Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-1040 laser printer vs Brother HL-1050 laser printer

32specifications compared
7differ
25identical
5known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- HL-1040 laser printer:600 x 600 DPI
- HL-1050 laser printer:1200 x 600 DPI
Standard interfaces
- HL-1040 laser printer:Parallel
- HL-1050 laser printer:Parallel, USB 2.0
Internal memory
- HL-1040 laser printer:2 MB
- HL-1050 laser printer:4 MB
Processor frequency
- HL-1040 laser printer:16 MHz
- HL-1050 laser printer:66 MHz
Weight
- HL-1040 laser printer:7.85 kg
- HL-1050 laser printer:7.59 kg
Package weight
- HL-1040 laser printer:9.5 kg
- HL-1050 laser printer:9 kg

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Comparison of HL-1040, HL-1050
37 specifications	A Brother HL-1040 laser printer Model HL-1040 View product	B Brother HL-1050 laser printer Model HL-1050 View product
Printing1 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)	10 ppm	10 ppm
Duplex printingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Printing colours	Black	Black
Number of print cartridges	1	1
Page description languagesDiffers	Epson FX, IBM ProPrinter, PCL 4	Brother ADT, HP-GL/2, PCL 6
Country of origin	China	China
Input & output capacityidentical
Total number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Total input capacity	200 sheets	200 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	Plain paper	Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4	A4
Paper tray media weight	60 - 158 g/m²	60 - 158 g/m²
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Parallel	Parallel, USB 2.0
Networkidentical
Wi-Fi	No	No
Ethernet LAN	No	No
Network ready	No	No
Mobile printing technologies	Not supported	Not supported
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	2 MB	4 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	36 MB
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fujitsu Sparklite
Processor frequencyDiffers	16 MHz	66 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)	49 dB	49 dB
Processor modelKnown for one	MC68EC000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product colour	White	White
Built-in display	No	No
Poweridentical
Power consumption (max)	280 W	280 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)	13 W	13 W
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 3.x, Windows 95, Windows NT	Windows 3.x, Windows 95, Windows NT
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	495 mm	495 mm
Depth	450 mm	450 mm
Height	375 mm	375 mm
WeightDiffers	7.85 kg	7.59 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers	9.5 kg	9 kg

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