Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-2240D laser printer vs Brother HL-5380DN laser printer

48specifications compared
25differ
23identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- HL-2240D laser printer:2400 x 600 DPI
- HL-5380DN laser printer:1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-2240D laser printer:24 ppm
- HL-5380DN laser printer:30 ppm
Warm-up time
- HL-2240D laser printer:7 s
- HL-5380DN laser printer:18 s
Total output capacity
- HL-2240D laser printer:100 sheets
- HL-5380DN laser printer:150 sheets
Standard interfaces
- HL-2240D laser printer:USB 2.0
- HL-5380DN laser printer:Ethernet, Parallel, USB 2.0
Ethernet LAN
- HL-2240D laser printer:No
- HL-5380DN laser printer:Yes
Network ready
- HL-2240D laser printer:No
- HL-5380DN laser printer:Yes
Internal memory
- HL-2240D laser printer:8 MB
- HL-5380DN laser printer:32 MB

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Comparison of HL-2240D, HL-5380DN
61 specifications	A Brother HL-2240D laser printer Model HL-2240D View product	B Brother HL-5380DN laser printer Model HL-5380DN View product
Printing3 differ
Colour	No	No
Print technology	Laser	Laser
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	24 ppm	30 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.5 ppm
Warm-up timeDiffers	7 s	18 s
Time to first page (black, normal)	8.5 s	8.5 s
N-up printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2, 4, 9, 16, 25
Economical printing	Yes	Yes
Features1 differ
Number of print cartridges	1	1
Page description languagesDiffers	GDI	BR-Script 3, Epson FX, IBM ProPrinter, PCL 6
Country of origin	China	China
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total number of input trays	1	1
Total input capacity	250 sheets	250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	100 sheets	150 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print size	216 x 356 mm	216 x 356 mm
Paper tray media types	Bond paper, Plain paper, Recycled paper	Bond paper, Plain paper, Recycled paper
Multi-purpose tray media typesDiffers	Bond paper, Envelopes, Heavyweight paper, Labels, Plain paper	Bond paper, Envelopes, Heavyweight paper, Labels, Plain paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5, B6	B5, B6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Letter
Custom media width	76.2 - 216 mm	76.2 - 216 mm
Custom media length	116 - 406.4 mm	116 - 406.4 mm
Paper tray media weight	60 - 105 g/m²	60 - 105 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weight	60 - 163 g/m²	60 - 163 g/m²
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	USB 2.0	Ethernet, Parallel, USB 2.0
Network2 differ
Wi-Fi	No	No
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Network readyDiffers	No	Yes
Performance4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 MB	32 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	544 MB
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Processor frequencyDiffers	200 MHz	300 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	53 dB	54 dB
Sound power level (standby)Differs	31 dB	35 dB
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Grey
DisplayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
Power3 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	495 W	675 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	65 W	75 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Differs	0.9 W	6 W
AC input voltage	220 - 240 V	220 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
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, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, 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 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	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, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WidthDiffers	450 mm	495 mm
DepthDiffers	315 mm	460 mm
HeightDiffers	465 mm	520 mm
WeightDiffers	6.85 kg	9.97 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	368 x 360 x 183 mm	393 x 259 x 384 mm
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers	8.05 kg	12 kg
Other features1 differ
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	475 x 454 x 331 mm	486 x 500 x 455 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84433210	Unknown — not stated by the source

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