Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-1230 laser printer vs Brother HL-2400CE laser printer Colour

31specifications compared
22differ
9identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Colour
- HL-1230 laser printer:No
- HL-2400CE laser printer Colour:Yes
Maximum resolution
- HL-1230 laser printer:600 x 600 DPI
- HL-2400CE laser printer Colour:2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-1230 laser printer:12 ppm
- HL-2400CE laser printer Colour:16 ppm
Maximum print size
- HL-1230 laser printer:216 x 356 mm
- HL-2400CE laser printer Colour:216 x 297 mm
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- HL-1230 laser printer:A4, A5, A6
- HL-2400CE laser printer Colour:A4
Paper tray media weight
- HL-1230 laser printer:64 - 105 g/m²
- HL-2400CE laser printer Colour:60 - 160 g/m²
Standard interfaces
- HL-1230 laser printer:Parallel
- HL-2400CE laser printer Colour:Parallel, Serial
Wi-Fi
- HL-1230 laser printer:No
- HL-2400CE laser printer Colour:Yes

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Comparison of HL-1230, HL-2400CE
48 specifications	A Brother HL-1230 laser printer Model HL-1230 View product	B Brother HL-2400CE laser printer Colour Model HL-2400CE View product
Printing3 differ
ColourDiffers	No	Yes
Print technology	Laser	Laser
Duplex printing	No	No
Maximum resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	12 ppm	16 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one	45 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	15 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 ppm
Featuresidentical
Printing coloursKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Country of origin	Japan	Japan
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Epson FX, IBM ProPrinter, PCL 5c, PostScript 3
Input & output capacityidentical
Total input capacity	250 sheets	250 sheets
Total number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Paper handling4 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print sizeDiffers	216 x 356 mm	216 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper	Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Letter	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightDiffers	64 - 105 g/m²	60 - 160 g/m²
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Parallel	Parallel, Serial
Network1 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Ethernet LAN	No	No
Network ready	No	No
Mobile printing technologies	Not supported	Not supported
Performance4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	2 MB	32 MB
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelDiffers	MB86833	NEC VR 4310
Processor frequencyDiffers	66 MHz	167 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	50 dB	55 dB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	288 MB
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Designidentical
Product colour	White	White
DisplayKnown for one	LED	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Power3 differ
Power consumption (max)Differs	340 W	450 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	70 W	150 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs	5 W	35 W
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 3.x, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows NT
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	0 mm	585 mm
DepthDiffers	0 mm	570 mm
HeightDiffers	470 mm	670 mm
WeightDiffers	9.77 kg	37 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers	11.5 kg	41.1 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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