Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-1070 laser printer Colour vs Epson Workforce AL-M300DT

24specifications compared
14differ
10identical
52known for one product only

Key differences

Colour
- HL-1070 laser printer Colour:Yes
- Workforce AL-M300DT:No
Maximum resolution
- HL-1070 laser printer Colour:1200 x 600 DPI
- Workforce AL-M300DT:1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-1070 laser printer Colour:10 ppm
- Workforce AL-M300DT:35 ppm
Country of origin
- HL-1070 laser printer Colour:Japan
- Workforce AL-M300DT:China
Total input capacity
- HL-1070 laser printer Colour:400 sheets
- Workforce AL-M300DT:500 sheets
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- HL-1070 laser printer Colour:A4
- Workforce AL-M300DT:A4, A5, A6
Paper tray media weight
- HL-1070 laser printer Colour:60 - 158 g/m²
- Workforce AL-M300DT:60 - 216 g/m²
Internal memory
- HL-1070 laser printer Colour:4 MB
- Workforce AL-M300DT:128 MB

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Comparison of HL-1070, Workforce AL-M300DT
76 specifications	A Brother HL-1070 laser printer Colour Model HL-1070 View product	B Epson Workforce AL-M300DT View product
Printing3 differ
ColourDiffers	Yes	No
Duplex printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 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
Features2 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100000 pages per month
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Page description languagesDiffers	PostScript 2	Epson ESC/P2, Epson FX, PCL 5c, PCL 6, PDF 1.6, PostScript 3
Country of originDiffers	Japan	China
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Total input capacityDiffers	400 sheets	500 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 number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	550 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
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
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C6, DL
Custom media widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	76.2 - 215.9 mm
Custom media lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	127 - 356 mm
Paper tray media weightDiffers	60 - 158 g/m²	60 - 216 g/m²
Networkidentical
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 MB	128 MB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	36 MB	1152 MB
Processor frequencyDiffers	66 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	14.9 dB
Processor familyKnown for one	Fujitsu Sparklite	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Built-in displayDiffers	No	Yes
DisplayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
Poweridentical
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	439 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 requirementsidentical
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
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 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Server 2012
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 3.x, Windows 95, Windows NT	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Packaging data1 differ
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	520 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	580 mm
Package weightDiffers	11.3 kg	17.8 kg
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	185.7 cm
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	6 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	185.7 cm
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	12 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	565 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	510 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	380 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	8.92 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source

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