Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-2240 laser printer vs Dell 1250c Colour

19specifications compared
11differ
8identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

Colour
- HL-2240 laser printer:No
- 1250c Colour:Yes
Maximum resolution
- HL-2240 laser printer:2400 x 600 DPI
- 1250c Colour:600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-2240 laser printer:24 ppm
- 1250c Colour:12 ppm
Total input capacity
- HL-2240 laser printer:250 sheets
- 1250c Colour:150 sheets
Maximum print size
- HL-2240 laser printer:216 x 356 mm
- 1250c Colour:210 x 297 mm
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- HL-2240 laser printer:A4, A5, A6
- 1250c Colour:A4
Internal memory
- HL-2240 laser printer:8 MB
- 1250c Colour:64 MB
Processor frequency
- HL-2240 laser printer:200 MHz
- 1250c Colour:192 MHz

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Comparison of HL-2240, 1250c
55 specifications	A Brother HL-2240 laser printer Model HL-2240 View product	B Dell 1250c Colour Model 1250c View product
Printing3 differ
ColourDiffers	No	Yes
Print technologyKnown for one	Laser	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex printing	No	No
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	24 ppm	12 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one	7 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	8.5 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Economical printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 ppm
Featuresidentical
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Page description languages	GDI	GDI
Country of originKnown for one	Vietnam	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30000 pages per month
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	150 sheets
Total output capacity	100 sheets	100 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print sizeDiffers	216 x 356 mm	210 x 297 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Plain paper, Recycled paper	Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for one	Bond paper, Envelopes, Heavyweight paper, Labels, Plain paper, Transparencies	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5, B6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media widthKnown for one	76.2 - 216 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Custom media lengthKnown for one	116 - 406.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 105 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 163 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesKnown for one	USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Wi-Fi	No	No
Ethernet LAN	No	No
Network ready	No	No
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 MB	64 MB
Processor frequencyDiffers	200 MHz	192 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	53 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound power level (standby)Known for one	31 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Poweridentical
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	495 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	65 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	0.9 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	220 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthKnown for one	450 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	320 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	470 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	6.68 kg	11 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	368 x 360 x 183 mm	394 x 300 x 225 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	7.99 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	475 x 454 x 331 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/2008/XP/2003 Mac OS: 10.3.9+/10.4.11+/10.5/10.6

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