Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-1470N laser printer vs Canon imageCLASS LBP6780dn

28specifications compared
18differ
10identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Duplex printing
- HL-1470N laser printer:No
- imageCLASS LBP6780dn:Yes
Maximum resolution
- HL-1470N laser printer:1200 x 600 DPI
- imageCLASS LBP6780dn:1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-1470N laser printer:14 ppm
- imageCLASS LBP6780dn:42 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- HL-1470N laser printer:15 s
- imageCLASS LBP6780dn:9 s
Total input capacity
- HL-1470N laser printer:250 sheets
- imageCLASS LBP6780dn:500 sheets
Non-ISO print media sizes
- HL-1470N laser printer:Letter
- imageCLASS LBP6780dn:Index card
Standard interfaces
- HL-1470N laser printer:Ethernet, Parallel, USB 2.0
- imageCLASS LBP6780dn:Ethernet, USB 2.0
Internal memory
- HL-1470N laser printer:8 MB
- imageCLASS LBP6780dn:768 MB

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Comparison of HL-1470N, LBP6780dn
57 specifications	A Brother HL-1470N laser printer Model HL-1470N View product	B Canon imageCLASS LBP6780dn Model LBP6780dn View product
Printing4 differ
Colour	No	No
Print technology	Laser	Laser
Duplex printingDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 600 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	14 ppm	42 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one	45 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	15 s	9 s
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20.5 ppm
Features1 differ
Printing coloursKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of print cartridges	1	1
Page description languagesDiffers	Epson FX, IBM ProPrinter, PCL 6	PCL 5e, PCL 6
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100000 pages per month
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
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	216 x 356 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper	Envelopes, Heavy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5	B5
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Letter	Index card
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	64 - 105 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10, C5, DL, Monarch
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, Parallel, USB 2.0	Ethernet, USB 2.0
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Network ready	Yes	Yes
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	TCP/IP, AppleTalk, IPX/SPX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMPv1, SNMPv3
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 MB	768 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	36 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one	MB86832	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	66 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	50 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colour	White	White
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
DisplayDiffers	LED	LCD
Power3 differ
Power consumption (max)Differs	340 W	1500 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	70 W	14 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs	5 W	0.9 W
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	700 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.9 kWh/week
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows NT, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS 8.6, Mac OS 9.0, Mac OS 9.1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	450 mm	454.7 mm
DepthDiffers	450 mm	424.2 mm
HeightDiffers	470 mm	345.4 mm
WeightDiffers	10.3 kg	16.6 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	11.1 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
Other featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows® 8, Windows 7, Windows Server® 2008, Windows Vista®, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Mac OS X 10.5.8 and up, Citrix Presentation Server 4.5 (32 bit/64 bit), XenApp 5.0 (32 bit/64 bit), XenApp 6.0 (64 bit), XenApp 6.5 (64 bit), XenDesktop 4.0 (32 bit/64 bit), XenDesktop 5.03 (32bit/64 bit),

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