplied colour toner1000.0 pages1800.0 pages
Capacity of supplied black/white toner1000.0 pages3000.0 pages
Windows operating systems supportedWindows XP HomeWindows XP Home
Noise level33 - 53< 49
Sound pressure level (printing)53.0 dB49.0 dB

Paper handling

Brother HL-3170CDWBrother HL-3170CDW
Brother HL-L8360CDWBrother HL-L8360CDW
Total output capacity100.0 sheets150.0 sheets
Total number of input trays11
Total input capacity100.0 sheets250.0 sheets
Paper tray media weight60 - 10560 - 105
Paper tray media types
  • Glossy paper
  • Labels
  • Plain paper
  • Pre-Printed
  • Recycled paper
  • Thin paper
  • Plain paper
  • Recycled paper
  • Thin paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Non-ISO print media sizesLetter
  • Executive
  • Folio
  • Letter
  • Legal
Custom media width76.2 - 21676.2 - 215.9
Custom media length116 - 355.6127 - 355.6
Media supported
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
  • Letter
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
  • Letter
Number of trays14
Supports automatic duplexyesyes

Connectivity

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Brother HL-L8360CDWBrother HL-L8360CDW
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
  • IEEE 802.11n
Security algorithms
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • HTTPS
  • SSL/TLS
  • WPA-AES
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA-TKIP
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPS
  • 64-bit WEP
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 802.1x RADIUS
  • EAP-FAST
  • EAP-MD5
  • EAP-TLS
  • EAP-TTLS
  • HTTPS
  • IPPS
  • IPSEC
  • PEAP
  • SMTP-AUTH
  • SNMP
  • SSL/TLS
  • WPA-AES
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA-TKIP
  • WPA2-AES
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2-TKIP
Communication protocol
  • AirPrint
  • Google Cloud Print
  • PCL 6
  • PostScript
  • GDI
  • AirPrint
  • Google Cloud Print
  • PCL 6
  • PostScript

Storage

Brother HL-3170CDWBrother HL-3170CDW
Brother HL-L8360CDWBrother HL-L8360CDW
Maximum memory capacity128.0 mB512.0 mB
Included memory capacity128.0 mB512.0 mB

Power

Brother HL-3170CDWBrother HL-3170CDW
Brother HL-L8360CDWBrother HL-L8360CDW
Operational power consumption (min-max)< 380< 580
Power consumption (printing)380.0 W580.0 W
Power consumption (standby)60.0 W70.0 W
EnergyStaryesyes

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