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Brother HL-3172CDW Laser Printer
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HP 107w Laser Printer
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User rating
5
4.4 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
60 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
171
3.6 out of 5
171 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
18 %
3 stars
32 %
2 stars
11 %
1 stars
7 %
25
4.3 out of 5
25 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
48 %
3 stars
12 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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4.8 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
75 %
4 stars
25 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

General

Colour printingyesnoyesno
Internal memory128.0 mB64.0 mB16.0 mB128.0 mB
Supports duplexyesyesyesyes

Dimensions

Height9.45 in7.01 in14.8 in6.5 in
Width16.14 in13.03 in18.98 in15.83 in
Depth18.31 in8.46 in17.76 in14.17 in
Weight39.9 lb9.17 lb
N/A
15.87 lb

Display

Displayyesnonono
Display number of lines1
N/A
N/A
N/A

Printing details

Printing technologyLEDLaserLaserLaser
Maximum resolution2400 x 600 dpi1200 x 1200 dpi
N/A
1200 x 600 dpi
Printing colours
  • Black
  • Cyan
  • Magenta
  • Yellow
Black
N/A
Black
Warm-up time24.0 s32.0 s
N/A
25.0 s
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)16.0 ppm
N/A
N/A
N/A
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)16.0 ppm21.0 ppm16.0 ppm22.0 ppm
Print speed (draft, colour)22.0 ppm
N/A
N/A
N/A
Print speed (draft, black)22.0 ppm
N/A
N/A
22.0 ppm
Duplex printing modeAutoManual
N/A
N/A
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)7.0 ppm
N/A
N/A
N/A
Time to first page (black, normal)
N/A
8.3 s16.0 s10.0 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)
N/A
N/A
29.0 s
N/A

Technical details

Built-in processoryesyesyes
N/A
Processor speed333.0 MHz400.0 MHz150.0 MHz
N/A
Maximum duty cycle30000.0 ppm10000.0 ppm30000.0 ppm20000.0 ppm
Page description languages
  • BR-Script 3
  • PCL 6
  • PostScript 3
SPL
N/A
PCL 6
Colour printeryes
N/A
N/A
no
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 9.0
  • Mac OS 9.1
  • Mac OS 9.2
N/A
Windows operating systems supported
  • Windows 10 Education
  • Windows 10 Education x64
  • Windows 10 Enterprise
  • Windows 10 Enterprise x64
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Home x64
  • Windows 10 Pro
  • Windows 10 Pro x64
  • 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
  • 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
  • Windows 2000
  • Windows 2000 Professional
  • Windows 98
  • Windows 98SE
  • Windows ME
  • Windows XP Home
  • Windows XP Professional
  • Windows 8
  • Windows XP Home
  • Windows 8.1
  • Windows Vista Business
  • Windows 7 Starter
Server operating systems supported
  • Windows Server 2003
  • Windows Server 2008
  • Windows Server 2008 R2
  • Windows Server 2012
N/A
N/A
  • Windows Server 2003
  • Windows Server 2003 R2
  • Windows Server 2003 x64
  • Windows Server 2008
  • Windows Server 2008 R2
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 x64
  • Windows Server 2008 x64
  • Windows Server 2012
  • Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 x64
  • Windows Server 2012 x64
  • Windows Small Business Server 2003
  • Windows Small Business Server 2008
Noise level33 - 53
N/A
N/A
N/A
Sound pressure level (printing)53.0 dB
N/A
52.0 dB
N/A
Number of print cartridges
N/A
1
N/A
1
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
N/A
10 - 80
N/A
N/A
Operating temperature (T-T)
N/A
10 - 3015 - 32.5
N/A

Paper handling

Total output capacity100.0 sheets100.0 sheets125.0 sheets50.0 sheets
Total number of input trays11
N/A
N/A
Total input capacity250.0 sheets150.0 sheets375.0 sheets50.0 sheets
Paper tray media weight60 - 10560 - 16360 - 17760 - 105
Paper tray media types
  • Envelopes
  • Glossy paper
  • Labels
  • Plain paper
  • Recycled paper
  • Thick paper
  • Thin paper
  • Bond paper
  • Card stock
  • Envelopes
  • Labels
  • Plain paper
  • Pre-Printed
  • Recycled paper
  • Thick paper
  • Thin paper
Plain paper
  • Plain paper
  • Recycled paper
Paper input typePaper tray
N/A
N/A
N/A
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
  • A4
  • A5
  • A4
  • A5
  • A5
  • A6
  • A4
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4A4A4
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)
  • B5
  • B6
B5B5
  • B6
  • B5
Non-ISO print media sizes
  • Executive
  • Folio
N/A
  • Executive
  • Legal
  • Letter
N/A
Duplex media weight60 - 105
N/A
N/A
N/A
Custom media width76.2 - 216
N/A
76 - 216
N/A
Custom media length116 - 355.6
N/A
127 - 356
N/A
Media supported
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
  • Letter
  • B5
N/A
N/A
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
  • B5
Supports automatic duplexyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Maximum output capacity
N/A
100.0 sheets
N/A
50.0 sheets
Maximum input capacity
N/A
150.0 sheets875.0 sheets151.0 sheets
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)
N/A
B5
N/A
N/A
Maximum number of input trays
N/A
1
N/A
N/A
Envelopes sizes
N/A
  • C5
  • DL
N/A
N/A

Connectivity

Interfaces
  • Network
  • USB
  • Wireless LAN
  • USB
  • Wireless LAN
USB
  • USB
  • Wireless LAN
Network readyyesyesnoyes
Ethernetyesnonono
Wi-Fiyesyesnoyes
Wi-Fi standards
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11n
USB 2.0 ports quantity1
N/A
1
N/A
Security algorithms
  • 64-bit WEP
  • 128-bit WEP
  • APOP
  • HTTPS
  • IPPS
  • SMTP-AUTH
  • SNMP
  • SSL/TLS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA-TKIP
  • WPA2-AES
  • WPA2-PSK
N/A
N/A
N/A
Communication protocol
  • AirPrint
  • Google Cloud Print
  • PCL 6
  • PostScript
N/A
N/A
PCL 6

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