Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-2030 laser printer vs Canon i-Sensys LBP-5050N

21specifications compared
17differ
4identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Colour
- HL-2030 laser printer:No
- i-Sensys LBP-5050N:Yes
Maximum resolution
- HL-2030 laser printer:2400 x 600 DPI
- i-Sensys LBP-5050N:600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-2030 laser printer:16 ppm
- i-Sensys LBP-5050N:8 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- HL-2030 laser printer:10 s
- i-Sensys LBP-5050N:28 s
Total input capacity
- HL-2030 laser printer:250 sheets
- i-Sensys LBP-5050N:150 sheets
Total output capacity
- HL-2030 laser printer:100 sheets
- i-Sensys LBP-5050N:125 sheets
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- HL-2030 laser printer:A4, A5, A6
- i-Sensys LBP-5050N:A4, A5
Non-ISO print media sizes
- HL-2030 laser printer:Executive, Letter
- i-Sensys LBP-5050N:Executive, Legal, Letter

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Comparison of HL-2030, i-Sensys LBP-5050N
42 specifications	A Brother HL-2030 laser printer Model HL-2030 View product	B Canon i-Sensys LBP-5050N View product
Printing4 differ
ColourDiffers	No	Yes
Print technologyKnown for one	Laser	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	16 ppm	8 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	10 s	28 s
Duplex printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22 s
Featuresidentical
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25000 pages per month
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	150 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	100 sheets	125 sheets
Paper handling4 differ
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies	Glossy paper, Plain paper, Recycled paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Executive, Letter	Executive, Legal, Letter
Media weight (tray 1)Differs	60 - 161 g/m2 (16 - 43 lb)	60 - 230 g/m²
Network1 differ
Network readyDiffers	No	Yes
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 MB	16 MB
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one	SPARClite	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	96 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	51 dB	48 dB
Powersave acoustic emissionKnown for one	30 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	450 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Differs	70 W	16 W
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthKnown for one	454 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	360 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	475 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	6.74 kg	18.4 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	371 x 361 x 165.5 mm	401 x 452 x 262 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	8.05 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 98 / Me / 2000 / XP Mac OS 9.1 - 9.2 Mac OSX 10.2.4+	Windows 2000/Server 2003/ XP/ Vista Mac OS X version 10.3.9 - 10.5
Toner cartridgeKnown for one	TN-2000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supply typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220-240V, 50/60Hz
Power consumption (active)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	210 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 30 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 80%

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