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Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-2170W Wireless Laser Printer vs Brother HL-4040CN Colour Laser Printer

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  • 32specifications compared
  • 21differ
  • 11identical
  • 24known for one product only

Key differences

  • Colour
    • No
    • Yes
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 22 ppm
    • 20 ppm
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • 10 s
    • 16 s
  • N-up printing
    • 2, 4, 9, 16, 25
    • 4, 9, 16, 25
  • Total output capacity
    • 100 sheets
    • 150 sheets
  • Media weight (tray 1)
    • 60-105 g/m²
    • 60 - 105 g/m2
  • Internal memory
    • 32 MB
    • 64 MB
  • Processor frequency
    • 181 MHz
    • 300 MHz

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HL-2170W Wireless Laser PrinterView product
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HL-4040CN Colour Laser PrinterView product
Printing4 differ
ColourDiffersNoYes
Print technologyLaserLaser
Duplex printingKnown for oneNo
Maximum resolution2400 x 600 DPI2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs22 ppm20 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one20 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one33 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs10 s16 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one17 s
N-up printingDiffers2, 4, 9, 16, 254, 9, 16, 25
Economical printingKnown for oneYes
Featuresidentical
Country of originChinaChina
Printer fontsKnown for oneBitmap, Scalable
Number of bitmap fontsKnown for one12
Number of scalable fontsKnown for one49
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacity250 sheets250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers100 sheets150 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4, A5, A6A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)B5, B6B5, B6
Multi-Purpose Tray media weight60 - 163 g/m²60 - 163 g/m²
Media weight (tray 1)Differs60-105 g/m²60 - 105 g/m2
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
Network1 differ
Network readyYesYes
Supported network protocols (IPv4)DiffersIPv4: TCP/IP, ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA, WINS/NetBIOS, DNS resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Port 9100, IPP, FTP Server, POP before SMTP, SMTP AUTH, APOP, TELNET, SNMP, HTTP, TFTP, SMTP Client, ICMP. IPv6: TCP/IP, NDP, RA, DNS, LLMNR responderTCP/IP (IPv4 & IPv6)
Embedded web serverYesYes
Performance4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers32 MB64 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one576 MB
Processor frequencyDiffers181 MHz300 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs51 dB54 dB
Sound power level (standby)Differs27 dB30 dB
Poweridentical
Power consumption (printing)Known for one510 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one20 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one80 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one8 W
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WidthDiffers450 mm567 mm
DepthDiffers350 mm564 mm
HeightDiffers465 mm624 mm
WeightDiffers7.1 kg29 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs368 x 361 x 170.5 mm419 x 475 x 317 mm
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers8.49 kg33.2 kg
Other features4 differ
Mac compatibilityYesYes
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows Vista, XP(32 & 64 bit), Server 2003, 2000 Professional. Mac 10.2.4 - recenter, LinuxWindows 2000/XP/2003/Vista Mac OS X 10.2.4 +, 10.5 Linux
EmulationsDiffersPCL6PCL 6
Networking featuresKnown for one10/100Base-TX
PictBridgeKnown for oneYes
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Differs475 x 454 x 360 mm568 x 624 x 565 mm
Custom media sizesKnown for one(69.9 - 215.9mm) - (116 - 406.4mm)
Power consumption (active)Differs460 W85 W
Power requirementsKnown for oneAC 220V 50/60 Hz
Fonts includedKnown for oneYes
Wireless technologyKnown for oneYes
Non-operating relative humidity (non-condensing)Known for one20 - 80%
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STAR

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