Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-2240 laser printer vs Samsung ML-2580N laser printer

26specifications compared
16differ
10identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- HL-2240 laser printer:2400 x 600 DPI
- ML-2580N laser printer:1200 x 1200 DPI
Time to first page (black, normal)
- HL-2240 laser printer:8.5 s
- ML-2580N laser printer:9 s
Total output capacity
- HL-2240 laser printer:100 sheets
- ML-2580N laser printer:80 sheets
Maximum print size
- HL-2240 laser printer:216 x 356 mm
- ML-2580N laser printer:210 x 297 mm
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)
- HL-2240 laser printer:B5, B6
- ML-2580N laser printer:B5
Ethernet LAN
- HL-2240 laser printer:No
- ML-2580N laser printer:Yes
Network ready
- HL-2240 laser printer:No
- ML-2580N laser printer:Yes
Internal memory
- HL-2240 laser printer:8 MB
- ML-2580N laser printer:64 MB

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Comparison of HL-2240, ML-2580N
61 specifications	A Brother HL-2240 laser printer Model HL-2240 View product	B Samsung ML-2580N laser printer Model ML-2580N View product
Printing2 differ
Colour	No	No
Print technology	Laser	Laser
Duplex printing	No	No
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	24 ppm	24 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one	7 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	8.5 s	9 s
Economical printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Number of print cartridges	1	1
Page description languagesKnown for one	GDI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Country of originKnown for one	Vietnam	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12000 pages per month
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total input capacity	250 sheets	250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	100 sheets	80 sheets
Paper handling4 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	Bond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies
Multi-purpose tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Envelopes, Heavyweight paper, Labels, Plain paper, Transparencies	Bond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Letterhead, Plain paper, Preprinted forms, Recycled paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Differs	B5, B6	B5
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
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Executive, Folio, Letter, Oficio, Legal
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfaces	USB 2.0	USB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network2 differ
Wi-Fi	No	No
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Network readyDiffers	No	Yes
Performance4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 MB	64 MB
Processor frequencyDiffers	200 MHz	360 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	53 dB	50 dB
Sound power level (standby)Differs	31 dB	26 dB
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
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 requirements1 differ
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 supportedDiffers	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	Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	7.3 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	368 x 360 x 183 mm	360 x 389 x 197 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	Win 2000/XP/Vista/7/2003 Server/2008 Server, Mac OS X 10.3 - 10.6, Linux OS
EmulationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCL6, PCL5e, SPL
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet 10/100 Base-TX
Power LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Toner cartridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MLT-D1052S, MLT-D1052L

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