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Brother HL-3172CDW Laser Printer
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HP 107w Laser Printer
HP 107w
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HP LaserJet Pro M12w Laser Printer
HP LaserJet Pro M12w
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HP LaserJet Pro M15w Laser Printer
HP LaserJet Pro M15w
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3.8 out of 5
5 user ratings
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0 %
4 stars
80 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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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 %
170
3.6 out of 5
170 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
18 %
3 stars
32 %
2 stars
10 %
1 stars
7 %
46
3.9 out of 5
46 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
30 %
3 stars
28 %
2 stars
4 %
1 stars
2 %
143
3.6 out of 5
143 user ratings
5 stars
32 %
4 stars
22 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
12 %
1 stars
6 %

General

Colour printingyesnonono
Internal memory128.0 mB64.0 mB8.0 mB16.0 mB
Supports duplexyesyesno
N/A

Dimensions

Height9.45 in7.01 in7.72 in6.26 in
Width16.14 in13.03 in13.74 in13.62 in
Depth18.31 in8.46 in9.37 in7.44 in
Weight39.9 lb9.17 lb11.46 lb8.38 lb

Display

Displayyesnonoyes
Display number of lines1
N/A
N/A
N/A
Display technology
N/A
N/A
N/A
LED
Colour display
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Printing details

Printing technologyLEDLaserLaserLaser
Maximum resolution2400 x 600 dpi1200 x 1200 dpi600 x 600 dpi600 x 600 dpi
Printing colours
  • Black
  • Cyan
  • Magenta
  • Yellow
BlackBlackBlack
Warm-up time24.0 s32.0 s
N/A
N/A
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 ppm19.0 ppm18.0 ppm
Print speed (draft, colour)22.0 ppm
N/A
N/A
N/A
Print speed (draft, black)22.0 ppm
N/A
18.0 ppm
N/A
Duplex printing modeAutoManualManual
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 s8.9 s8.4 s

Technical details

Built-in processoryesyesyesyes
Processor speed333.0 MHz400.0 MHz266.0 MHz500.0 MHz
Maximum duty cycle30000.0 ppm10000.0 ppm5000.0 ppm8000.0 ppm
Page description languages
  • BR-Script 3
  • PCL 6
  • PostScript 3
SPL
N/A
  • PCLmS
  • PWG
  • URF
Colour printeryes
N/A
nono
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 LionMac OS X 10.7 Lion
  • Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan
  • Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra
  • Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra
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 10 Education
  • 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 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 10
  • Windows 7
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 8.1
Server operating systems supported
  • Windows Server 2003
  • Windows Server 2008
  • Windows Server 2008 R2
  • Windows Server 2012
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
N/A
Noise level33 - 53
N/A
< 50
N/A
Sound pressure level (printing)53.0 dB
N/A
50.0 dB51.0 dB
Number of print cartridges
N/A
111
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
N/A
10 - 8030 - 7030 - 70
Operating temperature (T-T)
N/A
10 - 3015 - 32.515 - 32.5
Recommended duty cycle
N/A
N/A
100 - 1000100 - 1000
Colour toner included
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Black/white toner included
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Capacity of supplied black/white toner
N/A
N/A
500.0 pages500.0 pages

Paper handling

Total output capacity100.0 sheets100.0 sheets100.0 sheets100.0 sheets
Total number of input trays11
N/A
1
Total input capacity250.0 sheets150.0 sheets100.0 sheets150.0 sheets
Paper tray media weight60 - 10560 - 16360 - 163
N/A
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
  • Card stock
  • Envelopes
  • Labels
  • Photo paper
  • Plain paper
  • Rough paper
  • Transparencies
  • Envelopes
  • Labels
  • Plain paper
  • Postcard
Paper input typePaper tray
N/A
N/A
Sheetfed
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
  • A4
  • A5
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4A4A4
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)
  • B5
  • B6
B5B5
N/A
Non-ISO print media sizes
  • Executive
  • Folio
N/A
N/A
N/A
Duplex media weight60 - 105
N/A
N/A
N/A
Custom media width76.2 - 216
N/A
147 - 211105 - 216
Custom media length116 - 355.6
N/A
216 - 356148 - 297
Media supported
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
  • Letter
  • B5
N/A
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
  • B5
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
  • B5
  • B0
Supports automatic duplexyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Maximum output capacity
N/A
100.0 sheets100.0 sheets100.0 sheets
Maximum input capacity
N/A
150.0 sheets150.0 sheets150.0 sheets
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)
N/A
B5
N/A
N/A
Maximum number of input trays
N/A
1
N/A
1
Envelopes sizes
N/A
  • C5
  • DL
  • B5
  • C5
  • DL
  • C5
  • DL
Tray capacity
N/A
N/A
100
N/A
Number of trays
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
Paper storage (capacity included)
N/A
N/A
150.0 sheets
N/A
Paper storage (max capacity)
N/A
N/A
150.0 sheets
N/A
Maximum print size
N/A
N/A
N/A
216 x 279 mm

Connectivity

Interfaces
  • Network
  • USB
  • Wireless LAN
  • USB
  • Wireless LAN
  • USB
  • Wireless LAN
  • USB
  • Wireless LAN
Network readyyesyesyes
N/A
Ethernetyesnonono
Wi-Fiyesyesyesyes
Wi-Fi standards
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
USB 2.0 ports quantity1
N/A
N/A
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
Google Cloud Print
N/A
Direct printing
N/A
N/A
yesyes

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