Brother HL-L5210DW vs HP LaserJet Pro 3002dw

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HL-L5210DW compared with LaserJet Pro 3002dw

	BrotherHL-L5210DW	HPLaserJet Pro 3002dw
Overview
Released
Released	October 2023	August 2022
Printing
Type
Type	Laser	Laser
Colour
Colour	No	No
Speed, black
Speed, black	48 pages a minute (better)	33 pages a minute
Resolution
Resolution	1200 × 1200 dpi	1200 × 1200 dpi
Prints both sides
Prints both sides	Yes	Yes
Printing detail
Printing detail	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	Automatic two-sided printing at up to 20 ipm (A4); print languages PCL5c, PCL6, PS, PCLmS, PDF, URF, PWG, PCLm; 800 MHz processor, 256 MB memory
First page out
First page out	Up to 6.7 seconds	As fast as 7.0 sec (A4, ready); 8.7 sec from sleep
Resolution detail
Resolution detail	–	Up to 1200 x 1200 dpi; 600 dpi with Resolution Enhancement technology (REt), HP ProRes 1200
Ink or toner
Ink or toner	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)	HP 139A or 139X black toner cartridge
Page yield
Page yield	3,000-page toner in the box; yields declared to ISO/IEC 19752	HP 139A: ~1,500 pages; HP 139X high yield: ~4,000 pages (ISO/IEC 19752); introductory cartridge in the box: ~1,000 pages
Duty cycle
Duty cycle	Up to 5,000 pages a month recommended	Up to 50,000 pages a month (A4); 350 to 2,500 pages recommended
Scanning and copying
Does
Does	Print	Print
Document feeder
Document feeder	No	No
Paper
Largest paper
Largest paper	A4	A4
Paper tray
Paper tray	250 sheets	250 sheets
Paper sizes
Paper sizes	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	A4, A5, A5-R, A6, B5 (JIS), B6 (JIS), 10 x 15 cm, envelopes (DL, C5, C6, B5); custom 76 to 216 mm wide, 127 to 356 mm long; one 250-sheet tray
Paper types
Paper types	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	Plain paper, glossy film, labels, envelopes, card stock, postcards; 60 to 163 g/m²
Output tray
Output tray	150 sheets face down	150 sheets
Connections
Connects by
Connects by	Wi-Fi, Ethernet, Wi-Fi Direct and USB	Wi-Fi, Ethernet, USB and Wi-Fi Direct
Connection detail
Connection detail	Hi-Speed USB 2.0; Gigabit Ethernet; Wi-Fi 2.4GHz 802.11b/g/n and 5GHz 802.11a/n; Wi-Fi Direct; WPS	Hi-Speed USB 2.0; 10/100 Ethernet; dual-band Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n, 2.4 and 5 GHz); Wi-Fi Direct; Bluetooth Low Energy for setup
Printing from phones
Printing from phones	Apple AirPrint, Mopria, Brother Print Service Plugin	Apple AirPrint, Mopria, HP app, Wi-Fi Direct
App
App	Brother Mobile Connect (Android, iPhone and iPad)	HP app; HP Web Jetadmin
Control panel
Control panel	1-line LCD with keys	No display; 4 buttons and 3 status lights
Design
Weight
Weight	11.2 kg	7.5 kg
Power use
Power use	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	484 W printing, 2.93 W ready, 1.06 W sleep, 0.06 W off
Noise
Noise	54 dB(A) printing, 50 dB(A) in quiet mode, 35 dB(A) ready (sound pressure); 7.06 B(A) sound power printing	6.5 B(A) sound power, 53 dB(A) sound pressure (printing at 33 ppm)
Size
Size	373 × 388 × 257 mm (W × D × H)	367 x 398.2 x 216.2 mm (W x D x H); up to 367 x 758.8 x 366.1 mm with trays extended
In the box
In the box	Printer, 3,000-page toner, drum, power cord, quick setup guide, warranty card	Printer, introductory black toner cartridge, setup guide, reference guide, power cord