Product comparison · 2 laser printers

Brother HL-3040CN laser printer Colour vs Brother HL-3070CW Colour

28specifications compared
9differ
19identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

Time to first page (black, normal)
- HL-3040CN laser printer Colour:16 s
- HL-3070CW Colour:15 s
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)
- HL-3040CN laser printer Colour:B5, B6
- HL-3070CW Colour:B6
Wi-Fi
- HL-3040CN laser printer Colour:No
- HL-3070CW Colour:Yes
Internal memory
- HL-3040CN laser printer Colour:32 MB
- HL-3070CW Colour:64 MB
Maximum internal memory
- HL-3040CN laser printer Colour:544 MB
- HL-3070CW Colour:562 MB
Display
- HL-3040CN laser printer Colour:LCD
- HL-3070CW Colour:LED
Weight
- HL-3040CN laser printer Colour:18.6 kg
- HL-3070CW Colour:19.5 kg

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Comparison of HL-3040CN, HL-3070CW
64 specifications	A Brother HL-3040CN laser printer Colour Model HL-3040CN View product	B Brother HL-3070CW Colour Model HL-3070CW View product
Printing1 differ
Colour	Yes	Yes
Print technologyKnown for one	LED	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex printing	No	No
Maximum resolution	2400 x 600 DPI	2400 x 600 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	16 ppm	16 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	16 ppm	16 ppm
Warm-up time	27 s	27 s
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	16 s	15 s
N-up printingKnown for one	4, 9, 16, 25	Unknown — not stated by the source
Economical printing	Yes	Yes
Featuresidentical
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacityidentical
Total input capacity	250 sheets	250 sheets
Total output capacity	100 sheets	100 sheets
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	216 x 356 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Plain paper, Pre-printed, Recycled paper	Plain paper, Recycled paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Differs	B5, B6	B6
Non-ISO print media sizesDiffers	Legal	Executive, Folio, Letter, Legal
Custom media widthKnown for one	76.2 - 220 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
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesKnown for one	Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Network ready	Yes	Yes
Embedded web serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, EAP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPv4, IPv6
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	32 MB	64 MB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	544 MB	562 MB
Processor frequency	300 MHz	300 MHz
Sound pressure level (printing)	53 dB	53 dB
Sound power level (standby)	30 dB	30 dB
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NEC VR5500
Design1 differ
DisplayDiffers	LCD	LED
Poweridentical
Power consumption (printing)	480 W	480 W
Power consumption (standby)	70 W	70 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	220 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	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 10.3 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	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
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	551 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	455 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	625 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	18.6 kg	19.5 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)	409 x 466 x 250 mm	409 x 466 x 250 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	23 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Stand-by LEDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	628 x 555 x 460 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (active)Known for one	480 W	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 7/Vista/XP/2000 Mac OS X 10.3.9+
EmulationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCL6, BR-Script 3
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet
Supported media weight(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 - 105 g/m²
Wireless technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b/g

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