Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-2270DW laser printer vs Epson AcuLaser C4100T

29specifications compared
24differ
5identical
61known for one product only

Key differences

Colour
- HL-2270DW laser printer:No
- AcuLaser C4100T:Yes
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-2270DW laser printer:27 ppm
- AcuLaser C4100T:24 ppm
Warm-up time
- HL-2270DW laser printer:7 s
- AcuLaser C4100T:30 s
Time to first page (black, normal)
- HL-2270DW laser printer:8.5 s
- AcuLaser C4100T:13 s
Country of origin
- HL-2270DW laser printer:Vietnam
- AcuLaser C4100T:Japan
Total input capacity
- HL-2270DW laser printer:250 sheets
- AcuLaser C4100T:600 sheets
Total output capacity
- HL-2270DW laser printer:100 sheets
- AcuLaser C4100T:1600 sheets
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- HL-2270DW laser printer:A4, A5, A6
- AcuLaser C4100T:A4, A5

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Comparison of HL-2270DW, C4100T
90 specifications	A Brother HL-2270DW laser printer Model HL-2270DW View product	B Epson AcuLaser C4100T Model C4100T View product
Printing4 differ
ColourDiffers	No	Yes
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	27 ppm	24 ppm
Warm-up timeDiffers	7 s	30 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	8.5 s	13 s
Duplex printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	2400 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
N-up printingKnown for one	2, 4, 9, 16, 25	Unknown — not stated by the source
Economical printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100.000 pages per month
Page description languagesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ESC P, Epson ESC/P2, Epson FX, PCL 5e, PostScript 3
Country of originDiffers	Vietnam	Japan
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	600 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	100 sheets	1600 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Paper tray
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 sheets
Total number of input traysKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling4 differ
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Differs	B5, B6	B5
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C5, C6
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Letter	Executive, Letter
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Monarch
Paper tray media weightDiffers	60 - 105 g/m²	60 - 216 g/m²
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	216 x 406 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Bond paper, Plain paper, Recycled paper	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-purpose tray media typesKnown for one	Bond paper, Envelopes, Heavyweight paper, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies	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
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 163 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN	Parallel
Optional connectivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	Yes	No
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100 Mbit/s
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP/IP: SNMP, ENPC, HTTP, TELNET, DHCP, BOOTP, PING, DDNS, Rendezvous, SNTP, SSDP; NetBEUI, SNMP, ENPC
Network readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11b, 802.11g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-PSK	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	32 MB	64 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SDR SDRAM
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PowerPC
Processor modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	750CX
Processor frequencyDiffers	200 MHz	400 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	Unknown — not stated by the source	Grey, White
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Power2 differ
Power consumption (printing)Differs	495 W	600 W
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	900 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	65 W	180 W
Current ratingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 A
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	0.9 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	10 - 32.5 °C	10 - 32 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 80%	15 - 85%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 85%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	450 mm	439 mm
DepthDiffers	320 mm	638 mm
HeightDiffers	470 mm	445 mm
WeightDiffers	7.04 kg	35 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	368 x 360 x 183 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging data1 differ
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	734 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	571 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	806 mm
Package weightDiffers	8.34 kg	46.5 kg
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 cm
Pallet gross heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 cm
Products per pallet layerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 pc(s)
Products per palletKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 pc(s)
Pallet length (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	143.5 cm
Products per pallet layer (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 pc(s)
Products per pallet (UK)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	475 x 454 x 331 mm	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 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	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
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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