Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-1240 laser printer vs Brother HL-1440 laser printer

40specifications compared
10differ
30identical
6known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- HL-1240 laser printer:600 x 600 DPI
- HL-1440 laser printer:1200 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-1240 laser printer:12 ppm
- HL-1440 laser printer:14 ppm
Standard interfaces
- HL-1240 laser printer:Ethernet, Parallel, USB 2.0
- HL-1440 laser printer:Parallel, USB 2.0
Ethernet LAN
- HL-1240 laser printer:Yes
- HL-1440 laser printer:No
Sound pressure level (printing)
- HL-1240 laser printer:49 dB
- HL-1440 laser printer:50 dB
Power consumption (standby)
- HL-1240 laser printer:80 W
- HL-1440 laser printer:70 W
Width
- HL-1240 laser printer:475 mm
- HL-1440 laser printer:450 mm
Height
- HL-1240 laser printer:461 mm
- HL-1440 laser printer:470 mm

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Comparison of HL-1240, HL-1440
46 specifications	A Brother HL-1240 laser printer Model HL-1240 View product	B Brother HL-1440 laser printer Model HL-1440 View product
Printing2 differ
Colour	No	No
Print technology	Laser	Laser
Duplex printing	No	No
Maximum resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	1200 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	12 ppm	14 ppm
Warm-up time	45 s	45 s
Time to first page (black, normal)	15 s	15 s
Featuresidentical
Printing colours	Black	Black
Number of print cartridges	1	1
Page description languages	PCL 4	PCL 4
Country of origin	China	China
Input & output capacityidentical
Total input capacity	250 sheets	250 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	Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper	Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5	B5
Non-ISO print media sizes	Letter	Letter
Paper tray media weight	64 - 105 g/m²	64 - 105 g/m²
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, Parallel, USB 2.0	Parallel, USB 2.0
Network1 differ
Wi-Fi	No	No
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Network readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	TCP/IP, Appletalk, Netware, DEC LAT, Banyan VINES, NetBEUI, DLC/LLC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologies	Not supported	Not supported
Performance1 differ
Internal memory	2 MB	2 MB
Built-in processor	Yes	Yes
Processor model	MB86833	MB86833
Processor frequency	66 MHz	66 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	49 dB	50 dB
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	27 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	34 MB
Designidentical
Product colour	White	White
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LED	LED
Power1 differ
Power consumption (max)	340 W	340 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	80 W	70 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)	5 W	5 W
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 3.x, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows NT, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS 8.6, Mac OS 9.0, Mac OS 9.1
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	475 mm	450 mm
Depth	450 mm	450 mm
HeightDiffers	461 mm	470 mm
WeightDiffers	10.2 kg	9.88 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weight	11.5 kg	11.5 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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