Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-2040 laser printer vs Canon iSENSYS LBP5050

12specifications compared
10differ
2identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Colour
- HL-2040 laser printer:No
- iSENSYS LBP5050:Yes
Maximum resolution
- HL-2040 laser printer:2400 x 600 DPI
- iSENSYS LBP5050:9600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-2040 laser printer:20 ppm
- iSENSYS LBP5050:8 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- HL-2040 laser printer:10 s
- iSENSYS LBP5050:28 s
Total input capacity
- HL-2040 laser printer:250 sheets
- iSENSYS LBP5050:150 sheets
Total output capacity
- HL-2040 laser printer:100 sheets
- iSENSYS LBP5050:125 sheets
Internal memory
- HL-2040 laser printer:8 MB
- iSENSYS LBP5050:16 MB
Weight
- HL-2040 laser printer:7.25 kg
- iSENSYS LBP5050:18.4 kg

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Comparison of HL-2040, iSENSYS LBP5050
41 specifications	A Brother HL-2040 laser printer Model HL-2040 View product	B Canon iSENSYS LBP5050 View product
Printing4 differ
ColourDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	9600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	20 ppm	8 ppm
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 (black, normal)Differs	10 s	28 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22 s
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	150 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	100 sheets	125 sheets
Paper handlingidentical
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print size	210 x 297 mm	210 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Envelopes, Glossy paper, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Executive, Legal, Letter
Media weight (tray 1)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 230 gsm
Media types supportedKnown for one	Plain Paper, Bond Paper, Recycled Paper	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 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
Powersave acoustic emissionKnown for one	30 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	51 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 W
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	450 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
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%
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers	7.25 kg	18.4 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	371 x 361 x 165.5 mm	401 x 452 x 262 mm
WidthKnown for one	456 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	355 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	470 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220-240V (±10%) 50/60Hz (±2Hz)
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 95 / 98 /Me / NT4.0 / 2000 / XP Mac OS 9.1- 9.2 Mac OSX 10.2.4 or greater	Windows 2000/Server 2003/ XP/ Vista, Mac OS X version 10.3.9 - 10.5
Stand-by LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 dB
Power consumption (active)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	210 W
Toner cartridgeKnown for one	TN-2000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	8.59 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source

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