Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-2240 laser printer vs Samsung ML-2855ND laser printer

31specifications compared
19differ
12identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Duplex printing
- HL-2240 laser printer:No
- ML-2855ND laser printer:Yes
Maximum resolution
- HL-2240 laser printer:2400 x 600 DPI
- ML-2855ND laser printer:1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-2240 laser printer:24 ppm
- ML-2855ND laser printer:28 ppm
Total output capacity
- HL-2240 laser printer:100 sheets
- ML-2855ND laser printer:150 sheets
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)
- HL-2240 laser printer:B5, B6
- ML-2855ND laser printer:B5
Standard interfaces
- HL-2240 laser printer:USB 2.0
- ML-2855ND laser printer:Ethernet, USB 2.0
Ethernet LAN
- HL-2240 laser printer:No
- ML-2855ND laser printer:Yes
Network ready
- HL-2240 laser printer:No
- ML-2855ND laser printer:Yes

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Comparison of HL-2240, ML-2855ND
64 specifications	A Brother HL-2240 laser printer Model HL-2240 View product	B Samsung ML-2855ND laser printer Model ML-2855ND View product
Printing3 differ
Colour	No	No
Print technology	Laser	Laser
Duplex printingDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	24 ppm	28 ppm
Warm-up timeKnown for one	7 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)	8.5 s	8.5 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	50000 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	150 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 sheets
Paper handling2 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print size	216 x 356 mm	216 x 356 mm
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Plain paper, Recycled paper	Bond paper, Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper, Transparencies
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)	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
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C5, C6, DL
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	USB 2.0	Ethernet, USB 2.0
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	400 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	53 dB	50 dB
Sound power level (standby)Differs	31 dB	26 dB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	192 MB
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Samsung
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
Power2 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	495 W	400 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	65 W	60 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	0.9 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltage	220 - 240 V	220 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (off)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 W
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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	Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Hom
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	Yes
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64
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	8.7 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	368 x 360 x 183 mm	391 x 369 x 217 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	Windows 2000 / XP (32 / 64bits) / Vista (32 / 64bits) / 2003 Server (32 / 64bits) / 2008 Server (32 / 64bits), Various Linux OS: Red Hat 8 ~ 9 / Fedora Core 1 ~ 4 / Mandrake 9.2 ~ 10.1 / SuSE 8.2 ~ 9.2, Mac OS 8.6 ~ 9.2 / 10.1 ~ 10.5, Citrix
EmulationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PostScript3, PCL6 / 5e, IBM ProPrinter, EPSON, SPL
Supported media weight(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 105 g/m²

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