Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-1040 laser printer vs Epson WorkForce AL-M300DN

29specifications compared
22differ
7identical
63known for one product only

Key differences

Duplex printing
- HL-1040 laser printer:No
- WorkForce AL-M300DN:Yes
Maximum resolution
- HL-1040 laser printer:600 x 600 DPI
- WorkForce AL-M300DN:1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-1040 laser printer:10 ppm
- WorkForce AL-M300DN:35 ppm
Country of origin
- HL-1040 laser printer:China
- WorkForce AL-M300DN:Vietnam
Total input capacity
- HL-1040 laser printer:200 sheets
- WorkForce AL-M300DN:250 sheets
Paper tray media types
- HL-1040 laser printer:Plain paper
- WorkForce AL-M300DN:Envelopes
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- HL-1040 laser printer:A4
- WorkForce AL-M300DN:A4, A5, A6
Paper tray media weight
- HL-1040 laser printer:60 - 158 g/m²
- WorkForce AL-M300DN:60 - 216 g/m²

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Comparison of HL-1040, WorkForce AL-M300DN
92 specifications	A Brother HL-1040 laser printer Model HL-1040 View product	B Epson WorkForce AL-M300DN View product
Printing3 differ
Duplex printingDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	10 ppm	35 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	21 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 s
Economical printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features2 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100000 pages per month
Page description languagesDiffers	Epson FX, IBM ProPrinter, PCL 4	PCL 5c, PCL 6, PDF 1.6, PostScript 3
Country of originDiffers	China	Vietnam
Printing coloursKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Total input capacityDiffers	200 sheets	250 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	550 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Plain paper	Envelopes
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C6
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DL, C6
Paper tray media weightDiffers	60 - 158 g/m²	60 - 216 g/m²
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Parallel	USB 2.0
Optional connectivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet
Network2 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Network readyDiffers	No	Yes
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP, HTTP, DHCP, BOOTP, APIPA, DDNS, mDNS, SNTP, SSDP, SLP, WSD, LLTD, Ping, TCP/IPv4, TCP/IPv6, IPSec, IEEE 802.1X
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	2 MB	128 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1152 MB
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor frequencyDiffers	16 MHz	600 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	49 dB	53.4 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.3 dB
Processor modelKnown for one	MC68EC000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Market positioningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Home & office
Built-in displayDiffers	No	Yes
DisplayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LED
Colour displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Display number of linesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 lines
Poweridentical
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	439 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.63 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (max)Known for one	280 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	13 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 3.x, Windows 95, Windows NT	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 32 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 85%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 85%
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	495 mm	393 mm
DepthDiffers	450 mm	426 mm
HeightDiffers	375 mm	277 mm
WeightDiffers	7.85 kg	12 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	498 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	523 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 mm
Package weightDiffers	9.5 kg	14.4 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Epson BarCode Fonts, Epson Status Monitor, EpsonNet Config, EpsonNet Print, EpsonNet setup
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 cm
Pallet gross lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 cm
Pallet gross heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.12 m
Products per pallet layerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 pc(s)
Products per palletKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 pc(s)
Pallet width (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 cm
Pallet length (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 cm
Pallet height (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.12 m
Products per pallet layer (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 pc(s)
Products per pallet (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 pc(s)
Technical detailsidentical
Power consumptionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	940 W (Max.), 439 W (Printing), 39 W (Ready), 2.63 W (sleep), 1.01 W spectextmanualdeepsleep
Other featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Linux, Mac OS 10.5.8 or later, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 7 x64, Windows 8 (32/64 bit), Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2003 (32/64bit), Windows Server 2008 (32/64bit), Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 (64bit), Windows Vista, Windows Vista x64, Windows XP, Windows XP x64
EmulationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCL5c, PCL6, ESC/P, ESC/P2, ESC/Page, PDF 1.6, FX, I239X, Adobe® Postscript 3®
Power LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
SafetyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEC60950-1, EN60950-1, IEC60825-1, EN60825-1
Stand-by LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Additional paper traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250-sheet paper tray
Box contentsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Initial toner cartridges, Main unit, Power cable, Setup guide, Software (CD), Warranty Documents
Print speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 Pages/min Monochrome single-sided, 21 Pages/min Monochrome double-sided

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