Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-1030 laser printer vs Brother HL-1270N laser printer

39specifications compared
12differ
27identical
3known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- HL-1030 laser printer:600 x 600 DPI
- HL-1270N laser printer:1200 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-1030 laser printer:10 ppm
- HL-1270N laser printer:12 ppm
Standard interfaces
- HL-1030 laser printer:Parallel
- HL-1270N laser printer:Ethernet, Parallel, USB 2.0
Ethernet LAN
- HL-1030 laser printer:No
- HL-1270N laser printer:Yes
Network ready
- HL-1030 laser printer:No
- HL-1270N laser printer:Yes
Internal memory
- HL-1030 laser printer:2 MB
- HL-1270N laser printer:4 MB
Processor model
- HL-1030 laser printer:MB86833
- HL-1270N laser printer:MB86832
Depth
- HL-1030 laser printer:450 mm
- HL-1270N laser printer:461 mm

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Comparison of HL-1030, HL-1270N
42 specifications	A Brother HL-1030 laser printer Model HL-1030 View product	B Brother HL-1270N laser printer Model HL-1270N View product
Printing2 differ
Colour	No	No
Print technology	Laser	Laser
Maximum resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	1200 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	10 ppm	12 ppm
Warm-up time	45 s	45 s
Time to first page (black, normal)	15 s	15 s
Duplex printingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Printing colours	Black	Black
Number of print cartridges	1	1
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Epson FX, IBM ProPrinter, PCL 6
Country of origin	China	China
Input & output capacityidentical
Total input capacity	250 sheets	250 sheets
Paper handlingidentical
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print size	216 x 356 mm	216 x 356 mm
Paper tray media types	Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper	Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5	B5
Non-ISO print media sizes	Letter	Letter
Paper tray media weight	64 - 105 g/m²	64 - 105 g/m²
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Parallel	Ethernet, Parallel, USB 2.0
Network2 differ
Wi-Fi	No	No
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Network readyDiffers	No	Yes
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP/IP, AppleTalk, IPX/SPX
Mobile printing technologies	Not supported	Not supported
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	2 MB	4 MB
Built-in processor	Yes	Yes
Processor modelDiffers	MB86833	MB86832
Processor frequency	66 MHz	66 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)	49 dB	49 dB
Designidentical
Product colour	White	White
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LED	LED
Poweridentical
Power consumption (max)	340 W	340 W
Power consumption (standby)	80 W	80 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)	5 W	5 W
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 3.x, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 3.x, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows NT
Weight & dimensions3 differ
Width	475 mm	475 mm
DepthDiffers	450 mm	461 mm
HeightDiffers	461 mm	450 mm
WeightDiffers	9.87 kg	9.3 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers	11.5 kg	11.6 kg

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