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Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-1040 laser printer vs Brother HL-3170CDW laser printer Colour

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  • 30specifications compared
  • 27differ
  • 3identical
  • 44known for one product only

Key differences

  • Colour
    • No
    • Yes
  • Print technology
    • Laser
    • LED
  • Duplex printing
    • No
    • Yes
  • Maximum resolution
    • 600 x 600 DPI
    • 2400 x 600 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 10 ppm
    • 23 ppm
  • Printing colours
    • Black
    • Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
  • Number of print cartridges
    • 1
    • 4
  • Total input capacity
    • 200 sheets
    • 250 sheets

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Brother

HL-1040 laser printer

Model HL-1040

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Brother

HL-3170CDW laser printer Colour

Model HL-3170CDW

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Printing5 differ
ColourDiffersNoYes
Print technologyDiffersLaserLED
Duplex printingDiffersNoYes
Maximum resolutionDiffers600 x 600 DPI2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs10 ppm23 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one23 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one3.5 ppm
Duplex print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one3.5 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one25 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one16 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one16 s
Economical printingKnown for oneYes
Features3 differ
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one300 - 1500 pages per month
Printing coloursDiffersBlackBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Number of print cartridgesDiffers14
Page description languagesDiffersEpson FX, IBM ProPrinter, PCL 4BR-Script 3, PCL 6
Country of originChinaChina
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one1
Total input capacityDiffers200 sheets250 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one100 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Maximum print size216 x 356 mm216 x 356 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffersPlain paperGlossy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Thin paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA4A4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneLetter
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for oneB5, B6
Custom media widthKnown for one76.2 - 216 mm
Custom media lengthKnown for one116 - 355.6 mm
Paper tray media weightDiffers60 - 158 g/m²60 - 105 g/m²
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffersParallelEthernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Network3 differ
Wi-FiDiffersNoYes
Ethernet LANDiffersNoYes
Network readyDiffersNoYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11g
Security algorithmsKnown for one128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, HTTPS, SSL/TLS, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-PSK, WPS
Web-based managementKnown for oneYes
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for oneNot supported
Performance3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers2 MB128 MB
Processor frequencyDiffers16 MHz333 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs49 dB53 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one33 dB
Processor modelKnown for oneMC68EC000
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersWhiteBlack, Ivory
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Built-in displayKnown for oneNo
Power1 differ
Power consumption (printing)Known for one380 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one60 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs13 W5.5 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.05 W
AC input voltageKnown for one220 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (max)Known for one280 W
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 3.x, Windows 95, Windows NTYes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneBlue Angel, ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers495 mm522 mm
DepthDiffers450 mm360 mm
HeightDiffers375 mm600 mm
WeightDiffers7.85 kg17.5 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package widthKnown for one597 mm
Package depthKnown for one521 mm
Package heightKnown for one364 mm
Package weightDiffers9.5 kg20.3 kg
Technical detailsidentical
Master (outer) cases per pallet layerKnown for one4 pc(s)
Pallet typeKnown for one1200 x 1000 mm
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross heightKnown for one19.5 cm
Pallet gross weightKnown for one423.7 kg
Master (outer) cases per palletKnown for one20 pc(s)
Layers per palletKnown for one5 pc(s)
Products per palletKnown for one20 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
Power LEDKnown for oneYes
Stand-by LEDKnown for oneYes

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