Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-2250DN laser printer vs Samsung ML-2855ND laser printer

33specifications compared
17differ
16identical
44known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- HL-2250DN laser printer:2400 x 600 DPI
- ML-2855ND laser printer:1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-2250DN laser printer:26 ppm
- ML-2855ND laser printer:28 ppm
Total output capacity
- HL-2250DN laser printer:100 sheets
- ML-2855ND laser printer:150 sheets
Maximum print size
- HL-2250DN laser printer:216 x 406 mm
- ML-2855ND laser printer:216 x 356 mm
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)
- HL-2250DN laser printer:B5, B6
- ML-2855ND laser printer:B5
Internal memory
- HL-2250DN laser printer:32 MB
- ML-2855ND laser printer:64 MB
Processor frequency
- HL-2250DN laser printer:200 MHz
- ML-2855ND laser printer:400 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)
- HL-2250DN laser printer:53 dB
- ML-2855ND laser printer:50 dB

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Comparison of HL-2250DN, ML-2855ND
77 specifications	A Brother HL-2250DN laser printer Model HL-2250DN View product	B Samsung ML-2855ND laser printer Model ML-2855ND View product
Printing2 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	26 ppm	28 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	5 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
N-up printingKnown for one	2, 4, 6, 25	Unknown — not stated by the source
Economical printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Number of print cartridges	1	1
Page description languagesKnown for one	PCL 6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Country of originKnown for one	China	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 handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print sizeDiffers	216 x 406 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
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Letter	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
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 & interfacesidentical
Standard interfaces	Ethernet, USB 2.0	Ethernet, USB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Wi-Fi	No	No
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Network ready	Yes	Yes
Performance4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	32 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
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 supported	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	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	Yes
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Server operating systems supportedDiffers	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	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 32.5 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	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	315 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	465 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	6.87 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	8.07 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Master (outer) cases per pallet layerKnown for one	4 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet typeKnown for one	1200 x 1000 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross heightKnown for one	20.7 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet gross weightKnown for one	215.4 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) cases per palletKnown for one	24 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Layers per palletKnown for one	6 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per palletKnown for one	24 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Stand-by LEDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported media weight(s)Differs	60 - 163 g/m²	60 - 105 g/m²
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
Designidentical
DisplayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD

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