Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-1250 laser printer vs Brother HL-4200 laser printer Colour

33specifications compared
27differ
6identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Colour
- HL-1250 laser printer:No
- HL-4200 laser printer Colour:Yes
Duplex printing
- HL-1250 laser printer:No
- HL-4200 laser printer Colour:Yes
Maximum resolution
- HL-1250 laser printer:1200 x 600 DPI
- HL-4200 laser printer Colour:1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-1250 laser printer:12 ppm
- HL-4200 laser printer Colour:26 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- HL-1250 laser printer:15 s
- HL-4200 laser printer Colour:17 s
Printing colours
- HL-1250 laser printer:Black
- HL-4200 laser printer Colour:Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Number of print cartridges
- HL-1250 laser printer:1
- HL-4200 laser printer Colour:4
Total input capacity
- HL-1250 laser printer:250 sheets
- HL-4200 laser printer Colour:500 sheets

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Comparison of HL-1250, HL-4200
61 specifications	A Brother HL-1250 laser printer Model HL-1250 View product	B Brother HL-4200 laser printer Colour Model HL-4200 View product
Printing5 differ
ColourDiffers	No	Yes
Duplex printingDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 600 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	12 ppm	26 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	26 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	15 s	17 s
Warm-up timeKnown for one	45 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60000 pages per month
Printing coloursDiffers	Black	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	1	4
Page description languagesDiffers	Epson FX, IBM ProPrinter, PCL 6	PostScript 3
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	500 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 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	100 sheets
Total number of input traysKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	500 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling2 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper	Bond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	216 x 356 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	64 - 105 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, Parallel, USB 2.0	Parallel, USB 2.0
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Network readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for one	TCP/IP, Appletalk, Netware, DEC LAT, Banyan VINES, NetBEUI, DLC/LLC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance5 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 MB	64 MB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	36 MB	256 MB
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Processor frequencyDiffers	66 MHz	400 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	49 dB	55 dB
Sound power level (standby)Differs	27 dB	36.5 dB
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one	MB86832	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
DisplayDiffers	LED	LCD
Power2 differ
Power consumption (max)Differs	340 W	600 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	80 W	180 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	45 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 3.x, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows NT	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 32.5 °C
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	475 mm	439.4 mm
DepthDiffers	450 mm	589.3 mm
HeightDiffers	461 mm	444.5 mm
WeightDiffers	10.2 kg	35 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	734 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	571.5 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	805.2 mm
Package weightDiffers	11.5 kg	44.9 kg

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