Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-2700CNLT A4 vs Brother HL-5250DNT laser printer

22specifications compared
17differ
5identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Colour
- HL-2700CNLT A4:Yes
- HL-5250DNT laser printer:No
Maximum resolution
- HL-2700CNLT A4:600 x 600 DPI
- HL-5250DNT laser printer:1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- HL-2700CNLT A4:31 ppm
- HL-5250DNT laser printer:30 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- HL-2700CNLT A4:13 s
- HL-5250DNT laser printer:8.5 s
Total input capacity
- HL-2700CNLT A4:250 sheets
- HL-5250DNT laser printer:500 sheets
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)
- HL-2700CNLT A4:A4
- HL-5250DNT laser printer:A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)
- HL-2700CNLT A4:B5
- HL-5250DNT laser printer:B5, B6
Non-ISO print media sizes
- HL-2700CNLT A4:Executive, Letter
- HL-5250DNT laser printer:Executive, Legal, Letter

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Comparison of HL-2700CNLT A4, HL-5250DNT
47 specifications	A Brother HL-2700CNLT A4 View product	B Brother HL-5250DNT laser printer Model HL-5250DNT View product
Printing4 differ
ColourDiffers	Yes	No
Print technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Laser
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	31 ppm	30 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	13 s	8.5 s
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	8 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warm-up timeKnown for one	45 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	19 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20000 pages per month
Printer fontsKnown for one	PCL, PostScript	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	500 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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	530 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Bond paper, Envelopes, Labels, Plain paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Differs	B5	B5, B6
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Executive, Letter	Executive, Legal, Letter
Media weight (tray 1)Known for one	60-210/60-105 gsm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Network ready	Yes	Yes
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	TCP/IP ( ARP,RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA (Auto IP), WINS/NetBIOS, DNS, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port, Port9100, POP3/SMTP, SMB Print, IPP,FTP, Rendezvous, SSDP, TELNET, SNMP, HTTP, TFTP), IPX/SPX, AppleTalk, DLC/LLC, NetBEUI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance5 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	320 MB	32 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Built-in processor	Yes	Yes
Processor modelDiffers	TX4955	NEC VR5500
Processor frequencyDiffers	300 MHz	266 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)Differs	66 dB	53 dB
Sound power level (standby)Differs	54 dB	27 dB
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs	200 W	80 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	17 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 90.5 °F
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers	36.1 kg	12.2 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	480 x 560 x 420 mm	371 x 384 x 348 mm
Other features1 differ
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC 120 V 50/60 Hz
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 95/98/ME/NT4.0/2000/XP Mac OS 8.6-10.3	Windows, Mac OS, Linux
Power consumption (active)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	610 W
EmulationsKnown for one	PCL5C, PCL6, PostScript 3, Epson FX-850, IBM Proprinter XL, HP-GL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fonts includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supplyKnown for one	630 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Stand-by LEDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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