Brother HL-L2400DW vs Brother HL-L5210DW
Better figure, where one is clearly better
| BrotherHL-L2400DW | BrotherHL-L5210DW | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Released | October 2023 | October 2023 |
| Printing | ||
| Type | Laser | Laser |
| Colour | No | No |
| Speed, black | 30 pages a minute | 48 pages a minute (better) |
| Resolution | 1200 × 1200 dpi | 1200 × 1200 dpi |
| Prints both sides | Yes | Yes |
| Printing detail | Electrophotographic laser; 2-sided printing at up to 15 sides a minute; 64MB memory; quiet mode | Electrophotographic laser; 2-sided printing at up to 24 sides a minute; 256MB memory; PCL6, BR-Script3 (PostScript 3 emulation) and PDF 1.7; secure print and quiet mode |
| First page out | Up to 8.5 seconds | Up to 6.7 seconds |
| Ink or toner | TN2510 toner (1,200 pages) or TN2510XL (3,000 pages); separate DR2510 drum (about 15,000 pages at 1 page per job) | TN3600 toner (3,000 pages), TN3600XL (6,000 pages) or TN3600XXL (11,000 pages); separate DR3600 drum (about 75,000 pages at 3 pages per job) |
| Page yield | 700-page toner in the box; yields declared to ISO/IEC 19752 | 3,000-page toner in the box; yields declared to ISO/IEC 19752 |
| Duty cycle | Up to 2,500 pages a month recommended | Up to 5,000 pages a month recommended |
| Scanning and copying | ||
| Does | ||
| Document feeder | No | No |
| Paper | ||
| Largest paper | A4 | A4 |
| Paper tray | 250 sheets | 250 sheets |
| Paper sizes | Tray A4, Letter, B5, A5, A5 (long edge), B6, A6, Executive, A4 Short, 16K; manual feed slot 76.2–215.9 mm wide by 127–355.6 mm long, envelopes COM-10, DL, C5 and Monarch; 2-sided A4 only | Input 250-sheet tray plus 100-sheet multi-purpose tray, up to 1,290 sheets with two optional lower trays (LT-5505 250 sheets, LT-6505 520 sheets); tray A4, Letter, B5, A5, A5 (long edge), A6, Executive, Legal, Folio, A4 Short, 16K; multi-purpose tray 69.8–215.9 mm wide by 127–355.6 mm long, envelopes COM-10, DL, C5 and Monarch; 2-sided A4 only |
| Paper types | Tray plain, thin, recycled and thick paper, 60–163 gsm; manual feed slot also bond, labels and envelopes, 60–230 gsm; 2-sided 64–105 gsm | Tray plain, letterhead, coloured, thin, recycled and thick paper, 60–163 gsm; multi-purpose tray also bond, labels and envelopes, 60–230 gsm; 2-sided 64–105 gsm |
| Output tray | 150 sheets face down | 150 sheets face down |
| Connections | ||
| Connects by | Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct and USB | Wi-Fi, Ethernet, Wi-Fi Direct and USB |
| Connection detail | Hi-Speed USB 2.0; Wi-Fi 2.4GHz 802.11b/g/n and 5GHz 802.11a/n; Wi-Fi Direct; WPS | Hi-Speed USB 2.0; Gigabit Ethernet; Wi-Fi 2.4GHz 802.11b/g/n and 5GHz 802.11a/n; Wi-Fi Direct; WPS |
| Printing from phones | Apple AirPrint, Mopria, Brother Print Service Plugin | Apple AirPrint, Mopria, Brother Print Service Plugin |
| App | Brother Mobile Connect (Android, iPhone and iPad) | Brother Mobile Connect (Android, iPhone and iPad) |
| Control panel | 1-line LCD with keys | 1-line LCD with keys |
| Design | ||
| Weight | 7.1 kg | 11.2 kg |
| Power use | 440 W printing, 270 W in quiet mode, 43 W ready, 3.8 W sleep, 0.6 W deep sleep, 0.08 W off; TEC 0.34 kWh a week | 670 W printing, 430 W in quiet mode, 31 W ready, 5.5 W sleep, 0.5 W deep sleep, 0.05 W off; TEC 0.59 kWh a week |
| Noise | 49 dB(A) printing, 44 dB(A) in quiet mode, 30 dB(A) ready (sound pressure) | 54 dB(A) printing, 50 dB(A) in quiet mode, 35 dB(A) ready (sound pressure); 7.06 B(A) sound power printing |
| Size | 356 × 360 × 183 mm (W × D × H) | 373 × 388 × 257 mm (W × D × H) |
| In the box | Printer, 700-page toner, drum, power cord, quick setup guide, warranty card | Printer, 3,000-page toner, drum, power cord, quick setup guide, warranty card |
